【推荐1】Not long ago as I stood in the security line at Los Angeles International Airport, I couldn’t help but notice the family in front of me.

Obviously, the mother got her hands full, _________ with her 8-year-old son, as well as a baby daughter in a stroller (婴儿车). _________, she was pulling a car seat and two backpacks. As they waited their _________, I noticed the boy kept trying to go _________ the rope barrier. This mother _________ instructed him to stop several times, never losing her _________.

When she was ready to get the baby out of the stroller to _________ the security scanner, the boy pushed past the rope barrier and into the _________ area, causing a security guard to come over and loudly _________ him.

The mother stepped between her son and the security guard and promised it ________ happen again. It became obvious that this young boy had some __________ needs. After the security guard encounter(遭遇), he covered his ears and dropped to the floor in a small ball. Without __________, this mother knelt down and spoke __________ but firmly to her son, __________ that he would get in very big __________ with the security guard if he crossed the line again. Then she __________ and kissed him on the forehead before standing up to once again undo her baby from the stroller.

I wanted to step in and __________, and just as I was about to offer my assistance, that mother was motioned (提醒) forward to go through the security scanner. I think everyone in line breathed a sigh of __________ as she made it through security on the very first try.

That amazing mother looked after both of her children, dealing with the __________ situation with grace, dignity and love. If they had medals for motherhood, she surely __________ one in just those 15 minutes that I observed her.

1.

A．traveling

B．walking

C．talking

D．shopping

2.

A．Anyway

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Besides

3.

A．flight

B．turn

C．chance

D．fortune

4.

A．to

B．from

C．beyond

D．by

5.

A．sincerely

B．calmly

C．coldly

D．wildly

6.

A．balance

B．temper

C．belief

D．mood

7.

A．go through

B．go away

C．look over

D．look away

8.

A．crossed

B．hidden

C．forbidden

D．covered

9.

A．punished

B．questioned

C．lifted

D．scolded

10.

A．shouldn’t

B．mustn’t

C．wouldn’t

D．couldn’t

11.

A．careful

B．special

C．common

D．unusual

12.

A．education

B．purpose

C．hesitation

D．permission

13.

A．softly

B．quickly

C．secretly

D．loudly

14.

A．pretending

B．joking

C．proving

D．explaining

15.

A．present

B．trouble

C．example

D．promise

16.

A．hugged

B．pushed

C．pulled

D．patted

17.

A．stop

B．see

C．help

D．ask

18.

A．approval

B．comfort

C．pleasure

D．relief

19.

A．unfortunate

B．uncomfortable

C．unforgettable

D．unexpected

20.

A．deserved

B．lost

C．took

D．missed

【推荐2】完形填空
A certain good woman one day said something that hurt her best friend of many years. She regretted it immediately and would have done anything to have taken the words back. So she went to an older, wiser woman in the village and _____ advice.
Listening to her, the older woman_____ the younger woman’s distress and knew she must help her. She also knew she could_____ ease her pain, but she could teach.
Then, she said. “There are_____ things you need to do. The first is extremely difficult. Tonight, Take your best _____ pillows and open a small hole in each one. Then, _____ the sun rises, you must put a single feather on the doorstep of each house in town. When you are through,_____ to me. If you’ve done the first thing ____, I’ll tell you the second.”
The young woman hurried home to prepare for her chore, _____ the pillows were very_____ to her and very expensive.
All night long, she went from doorstep to doorstep. Her fingers were ______ The wind was so sharp that it caused her eyes to water, but she ran on through the_____ streets, _____ that there was something she could do to put things _____ the way they once were. Finally she placed the last feather on the steps of the last house. Just as the sun rose, she returned to the older woman.
She was exhausted but _____,thinking that her efforts would be rewarded.
“Now,” said the wise woman, “Go back and _____ your pillows. Then everything will be as it was before.”
The young woman was stunned, “You know that’s impossible! The wind_____ each feather as fast as I placed them on the doorsteps! You didn’t say I had to get them back! If this is the second _____, then things will never be the same.”
“That’s true,” said the older woman. “Never forget. Each of your words is like a feather in the wind. Once _____, no amount of effort, regardless how heartfelt or sincere, can ever return them to your mouth. _____your words well and guard them most of all in the presence of those you love.”1.

