【推荐1】In a small town in England there was a nice house with a large garden. There lived an old man. The old man liked planting flowers and ______ his flowers every day. The garden was so ______ that many passers-by stopped to have a look.

One day, an artist was enjoying the beauty of the garden when suddenly he ______ that the old man was blind. The artist asked him ,“______ are you busy looking after the flowers when you can’t see them?”

The old man smiled and answered,“There are three reasons. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really love ______. Second, I can’t see these flowers, ______ I can touch and smell them. As to the third one, it’s ______.”

“Me? But you don’t know me,”said the artist.

“It is true that I don’t know you. But I know the beauty of my garden makes you feel

______ and give me a chance to talk with you. How great it is that we share the happiness the flowers have brought us!”Hearing the old man’s ______, the artist was moved to tears.

All the flowers have eyes. They can ______ the kindness of the old man.

1.

A．looked up

B．looked after

C．looked for

D．looked into

2.

A．large

B．small

C．clean

D．beautiful

3.

A．guessed

B．forgot

C．found

D．thought

4.

A．Why

B．Where

C．When

D．How

5.

A．painting

B．gardening

C．cooking

D．singing

6.

A．or

B．and

C．so

D．but

7.

A．me

B．you

C．them

D．him

8.

A．sad

B．angry

C．happy

D．lucky

9.

A．words

B．questions

C．advice

D．promise

10.

A．listen

B．touch

C．see

D．smell

【推荐2】It was an extremely hot spring day. The ______ felt more like July than May. A thunderstorm had passed over earlier but now the clouds were clearing and the sun had ______. Steam was coming off the ______ sidewalk as I parked my car next to the parking meter (a coin-operated timer) and ______ a coin into it. I headed into the local charity store to buy my son a shirt. The air conditioning inside was a welcome ______ from the heat outside.

After I made my purchase I walked back out into the ______. I got in my car but had to wait to ______ because of all the cars lined up at the red stop light. I looked out of my car window and saw ______ on the sidewalk. A single butterfly was ______ moving its wings up and down but not getting off the ground. What’s worse, it was ______ in front of a truck’s tyre. Without thinking I got out of my car, held my hand ______ so the truck driver wouldn't move forward, and ______ down to look at the butterfly. One of its legs was ______ in what looked like spilt milk. I reached down and gently ______ the butterfly in my hands. I lifted its leg up and suddenly it was ______. I opened my hands and up it flew towards the shining sun. My own eyes shone brighter and my own heart felt ______ as I watched it.

Now a lot of people might wonder why I would ______ into traffic like that to rescue a single butterfly. All I can say is that my heart was ______ me at that moment. And when I was done I felt more like my true self than I had all day.

The truth is that the more love you ______ in your life, the more love you will take with you. Fill your days with______ and love then. And your heart will feel as light as a butterfly.

1.

A．temperature

B．atmosphere

C．condition

D．climate

2.

A．fallen

B．disappeared

C．returned

D．risen

3.

A．muddy

B．wet

C．crowded

D．smooth

4.

A．withdrew

B．dropped

C．struck

D．threw

5.

A．message

B．sign

C．discovery

D．relief

6.

A．heat

B．rain

C．store

D．thunderstorm

7.

A．live through

B．hold up

C．pull out

D．check out

8.

A．nothing

B．something

C．anything

D．everything

9.

A．gracefully

B．casually

C．calmly

D．wildly

10.

A．right

B．simply

C．rarely

D．properly

11.

A．out

B．back

C．down

D．up

12.

A．settle

B．fell

C．lay

D．bent

13.

A．lost

B．absorbed

C．stuck

D．occupied

14.

A．caught

B．trapped

C．cupped

D．pulled

15.

A．free

B．missing

C．alive

D．broken

16.

A．emptier

B．lighter

C．heavier

D．stranger

17.

A．pass by

B．come about

C．step out

D．look out

18.

A．guiding

B．accompanying

C．forcing

D．requesting

19.

A．obtain

B．share

C．receive

D．demand

20.

A．determination

B．wisdom

C．honesty

D．goodness

【推荐3】As a music teacher, I found that children have many levels of musical ability. However, I've also had my_______of what I call"_______challenged pupils”. Robby was 11 years old when his mother_______him off for his first piano lesson.

He told me it had always been his mother’s _______to hear him play the piano. So I_______him as a student From the beginning, I thought he was _______.As much as Robby tried, he lacked the sense of basic rhythm (韵律)_______.Over the months he tried_______.He always said, “My mom's going to hear me play someday." But, it seemed no hope. He Just did not have any inborn _______.

