【推荐3】My husband and I insisted that our children were old enough to clean their rooms and make their beds. But they thought ____ My complaints, even self-justified（自有道理）____, were always landing on ____ears. Very often a whole hour’s scolding would end with their ____ into tears. I felt very annoyed. I realized I needed to ____my method of “mothering”.
One day when they were at school, I spent some time tidying their rooms. On their desks, in simple ____, I left the cards: “Dear Bill(the other card was ____ to Sarah), your room was messy this morning and I’m sure you like it clean. Love, the Room Fairy(小精灵).” ____ arriving back, the children were ____excited to receive the little note from the Room Fairy. The next day, their rooms were fairly tidy. Sure enough, there was another note from the Room Fairy ____for them, thanking them for their nice “gift” of a clean room and ____asking them to play a certain violin ____ Each day, thank-you notes would be written differently to keep the ideas ____．
Sometimes the Room Fairy would offer a little ____: “If you can finish your homework and go over your lessons before dinner, I’d like to watch a particular television program with you tonight.” Sometimes some colored markers or other little items would be left
in ____ of well-done jobs the day ____
____ I can’t remember how long “the Room Fairy” continued leaving her love notes. When they were age appropriate, we used various versions of Post-Its （贴条）. The bathroom mirror became the ____ centre of our home. Appointments, notices about visiting relatives, lesson schedules, and changes in plans could be ____
We all benefited from and ____ the idea of sharing reminders and daily details of life through notes. I believe the true advantage of the Room Fairy notes survives in our frequent and enjoyable communication．1.

A．differently

B．positive

C．negative

D．same

2.

A．shouting

B．crying

C．persuading

D．beating

3.

A．side

B．neither

C．deaf

D．either

4.

A．crying

B．bringing

C．dropping

D．bursting

5.

A．addict

B．adopt

C．access

D．adjust

6.

A．sentence

B．words

C．speech

D．sight

7.

A．sent

B．written

C．delivered

D．read

8.

A．As

B．On

C．In

D．At

9.

A．more than

B．rather than

C．less than

D．other than

10.

A．asking

B．praying

C．waiting

D．expecting

11.

A．gently

B．friendly

C．politely

D．toughly

12.

A．music

B．piece

C．song

D．tone

13.

A．respectable

B．uninteresting

C．unbelievable

D．fresh

14.

A．problem

B．question

C．challenge

D．advice

15.

A．response

B．answer

C．praise

D．honor

16.

A．ahead

B．before

C．over

D．ago

17.

A．though

B．Even so

C．Even if

D．Actually

18.

A．memory

B．main

C．life

D．reminder

19.

A．sent

B．posted

C．struck

D．hanged

20.

A．appreciated

B．learned

C．shared

D．thanked

【推荐1】When I was about ten years old, I spotted a mouse running across our living room floor. My four younger sisters heard me screaming _____and joined me on the couch, _______my father found us standing, yelling and pointing.

Dad grabbed     ______and chased that mouse all over the place. We followed him in hot pursuit, ____ him on, “Get it, dad. Get it!”

Finally, the mouse was   ______, but when Dad pushed the broom into it, the mouse   ____a little squeal. All     _____of us jumped on our father. We ____ his arms and legs, “Don’t hurt him. Let him go!”

Dad dropped his head ____ . He pulled the broom away and the mouse scampered off. “Run.” we yelled. My father ___ us as we’d turned into numskulls. He bought a trap the next day.

1.

A．at the top of my lung

B．at the top of my voices

C．at the top of my lungs

D．at the top of the voice

2.

A．that

B．which

C．when

D．where

3.

A．a trap

B．a broom

C．a stick

D．a stool

4.

A．cheering

B．urging

C．encouraging

D．calling

5.

A．caught

B．cornered

C．beaten

D．killed

6.

A．left out

B．let out

C．sent out

D．shouted out

7.

A．five

B．four

C．three

D．six

8.

A．pulled down

B．pulled away

C．pulled at

D．pulled off

9.

A．in surprise

B．in disappointment

C．with pleasure

D．in defeat

10.

A．looked at

B．saw

C．regard

D．heard

【推荐2】Whenever I picked up my phone, I could feel that my whole family were staring at me. ______, the living room fell into a completely______ . All I could hear was the sound of cooking in the oven.

