【推荐1】The Lost Letter
I was doing well as a department head in a Mumbai firm, but my relationship with the boss had become tense. Not wanting to put up with this, I ____ rather impulsively(冲动地). But with no other job offer in hand, I soon became ____.
Then, one morning, an ad I spotted ____ a person like me, and at an ideal location. I phoned a friend, a placement agent, for tips. “I don't think you ___ the bill，” he said. “They'd prefer MBAs with experience in international business, so don't waste your time.” My wife ____. “Go by your instinct，” she said. “You've got nothing to ____.”
So, carrying my ____ typed CV and covering letter in an envelope on which I had ____ both“To and From” addresses, I ____ a packed train to get to Mumbai's post office. Getting off the train, I ____ the crowd out of the station and on to the street. Suddenly, I noticed, my ____ was missing!
I rushed back to the ____. The train was still there. A search of the compartment in which I travelled drew a blank. I ____ impatiently for the train to pull away. It hadn't fallen ____ the tracks either.
The ____ thing to do was to go home, make a new CV and covering letter and mail it. But losing the envelope was like a bad ____， so I gave up.
Three weeks passed. I received a ____， inviting me for a meeting with the company's managing director. I was surprised. I soon got the job, and worked there as general manager ____ I took voluntary retirement in 2012.
I still think about my ____reaching its addressee(收件人). I imagine someone found it. He or she might have asked others on the train. Finding no claimant and realizing it would be ____ to a fellow citizen, the finder took it to a post office, stuck the stamps and mailed it. To that unknown friend, I want to say: Thank you for a little act that proved to be so big for me.1.

A．escaped

B．resigned

C．struggled

D．objected

2.

A．hesitant

B．aggressive

C．lazy

D．anxious

3.

A．convinced

B．attracted

C．sought

D．employed

4.

A．fit

B．pay

C．charge

D．receive

5.

A．declared

B．suggested

C．disagreed

D．warned

6.

A．concern

B．lose

C．reward

D．select

7.

A．neatly

B．quickly

C．poorly

D．slowly

8.

A．signed

B．printed

C．marked

D．written

9.

A．chose

B．booked

C．boarded

D．found

10.

A．joined

B．watched

C．heard

D．organized

11.

A．wallet

B．envelope

C．ticket

D．bag

12.

A．hall

B．home

C．conductor

D．platform

13.

A．waited

B．looked

C．prepared

D．prayed

14.

A．on

B．down

C．over

D．off

15.

A．difficult

B．regular

C．logical

D．last

16.

A．accident

B．chance

C．luck

D．sign

17.

A．letter

B．notice

C．document

D．request

18.

A．since

B．though

C．until

D．unless

19.

A．message

B．complaint

C．information

D．application

20.

A．cautious

B．important

C．sensitive

D．useful

【推荐2】Jim McIngvale watched in horror as Hurricane Ida made landfall, hitting Louisiana. For him, it _________ one thing: Time to “get in the game”. McIngvale, who owns Gallery Furniture in Houston, quickly called for _________ of necessities like food and water. Then he and his workers _________ every truck to take them to Louisiana.

“Five years ago, Louisiana _________ to us during Hurricane Harvey, so _________, it’s the right thing to do to help our neighbors,” McIngvale said. He also opened his furniture showroom to _________ many families.

Ana Lee is among those _________ the storm. He drove to Gallery Furniture after being told about McIngvale’s _________. “I was warmly received,” Lee said. “It’s a _________ to meet somebody like him.”

People who lined up to help out said they did so after __________ watching McIngvale help those in need. Chris Ogle was one of them __________ by McIngvale. He helped putting __________ onto trucks after giving away some bottled water to the __________. He said, “If you knew McIngvale, you wouldn’t be __________ by the long lines of people waiting to contribute. __________, this was not the first time he had helped freely.”

1.

A．affected

B．proved

C．stressed

D．meant

2.

A．applications

B．preparations

C．distributions

D．donations

3.

A．checked

B．emptied

C．loaded

D．cleaned

4.

A．reached out

B．gave out

C．turned out

D．sent out

5.

A．in return

B．in general

C．at last

D．at heart

6.

A．feed

B．shelter

C．comfort

D．examine

7.

A．overcoming

B．attacking

C．suffering

D．challenging

8.

A．generosity

B．honesty

C．bravery

D．loyalty

9.

A．chance

B．plan

C．pleasure

D．dream

10.

A．generally

B．frequently

C．curiously

D．carefully

11.

A．supported

B．approached

C．persuaded

D．inspired

12.

A．products

B．clothes

C．supplies

D．bottles

13.