Then one day Robby________coming to our lessons. I thought about calling him, but thought, because of his lack of ability, that he had ________to do something else. Several weeks later I got a call from Robby. To my ________he asked me if he could be in the recital (独奏会).I told him that the recital was for________pupils and because he had dropped out he really couldn't________it. He said that his mom had been very ________and unable to take him to piano lessons,________he was still practicing. I ________agreed.

At the recital Robby________ Mozart’s Concerto #21 in C Major, which made me surprised I was not________ for what I heard next. After six and a half minutes he ended and everyone was on their________in wild applause.

1.

A．idea

B．share

C．impression

D．imagination

2.

A．musically

B．spiritually

C．personally

D．physically

3.

A．sent

B．saw

C．dropped

D．moved

4.

A．reality

B．dream

C．plan

D．suggestion

5.

A．put

B．made

C．took

D．met

6.

A．hopeless

B．nervous

C．fortunate

D．learned

7.

A．showed

B．lasted

C．spent

D．needed

8.

A．more

B．again

C．hard

D．anyhow

9.

A．sense

B．ability

C．attempt

D．effort

10.

A．continued

B．considered

C．intended

D．stopped

11.

A．decided

B．meant

C．encouraged

D．guaranteed

12.

A．delight

B．satisfaction

C．surprise

D．disappointment

13.

A．clever

B．present

C．potential

D．pretty

14.

A．provide

B．reach

C．demand

D．attend

15.

A．abroad

B．sick

C．curious

D．special

16.

A．but

B．so

C．and

D．or

17.

A．partly

B．personally

C．eventually

D．certainly

18.

A．chose

B．created

C．picked

D．formed

19.

A．glad

B．painful

C．regular

D．prepared

20.

A．seat

B．base

C．stand

D．feet

【推荐1】Have you ever been tempted（引诱） to cut a corner or to take the easiest route, though you know it may not necessarily be the best one? Or have you ever made a_____ because it was quick and simple, knowing that it might come back to bite you later?

I appreciate a parable(寓言)Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard told about the______of taking the easy route .It is a story about a______duck. Though life was difficult ____ ,the beautiful creature ____ the blue sky and the endless stretches of wilderness. Flying over treetops and towns, the duck was a symbol of freedom to the tame ones, who could not______.

One evening during fall migration, he ____ to enter a farm where a farmer was feeding his ducks. The beautiful creature ate the______the farmer throw about and liked it so much that he stayed the night in a bed of ____ straw. He ate the duck’s corn again the next day. And the next. And the next…

When ____ came, he heard his old friends flying overhead and an almost forgotten longing deep ____ him awoke. The duck had reduced his instinct for freedom over the ____ winter. Now he longed to ____ his friends in the sky, but he had grown fat and unable to fly. The wild duck had become a tame duck. The easy way through our problems, though ____ ,may not be the best way. Always remember. The only place you will find success before ____ is in the dictionary! It’s always easier to borrow than to _____; easier to jump in now than to do the hard work of planning; easier to ____ than to do it right; easier to ____ the same than to make changes.

_____you want to fly, you may have to pay a price. But ____ is worth it----at any cost! Are you ready to fly?

1.

A．decision

B．difference

C．bet

D．suggestion

2.

A．results

B．dangers

C．benefits

D．conditions

3.

A．fat

B．brave

C．clever

D．wild

4.

A．at one time

B．at times

C．at once

D．at night

5.

A．admired

B．ignored

C．hated

D．disliked

6.

A．think

B．dream

C．fly

D．run

7.

A．attempted

B．happened

C．intended

D．decided

8.

A．bread

B．wheat

C．grain

D．corn

9.

A．hard

B．thin

C．warm

D．damp

10.

A．winter

B．fall

C．spring

D．summer

11.

A．within

B．beyond

C．to

D．for

12.

A．bitter

B．cold

C．comfortable

D．tough

13.

A．join

B．visit

C．welcome

D．greet

14.

A．interesting

B．surprising

C．instructive

D．attractive

15.

A．effort

B．pay

C．reward

D．prize

16.

A．lend

B．save

C．waste

D．spend

17.

A．tell lies

B．take risks

C．make mistakes

D．cut corners

18.

A．go

B．get

C．remain

D．become

19.

A．Before

B．Since

C．Although

D．If

20.

