【推荐1】As a writer I can always tell that life has a sense of humor too，because my best inspirations often come at the most _________ times when I have nothing to write them down on. I can remember once years ago when I was _________ around a lake in the summertime. I smiled and _________. That was when the idea for a new story _________ appeared in my mind. I was still a half-mile away from my car, so I took my pen out of my pocket and started writing it down on my _________.

Later after I had transferred the _________ to paper and was washing the _________ off my hand, I laughed and asked “Life” why he always seemed to speak to my _________ at the strangest times. As soon as I said it, I _________ in my mind: “Because that is the only time you are listening!”

Life speaks to us in the __________ of our souls. Life __________ to us in the quiet of the storm. If you want to hear Life’s inspiration and __________ in your heart and mind, you have to __________ your own noise.

Life is forever ready to love us, inspire us, lead us, and help us to __________ into the people we were meant to be. All we have to do is open our hearts and close our __________. All we have to do is listen.

1.

A．boring

B．important

C．difficult

D．inconvenient

2.

A．walking

B．sleeping

C．reading

D．driving

3.

A．left

B．wrote

C．relaxed

D．gestured

4.

A．finally

B．simply

C．immediately

D．suddenly

5.

A．notebook

B．paper

C．card

D．hand

6.

A．imagination

B．inspiration

C．proposal

D．wish

7.

A．writing

B．dust

C．painting

D．oil

8.

A．head

B．heart

C．ear

D．face

9.

A．promised

B．thought

C．heard

D．doubted

10.

A．energy

B．sound

C．silence

D．light

11.

A．happens

B．whispers

C．apologizes

D．explains

12.

A．voice

B．guidance

C．troubles

D．experience

13.

A．shut off

B．give up

C．pick out

D．set down

14.

A．come

B．look

C．speak

D．grow

15.

A．eyes

B．brains

C．mouths

D．minds

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When l was diagnosed with breast cancer a few years back, I reacted like most who receive a cancer diagnosis, the first thing that came to mind was a “death sentence”. _______ , instead of complaining, I decided to look for the _______ side of it.
I realized that l was about to _______ a new beginning. I knew that I had to develop and gain _______ from all my experiences. Even with the pain I had to _______ through each diagnosis, and all the ______I’ve dealt with all my life, l still felt truly lucky. I ______myself that I still have my life, so why am I to _______ ?
One day, I had an unusual experience. I turned that experience into a _______ and I called it “Peace”. Writing had become therapy (治疗) for me. I took that poem, along with many others I had ________ during my breast cancer period and placed them in book form. I was ________ enough to have that book published. I later had another inspirational children’s book ________ ,with a third one ________. I’m hoping that anyone who has the chance to read my first book of poems will benefit from it. My poems are from the heart, and l wish to have a positive ________ on someone who’s ill. I ________ believe when you survive a serious ________ like cancer, it’s for a reason, and I want to live to _________exactly what that is for me.
That’s what I’m all about now? inspiration.1 would have ________ become a writer, producing inspirational poems and stories, if I had not gone through all that I did. I’m a true example that you can ________ cancer, as long as you have faith and allow that faith to ________ your path.1.

A．However

B．Besides

C．Therefore

D．Otherwise

2.

A．bad

B．opposite

C．right

D．positive

3.

A．mark

B．miss

C．face

D．find

4.

A．advantage

B．strength

C．knowledge

D．skill

5.

A．express

B．hide

C．go

D．bear

6.

A．chances

B．struggles

C．decisions

D．businesses

7.

A．persuaded

B．showed

C．reminded

D．taught

8.

A．complain

B．encourage

C．disappoint

D．please

9.

A．poem

B．novel

C．diary

D．play

10.

A．read

B．learned

C．written

D．collected

11.

A．confident

B．lucky

C．careful

D．satisfied

12.

A．published

B．translated

C．typed

D．reviewed

13.

A．in the dark

B．above the average

C．ahead of time

D．on the way

14.

A．impression

B．influence

C．result

D．conclusion

15.

A．hardly

B．honestly

C．truly

D．widely

16.

A．accident

B．diagnosis

C．disaster

D．disease

17.

A．look for

B．find out

C．concentrate on

D．pick out

18.

A．ever

B．already

C．just

D．never

19.

A．cure

B．develop

C．survive

D．treat

20.

A．direct

B．cross

C．follow

D．walk

【推荐3】Why is setting goals important? Because goals can help you do, be, and experience everything you want in life. ______ just letting life happen to you, goals allow you to make your life happen.

