【推荐1】Many of us adults have gone through many stages in our lives. Some of them _________ us in time, and others that we fail to _________ have become a normal part of our daily lives. For far too many of us, we are always _________ the next stimulation that can help us out of our normal lives, or _________ allow us to have a few moments when we can dream of a very different life.

A friend of mine was always very _________, but he managed to devote some of his _________ to a community group. They had many _________ in mind and a major one was raising money to help build a hospital for _________ cancer patients.

With the help of a lot of local businesses and fund-raising events, this project was finally _________. The building and the services it __________ to those people were wonderful. Volunteers were __________ to help in any way they could.

No one had any idea that this service would ever be __________ by any of his family. Several years after the hospital was open, his __________ suffered from cancer. And, __________ her condition worsened over the next several years to the point where she couldn’t he cared for any longer at __________. She was __________ to a hospital for continued care and it was the very hospital for which my friend worked so hard to make sure its services were __________ to those who needed it.

We never __________ what we do can benefit others. __________ can happen to any of us, and we never know when our own good deeds come back in the most __________ ways.

1.

A．discover

B．influence

C．improve

D．leave

2.

A．accept

B．experience

C．control

D．notice

3.

A．looking for

B．picking out

C．leading to

D．cutting off

4.

A．at last

B．by accident

C．at least

D．in fact

5.

A．clever

B．strict

C．kind

D．busy

6.

A．work

B．time

C．dream

D．idea

7.

A．volunteers

B．suggestions

C．projects

D．words

8.

A．recovering

B．waiting

C．dying

D．boring

9.

A．completed

B．supported

C．planned

D．failed

10.

A．awarded

B．showed

C．taught

D．offered

11.

A．quick

B．shy

C．brave

D．present

12.

A．helped

B．used

C．tried

D．paid

13.

A．wife

B．friend

C．teacher

D．co-workers

14.

A．unluckily

B．seriously

C．happily

D．interestingly

15.

A．college

B．hospital

C．home

D．school

16.

A．called

B．led

C．attracted

D．admitted

17.

A．familiar

B．available

C．close

D．true

18.

A．believe

B．fear

C．know

D．concern

19.

A．Stories

B．Differences

C．Realities

D．Changes

20.

A．unusual

B．general

C．harmful

D．easy

【推荐2】Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist (打击乐器独奏演员) in spite of her disability.

“Early on I decided not to allow the opinions of others to_______me becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began_______ piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the crazier I became about music. But I also began to gradually lose my_______. Doctors concluded that the nerve _______was the cause and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. My love for music, _______, never left me.

“My goal was to become a percussion soloist, _______ there were none at that time. In order to perform, I_______to 'hear’ music differently from others. I played in my stocking feet and could _______ the pitch of a note (音调) by the vibrations (振动) I felt through my body. My entire sound world depended on taking _______ of almost every sense that I had.

“I was ________ to be recognized as a musician, ________a deaf musician, and I applied to the Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had________this before and some teachers ________my admission (录取). ________my performance,I was________admitted and went on to ________ with the school's highest honors.

“After that, I became well-known as the first full-time solo percussionist. I________a series of musical compositions since________had been written specially for solo percussionists.

“Though the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn't ________ that my dream couldn't be realized. I encourage people not to allow themselves to be ________by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go.

1.

A．keep

B．stop

C．ignore

D．dislike

2.

A．playing

B．joining

C．taking

D．giving

3.

A．sight

B．hearing

C．touch

D．taste

4.

A．wound

B．suffering

C．pain

D．damage

5.

A．however

B．besides

C．finally

D．therefore

6.

A．as if

B．so that

C．ever since

D．even though

7.

A．turned

B．learned

C．used

D．agreed

8.

A．tell

B．see

C．hear

D．smell

9.

A．used

B．care

C．advantage

D．charge

10.

A．educated

B．devoted

C．determined

D．discouraged

11.

A．as well as

B．instead of

C．such as

D．except for

12.

A．done

B．accepted

C．begged

D．persuaded

13.

A．cared about

B．gave in

C．voted for

D．disagreed with

14.

A．Shocked at

B．Based on

C．Fond of

D．Concerned about

15.

A．usually

B．finally

C．possibly

D．hopefully

16.

A．study

B．research

C．graduate

D．congratulate

17.

A．wrote

B．spelt

C．copied

D．performed

18.

A．enough

B．little

C．many

D．few

19.

A．mean

B．seem

C．conclude

D．say

20.

