【推荐1】After graduation, I decided to take the gym seriously. Accompanied by a friend, I______a routine of walking on the treadmill (跑步机). I was______with our routine in the gym. My friend, however, became bored.

One day, he suggested that we______an outdoor sport. I was an uncoordinated (动作不协调的) person, so I______his idea.

But several weeks later, he managed to______me to step onto an outdoor racquetball (美式壁球) court. When I hit the ball, I sent it flying in every direction except the direction that I had______. Still, somehow, I tried hard to learn it and became______after constantly practicing.

“We’re not getting enough______on the treadmill. Why not play tennis to build up our body?”suggested my friend.

“Tennis? I can’t play tennis! That______real skills!” I firmly resisted (抵制) his new______.

However, weeks later, I started playing tennis. After several months of painful practice, one day, as the ball came flying towards me, my racket and the ball met in what tennis players______as the “sweet spot”. I had______learned how to play tennis properly!

I learned a valuable______from these experiences: I can do whatever I set my mind on. I just need to put in efforts, and the results will______. And I become quite______about trying new things and I’m always filled with a sense of excitement.

1.

A．started

B．changed

C．quit

D．designed

2.

A．confident

B．familiar

C．content

D．careful

3.

A．focus on

B．take up

C．make up

D．check in

4.

A．refused

B．supported

C．revised

D．admired

5.

A．remind

B．attract

C．supply

D．persuade

6.

A．delivered

B．wanted

C．scheduled

D．arranged

7.

A．fluent

B．impressive

C．curious

D．skillful

8.

A．exercise

B．adventure

C．movement

D．time

9.

A．includes

B．explores

C．improves

D．requires

10.

A．behaviour

B．strategy

C．suggestion

D．goal

11.

A．view

B．comment

C．doubt

D．explore

12.

A．obviously

B．formally

C．finally

D．actually

13.

A．lecture

B．lesson

C．message

D．responsibility

14.

A．flash

B．contact

C．follow

D．narrow

15.

A．calm

B．positive

C．confused

D．interested

【推荐3】The _______ picked up the thermos and poured some hot water into the tea-cup and placed it on the small table in front of his _______, who were a father and daughter, and put the lid on the cup with a clink. Obviously _______of something, he hurried into the inner room, leaving the _______on the table. His two guests heard several drawers opening and a rustling （飒飒响声）.

They _______sitting in the living-room, the 10-year-old daughter, looking at the flowers outside the window. The father was just about to take his cup when the _______came, right there in the living-room. Something was hopelessly broken.

It was the thermos, which had fallen to the floor. The girl looked _______her shoulder at once, startled （吓一跳）, _______. It was _______. Neither of them had touched it, not even a little bit. The sound caused the host to rush back from the inner room. He looked at the ________ floor and blurted out(脱口而出), “It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter!”

The father started to say something. Then he muttered(嘀咕), “Sorry, I ________ it and it fell.”

“It doesn’t matter,” the host said.

Later, when they left the house the daughter said, “Daddy, I saw your ________ in the windowpane(窗玻璃). You were sitting perfectly ________. Why did you say…?”

The father ________, “What then would you ________as the cause of its fall?”

“It fell by itself! Maybe the floor is uneven. It wasn’t steady when Mr. Li put it there.”

“It won’t ________, girl. It sounds more ________ when I say I touched it. There are things people accept less the more you ________ them. The truer your story is, the less true it sounds.”

The daughter was ________in silence for a while. Then she said, “Can you explain it only this way?”

“Only this way,” the father laughed again. “Since life is not perfect, sometimes we need to deal with it with a white ________.”

1.

A．owner

B．host

C．guest

D．master

2.

A．friends

B．neighbors

C．children

D．guests

3.

A．knowing

B．remembering

C．hearing

D．thinking

4.

A．thermos

B．cup

C．lid

D．tea

5.

A．enjoyed

B．remained

C．imagined

D．hated

6.

A．stranger

B．host

C．crash

D．noise

7.

A．around

B．at

C．behind

D．over

8.

A．staring

B．glaring

C．observing

D．glancing

9.

A．helpless

B．exciting

C．strange

D．terrible

10.

A．breaking

B．steaming

C．sinking

D．flooding

11.

A．touched

B．used

C．hit

D．moved

12.

A．expression

B．shadow

C．reflection

D．action

13.

A．calm

B．still

C．silent

D．straight

14.

A．shouted

B．recalled

C．laughed

D．repeated

15.

A．tell

B．make

C．accept

D．give

16.

A．do

B．help

C．go

D．suit

17.

A．comfortable

B．friendly

C．acceptable

D．agreeable

18.

A．defend

B．support

C．discuss

D．argue

19.

A．kept

B．shut

C．worried

D．lost

20.

A．action

B．lie

C．excuse

D．devotion

【推荐1】I was so thrilled and a little frightened when I began to be a student in a kindergarten(幼儿园). The large classroom was full of books and toys, the two things I _______. I had been always interested in them. But it was also full of kids all _______ than me. Because my birthday was in late September, I was bound to be the youngest kid in my class until 7th grade.