Successful people ______ how their life should be and set lots of goals. By setting goals you are ______ your life. It’s like having a ______ to show you where you want to go. Think of it this way. There are ______ drivers. One has a destination in mind (her goal) which can be found on a map. She can drive straight there without any wasted time or wrong turns. ______ driver has no goals or destination or map. She starts off at the same time from the same place as the first driver, ______ she drives aimlessly around, never getting anywhere, just ______ gas. Of the two drivers, which driver do you want to be?

Winners in life set goals and follow through on them. They decide what they want in life and then get there by making ______ and setting goals. ______ people just let life happen by accident. Goals aren’t difficult to set — and they aren’t difficult to reach. It’s up to you to find out what your goals really are. You are the one who must ______ what to achieve and in what direction to aim your life.

Research tells us that when we write a goal down we are more ______ to achieve it. Written goals can be ______ regularly, and have more power. Like a contract with yourself, they are harder to neglect or forget. Also ______ you write your goals in a particular way you are able to make yourself continuously ______ situations that will bring you nearer to your goal.

1.

A．Because of

B．Instead of

C．In spite of

D．In addition to

2.

A．imagine

B．discuss

C．experience

D．show

3.

A．going on with

B．taking control of

C．getting along with

D．taking advantage of

4.

A．guide

B．friend

C．map

D．sign

5.

A．two

B．three

C．bad

D．good

6.

A．Other

B．Another

C．The other

D．Second

7.

A．or

B．for

C．but

D．so

8.

A．thinking of

B．using up

C．turning off

D．paying to

9.

A．plans

B．money

C．friends

D．maps

10.

A．Lucky

B．Young

C．Universal

D．Unsuccessful

11.

A．practise

B．change

C．admit

D．decide

12.

A．willing

B．anxious

C．likely

D．clever

13.

A．improved

B．reviewed

C．set

D．reached

14.

A．although

B．until

C．when

D．unless

15.

A．aware of

B．worried about

C．familiar with

D．accustomed to

【推荐1】“Daily Star, sir,” called Jason, carrying some news-papers under his arm. The little boy had been running up and down the street, but there were still twenty ____ left. His voice was almost gone and his heart was ____. The shops would soon close, and all the people would go home. He would have to go home too, carrying the papers ____ money. He had hoped to sell more papers tonight to make more money to buy a ____ for his mother and some seeds for his bird. That was why he had bought the papers with all his money. He ____ as he thought of his failure to sell all his papers.

“You don’t know the ____ of selling papers. You must shout, ‘Hot news! Bomb bursting!’” another newsboy Chad told Jason. “____ it’s not in the paper at all,” replied Jason. “Just run away quickly ____ they have time to see, and you’ll ____ out and get your money,” Chad said.

It was a new ____ to Jason. He thought of his bird with no ____ and the cake he wanted to buy for his mother, but was ____ that he would not tell a lie. Though he was ____ a poor newsboy, he had been ____ some good things.

The next afternoon Jason went to the office for his papers ____. Several boys were crowding around Chad, who declared with a ____ smile that he sold six dozen the day before. He added that Jason ____ money because he would not tell a lie. The boys ____ at Jason. “You wouldn’t tell a lie yesterday, my boy?” A gentleman at the office came up and patted Jason’s shoulder ____, “You’re just the boy I am looking for.” A week later Jason started his new ____. He lost the sale of twenty papers because he would not tell a lie, but got a well-paid job because he told the truth.

1.

A．shops

B．coins

C．people

D．papers

2.

A．open

B．heavy

C．pure

D．weak

3.

A．instead of

B．in return for

C．regardless of

D．in exchange for

4.

A．cup

B．card

C．comb

D．cake

5.

A．gave in

B．broke down

C．got away

D．showed up

6.

A．difficulty

B．process

C．goal

D．secret

7.

A．And

B．But

C．For

D．So

8.

A．before

B．since

C．though

D．unless

9.

A．call

B．drop

C．sell

D．reach

10.

A．edition

B．idea

C．policy

D．task

11.

A．bread

B．insects

C．seeds

D．water

12.

A．concerned

B．amazed

C．excited

D．determined

13.

A．still

B．already

C．just

D．also

14.

A．taught

B．handed

C．awarded

D．allowed

15.

A．at once

B．by chance

C．as usual

D．on purpose

16.

A．proud

B．gentle

C．warm

D．polite

17.