A．directed

B．guided

C．taught

D．limited

【推荐3】Dale Carnegie rose from the unknown of a Missouri farm to international fame because he found a way to fill a universal human need.
It was a need that he first_______back in 1906 when young Dale was a junior at State Teachers College in Warrensburg. To get an _______, he was struggling against many difficulties. His family was poor. His dad couldn’t afford the _______ at college, so Dale had to ride horseback 12 miles to attend classes. Study had to be done_______his farm-work routines. He withdrew from many school activities_______he didn’t have the time or the _______. He had only one good suit. He tried_______the football team, but the coach turned him down for being too _______. During this period Dale was slowly_______an inferiority complex (自卑感), which his mother knew could__________him from achieving his real potential. She__________that Dale join the debating team, believing that__________in speaking could give him the confidence and recognition that he needed.
Dale took his mother’s advice, tried desperately and after several attempts__________made it. This proved to be a__________point in his life. Speaking before groups did help him gain the__________he needed. By the time Dale was a senior, he had won every top honor in __________. Now other students were coming to him for coaching and they, __________, were winning contests.
Out of this early struggle to__________his feelings of inferiority, Dale came to understand that the ability to__________an idea to an audience builds a person’s confidence. And,__________it, Dale knew he could do anything he wanted to do—and so could others.1.

A．admitted

B．filled

C．supplied

D．recognized

2.

A．assignment

B．education

C．advantage

D．instruction

3.

A．training

B．board

C．teaching

D．equipment

4.

A．between

B．during

C．over

D．through

5.

A．while

B．when

C．because

D．though

6.

A．permits

B．interest

C．talent

D．clothes

7.

A．on

B．for

C．in

D．with

8.

A．light

B．flexible

C．optimistic

D．outgoing

9.

A．gaining

B．achieving

C．developing

D．obtaining

10.

A．prevent

B．protect

C．save

D．free

11.

A．suggested

B．demanded

C．required

D．insisted

12.

A．presence

B．practice

C．patience

D．potential

13.

A．hopefully

B．certainly

C．finally

D．naturally

14.

A．key

B．breaking

C．basic

D．turning

15.

A．progress

B．experience

C．competence

D．confidence

16.

A．horse-riding

B．football

C．speech

D．farming

17.

A．in return

B．in brief

C．in turn

D．in fact

18.

A．convey

B．overcome

C．understand

D．build

19.

A．express

B．stress

C．contribute

D．repeat

20.

A．besides

B．beyond

C．like

D．with

【推荐2】It was the homecoming parade in Rockwall, Texas, and Tyra Winters was riding on top of one of the school's floats. As it slowly made its way down the street, the 17-year-old excitedly_______ at the crowd.

All of a sudden, there was a terrible_______. Looking down. Winters saw a two-year-old_______ on the sidewalk, his frightened mother crying for_______. The child had been sucking on a piece of candy_______ it slid down the back of his mouth, stuck in his_______. There was no coughing. He was_______ having difficulty breathing. No one seemed to_______ how to help.

Except for Winters. A senior with_______ of becoming a surgeon, she had learned________ in school. Knowing that the clock was________, she jumped off the moving float and ran to the child. By the time she got to the child, his________ had turned purple. She grabbed him from the mother. Then she________ him and gave three back pushes. Soon, the boy________ the piece of candy and began breathing again.

Without another word, Winters________ him back to the mother and went back to her float________ before it could leave her behind. It all ________ so fast that the mother never had time to________ the teen. “She didn't need to,” says Winters. “I knew what she was ________. I saw her tears. I saw her face.”

A good thing, because Winters's heroic actions________ the mother speechless. “I don't really have any words,” the mother says. “The words that you would say to anyone who does something for you is 'thank you. ' But that doesn't seem good enough.”

1.

A．jumped

B．laughed

C．waved

D．stared

2.

A．accident

B．scream

C．storm

D．mistake

3.

A．breathless

B．homeless

C．hungry

D．alone

4.

A．food

B．work

C．help

D．rest

5.

A．when

B．once

C．though

D．because

6.

A．finger

B．throat

C．nose

D．mind

7.

A．never

B．just

C．still

D．yet

8.

A．decide

B．notice

C．know

D．ask

9.

A．dreams

B．chances

C．choices

D．opinions

10.

A．sign language

B．physics

C．psychology

D．first aid

11.

A．changing

B．dropping

C．striking

D．ticking

12.

A．hair

B．brain

C．body

D．face

13.

A．tapped

B．dragged

C．tipped

D．tied

14.

A．coughed up

B．picked up

C．gave up

D．fixed up

15.

A．kept

B．handed

C．brought

D．held

16.

A．firmly

B．privately

C．directly

D．quickly

17.

A．managed

B．happened

C．proved

D．continued

18.

A．thank

B．visit

C．catch

D．comfort

19.

