【推荐1】The sound woke Damian Languell at 8:15 in the morning. Watching out of his bedroom window, he saw a tree ________ in smoke about 500 yards away. A car was wrapped around the tree's base, its engine ________.

"I grabbed buckets of water," said Languell. Then he ran to the crash ________.The car looked worse up close. It was nearly ________ into two, and the tree was where the driver's seat ought to have been, as if planted there. No one should have ________ this crash, and yet there was 16-year-old Quintin Thompson, his ________ face pressed against the driver's side window, in visible ________. Languell, 35, tried pouring the fire with his buckets of water with no success. "When the ________ got into the front seats, I realized I had to get him out of there," he said.

Completely ________ his own safety, Languell opened the car's back door and ________ in. He cut through Thompson's seat belt using a pocketknife he'd had the foresight to bring with him. Now that Thompson was free of the ________, Languell pulled him out of the vehicle, and then ________ the teen to safety just before the entire car was surrounded in flames.

Although Thompson suffered several breakings to his legs, spine, and face, a social media post ________ him as "looking great, smiling, and joking". Displaying the sort of sympathy that ________ him to help, he explained, "My heart goes out to Thompson. When you are that close to that level of hurt, you feel it so ________."

1.

A．swallowed

B．preserved

C．melted

D．settled

2.

A．beyond reach

B．under control

C．on fire

D．in shape

3.

A．levels

B．surroundings

C．direction

D．site

4.

A．developed

B．arranged

C．shot

D．divided

5.

A．explained

B．planned

C．survived

D．prevented

6.

A．terrified

B．relaxed

C．moved

D．confused

7.

A．eagerness

B．doubt

C．pain

D．devotion

8.

A．flames

B．water

C．branches

D．fuel

9.

A．denying

B．ignoring

C．respecting

D．guaranteeing

10.

A．climbed

B．slipped

C．ran

D．called

11.

A．dilemma

B．trap

C．destination

D．embarrassment

12.

A．forced

B．showed

C．dragged

D．accompanied

13.

A．thanked

B．employed

C．served

D．described

14.

A．ordered

B．drove

C．begged

D．trained

15.

A．directly

B．hopelessly

C．calmly

D．effectively

【推荐2】My son Joey was born with club feet. The doctors said that with treatment he would be able to walk, but would never run very well. The first three years of his life was _______ in hospital. By the time he was eight, you wouldn’t know he has a problem when you saw him _______.

Children in our neighborhood always ran around _______ their play, and Joey would jump and ran and play, _______. We never told him that he probably wouldn’t be _______ to run like the other children. So he didn’t know.

In _______ grade he decided to join the school running team. Every day he trained. He ran more than any of the others, _______ only the top seven runners would be chosen to run for the _______. We didn’t tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn’t know.

He ran four to five mile every day, even when he had a fever. I was _______, so I went to ________ him after school. I found him running ________. I asked him how he felt. “Okay,” he said. He has two more miles to go. Yet he looked straight ahead and kept ________.

Two weeks later, the names of the team ________ were out. Joey was number six on the list. Joey had ________ the team. He was in seventh grade, the other six team members were all-eighth graders. We never told him he couldn’t do it… so he didn’t know. He just ________ it.

1.

A．spent

B．taken

C．cost

D．paid

2.

A．talk

B．sit

C．study

D．walk

3.

A．after

B．before

C．during

D．till

4.

A．either

B．too

C．though

D．yet

5.

A．able

B．sorry

C．glad

D．afraid

6.

A．sixth

B．seventh

C．eighth

D．ninth

7.

A．so

B．if

C．and

D．because

8.

A．neighborhood

B．family

C．school

D．grade

9.

A．excited

B．tired

C．pleased

D．worried

10.

A．think about

B．hear from

C．agree with

D．look for

11.

A．alone

B．away

C．almost

D．already

12.

A．riding

B．walking

C．playing

D．running

13.

A．jumpers

B．runners

C．doctors

D．teachers

14.

A．got

B．kept

C．made

D．found

15.

A．made

B．played

C．had

D．took

【推荐3】Stephen Glenn is a famous American research scientist. He has made several very important medical ________. When a newspaper journalist asked him why he was able to be so much more creative than the average person, he responded that it all came from a(n)________with his mother that occurred when he was a child.

Stephen had been trying to remove a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he________ his grasp on the slippery bottle and it fell, spilling(泼出)its contents all over the kitchen floor—a real sea of milk!When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of punishing him, she said, “What a great and wonderful________you have made! I have rarely seen such a huge pond of milk. Well, the________ has already been done. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes ________          we clean it up?”

Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, “Stephen, whenever you make a mess like this, ________you have to clean it up and restore everything to its proper order.” And together they cleaned   up   the   spilled   milk.   His   mother   then   said,   “You   know,   what   we   have   here   is a ________experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands.”

Let’s go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can discover a way to carry it without ________ it. “The little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could ________ without dropping it. What a good________to him!” This famous scientist then remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be afraid to make________. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just________for learning something new, which is, after all, what scientific________are all about. Even if the experiment doesn’t work, we usually learn something________from it.

1.

A．impressions

B．breakthroughs

C．promises

D．intentions

2.

A．experience

B．word

C．argument

D．adventure

3.

A．lost

B．tightened

C．adjusted

D．caught

4.

A．discovery

B．mess

C．change

D．joke

5.

A．injury

B．research

C．assignment

D．damage

6.

A．when

B．as

C．after

D．before

7.

A．gradually

B．initially

C．eventually

D．constantly

8.

A．successful

B．failed

C．completed

D．useless

9.

A．shaking

B．dropping

C．lifting

D．touching

10.

A．make up

B．make off

C．make it

D．make sense

11.

A．attitude

B．apology

C．project

D．lesson

12.

A．efforts

B．plans

C．mistakes

D．decisions

13.

A．requirements

B．routines

C．chances

D．goals

14.

A．achievements

B．approaches

C．seminars

D．experiments

15.

A．valuable

B．ambiguous

C．familiar

D．abstract

【推荐1】I loved my first-grade teacher, Mrs. Gross. She had such a sweet smile and was ________ to us. I wasn’t sure what her ________ was at that time but she already looked very grandmotherly. Unlike some other teachers, she never ________ her students. To me, it felt like having a second ________ as my teacher. I always remember the time I spent in her classroom the most fondly.

One such ________ is still with me to today. We were doing subtraction (减法) math problems when Mrs. Gross walked through the classroom ________ our work. I ________ it first and lifted my head up just as Mrs. Gross walked up behind me. She looked at my work and ________. Then she said, “Well done, Joe. You’re a very ________ boy. ”As she walked on, she ________ touched my shoulder and I felt excitement in my heart. It felt so good to be ________. From that moment on, I always tried my best. I always wanted to be what she ________ me to be. She awakened a ________ in me to be the best person I could be. With her good words full of love and ________, I started down a wonderful path that I am ________ on today.

David Whyte wrote, “People are ________, and one good word is bread for a thousand.” I think the good words Mrs. Gross gave me helped me to ________ my own good words with others. I think the ________ she showed me helped me to give my love to others.

In this life we can ________ much more than we realize. Every kind word, every loving act, every helping hand is a ________ in the eyes of someone in need. So, fill your days with good words and make your life a gift of love.

1.

A．blind

B．rude

C．friendly

D．harmful

2.

A．personality

B．age

C．appearance

D．expression

3.

A．cared for

B．worried about

C．listened to

D．shouted at

4.

A．grandmother

B．neighbor

C．assistant

D．sister

5.

A．emergency

B．accident

C．memory

D．change

6.

A．simplifying

B．checking

C．reducing

D．improving

7.

A．forgot

B．ignored

C．saw

D．finished

8.

A．smiled

B．shook

C．replied

D．screamed

9.

A．brave

B．polite

C．clever

D．honest

10.

A．coldly

B．gently

C．casually

D．impatiently

11.

A．educated

B．questioned

C．followed

D．appreciated

12.

A．expected

B．paid

C．troubled

D．forced

13.

A．plan

B．hope

C．love

D．chance

14.

A．generosity

B．defence

C．competition

D．encouragement

15.

A．still

B．never

C．sometimes

D．seldom

16.

A．curious

B．silly

C．hungry

D．strong

17.

A．compare

B．share

C．equip

D．connect

18.

A．understanding

B．respect

C．closeness

D．kindness

19.

A．give

B．buy

C．lose

D．lack

20.