A．asked

B．asked for

C．asked to

D．ask around

2.

A．witnessed

B．touched

C．guessed

D．sensed

3.

A．ever

B．almost

C．never

D．seldom

4.

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．four

5.

A．feather

B．leather

C．woolen

D．cotton

6.

A．when

B．after

C．as

D．before

7.

A．come back

B．go back

C．put back

D．draw back

8.

A．promptly

B．suddenly

C．completely

D．unfortunately

9.

A．so as to

B．even though

C．now that

D．in spite of

10.

A．hard

B．awful

C．nice

D．dear

11.

A．freezed

B．freezingly

C．froze

D．frozen

12.

A．brightened

B．widened

C．darkened

D．broadened

13.

A．amazing

B．lucky

C．thankful

D．surprising

14.

A．on

B．up

C．off

D．back

15.

A．tired

B．relieved

C．regretful

D．nervous

16.

A．refill

B．get

C．purchase

D．seek

17.

A．blew up

B．blew on

C．blew away

D．blew over

18.

A．requirement

B．situation

C．consequence

D．circumstance

19.

A．speak

B．spoken

C．speaking

D．being spoken

20.

A．Talk

B．Guide

C．Keep

D．Choose

【推荐3】Once two brothers，John and Tony，asked a sage(智者) to tell them about their future. The sage ____ them, “It may not be good for you to know your future. ____，your future can change later even if I tell you now！” They ____ knowing their future. The sage said, “John will become a king in a year while Tony will ____ in a murder.”
John was ____and started dreaming of becoming a king while Tony started spending his time in spiritual activities and used his time to ____ everyone and soon came out of his ____
Eleven months passed. One day，the brothers discovered a half－buried pot. They ____ it and found it full of gold. John shouted， “This ____ is just for me to set up my palace！” Just then，a robber jumped out and gave a ____ on John’s head and tried to take the pot away. Tony jumped at the robber to ____ John. But the robber attacked him with a knife. During the ____ the robber dropped the pot and ran away.
John was very ____ to his injured brother and offered him half the gold. Tony politely ____ saying he was not going to live much longer in any case. John，with his new treasure，started eating and drinking. One year passed. There was no ____ of any crown in sight. Tony was also enjoying good ____They decided to visit the sage again. “How did your predictions go ____？” John asked. The sage explained， “I told you，your destiny(命运)can be changed. The crown you were to get was ____ to a pot of gold. But，Tony’s ____ life changed his destiny too. Death in the murderer’s hand was reduced to only being ____”
How life meets us is called destiny；how we meet life is called self effort!1.

A．informed

B．advised

C．ordered

D．encouraged

2.

A．Instead

B．Therefore

C．Besides

D．Otherwise

3.

A．insisted on

B．depended on

C．gave up

D．took up

4.

A．recover

B．appear

C．hurt

D．die

5.

A．worried

B．pleased

C．shocked

D．disappointed

6.

A．serve

B．receive

C．observe

D．guide

7.

A．work

B．debt

C．depression

D．anger

8.

A．bought

B．wrapped

C．sold

D．dug

9.

A．experience

B．treasure

C．award

D．success

10.

A．blow

B．gift

C．tap

D．touch

11.

A．calm

B．stop

C．protect

D．inspire

12.

A．performance

B．investigation

C．action

D．struggle

13.

A．polite

B．cruel

C．grateful

D．loyal

14.

A．refused

B．accepted

C．demanded

D．answered

15.

A．symbol

B．sign

C．mention

D．comment

16.

A．chance

B．position

C．work

D．health

17.

A．short

B．bad

C．wrong

D．well

18.

A．reduced

B．connected

C．devoted

D．exposed

19.

A．comfortable

B．spiritual

C．difficult

D．hopeless

20.

A．disturbed

B．forgotten

C．arrested

D．wounded