I think that my mom realized I was a little _______. That was why she was always there to _______ me up right after school when I could have _______ taken the school bus like my classmates did. I would get on and take the front seat next to her and tell her all about my_______. Sometimes we would even read a book and wait _______ all the cars and buses had left before we _______ home. I cherished(珍爱) those _______ times when I had my mom all to myself. I felt so ____________ and peaceful when we sat in the car together. Beginning the new challenge of ____________ didn’t seem so difficult when I knew that I could ____________ my happiness and sadness with her. Being a tiny, little kid in a scary world wasn’t so ____________ either, I knew that my mom loved me and that was all I ____________ to be loving, joyful and strong.

As I ____________ those happy times, now I can see that they also __________ me for another special relationship I would find later in life. All those times I spent ____________ to and being with my mother helped me ____________ my heart to the world. Her beautiful love helped me ____________ to love. Her comforting arms guided me to comfort others. Mom, I love you forever and will be always ____________ to you for what you gave and taught me！

1.

A．chose

B．bought

C．brought

D．liked

2.

A．older

B．smarter

C．younger

D．taller

3.

A．allergic

B．confident

C．afraid

D．shy

4.

A．bring

B．pick

C．ring

D．take

5.

A．nervously

B．calmly

C．hurriedly

D．easily

6.

A．day

B．plan

C．wish

D．idea

7.

A．until

B．when

C．though

D．because

8.

A．rode

B．drove

C．walked

D．ran

9.

A．difficult

B．endless

C．sad

D．special

10.

A．upset

B．quiet

C．safe

D．cool

11.

A．adventure

B．school

C．independence

D．work

12.

A．share

B．handle

C．remove

D．provide

13.

A．nice

B．attractive

C．frightening

D．exciting

14.

A．tend

B．gained

C．agreed

D．used

15.

A．get close to

B．make up for

C．keep up with

D．look back on

16.

A．prepared

B．rewarded

C．helped

D．forgave

17.

A．replying

B．talking

C．attending

D．referring

18.

A．order

B．open

C．hurt

D．warm

19.

A．decide

B．promise

C．learn

D．succeed

20.

A．kind

B．open

C．grateful

D．true

【推荐2】I ran into a stranger as he passed by. “I’m so sorry!” was my reply. Then he said, “Excuse me too… I wasn’t 1 watching for you.” We were very polite, this stranger and I. Then we went 2 our way after saying goodbye.
   But at 3 , a different story is told. How we treat our loved ones, young and old. Later in the kitchen, as I 4 the meal, my daughter walked up to me, very still. When I turned, I 5 knocked her down. “Get out of the way!” I shouted with a frown (皱眉). She stepped away silently, with her little heart 6 . I didn’t realize how rudely I had spoken.
        That night, when I lay 7 in bed, God’s quiet voice spoke to me and said, “While 8 with a stranger, you are calm and polite, but with those you love, you are QUICK to excite… Go look around on the kitchen floor, you’ll find some flowers there by the 9 . Those are the flowers she brought for you. She 10 them herself — pink, yellow, and your favorite blue. She stood there quietly and you never saw the 11 in her eyes.”
        By this time, I felt sad and small and now my own tears began to fall. I quietly went and knelt (跪) by her 12 . “Wake up, my,” I said. “Are these the flowers you picked up for me?” She smiled, “I found them out by the tree, I 13 them in a napkin（纸巾）, just for you. I knew you’d like them, especially the 14 .” I said, “I am so sorry that I missed them today… And I 15 have fussed (大惊小怪) at you that way…”
        And she whispered, “Mommy, that’s OK… I still love you 16 .” I hugged her and said, “I love you, too and I LOVE the flowers.”
        Do you know that: if you die tomorrow, the 17 you are working for could easily replace you in a matter of days. But the family you leave 18 will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into our 19 than into our families—— an unwise investment (投资) indeed.
        Remember that 20 =" (F)ATHER" + (A)ND + (M)OTHER + (I ) + (L)OVE + (Y)OU.1.

A．ever

B．even

C．just

D．right

2.

A．to

B．in

C．on

D．for

3.

A．school

B．work

C．home

D．office

4.

A．cooked

B．had

C．ate

D．took

5.

A．already

B．hardly

C．rudely

D．nearly

6.

A．lost

B．missed

C．beaten

D．broken

7.

A．asleep

B．awake

C．afraid

D．alive

8.

A．dealing

B．meeting

C．going

D．talking

9.

A．floor

B．kitchen

C．window

D．door

10.

A．grew

B．bought

C．picked

D．fetched

11.

A．tears

B．expressions

C．smiles

D．joy

12.

A．desk

B．bed

C．body

D．knees

13.

A．wrapped

B．covered

C．put

D．help

14.

A．pink

B．yellow

C．blue

D．black

15.

A．needn’t

B．shouldn’t

C．mustn’t

D．can’t

16.

A．indeed

B．besides

C．anything

D．anyway

17.

A．company

B．country

C．place

D．state

18.

A．for

B．with

C．behind

D．to

19.