A．borrowed

B．lost

C．made

D．saved

18.

A．laughed

B．shouted

C．nodded

D．stared

19.

A．bravely

B．gratefully

C．fondly

D．modestly

20.

A．duty

B．business

C．job

D．method

【推荐2】The park bench was deserted as I sat down beneath an old tree. I was feeling ________ for the world was trying to drag me down. And if that weren’t enough to ruin my day, a young boy out of breath ________me, all tired from play. He stood right before me and said with great ________, “Look what I found!”

In his hand was a flower, and what a________sight, with its petals (花瓣) all worn.________him to take his dead flower and go off to play, I forced a________smile and then turned away. But instead of leaving, he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his ________and declared with overacted (夸张的) surprise, “ It sure smells pretty and it’s ________ , too. That’s why I picked it; here, it’s for you.”

The flower before me was dying or dead. But I knew I________take it, or he might never leave. So I________for the flower, and replied, “Just what I need.” But________ placing the flower in my hand, he held it mid-air without reason or plan. It was then that I ________for the very first time that the boy could not ________.

At that moment I heard my voice trembling; tears shone in the sun ________I thanked him for ________ a very best one. “You’re welcome,” he smiled, and then ran off to play, unaware of the________he’d had on my day.

I sat there and wondered ________he managed to see a self-pitying woman beneath an old tree. Perhaps he’d been blessed with true ________from his heart. Through the eyes of a blind child, I________ could see the problem was not with the world; it was me. And for all of those times I myself had been blind, I________ to see the beauty in life and appreciate every second that’s mine.

1.

A．shocked

B．positive

C．disappointed

D．curious

2.

A．approached

B．visited

C．passed

D．left

3.

A．pressure

B．excitement

C．sorrow

D．nervousness

4.

A．pleasant

B．dangerous

C．familiar

D．pitiful

5.

A．Persuading

B．Wanting

C．Allowing

D．Ordering

6.

A．real

B．cheerful

C．broad

D．weak

7.

A．eye

B．nose

C．leg

D．hand

8.

A．useful

B．meaningful

C．beautiful

D．powerful

9.

A．must

B．may

C．would

D．could

10.

A．paid

B．reached

C．begged

D．asked

11.

A．because of

B．except for

C．instead of

D．as for

12.

A．suspected

B．noticed

C．admitted

D．remembered

13.

A．see

B．write

C．read

D．hear

14.

A．as

B．because

C．until

D．since

15.

A．buying

B．exposing

C．picking

D．planting

16.

A．explanation

B．influence

C．harm

D．burden

17.

A．how

B．where

C．whether

D．when

18.

A．courage

B．will

C．sight

D．wisdom

19.

A．specially

B．happily

C．finally

D．strangely

20.

A．pretended

B．struggled

C．expected

D．decided

【推荐1】Last month I took my son Tom to see his grandparents in the countryside. When we arrived, my father and mother were so_________to see us.

At the lunch table, Tom told me proudly, “ Dad, I saw a hen flying.” “It’s_________. How can a hen fly?” I said without thinking. “Dad, in the yard, our dog ran after a hen. Finally the hen was forced to a_________. When she found there was no other way out, the_________hen suddenly flew up to the roof (屋顶) and escaped successfully. “Dad, why can a hen fly?” I thought for a while and said, “Maybe because of love. The hen loves her own_________. It is the love that sets off her inner power and she flies. ” Tom nodded. He seemed to have_________.

Last weekend we visited Tom’s grandparents again. I heard Tom_________from the yard, “Dad! The dog is running after the chickens!” I ran out of the house_________. The hen ran to a group of _________followed by the dog. The hen stopped and turned around suddenly and__________the dog angrily, with her two wings__________her children.

I ran fast and__________between the dog and the hen, shouting at the dog to drive it away. “Dad, why didn’t the hen fly away when she knew she couldn’t__________the dog?” asked Tom. I thought for a while and said, “Maybe because of love. The love for her__________is more than that for her own life.” Tom thought for a long time and nodded.

In fact, in our life, we will do the same as the hen did. Whenever__________, a mother’s first thought is always to protect her children.

1.

A．amazed

B．proud

C．happy

D．anxious

2.

A．impossible

B．interesting

C．normal

D．unique

3.

A．room

B．corner

C．path

D．wall

4.

A．confused

B．annoyed

C．delighted

D．frightened

5.

A．babies

B．strength

C．life

D．wings

6.