A．enjoying

B．imagining

C．touching

D．feeling

20.

A．showed

B．surprised

C．left

D．required

【推荐3】I entered my office on the afternoon of December 20th and began to work. As the volunteer coordinator (协调人), I was ________ for filling 2,500 volunteer positions in the month of December alone.

   ________ the phone rang. The voice on the other end _________ herself as Kimberly. She said she was ________ to see if there were still any positions for her son Jake, who was expecting a(n) ________ of coming to help. She explained what a ________ it would be for Jake to have something to ________ since he’d been diagnosed (诊断) with cancer. However, I ________having to tell her I could offer him very little ________ because there were no more positions.

After the phone call, I was deep in thought. Then, Mark, in charge of the pony (矮种马) rides, came in. In a(n) ________ voice, he said, “________ I have to lift one more kid on one more horse, I may die. Jessica, I ________ need another one with a strong back, even if it’s just for a couple of hours.”

A smile lit up my face, and I said, “I think I can ________ a guy.” And a phone call later, Jake was scheduled to ________ Mark each night through the end of the event.

The next day, I made my way toward the pony rides. Jake ________ with his back to me on the platform. Another volunteer waved at me, and Jake ________ . A moment later, he ________ me and smiled.

“Jessica!” he said ________. “Thank you for getting me this ________.   Mark says I’m doing a good job, and also my mom is ________ of me!” Then Jake hugged me. I felt very happy!

1.

A．anxious

B．responsible

C．famous

D．suitable

2.

A．Suddenly

B．Fortunately

C．Finally

D．Slowly

3.

A．considered

B．viewed

C．made

D．introduced

4.

A．coming

B．calling

C．running

D．leaving

5.

A．ability

B．opinion

C．chance

D．problem

6.

A．relief

B．surprise

C．failure

D．question

7.

A．say

B．donate

C．need

D．do

8.

A．risked

B．regretted

C．forgot

D．stopped

9.

A．approval

B．money

C．work

D．doubt

10.

A．tired

B．happy

C．calm

D．sweet

11.

A．Because

B．As

C．Though

D．If

12.

A．never

B．really

C．almost

D．seldom

13.

A．require

B．know

C．arrange

D．order

14.

A．help

B．praise

C．call

D．instruct

15.

A．jumped

B．lied

C．slept

D．sat

16.

A．turned up

B．turned around

C．turned off

D．turned out

17.

A．recognized

B．admired

C．met

D．accepted

18.

A．patiently

B．quietly

C．excitedly

D．coldly

19.

A．gift

B．lesson

C．friend

D．job

20.

A．ashamed

B．proud

C．aware

D．fond

【推荐3】Our teacher once told us a story.

An old man lived in a certain part of London. Every morning he would go to the _______ and get on the train to Central London. Then he would sit at the street corner and _______ . He sat at the same street corner and begged for almost 20 years.

His house was very dirty and smelled _______ . The neighbors could not _______ the smell any more, so one day they called in the police to _______ the place. The officers knocked down the door and cleaned the house. There were small bags of money all over the house that he had _______ over the years.

The police counted the money and soon realized that the old man was a _______ . They waited outside his house to tell the good news to him. When the old man _______ home that evening, he was told that there was no _______ for him to beg any more as he was a millionaire now.

He said ________ went into his house and locked the door. The next morning he woke up as usual, went to the street and continued to beg.

________ , this old man had no great plans, dreams or anything important for his life. However, the very point we can learn is: ________ the things we enjoy doing. We should ________ ourselves to things that people around us may disagree to. Let nothing else determine our fate (命运) but ________ .

This story is a lesson that I will never forget. Every time I’m not focusing (全神贯注) on my study, I get ________ of this story.

1.

A．street

B．factory

C．subway

D．airport

2.

A．beg

B．wait

C．sing

D．sleep

3.

A．pleasant

B．terrible

C．delicious

D．serious

4.

A．get

B．forget

C．judge

D．stand

5.

A．clear

B．remove

C．control

D．look

6.

A．robbed

B．stole

C．discovered

D．collected

7.

A．boss

B．gift

C．millionaire

D．gentleman

8.

A．arrived

B．left

C．called

D．missed

9.

A．doubt

B．need

C．chance

D．result

10.

A．something

B．anything

C．everything

D．nothing

11.

A．Obviously

B．Actually

C．Surprisingly

D．Suddenly

12.

A．finding out

B．turning out

C．looking after

D．focusing on

13.

A．devote

B．introduce

C．explain

D．show

14.

A．itself

B．yourself

C．themselves

D．ourselves

15.

A．known

B．reminded

C．wanted

D．tried