“look! She’s been on her phone all day long! It’s all your______ ! If they are not taught how to behave well, children will ______ respect the elders!” my grandmother ______ .

I was very shocked and ______ ! I opened my mouth to say something, but words failed me and I just sat down______ on the chair like a mouse in its trap. I thought “Here we go again”.

In fact, I truly______ my family and I would do anything for them if they require me to do. However, there are ______   that make me feel that they all______ one thing: technology is ______ me.

If I am going to be______like a child or completely ignored, I will most likely not______ their company, and I feel like most people think and do so. So I sometimes simply shut myself in my room and listened to the______coming from the living room, thinking “they all grew up in a world so______ from mine that it amazes me how they have actually gotten this far”. They did not have phones or any type of _______   technology, which is both good and bad. Bad because they had almost no type of fast ______, and good because they were______to interact with one another, which is______something today’s society is deprived of. However, maybe if they made an effort to be______of how things work nowadays, they would not be so against everything.

1.

A．Unfortunately

B．Suddenly

C．Strangely

D．Secretly

2.

A．silence

B．darkness

C．conversation

D．trouble

3.

A．duty

B．decision

C．fault

D．excuse

4.

A．once

B．seldom

C．sometimes

D．never

5.

A．apologized

B．comforted

C．complained

D．questioned

6.

A．relaxed

B．annoyed

C．excited

D．ashamed

7.

A．hopefully

B．quietly

C．comfortably

D．closely

8.

A．hate

B．need

C．love

D．remember

9.

A．moments

B．weeks

C．decades

D．hours

10.

A．insist on

B．turn on

C．agree on

D．base on

11.

A．helping

B．encouraging

C．frightening

D．ruining

12.

A．laughed

B．respected

C．treated

D．protected

13.

A．enjoy

B．accept

C．discover

D．share

14.

A．promises

B．voices

C．advice

D．music

15.

A．obvious

B．family

C．different

D．private

16.

A．advanced

B．important

C．normal

D．attractive

17.

A．transport

B．development

C．communication

D．journey

18.

A．warned

B．encouraged

C．invited

D．forced

19.

A．naturally

B．probably

C．merely

D．gradually

20.

A．aware

B．curious

C．afraid

D．proud

【推荐3】As children enter and move through their school years, they become increasingly able to manage matters like homework and school projects on their own._________, they should take on more responsibilities in the classroom and at home. These daily chores（家务）and responsibilities are an important part of learning that life requires_________, not just play.

Normally, of course, children are still single-minded with their_________to have fun. Although they may join in, particularly if_________gives them time with their parents, children are not_________to ask for household tasks, and parents often need to assign responsibilities as part of_________to the family. At this age, many children find it difficult to_________their chores at the beginning. So responsibility and initiative（积极性）are learned through a_________process of guidance and reward.

As your own child takes on more responsibilities, he or she will probably have periods of acting_________, procrastinating（拖延）and dawdling（懒散）. Most children do. During these times, parents need to step in and, with encouragement and gentle guidance, point him in the__________direction.

Sometimes parents may__________too much of their children, or may see a problem in everything their children do. They may__________them with too many responsibilities—an unfair number of chores, extra hours of taking care of younger siblings or a too strict schedule of after-school activities. When that happens, children may__________taking on any responsibility at all. Parents need to__________this kind of overloading, while still making sure that their youngsters are assuming a（n）__________responsibility. Besides, children__________in the personalities. Some are simply not very persistent in the chores, or have difficulty getting organized,__________others have trouble transferring from one activity to another. You should have a good__________of your child's style, and shape your__________accordingly.

To conclude, children need to have some obligations and duties within the family,__________they will not learn to accept responsibility.

1.

A．Next

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Alike

2.

A．work

B．music

C．love

D．sport

3.

A．courage

B．time

C．effort

D．desire

4.

A．helping out

B．coming out

C．running out

D．dropping out

5.

A．anxious

B．likely

C．afraid

D．able

6.

A．attending

B．belonging

C．appealing

D．referring

7.

A．check

B．present

C．record

D．complete

8.

A．gradual

B．virtual

C．casual

D．punctual

9.

A．inaccurately

B．irresponsibly

C．illegally

D．impolitely

10.

A．free

B．usual

C．right

D．same

11.

A．demand

B．praise

C．inform

D．learn

12.

A．replace

B．compare

C．combine

D．burden

13.

A．forget

B．resist

C．forgive

D．risk

14.

