【推荐1】Jennifer works for Plato’s Closet, the clothing chain that buys and sells used clothing and accessories. When she performed a routine _______ on a coat that was _______ by a man earlier that day, she _______ $7,000 in $100 bills inside a pocket.

No one was _______, since Plato’s Closet’s employees checked clothes all day long. And _______, the man who brought the coat didn’t _______ where he had left the money. Some people would have _______ the “opportunity”. But not Jennifer. She said, “It wasn’t mine, so I didn’t get too _______ about that thick wad (沓) of cash.” _______, she safely stored the money until it could be ________ to its rightful owner.

Sure, Plato’s Closet has ________ on sending back personal items found in the clothing, but what Jennifer did ________ her character. It wasn’t the result of outside pressure. “It’s just about integrity,” she said. “You just have to make sure that you’re ________ and that you do the right thing.”

Reputation is easy; character is hard. Doing the right thing when others are watching is easy. ________ public integrity, resolve or sincerity often results in recognition and praise. Doing the right thing when no one is watching is hard. Your nonpublic integrity gains no ________ or applause. Doing the right thing is also hard ________ it often runs against our best interests. The true test of ________ is what you do when people aren’t watching. Maybe ________ is Jennifer’s main character and maybe it’s not, but that doesn’t ________. The fact that she ________ to do the right thing is more important.

1.

A．service

B．analysis

C．experiment

D．inspection

2.

A．dropped off

B．picked up

C．paid for

D．tried on

3.

A．earned

B．donated

C．discovered

D．spent

4.

A．listening

B．moving

C．speaking

D．watching

5.

A．obviously

B．fortunately

C．hopefully

D．consequently

6.

A．determine

B．remember

C．indicate

D．wonder

7.

A．provided

B．deserved

C．seized

D．confirmed

8.

A．annoyed

B．excited

C．guilty

D．confident

9.

A．Also

B．Otherwise

C．Indeed

D．Instead

10.

A．recommended

B．applied

C．returned

D．linked

11.

A．regulations

B．remarks

C．issues

D．reservations

12.

A．preserved

B．reflected

C．developed

D．affected

13.

A．greedy

B．honest

C．polite

D．curious

14.

A．Covering

B．Measuring

C．Previewing

D．Displaying

15.

A．admiration

B．knowledge

C．apology

D．cooperation

16.

A．if

B．while

C．because

D．unless

17.

A．character

B．motivation

C．education

D．relationship

18.

A．weakness

B．cheerfulness

C．carelessness

D．selflessness

19.

A．occur

B．matter

C．match

D．continue

20.

A．expected

B．promised

C．arranged

D．chose

【推荐3】My father and I disagreed about curfew (晚间回家的时间). I told him it made me ______ like a junior - high kid. He explained that ______ a curfew might sound like a restriction (限制), it’s really about people looking out for one another.

The very next Friday after that pretty heated ______, my dad and I had tickets to see our town’s professional football game. On that day he was ______ to a nearby city to meet with some major clients (客户) and ______ me that his getting home and our leaving for the game would be tight (紧的). So I got everything prepared ______. But nearly an hour passed, I was getting a little ______. We were going to miss the kick-off! And why hadn’t he ______ me and let me know he was going to be really late? Then another half hour passed. Now we were going to ______ the whole game! Another half hour passed, my anger turned to ______. What if something terrible had happened to my dad? And I began to really worry.

Finally, the phone rang, and my dad said ______, “Son, I’m so sorry, but… there was a terrible accident… on the freeway, and I ______ to help...and ______ going to the hospital. I left my cellphone in the car…”

I was so ______ to hear that he was safe that I actually cried. That was when I got the importance of a curfew: Checking in! It’s about knowing that someone you love is ______. It was one more proof (证明) of my father’s loving me as much as he does.

1.

A．sound

B．feel

C．serve

D．perform

2.

A．while

B．when

C．as

D．since

3.

A．exchange

B．response

C．report

D．speech

4.

A．cycling

B．driving

C．flying

D．walking

5.

A．allowed

B．advised

C．told

D．ordered

6.

A．in future

B．by chance

C．at last

D．in advance

7.

A．upset

B．glad

C．tired

D．puzzled

8.

A．warned

B．forgot

C．phoned

D．showed

9.

A．attend

B．watch

C．miss

D．start

10.

A．sadness

B．surprise

C．doubt

D．fear

11.

A．strangely

B．surprisingly

C．breathlessly

D．angrily

12.

A．stopped

B．recommended

C．failed

D．remembered

13.

A．ended up

B．took up

C．gave up

D．stayed up

14.

A．honored

B．shocked

C．satisfied

D．relieved (释然的)

15.

A．confident

B．glad

C．safe

D．honest

【推荐1】I was ready to pay for my bananas at the grocery one night, when fear seized me. My wallet was gone. I could only have left it on the G9 bus, which was now speeding in the dark to some   ______ station.

The ______ moment was quickly followed by mental math. How much time and money would it cost to replace the ______ of that little wallet? The credit cards, the driver's license, the cash, all lost to the bus.

Two hours later, back at my house, I heard a knock on the door. My husband ______ it while I was on the phone in the dining room. “Does Jennifer live here?” I heard a lady say. In my husband's hand was my wallet, with not a penny ______. She left before I could even make it to the door to offer my thanks.

After sharing the story online, I heard from someone, who _____ the lady as Erin Smith. Without _____, I called to thank her. She said she _____ my wallet on a bus seat. She ____that going to a stranger’s house was a _____ move, but she decided to take the chance. “If I were in that _____, I would want someone to try to find me,” she said.

