【推荐1】New Year’s Eve should be a time of celebration. However, for Jimmy Nicholos, the start of 2021 was especially _______.

Jimmy is a(n) _______ man in California who works part-time at Start Rescue Resale Store which _______ most of the money they earned to help START Rescue, a nonprofit that saves animals. As the owner of a service dog, this _______ is particularly close to Jimmy’s heart.

One day after work, he went out with his dog Boots. While _______ the street, he and Boots were _______ by a large group of people approaching from the other side. Jimmy couldn’t find Boots. _______, Jimmy did everything he could to get back his furry friend as soon as possible.

He wasn’t _______. The other employees at the store collectively offered $10,000 for Boots’ _______. “The START team sent out hundreds of flyers, and worked 24 hours a day to ________ Boots,” Jimmy said.

As time went on, Jimmy was provided with ways to ________ the news about his lost dog, including a moment to ________ at a press conference. “Having lost my family and having no home to go to, I’ve ________ him to be my baby,” he said. “What he brought me was ________.”

After about two weeks with no ________, Jimmy was approached by a local TV station. He talked with them about his situation. Mere several minutes after it aired, someone called, ________ they had his dog.

Soon after, Jimmy ________ with Boots in the Van Nuys Community Police Station. He was so ________ to everyone who had a part in ________ him. Jimmy said that without them, this happy ________ wouldn’t have happened.

1.

A．late

B．easy

C．peaceful

D．tough

2.

A．homeless

B．busy

C．generous

D．independent

3.

A．receives

B．appreciates

C．donates

D．cost

4.

A．habit

B．job

C．confidence

D．power

5.

A．leaving

B．touring

C．crossing

D．searching

6.

A．protected

B．forgotten

C．blocked

D．separated

7.

A．Luckily

B．Immediately

C．Simply

D．Temporarily

8.

A．foolish

B．relaxed

C．alone

D．ashamed

9.

A．return

B．health

C．future

D．life

10.

A．look after

B．hunt for

C．care about

D．stay with

11.

A．spread

B．keep

C．exchange

D．write

12.

A．work

B．question

C．agree

D．speak

13.

A．proved

B．allowed

C．considered

D．encouraged

14.

A．sympathy

B．comfort

C．impression

D．experience

15.

A．news

B．competition

C．service

D．opinion

16.

A．apologizing

B．adding

C．commenting

D．telling

17.

A．talked

B．reunited

C．communicated

D．played

18.

A．cheerful

B．careful

C．thankful

D．painful

19.

A．repaying

B．trusting

C．changing

D．helping

20.

A．ending

B．method

C．fact

D．chance

【推荐2】This is so easy, inexpensive, and has always brought either of two_______; a look of shock or a big smile. I am a cane-walking(拄着手杖走路的)senior citizen with mobility_______, especially in cold weather but I have a sharp eye for useful bargains and since I still drive, I can do this without having to get in and out of the car to help people.

Here is how it “works”. When I see gloves, warm hats and scarves on sale(new or in good condition from a second-hand store),I buy them very_______. If laundering(洗涤)is needed, I do it to_______tiny stains(污渍)so everything looks good. I have a large basket that I keep in the passenger side of my car and I “file” these things in it, where I can easily reach over and get whatever I determine is most_______for someone who is without and out in the cold.

I am always_______of things and people around me in parking lots and along the walkways of my small hometown. But when I see someone obviously cold and without what will help them, I_______beside them, roll down my_______and ask if they will_______and, wear all three things or whatever is needed...and then as they stare at me in__________, I always add: “I have things right here in my__________to share. Please me by__________them to stay warm when you are outside.”

Not yet have I__________hostility(敌意) or felt in any danger, but since so many of the items are “cheerful” colors, I often see the persons I gave them to walking down the street. It__________my heart to know that my items are being used and__________.1.

A．routines

B．reactions

C．outlines

D．suggestions

2.

A．performances

B．amusement

C．addiction

D．problems

3.

A．cheaply

B．casually

C．unwillingly

D．briefly

4.

A．strengthen

B．increase

C．paint

D．remove

5.

A．specific

B．useful

C．popular

D．usual

6.

A．positive

B．short

C．careful

D．fond

7.

A．put down

B．settle down

C．queue up

D．pull up

8.

A．window

B．light

C．wheel

D．floor

9.

A．improve

B．buy

C．borrow

D．accept

10.

A．sadness

B．dishonesty

C．disbelief

D．anger

11.

A．mind

B．bag

C．basket

D．reach

12.

A．wearing

B．winning

C．ignoring

D．folding

13.

A．accounted for

B．met with

C．escaped from

D．kept up with

14.

A．splits

B．sacrifices

C．forces

D．warms

15.

A．examined

B．appreciated

C．blamed

D．guaranteed

【推荐3】We know that kids playing video games often stay in their darkened bedrooms alone, addicted to games crazily. In truth, they are usually communicating with other ________, through audio or text, about the action on the ________. And sometimes the chatter ________ from the world of fantasy to real life.

That’s what happened to 14-year-old Reilly Howard last October. While playing games, he noticed that an ________ friend, a 13-year-old from Florida, was not in his normal state. Reilly’s ________ was right because the friend messaged him, “You, we need to talk.” Seeing this, Reilly ________ called him.

“He starts to open up about what’s going on in his ________ ‘I have nothing to live for; I’m going to ________ myself,’” Reilly told nbcconnecticut. com. “He couldn’t even talk. He was crying so much.” Unable to express his suffering in words, his friend typed out, “Tonight is going to be the night.”

According to what the friend said, Reilly could figure out that the friend was in a ________ state, so he decided to stay on the line for as ________ as he was needed. “I knew he didn’t want to be ________ at that time, and I didn’t want him to end his life.” he said.

For two hours’ Reilly said everything he could think of to try to persuade his friend to be a ________ man. “I just kept comforting him. And gradually he ________ down.” About that time, Reilly’s parents came home from dinner. Reilly told them about what had happened, and they ________ Florida police, who tracked down the boy.

The troubled teen is doing well now, ________ a good friend. Although Reilly had never met him in person, he was willing to put down the keyboard and lend an ear. So sometimes we just need to show up and listen to people.

1.

A．commanders

B．programmers

C．customers

D．gamers

2.

A．screen

B．market

C．homework

D．fashion

3.

A．tries

B．changes

C．reforms

D．dominates

4.

A．ideal

B．honest

C．old

D．online

5.

A．guess

B．decision

C．theory

D．reason

6.

A．suddenly

B．luckily

C．immediately

D．frequently

7.

A．growth

B．life

C．study

D．pleasure

8.

A．kill

B．punish

C．scold

D．injure

9.

A．terrible

B．healthy

C．careless

D．selfish

10.

A．far

B．long

C．quick

D．deep

11.

A．polite

B．ashamed

C．doubtful

D．alone

12.

A．generous

B．kind

C．strong

D．lucky

13.

A．calmed

B．fell

C．died

D．went

14.

A．informed

B．announced

C．invited

D．contacted

15.

A．as to

B．thanks to

C．instead of

D．regardless of