A．carry

B．offer

C．prevent

D．protect

15.

A．temporary

B．limited

C．universal

D．appropriate

16.

A．conflict

B．differ

C．fail

D．change

17.

A．while

B．because

C．if

D．unless

18.

A．point

B．taste

C．sense

D．place

19.

A．collections

B．assumptions

C．expectations

D．conditions

20.

A．and

B．but

C．for

D．or

【推荐1】The professor was searching for student volunteers in the lecture room for a special Olympic event. As the sign-up sheet went up and down the rows, I started to come up with my _______. Maybe it was the distance to the college where the event was to take place, or the early hour when _______ had to report for duty. Whatever the reasons that made me hesitate, I am thankful to that day that I _______ up volunteering.

I arrived at the volunteer tent bright and early. My task was _______. I was to stand at the finish line only and wait until the event was over and then take the _______ to the announcing booth(公告处). Standing at the finish line, I was able to witness many amazing efforts and close races. I was most impressed by the effort each athlete put into his or her _______ and the sincere joy each athlete expressed while participating in a sporting event.

Then an amazing moment happened right before my eyes. A group of athletes were _______ up to run a short race. One of them was in a wheelchair. a little girl with a _______ smile, wearing bright bows in her hair. Her smile filled the stadium that day. I couldn’t help but smile back at her.

The gun sounded. They were off. Runners sped up in the _______ with all their might. My eyes search for the little girl with the bright bows. There she was, pumping her arms with all the __________ she had. Her efforts were getting little result, but that did not stop her. I noticed as she got closer that she also had an injured arm. But that did not stop this bright star. The race was long over __________ the young athlete kept pumping her arms. As she finally neared the finish line, the noise of the crowd was thunderous. There I stood __________, with tears falling down my cheeks.

After all these years, I can still hear those cheers. I wish I could thank that remarkable athlete for what her efforts __________ this unmotivated college guy. I grew up a lot that day because of the __________ of that little girl in the wheelchair. I was __________ that day of a poem from a book that states, “Whatever you do, do it with all your might.”

1.

A．ideas

B．plans

C．suggestions

D．excuses

2.

A．runners

B．students

C．volunteers

D．advisors

3.

A．gave

B．ended

C．stayed

D．woke

4.

A．simple

B．difficult

C．interesting

D．tiring

5.

A．prize

B．athlete

C．result

D．winner

6.

A．mind

B．event

C．victory

D．body

7.

A．mixed

B．called

C．lined

D．piled

8.

A．huge

B．narrow

C．weak

D．hard

9.

A．court

B．track

C．field

D．platform

10.

A．desires

B．courage

C．energy

D．dreams

11.

A．but

B．and

C．or

D．so

12.

A．cheering

B．waiting

C．calculating

D．recording

13.

A．paid

B．owed

C．disappointed

D．taught

14.

A．honesty

B．bravery

C．popularity

D．creativity

15.

A．warned

B．persuaded

C．informed

D．reminded

【推荐2】On a freezing December afternoon, Tyler Freburger was standing in front of a set of mirrors wearing a suit picked out for him by a tailor to attend a funeral. As a homeless veteran (老兵) living in Baltimore, Mr. Freburger would usually have difficulty _______ such an outfit (一套衣服), especially one selected for him _______. But in this instance, he was _______ the nonprofit Sharp Dressed Man.

Since 2011, the organization has been helping men improve their lives by _______ them for job interviews and other _______ with well-fitting suits. This is not a “grab any jacket off the rack (架子)” kind of experience; _______, the nonprofit provides a “measure-to-fit”, personalized styling experience. The nonprofit was _______ by clothing designer Christopher Schafer. He opened a shop in downtown Baltimore not long after _______ from London, where he learned the art of _______ and design. Once when Schafer was ________ some custom suits to a customer, he was ________ handed two bags of gently ________ suits in return.

“He said I ________ him with how I made his custom suits fit, and he couldn’t wear his old suits anymore.” Schafer found a nonprofit that would ________ the suits, but as time went on, more of his ________ did the same thing. At the suggestion of a friend, he decided to found his own nonprofit, Sharp Dressed Man.

The organization’s space ________ a traditional men’s clothing store, ________with volunteer tailors and racks of clothing. It’s open one day a week for those who have been referred.