A．admired

B．decided

C．understood

D．failed

7.

A．debating

B．laughing

C．quarreling

D．shouting

8.

A．quickly

B．obviously

C．excitedly

D．quietly

9.

A．ducks

B．dogs

C．kids

D．chickens

10.

A．hit

B．faced

C．impressed

D．passed

11.

A．contacting

B．warning

C．protecting

D．preventing

12.

A．lay

B．worked

C．sat

D．stood

13.

A．defeat

B．remember

C．believe

D．exchange

14.

A．brothers

B．parents

C．children

D．friends

15.

A．in difficulty

B．in danger

C．in doubt

D．in power

【推荐2】Yesterday, after telling my brother, Rhys, and me to stop playing like wild animals, Mom went to take a bath. We were having a pillow fight when_________one hit a vase. Mom_________the loud crash. Wasting no time, she went_________into the room. I was sure that she was going to shout at us, but instead she just knelt by the_________and began to cry.

This made Rhys and me feel pretty_________. We went over and put our arms round her, and she explained to us why she was so upset. In the pieces_________a broken glass rose, one petal (花瓣) gone, which was given by Dad on their first wedding anniversary. Dad had said that if he ever forgot to bring flowers home _________an anniversary in the future, Mom was to look at that one. It was like their love: it would last a_________.

We began crying, and_________to glue it. But Mom said that wouldn’t really fix it.__________ it had been broken, the__________of the “limited edition” had reduced. As Mom slowly began to__________the mess, we tried everything we could think of to__________her up, but even our best funny faces didn’t__________. Tears kept coming down her cheeks.  Everything was picked up. Seeing Mom going back to the bath, I__________her and put both hands on her shoulders.

1.

A．gradually

B．suddenly

C．surprisingly

D．immediately

2.

A．caused

B．witnessed

C．ignored

D．heard

3.

A．dressing

B．shouting

C．flying

D．crying

4.

A．pieces

B．vase

C．pillow

D．ground

5.

A．disappointed

B．angry

C．awful

D．sensitive

6.

A．grew

B．lay

C．stood

D．existed

7.

A．for

B．in

C．from

D．by

8.

A．decade

B．year

C．season

D．lifetime

9.

A．offered

B．supported

C．pretended

D．agreed

10.

A．Just as

B．In case

C．Now that

D．Even though

11.

A．price

B．wealth

C．treasure

D．value

12.

A．pick up

B．take up

C．put up

D．pick out

13.

A．get

B．make

C．light

D．cheer

14.

A．smile

B．work

C．show

D．say

15.

A．prevented

B．stopped

C．kept

D．followed

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In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic (技工). One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl _______ to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl _______ the mother would not return to her eggs and she _______ to take them home. There she carefully _______ the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days _______ the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the _______

Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother. _______, to these young geese, the girl was their mother.

As they _______, the girl was able to _______ her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to________ The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when ________ and in her dreams. Later, she had an ________: She would fly a plane to guide them in ________ She asked her father for a plane and he assembled (组装) a small aircraft for her.

Caring about ________ safety, the father decided to fly the plane himself. However, the birds did not ________ or follow him, and ________ slept in the grass.

One day, the girl ________into the plane, started it and soon left the ________ Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds ________ flapped (拍打) their wings and ________ She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.

1.

A．managed

B．tried

C．happened

D．supposed

2.

A．realized

B．expected

C．imagined

D．admitted

3.

A．helped

B．decided

C．afforded

D．meant

4.

A．placed

B．protected

C．treated

D．examined

5.

A．ago

B．out

C．later

D．long

6.

A．family

B．lake

C．home

D．world

7.

A．But

B．Also

C．Therefore

D．Still

8.

A．increased

B．improved

C．rose

D．grew

9.

A．ask

B．lead

C．want

D．allow

10.

A．fly

B．race

C．swim

D．sing

11.

A．asleep

B．away

C．around

D．awake

12.

A．idea

B．opinion

C．explanation

D．excuse

13.

A．sky

B．heaven

C．flight

D．plane

14.

A．his

B．her

C．their

D．its

15.

A．respect

B．remember

C．recognize

D．receive

16.

A．so

B．instead

C．hardly

D．too

17.

A．climbed

B．looked

C．reached

D．fell

18.

A．house

B．floor

C．water

D．ground

19.

A．secretly

B．sadly

C．patiently

D．eagerly

20.

A．looked away

B．set off

C．went out

D．turned back