A．books

B．loss

C．meal

D．work

20.

A．RESPECT

B．WARMTH

C．FAMILY

D．FRIEND

【推荐3】I was 11 when you were born , and in your first few years I often looked after you, bathed and dressed you and took you out for walks. I have _______ memories of your childhood. Of _______ you up as a "rock star". Of watching you dance _______ nightclothes. Of your insistence that I make your school lunch _______ I put so much more peanut butter on your _______ than anyone else. Of the _______ phone call we ever had—•an echo of my own university years-when you wanted to _______ university and study dance.

Since we have grown up, I have lived through you, although you may not know it. You had the opportunity I so_______ wanted but never got — to train in the dancing art. I encouraged our parents to support you because 1 have always _______ how my life would be if they hadn't chosen a(n) ________ career path for me, their eldest child.

I know you have ________ to hunt for work and confidence, and that you probably wonder sometimes if you made the right choice. ________, I am happy for you and proud that I played some small role in helping you to ________ a dream.

There is a ________between us now. It has grown since I first left home, and in the ________ I missed your teenage years. That ________ me greatly. I imagine that you believe we have very little in common-----a ________ in the city and a biologist in West Africa-but in you 1   ________ some of my own dreams realized.

But beyond that, even at 12 or )3 I felt as much a mother to you as an older sister. So, on the rare ________ when we see each other, I want to know everything, from your worries, hopes to delights.

I wish I, as an adult, could hold you at arm's ________. I hope we can one day be sisters or friends again. I still make a tasty peanut butter sandwich for you.

1.

A．vivid

B．admirable

C．awful

D．painful

2.

A．coming

B．dressing

C．putting

D．picking

3.

A．with

B．as

C．in

D．for

4.

A．although

B．because

C．when

D．if

5.

A．lunch

B．pies

C．bread

D．sandwiches

6.

A．longest

B．farthest

C．simplest

D．loudest

7.

A．give in to

B．look away from

C．drop out of

D．go in for

8.

A．hardly

B．naturally

C．perfectly

D．badly

9.

A．wondered

B．understood

C．regretted

D．believed

10.

A．musical

B．traditional

C．official

D．individual

11.

A．managed

B．struggled

C．preferred

D．threatened

12.

A．Besides

B．Instead

C．However

D．Otherwise

13.

A．support

B．choose

C．have

D．follow

14.

A．quarrel

B．promise

C．plan

D．distance

15.

A．conversation

B．process

C．environment

D．direction

16.

A．shocks

B．moves

C．upsets

D．comforts

17.

A．dancer

B．conductor

C．professor

D．rock star

18.

A．guess

B．see

C．keep

D．remember

19.

A．stages

B．vacations

C．spots

D．occasions

20.

A．width

B．height

C．length

D．depth

【推荐1】Even though I’ve lived most of my life in China, English has always been an important part of my life.

When I was four years old, my family and I ____ to the US, where we lived in Houston, Texas, for a year. I was too ____ then to fully understand what it was like to be in such a different environment, but ____, English started to make its way into my life.

At first, I didn’t really know how to ____ with my foreign classmates with proper English, but they were nice and ____, and very soon English became like a second language to me. I could ____ myself in both Chinese and English. I had another useful ____.

English is ____ a tool of communication for me; it has also brought a new world of ____ to me. When I was in fourth grade, my friends ____ me a very popular book series called Percy Jackson & the Olympians, and I felt then that I had never read any story that ____ me as much. I began to ____ the world of English literature（文学）and found that all the ____ books and stories I came across opened my eyes to a different ____ from the one I had been familiar with. I loved the stories I would otherwise have ____ if I had not known English.

All in all, English has given me another tool for communicating with others, ____ to understand and accept things I would never have ____ and brought me much ____ through reading. I think I am very ____ to have learned English because it has helped ____ my view of the world, and it still does.

1.

A．rode

B．drove

C．moved

D．traveled

2.

A．young

B．silly

C．shy

D．tired

3.

A．sadly

B．unexpectedly

C．finally

D．slowly

4.

A．argue

B．communicate

C．deal

D．fight

5.

A．brave

B．honest

C．patient

D．funny

6.

A．express

B．improve

C．explain

D．test

7.

A．friend

B．toy

C．idea

D．tool

8.

A．less than

B．more than

C．other than

D．rather than

9.

A．drawing

B．teaching

C．singing

D．reading

10.

A．gave

B．threw

C．sold

D．returned

11.

A．frightened

B．relaxed

C．attracted

D．worried

12.

A．find

B．discover

C．expose

D．present

13.

A．different

B．valueless

C．expensive

D．priceless

14.

A．group

B．city

C．school

D．world

15.

A．hated

B．missed

C．forgotten

D．touched

16.

A．told

B．forced

C．asked

D．trained

17.

A．imagined

B．chosen

C．used

D．collected

18.

A．trouble

B．treasure

C．enjoyment

D．honor

19.

A．regretful

B．lucky

C．disappointed

D．wise

20.

A．shape

B．correct

C．check

D．share