A．adventure

B．freedom

C．justice

D．experience

【推荐1】I guess a boss must be pleased to hear that his employees are sorry to hear he’s leaving and that they respected him and appreciated the job he’d done. Cards and emails are great, but maybe it’s just ______ heartwarming to know that kind words are being said ______“behind your back”．

I like to do the ______ for my students. Of course I give them my own compliments, but I love to let them know when other adults have ______ their good behavior and attitudes. I want them to know that we aren’t spending our lunch and meeting times ______ about them all the time! I want them to know that we often express our ______ in working with this ______ group of kids, and I want them to know why!

I ______ myself when someone finds how my teenage grandchildren are turning into such fine young people. Then it’s absolutely ______ to let them know it too! I want them to know that people notice them, and that it ______ when what they notice is good and praiseworthy.

I’ve known, from the other side, how much this can ______. I often lack confidence in my own abilities as a teacher, so it gave me quite a ______ when a friend who works with families in the community ______ that he has heard several times from parents how glad they are to have their kids in my class. It just feels more important ______ to have the words said by people who don’t know I’ll ever hear — when they can be ______ honest. Great to hear it and great to ______!

Sure, it’s pleasant when we can say nice things about other people. It feels good! And I think it’s a ______ compliment for people to know of the times when others are saying nice things even ______ ear shot.

Watch for your next opportunity to be the ______! Make sure to tell them about the nice things being said behind their backs! Because how will they know ______ we tell them.

1.

A．too

B．quite

C．extra

D．rather

2.

A．even

B．already

C．slightly

D．ever

3.

A．rest

B．same

C．example

D．job

4.

A．picked

B．recognized

C．received

D．noticed

5.

A．chatting

B．complaining

C．blaming

D．arguing

6.

A．pleasure

B．interest

C．difficulty

D．hope

7.

A．important

B．particular

C．excellent

D．active

8.

A．understand

B．thank

C．show

D．distinguish

9.

A．worthy

B．right

C．necessary

D．great

10.

A．considers

B．matters

C．minds

D．depends

11.

A．mean

B．play

C．mark

D．perform

12.

A．evidence

B．gift

C．lift

D．answer

13.

A．delivered

B．referred

C．announced

D．mentioned

14.

A．somehow

B．still

C．otherwise

D．therefore

15.

A．properly

B．partly

C．totally

D．obviously

16.

A．remember

B．appreciate

C．enjoy

D．share

17.

A．relative

B．comparable

C．special

D．complete

18.

A．because of

B．out of

C．within

D．without

19.

A．reminder

B．reporter

C．reader

D．carrier

20.

A．though

B．once

C．if

D．unless

【推荐3】Several months ago, a powerful tornado hit our city without any signs before. We hadn’t_______ for it in advance, so we were just forced to go into our emergency action. I _______ not to be in the classroom when it struck. Hearing the sound of alarm, I rushed_______as fast as I could back to the classroom.

Never did I imagine that we would put our regular_______ to use. Never did I imagine that my students had _______against the wall and crouched down on their knees. Their eyes were obviously filled with _______ as they asked if their parents, pets, and friends would be okay. I, along with other teachers, tried our best to comfort them, though we actually didn’t know what the _______would be.

I couldn’t _______ the tornado more. However, I’m very proud of my students who behaved so well. In such a scary and_______ situation, they behaved beyond their ages. Never in my life had I seen them ________ instructions so quickly, without any hesitation. Though some tears were dropping and some hearts were beating fast, the kids were unbelievably ________. I’m extremely proud that they made an effort to calm down because of their ________in me.

Because of the tornado, I ________ that my job as a teacher meant a lot. Behind every well-behaved student is a long line of teachers who have made it their life’s ________ to educate them with safety, courage, calmness and trust. Though the tornado has presented ________, I’m sure we can deal with them one by one.

1.

A．paid

B．searched

C．applied

D．prepared

2.

A．pretended

B．requested

C．happened

D．managed

3.

A．suddenly

B．early

C．secretly

D．immediately

4.

A．lessons

B．training

C．meetings

D．savings

5.

A．mixed up

B．turned up

C．lined up

D．given up

6.

A．fear

B．shock

C．shame

D．confusion

7.

A．problem

B．result

C．excuse

D．reason

8.

A．hate

B．expect

C．see

D．survive

9.

A．curious

B．unique

C．dangerous

D．strange

10.

A．follow

B．receive

C．repeat

D．give

11.

A．fortunate

B．honest

C．confident

D．brave

12.

A．trust

B．pride

C．interest

D．curiosity

13.

A．decided

B．realized

C．stressed

D．hoped

14.

A．reward

B．power

C．wisdom

D．goal

15.

A．chances

B．challenges

C．adventures

D．discussions