A．goal

B．victory

C．treasure

D．choice

【推荐2】完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1--20各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳的选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
Some people are just born to be failures. That’s the way some adults look at_______kids. Maybe you've heard the saying, “A bird with a_______wing will never fly as high.” I'm sure that T. J. Ware was made to_______this way almost every day. At high school, T. J. was the best-known troublemaker in his town. He was a silent boy, didn’t answer questions and often_______.
I met T. J. for the first time at an activity aimed at getting students more involved in community charity. When I ______, the community leaders_______me that T.J. had the longest arrest（拘留） record in the history of town. Actually, I wasn’t the first to hear about T.J.’s darker side as the first words of_______
At the start of the activity, T. J. was just_______outside the circle of students, against the back wall, with a(n)_______look on his face. He didn’t readily join the discussion groups, and didn’t seem to have much to say. But gradually, the interactive games_______him in. T. J. shared his great thoughts on_______The other students_______his ideas and were impressed with his passion for helping those in need.________, they elected T. J. co-chairman of the group.
After the activity, T. J. started showing up at school and being active in class, which none of his teachers expected. More ______, two weeks later, T. J. led a group of 70 students in a drive to collect_______. They collected a school______: 2,854 cans of food in just two hours, (the shortest time in the history of town) enough to take care of_______families in the area for 75 days.
T. J. reminds us that a bird with a broken wing only needs________Once it has________, it can fly higher than the rest. Now T. J. is ______quite nicely as a chairman of a nationwide charity organization.1.

A．failed

B．troublesome

C．annoyed

D．worried

2.

A．single

B．faulty

C．burden

D．broken

3.

A．think

B．walk

C．feel

D．struggle

4.

A．fought

B．drove

C．challenged

D．laughed

5.

A．looked up

B．stood up

C．finished up

D．turned up

6.

A．warned

B．suggested

C．reminded

D．reached

7.

A．explanation

B．communication

C．introduction

D．instruction

8.

A．standing

B．laughing

C．hiding

D．wandering

9.

A．worried

B．interested

C．indifferent

D．puzzled

10.

A．allowed

B．showed

C．drew

D．put

11.

A．games

B．concerns

C．school

D．charity

12.

A．ignored

B．welcomed

C．doubted

D．misunderstood

13.

A．However

B．Besides

C．Anyway

D．Therefore

14.

A．importantly

B．surprisingly

C．luckily

D．popularly

15.

A．money

B．rubbish

C．cans

D．food

16.

A．restaurant

B．record

C．yard

D．term

17.

A．needy

B．lonely

C．friendly

D．likely

18.

A．persuading

B．mending

C．observing

D．teaching

19.

A．healed

B．noticed

C．appeared

D．changed

20.

A．behaving

B．growing

C．flying

D．achieving

【推荐3】It was the end of my first day as waitress in a busy New York restaurant． My cap had gone away， and my feet_______． The loaded plates I carried_______to be heavier and heavier． Tired and discouraged， I didn't seem able to do anything_______． As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice-cream_______a dozen times， I was ready to stop． Then the father_______at me as he handed my tip． "Well done，" he said， "you've_______us really well．" Suddenly my tiredness_______． I smiled back， and later， when the manager asked me how I'd like my first day， I said， "_______!" Those few words of praise had_______everything． Praise is like________to the human spirit； we cannot flower and grow without it． And________while most of us are only too________to apply to others the cold wind of criticism， we are________to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise． Why---when one word of praise can bring such________？

It's strange how chary we are about praising． Perhaps it's________few of us know how to accept it． It's ________rewarding to give praise in areas in which________generally goes unnoticed or unmentioned． An artist gets complimented （admired） for a glorious picture， a cook for a________meal． But do you ever tell your laundry manager how pleased you are when the shirts are________just right？ In fact， to give praise________the giver nothing but a moment's thought and a moment's effort．

1.

A．rested

B．hurt

C．broke

D．slipped

2.

A．remained

B．looked

C．seemed

D．appeared

3.

A．new

B．special

C．nervous

D．right

4.

A．order

B．price

C．material

D．chair

5.

A．stared

B．smiled

C．glanced

D．nodded

6.

A．called on

B．looked after

C．passed by

D．thought of

7.

A．arrived

B．continued

C．disappeared

D．developed

8.

A．Oh

B．Well

C．Fine

D．Terrible

9.

A．made

B．changed

C．found

D．improved

10.

A．heat

B．warmth

C．snowstorm

D．sunlight

11.

A．then

B．thus

C．therefore

D．yet

12.

A．ready

B．doubtful

C．satisfied

D．disappointed

13.

A．unable

B．unwilling

C．likely

D．anxious

14.

A．attention

B．choice

C．pleasure

D．difficulty

15.

A．because

B．when

C．what

D．where

16.

A．finally

B．especially

C．silly

D．fortunately

17.

A．effort

B．attempt

C．deed

D．feeling

18.

A．daily

B．light

C．perfect

D．poor

19.

A．done

B．sold

C．chosen

D．given

20.

A．adds

B．leaves

C．offers

D．costs