【推荐1】Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Brad closed the door slowly as Sue left home to visit her mother.     1     (Expect) a whole day to relax, he was thinking whether to read the newspaper or watch his favourite TV talk show on his first day off in months. “This will be like     2     walk in the park,” he’d told his wife. “I’ll look after the kids, and you can go visit your mom.”

Things started well, but just after eight o'clock, his three little “good kids”-Mike, Randy, and Alex-came down the stairs in their night clothes and shouted “breakfast, daddy.” When food had not appeared within thirty seconds, Randy began using his spoon on Alex’s head     3     it were a drum. Alex started to shout loudly in time to the beat. Mike chanted “Where’s my toast, where’s my toast” in the background. Brad realized his newspaper would have to wait for a few seconds.

Life became worse after breakfast. Mike wore Randy’s underwear on his head. Randy locked     4     in the bathroom, while Alex shouted again because he was going to wet his pants. Nobody could find clean socks, but they     5     (be) before their very eyes. Someone     6    (name) “Not Me” had spilled a whole glass of orange juice into the basket of clean clothes. Brad knew the talk show had already started.

By ten o'clock, things were out of control. Alex was wondering why the fish in the jar refused his bread and butter. Mike was trying to show off his talent by decorating the kitchen wall     7     his colour pencils. Randy, thankfully, appeared     8    (draw) a picture quietly in the family room，but closer examination showed that he was eating apple jam straight from the bottle with his hands. Brad realized that the talk show was over and     9    (read) would be impossible.

At exactly 11:17, Brad called the daycare centre. “I suddenly have to go into work and my wife’s away.     10     I bring the boys over in a few minutes?” The answer was obviously “yes” because Brad was smiling.

【推荐2】阅读下面材料，在空白处填写1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The Italian dinners we had every Sunday when I was a boy were feasts fit for a king. There were     1     (loaf) of Italian bread ready to be eaten. They were great     2     butter and even better when you dipped them in the sauce. My grandma,    3     we called “Nanny”, would always bake them a day ahead so they would be ready. I remember watching her hand make the dough (面团). I would often ask to help but only     4     I wanted to have a bite of the dough before she placed it in the pans to bake.

One day I     5     (fool) asked Nanny why she didn’t just buy bread at the store     6     (save) time. “Because they’re not as good,” she said in her thick Italian accent. Then she laughed, smiled, and gave me a piece of dough to eat.

Nanny was right. Today I buy my bread at     7     store and it isn’t as good. It is factory-made and     8     (lack) all the taste, warmth, and love that Nanny put into     9    . Store-bought happiness is a sad substitute for homemade joy. If you want     10     (last) love, permanent peace, and endless joy, then you have to bake them on your own.

【推荐3】课文语法填空

The grandfather and the father,       1    （seat） at the table, are playing chess. The son     2    （nervous） approaches the table and tells his lather he has decided not     3     （go） to university. He wants to focus     4     his band and has a career in music when he leaves school. The father thinks     5     （play） in a hand is not a job and he wants     6     （he） son to be a lawyer because he thinks people show respect for lawyers.     7    ，his son is not interested in law. The grandfather advises his grandson to think carefully before jumping in with both     8    （foot）. The grandfather says if his grandson goes to university and plays music at     9     same time, he     10    （have） two options for his future.

【推荐1】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Magic Touch

From my hotel room window, I could see a large advertisement board with his face on it: Jason, the Great Magician.

I absent-mindedly turned the 56    1     (page) of the phone book and came across a city map. Drinking my iced coffee, I ran my fingers along the streets     2     the hotel to the opera hall. Not more     3     a half-hour walk, I thought.

I looked     4     (quick) at the clock. The show starts in one hour, plenty of time! I drank the rest of my coffee and went to take a shower. Soon after, I was on my way to the show,     5     (carry) a fancy black handbag and a happy smile.

The hall was dark when I came in; the show was about     6     (begin). I made my way backstage just     7     the great magician was putting on his top hat.

“Daddy, I’m so glad to see you,” I     8     (say) in a low voice. “I’m in town for the writer’s class, but I just couldn’t miss your show.” I gave him a quick hug and went back into the seating area, leaving him with a     9     (surprise) smile. I settled down in the darkness, and the curtains opened.

Magically, that show remains the Great Jason’s best     10     (perform) to this day.

【推荐2】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

I remember a very special day in my life, my first Holy Communion. It was a warm sunny day in May. Mum said, ''Breakfast must     1    (eat) before you put on your dress.'' I ate the     2     (fast) breakfast of my whole life! I felt like a princess and     3    (leave) the house with my beautiful dress. Then I went to church together with my parents. Afterwards, my school friends came and we ran across the road     4    (happy) for the delicious ice cream.

Later on that day my mum took me out to work     5     her. My mum sold newspapers on that road every day. When 5 o'clock came around, Mum gave me some newspapers     6     (serve) all the people in the street. While I     7     (give) a man his newspapers，I noticed a woman looking at me. The woman called me over and gave me a note（钞票）,     8     was a lot of money in those days. So I got very     9     (excite) and ran back to my mum to give     10     to her. I was so happy that I got a reward for what I had done.

【推荐1】阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

In ancient China lived an artist whose paintings were almost lifelike, which made him proud of     1    (he), One day the king wanted to get his portrait (画像) done so he called all talented artists to come and present their finest work. The artist was sure his work would prove the best.    2    when he presented his work to the king’s official, the old man laughed and told him the king was not likely     3    (choose) it. The wise old man told him to travel to the Li River where he could learn a little from the     4    (great) artist in the world.

Out of     5    (curious), the artist packed his bags and went there     6    person. When he asked the villagers on the banks of the river     7    he could find the legendary (传奇的) artist, they smiled and pointed down the river. The next morning he set out to find the well-known     8    (paint). He was impressed by the mountains being silently reflected in the water as the small boat moved     9    (gentle) along the river. When he eventually passed the milky white waterfalls and blue mountains which     10    (surround) by soft clouds, his breath was taken away by the greatest artist on earth—Mother Nature.

【推荐2】阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

My little boy is 5 and goes to kindergarten. He's at that age     1    he is a little selfish and isn't always willing to share, especially with girls! We've had many talks with him lately.    2     nothing seemed to get through to him, which really made me       3     (annoy). Maybe there was something wrong     4     my parenting skills.

We've had a few problems with one little girl he rides to school with. But last week,     5     (surprise), he did something that moved me. I had bought him some matchbox cars as a reward for cleaning his room. He really loved them and told me they were his favorite. One day, I picked him up from school along with     6     little girl. When I got there, the little girl     7    (cry) and one of the teachers said she had fallen off the slide. I got her in the car, and my son could see she was really in pain. I wanted    8    (comfort) her, so I decided to take her home. While I was driving, I heard my son say, “It's OK, Katie. It's going to be    9    (well) soon. Have one of these. You can keep     10    .” Looking in my rearview mirror (后视镜) I saw him passing one of his beloved cars to her.