【推荐1】语法填空
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(一个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。把正确答案写在答卷上。
One day Mary was busy working in her office in London     1    she received an e-mail from her friend Joan. In Joan’s e-mail ,she persuaded Mary     2    (look)for a flat in London for her. As she had    3    (little)money at her command than before, the flat had to be cheap, but it had to be modern, with elevators, gas lines. It had to be in the    4    (east)part of London, with petrol and subway stations nearby. Though Mary found it difficult to find such a flat, she still went     5    (care)from one block(街区)to another, looking for a flat     6    would meet(满足) Joan’s requirements. Having tried too many times, Mary met her boss and politely asked him    7    advice. It was the first time that she     8    (talk)with his boss about her personal problems. It happened that the boss just had such a flat for rent, so they quickly reached     9    agreement(协议). But to her surprise ,when she e-mailed Joan, telling her the good news, Joan said that she had changed    10    mind—she was not returning to London.

【推荐2】语法填空

One day a young man     1     (walk) along the road when he heard a cry. It seemed to be coming from underneath a bridge. As he approached the bridge, the sound got     2     (loud) and then he saw     3     pitiful sight. There, lying in the muddy riverbed was a little dog about two months old,     4     front legs were tightly tied with ropes. It had wounds on its head and     5     (cover) with mud.

The young man wanted to help the dog,     6     as he approached, the dog started to bark. The young man did not give up. He sat down and started     7     (gentle) talking to the dog. It took a long time but eventually the dog     8     (stop) barking and the man was able to touch it. The young man carried the dog home, cared for its wounds, and gave it food and water. Even with all of this, the dog was still     9     (friend) every time the young man approached. But the young man did not give up. Weeks went by and the man continued attending to the dog. Then one day, as the young man approached, the dog wagged its tail.

It was consistent love and kindness    10     won a lifelong friendship of loyalty.

【推荐3】语法填空

Mr. Clinton and his 13-year-old son Tony are basketball fans. Last October 10th was Tony’s birthday, so Mr. Clinton decided     1     (drive) him to New York, for the first game of the World Series. They had no ticket but hoped to buy a pair from scalpers. It was a two hours’ ride. After they arrived, they walked in the street for two hours,     2     (carry) a sign(牌子) that read, “ We need two tickets.” There were many scalpers around, but the cheapest ticket was $200. They were about to leave     3     suddenly a man stopped them. He took out two tickets and handed them to Mr. Clinton. “How much do you want?” “Just a present,” said the man. “Enjoy the game.”Mr. Clinton wouldn’t accept, so the man explained, “I’m Jackson. Hans is my boss. He and his wife haven’t missed a World Series in 18 years.     4     he is ill and can’t watch the game this time. So he told me to give the two tickets to people     5     I thought would actually enjoy the game. A lot of people looked as if they might just take the tickets and sell them. Then I saw you and I followed you for a while. You seemed very     6    (disappoint). You made me think of my dad and me when I was a child. I dreamed     7     going to a World Series game with my father. But my dream never came true.”How do you suppose this made Mr. Clinton and his son feel? Here is what Mr. Clinton said: “This is the most wonderful thing that ever     8     (happen) to us. My boy and I must have turned to each other over 30 times and said, ‘I can’t believe this.’ We still never forget Jackson and Hans.”

【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。

There once was a King who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the     1     (good) picture of peace. Many artists tried. The King looked at all the pictures, but there were only two he     2     (real) liked and he had to choose between them.

One picture was of a calm lake. The lake was a perfect mirror, for peaceful towering     3     (mountain) were all around it. Overhead was a blue sky     4     white clouds. All who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace.

The other picture had mountains too. But these were rugged and bare. Above was an angry sky from     5     rain fell and in which lightening played. Down the side of the mountain tumbled a foaming waterfall. This did not look     6     (peace) at all. But when the King looked, he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush     7     (grow) in a crack in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest. There, in the midst of the rush of angry water, sat the mother bird on his nest…perfect peace.

Which picture do you think won the prize?

The King     8     (choose) the second picture, explained the King, “Because peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble     9     hard work. Peace means     10     (be) in the midst of all those things and still be calm in your heart. That is the real meaning of peace.”

【推荐3】语法填空

Happiness Is an Attitude

The 92-year-old confident and proud lady,     1     is fully dressed each morning by eight o'clock, with her hair fashionably combed and makeup (化妆品) perfectly applied, though she’s completely blind, moved to a nursing home today.

Her husband recently passed away,     2     (make) the move necessary.

After many hours of waiting patiently in the hall of the nursing home, she smiled     3     (sweet) when told her room was ready. As she got into the elevator (电梯) in her wheelchair, I provided a description of her tiny room.

“I love it,” she started with the enthusiasm (激情) of     4     eight-year-old child having just been presented with a new dog.

“Mrs. Jones, you     5     (not see) the room... just wait.”

“That has nothing to do with it,” she replied. “Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time.     6     I like my room or not doesn’t depend on how the furniture     7     (arrange)... it’s how I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it, It’s a     8     (decide) I make every morning when I wake up. I have a     9     (choose): I can spend the day in bed thinking of the difficulty I have with the parts of my body that no longer work or get out of bed and be thankful for the ones working. Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open, I’ll focus     10     the new day and all the happy memories I’ve stored away... just for this time in my life.”