【推荐1】I still remember the first time I was “qualified” to go to a football game with my daddy. My parents had six children; so they had a million ____ for when you could be “qualified” to do things. It was a cold fall day, and I had just turned 8, the magic “qualified” age for ____ The sky hung low and heavy over our heads as we ____ the steep streets that led to the stadium. Following my dad, I ____ to keep up with him. We bought our treats and climbed up to the top of the ____ Our seats were in the third row from the top, so they were easy to____ It was very important for us to be in our seats before kick-off, which made everything leading up to it a mad____ against the clock. We had just ____ into our seats when a light rain started to fall. Everyone opened their umbrellas. ____ the rain, Daddy and I had a great time.
Each year, I returned to at least one ____ each season with my daddy. I ____ these moments and looked forward to our time together. My dad and I became best ____ at the football games. I could ask my dad about anything and knew that he would answer me ____ and told me everything he remembered. I intently listened as he ____ his childhood, my grandparents, the love between he and my mother, and politics at work in general.
When I was 19, The University of Utah was playing their opening game at Utah State University. Dad really wanted to go, and I really wanted to get those ____; so we drove a long trip to Utah. We ate huge hamburgers ____ we watched the game with the sun setting behind us.
This Sunday I will have the ____ of climbing those steep streets leading to the stadium once more. I walk a pace ____ now, so that my aged daddy can keep up with me.
In all my years of ____, I haven’t really learned much about football. The details of the actual game have never ____ to me as much as the time I spent with my dad. Truly, the most important thing I have learned from watching football is this: Treasure every moment that I have the privilege of spending with my great teacher and friend—MY DADDY.1.

A．wishes

B．rules

C．chances

D．tasks

2.

A．basketball

B．volleyball

C．baseball

D．football

3.

A．climbed

B．crossed

C．blocked

D．passed

4.

A．paced

B．headed

C．raced

D．wandered

5.

A．street

B．stadium

C．seat

D．field

6.

A．find

B．use

C．keep

D．take

7.

A．desire

B．idea

C．plan

D．rush

8.

A．put

B．broke

C．turned

D．settled

9.

A．Besides

B．Despite

C．Below

D．Beyond

10.

A．treat

B．trip

C．game

D．chat

11.

A．recalled

B．chose

C．valued

D．provided

12.

A．friends

B．fans

C．viewers

D．judges

13.

A．actually

B．luckily

C．frequently

D．honestly

14.

A．spent

B．discussed

C．described

D．praised

15.

A．hours

B．tickets

C．teams

D．results

16.

A．as

B．since

C．until

D．once

17.

A．activity

B．privilege

C．objective

D．challenge

18.

A．later

B．slower

C．closer

D．lighter

19.

A．working

B．training

C．travelling

D．watching

20.

A．returned

B．belonged

C．mattered

D．referred

【推荐2】FedEx driver Ari Kadin was making his rounds near a pond in Rockwall, Texas. Suddenly, he heard a(n)_____ sound, just like a cry for help. About 15 feet from the frozen banks was the______of that cry-a brown-and-white dog,______to grasp a thin layer of ice. An elderly man had already come to her______.He' d entered the pond in a rowboat and was breaking the ice with a rock to______a path to the dog. It was______going, and Kadin, 42, thought he stood a better______.

Kadin slid to go______the rowboat and used the elderly man' s rock to hit the ice______, only to slip off the boat, falling into 16 feet of freezing water. He______in time to see the dog going under. He swam about five feet toward her,______her collar, and pulled her to the ice. He then______the dog into the boat and slid it back to the shore, where ____ bystanders rushed the dog to the home of the rowboat owner, a retired vet. A few more minutes in the pond, the vet told Kadin, and the dog would have likely______cardiac arrest (心脏骤停).

The next day, Kadin was back working the same neighborhood when the dog jumped on him and______him in wet kisses. “That special delivery was the highlight of my FedEx career.” says Kadin.

1.

A．familiar

B．sweet

C．strange

D．weak

2.

A．access

B．appearance

C．resource

D．source

3.

A．struggling

B．hesitating

C．managing

D．expecting

4.

A．rescue

B．attraction

C．companion

D．concern

5.

A．spot

B．block

C．create

D．repair

6.

A．fast

B．effective

C．slow

D．urgent

7.

A．approach

B．conclusion

C．solution

D．chance

8.

A．off

B．aboard

C．across

D．around

9.

A．violently

B．slightly

C．frequently

D．blindly

10.

A．rearranged

B．resurfaced

C．responded

D．recovered

11.

A．took control of

B．caught sight of

C．took possession of

D．grabbed hold of

12.

A．squeezed

B．pushed

C．persuaded

D．forced

13.

A．anxious

B．innocent

C．guilty

D．casual

14.

A．tolerated

B．prevented

C．beaten

D．suffered

15.

A．begged

B．bathed

C．wrapped

D．teased

【推荐3】Last Monday, to prepare a picnic, I decided to go into a superstore. I parked my car and went into the superstore, which was a _________ one. After 45 minutes of _________ to just get some tomatoes, cheese and 3 toothpicks, I got to the cashier line (收银员线), a bit _________ by the time I spent to get 3 _________. I wondered why I did not go to a small local store.

After 15 minutes of waiting in the line, the woman _________ me calls me, “Hey... you only have 3 articles? _________ before me, I have more items than you!”

It wasn’t the first time it happened to me. _________ her initiative (主动提议) was disarming, as well as was her _________ (she did not wear any _________, so I could see it). Not knowing what else to do, I accepted her ________________. We chitchatted a bit waiting for the ________________ ahead of us to finish—she was unbelievably ________________. Then I thanked her, giving her back my brightest smile.

Getting back in my car, I rethought about that ________________ moment, and realized that she________________ my day. In the meantime, I wondered how to give it back to her. No doubt it was quite ________________, so I considered how to pay it forward to someone else.

While ________________, I realized that she saved me 10 minutes. And while I was driving at 70 mph, I reduced my ________________ to 55 mph. My fuel consumption sharply ________________ by 35%.

I ________________ part of the 10 minutes that the woman offered me, but it was a way to ________________ her and do a small thing for the environment.

1.

A．huge

B．empty

C．well-decorated

D．crowded

2.

A．wandering

B．driving

C．shopping

D．relaxing

3.

A．excited

B．tired

C．unsatisfied

D．embarrassed

4.

A．boxes

B．articles

C．parcels

D．choices

5.

A．in front of

B．next to

C．beyond

D．behind

6.

A．Stop

B．Cross

C．Rush

D．Pass

7.

A．But

B．So

C．And

D．Or

8.

A．smile

B．answer

C．voice

D．gesture

9.

A．necklace

B．mask

C．earring

D．makeup

10.

A．permission

B．excuse

C．explanation

D．offering

11.

A．waiters

B．customers

C．cashiers

D．neighbors

12.

A．smart

B．pleasant

C．patient

D．generous

13.

A．good

B．familiar

C．important

D．romantic

14.

A．stole

B．ruined

C．made

D．occupied

15.

A．unbelievable

B．unnecessary

C．meaningless

D．impossible

16.

A．bargaining

B．leaving

C．packing

D．driving

17.

A．fuel

B．price

C．speed

D．time

18.

A．took off

B．rose up

C．dropped down

D．cooled down

19.

A．reused

B．relost

C．saved

D．wasted

20.

A．encourage

B．thank

C．remind

D．repay