Schafer sees the nonprofit as filling the ________ between job training and the ________ required for a person to land a job.“If you treat a guy with ________, he has a better chance of treating himself with it,” he says.

1.

A．sorting

B．storing

C．sewing

D．securing

2.

A．automatically

B．personally

C．partly

D．generally

3.

A．appointed to

B．accustomed to

C．referred to

D．opposed to

4.

A．promoting

B．arranging

C．rewarding

D．equipping

5.

A．occasions

B．discounts

C．benefits

D．systems

6.

A．thus

B．meanwhile

C．otherwise

D．instead

7.

A．found

B．launched

C．surrounded

D．shifted

8.

A．escaping

B．returning

C．differing

D．hearing

9.

A．counting

B．transporting

C．measuring

D．packing

10.

A．delivering

B．ordering

C．folding

D．advertising

11.

A．naturally

B．doubtfully

C．urgently

D．unexpectedly

12.

A．donated

B．alternative

C．worn

D．clumsy

13.

A．bothered

B．spoiled

C．discouraged

D．interrupted

14.

A．exhibit

B．possess

C．accept

D．clean

15.

A．relatives

B．designers

C．clerks

D．clients

16.

A．suits

B．threatens

C．resembles

D．strengthens

17.

A．adequate

B．complete

C．economic

D．complicated

18.

A．hardship

B．relationship

C．gap

D．position

19.

A．status

B．feel

C．talent

D．look

20.

A．dignity

B．curiosity

C．honesty

D．caution

【推荐3】On February 3, when 18-year-old Janice drove through Los Angeles, California, something unexpected happened to the four teenage girls inside her car. As they ______ a crossroad, another car rushed straight into them, sending their black car ______ the yard of a nearby home.

As ______ came out from the other car, a bystander shouted, “It’s about to blow up! Get out!” The ______ had made driver’s side door cave in, jamming it shut. Shocked, but ______ OK, she crawled out through the window. Along with two of her friends, who’d also ______ to free themselves, she ran for her life.

But halfway down the street, she ______ that her best friend, Simmons, wasn’t with them. Janice ran back and found Simmons lying in the back seat. “She wasn’t moving,” Janice recalled. She threw open the ______ door and pulled her friend out, avoiding the ______ glass as best as she could. She dragged Simmons a few feet to safety and laid her on the ground. “I ______ her pulse.” Nothing. “I put my head against her chest.” No ______ of life. “That’s when I started CPR(心肺复苏术).”

Had the accident happened a few weeks ______ , she might not have known what to do. But Janice, who wants to pursue a(n) ______ in medicine, had learned her CPR certificate just the day before. Kneeling on the lawn and looking down at her dying friend, Janice knew she had ______ little time to practice what she’d learned.

She started pumping Simmons’s ______ with her interlocked fingers and breathing into her friend’s mouth in ______ of filling her lungs with the kiss of life. No ______ . And then, after the 30th compression(按压), Simmons began ______ and gasping(喘息)for air. The CPR had worked!

Soon, paramedics(救护人员)arrived and ______ Simmons to the hospital, where she received stitches for a deep cut in her forehead. And then she heard how her best friend had saved her life. ”I wasn’t ______ ,“ Simmons told CNN. ”She will always help any way she can.“

1.

A．circled

B．approached

C．conquered

D．achieved

2.

A．going for

B．coming up

C．sailing into

D．resting against

3.

A．gas

B．fire

C．water

D．smoke

4.

A．event

B．crash

C．influence

D．explosion

5.

A．ever

B．even

C．already

D．otherwise

6.

A．managed

B．climbed

C．aimed

D．designed

7.

A．spotted

B．swore

C．reminded

D．realized

8.

A．back

B．front

C．inside

D．outward

9.

A．lined

B．colored

C．broken

D．completed

10.

A．touched

B．found

C．checked

D．grasped

11.

A．creation

B．sign

C．mark

D．message

12.

A．earlier

B．sooner

C．faster

D．later

13.

A．application

B．career

C．devotion

D．love

14.

A．precious

B．real

C．virtual

D．accurate

15.

A．blood

B．face

C．chest

D．shoulder

16.

A．hope

B．memory

C．case

D．favour

17.

A．act

B．function

C．response

D．relief

18.

A．sighing

B．crying

C．talking

D．coughing

19.

A．sent

B．rushed

C．walked

D．wheeled

20.

A．suspected

B．convinced

C．impressed

D．surprised