A．activity

B．company

C．service

D．battle

14.

A．touched

B．delighted

C．excited

D．surprised

15.

A．Gradually

B．Actually

C．Eventually

D．Hopefully

【推荐3】I used to be fit. But _____ a mounting list of injuries, the most active workout I do these days is _____ in front of the TV. But when I _____ a big European study on the benefits of chair yoga in the newspaper, I made up my mind to try it. Chair yoga _____ poses like twists and bends that are changed to be done while sitting on a chair.

I choose a chair yoga video on YouTube. The 10-minute _____ is a combination of slow movements every day. In each _____ my body remembers all that yoga I used to do 15 years ago. That isn’t to _____ it’s not challenging. And _____ I probably couldn’t get through a regular yoga class anymore, this way I still get to experience some of the sense of focus and _____ of being in that yoga   “flow”. Because it doesn’t need too much _____ I can even do it in that _____ dead time in the evenings when I’m too worn out to work but I can’t settle into a TV show because my kid isn’t in bed yet.

Chair yoga probably isn’t going to turn me into a _____ gym girl, but I notice that my neck and shoulders— _____ sore from staring at a computer too much—become less tight, and it’s also useful for helping my _____. It’s almost like mentally changing the channel—even for such a short period of time. It _____ my brain-from a state of great anger to one of just breathing. I’ll take it.

1.

A．apart from

B．instead of

C．as for

D．thanks to

2.

A．sleeping

B．jogging

C．lying

D．stretching

3.

A．carried out

B．came across

C．began with

D．turned to

4.

A．involves

B．indicates

C．performs

D．handles

5.

A．challenge

B．effect

C．routine

D．treatment

6.

A．position

B．matter

C．method

D．habit

7.

A．announce

B．say

C．mention

D．expect

8.

A．while

B．before

C．since

D．if

9.

A．belonging

B．possession

C．accomplishment

D．safety

10.

A．knowledge

B．energy

C．fun

D．focus

11.

A．amazing

B．frightening

C．puzzling

D．annoying

12.

A．stone-hearted

B．fresh-faced

C．single-minded

D．good-shaped

13.

A．constantly

B．rarely

C．suddenly

D．merely

14.

A．situation

B．behavior

C．mood

D．brain

15.

A．affects

B．resets

C．controls

D．defends

【推荐2】Chelsie Hill had dreamed of becoming a dancer since the age of three. That ambition ______ ended one night in 2010. Hill, then a 17-year-old high school student, was in a car accident, which left her paralyzed(瘫痪)from the waist down. For most people, that would have ______ any hope of a dancing career. For Hill, her wheelchair ______ her and she wanted to prove that she was still ______ .

Hill did it in her wheelchair right with her non-disabled high school dance team. After graduation, Hill wanted to expand her dance network to ______ women like her. She met people online who had suffered various ______ but shared their determination, and she invited them to dance with her.

Hoping to ______ more people in a larger city, Hill moved to Los Angeles in 2014 and built a team of dancers with ______ , which she called the Rollettes. In disabled dance competitions around the country, the six-member team, they not only ______ themselves, but also brought great fun to the audience and won lots of prizes.

Hill has ______ what many of us never will: her childhood dream. She’s a(n) ______ . But the Rollettes have helped her find something else just as ______ . Every year she holds a dance camp for wheelchair users of all ages and abilities with the purpose of helping them ______ their inner dreams in their life. In 2019, 173 participants from ten countries attended.

Edna Serrano says that being part of the Rollettes team has given her the ______ to live on. “I didn’t know I could do so many things that these girls have taught me,” she says. It’s so ______ to have my teammates in my life, because they’re my teachers. I have more confidence.”

1.

A．totally

B．quickly

C．nearly

D．really

2.

A．extended

B．ruined

C．exchanged

D．challenged

3.

A．dismissed

B．excited

C．shocked

D．encouraged

4.

A．living

B．normal

C．clever

D．strong

5.

A．include

B．improve

C．understand

D．inform

6.

A．ideas

B．diseases

C．disasters

D．injuries

7.

A．reach

B．correct

C．keep

D．attack

8.

A．hopes

B．dreams

C．disabilities

D．spirits

9.

A．hurt

B．entertained

C．praised

D．moved

10.

A．attained

B．donated

C．resulted

D．concentrated

11.

A．expert

B．teacher

C．dancer

D．boss

12.

A．satisfying

B．boring

C．puzzling

D．surprising

13.

A．imagine

B．discover

C．expect

D．suit

14.

A．gift

B．experience

C．courage

D．method

15.

A．fearful

B．colourful

C．careful

D．powerful