This one stranger responded beautifully to my small ____, but she actually wasn’t the only one. Right after Erin took possession of my wallet on the bus, she posted a picture of my driver’s license to an online forum, trying to see if anyone knew me. No sooner had she left my doorstep than I had emails from two women whose kids go to my son’s nursery and who recognized my face. I’ve never _____ words with those moms beyond small talk, but they wanted to help. I read that people are more divided than ever, but that's not how the people I _______ tend to act.

Looking back, I feel blessed someone had wanted to help a stranger. Erin had gone beyond what almost anyone would have done, finding my house on a bitterly cold night, and for that I was extremely _______.

1.

A．accessible

B．hidden

C．unknown

D．convenient

2.

A．face- saving

B．brain-washing

C．eye-catching

D．heart-stopping

3.

A．parts

B．contents

C．details

D．ingredients

4.

A．ignored

B．answered

C．examined

D．interrupted

5.

A．missing

B．returned

C．remaining

D．abandoned

6.

A．selected

B．appointed

C．identified

D．defined

7.

A．delay

B．alarm

C．regret

D．invitation

8.

A．moved

B．placed

C．opened

D．spotted

9.

A．disagreed

B．complained

C．calculated

D．recommended

10.

A．selfless

B．risky

C．slow

D．personal

11.

A．site

B．direction

C．situation

D．atmosphere

12.

A．crisis

B．danger

C．threat

D．failure

13.

A．recalled

B．exchanged

C．repeated

D．whispered

14.

A．encounter

B．follow

C．consult

D．accompany

15.

A．longing

B．enthusiastic

C．concerned

D．grateful

【推荐2】When Darrell Langworthy was growing up, Thanksgiving meant 30 neighbors sharing a potluck meal in the family driveway. “My parents worked at a golf course. They’d _____________all the workers to Thanksgiving dinner. They would never _____________anybody away,” he says. “If there was a kid in the_____________who needed dinner, he got it.”

Today, Langworthy_____________the tradition at his restaurant in Colchester, Vermont, where a(n)_____________of barbecue and community service has made Mark BBQ a hotspot, Colchester is a small town on the shores of Lake Champlain, just north of Burlington, Mark BBQ is _____________by the locals for its brisket burgers, pulled-pork sandwiches, and Tex-Mex meatloaf (烘肉卷).

For many, Mark BBQ is also as top on the road to recovery. Enter: Recovery Kitchen, a program that brings former _____________into the kitchen to build service industry skills. The effort was_____________by manager Casey De Guise, who arrived with a troubled history and even more_____________

“He had been turned down for 35 jobs,” Langworthy says. “We said ‘Let’s take a chance,’ and he’s never let me________________.”

Langworthy knows that a little help can go a long way. “I had a time when I was__________________ drinking too much,” he recalls. Now, he offers to others the ________________he once needed. He keeps cooler by Mark BBQ’s front door with __________________food for anyone who wants it. But his favorite pleasure is still watching full plates turn to__________________dishes.

“If we can pay the__________________and staff, we’re happy” says Langworthy. “If we can help the community, we’re happier.”

1.

A．attract

B．invite

C．cheat

D．deliver

2.

A．turn

B．help

C．guide

D．coach

3.

A．architecture

B．destination

C．civilisation

D．neighborhood

4.

A．concentrates on

B．carries on

C．comments on

D．cheats on

5.

A．adventure

B．description

C．combination

D．experiment

6.

A．recognized

B．organised

C．explored

D．challenged

7.

A．patients

B．graduates

C．volunteers

D．addicts

8.

A．affected

B．checked

C．inspired

D．viewed

9.

A．determination

B．curiosity

C．wisdom

D．stress

10.

A．in

B．down

C．off

D．out

11.

A．narrowly

B．confidently

C．officially

D．positively

12.

A．content

B．impression

C．support

D．glory

13.

A．free

B．unique

C．formal

D．extra

14.

A．plain

B．dirty

C．broken

D．elegant

15.

A．shelters

B．courses

C．lectures

D．bills

【推荐3】It was a sunny day when my dad and I were arriving at his company. We_________the car and got out of it. I_________and saw a gray thing on the ground. I thought it was a_________, but it started to move. As we approached, we_________that it was a small wounded dog.

We were so moved by the_________that we decided to help the poor dog. We bought some dog food in the store across the street and got some_________water for the dog in order to help him regain strength. He was hungry and thirsty_________while we were giving him the food and water he almost buried his head in them. Once he had eaten we encouraged him to move;_________, he could not. My dad tried to take him in his arms, but he started barking due to a wounded bleeding paw._________, we made a decision to carry him on a small stretcher (担架) to our car.

Rapidly, we took him to the vet to receive__________treatment. The vet told us that he had a broken leg and that he had been__________for days. He got out of the vet’s office after 5 days of__________, and we decided to look for a__________for him.

He was finally__________by one of my dad’s workers and is living happily. In conclusion, I learned from this that everybody can do an act of kindness. Everyone__________a second chance to be happy.

1.

A．left

B．parked

C．drove

D．boarded

2.

A．looked around

B．came up

C．passed by

D．went away

3.

A．plastic box

B．rubbish bin

C．garbage bag

D．metal can

4.

A．remembered

B．admitted

C．expected

D．realized

5.

A．scene

B．view

C．condition

D．situation

6.

A．pure

B．salty

C．sweet

D．delicious

7.

A．even if

B．as if

C．so that

D．in that

8.

A．therefore

B．besides

C．instead

D．however

9.

A．In the end

B．At first

C．In fact

D．At one time

10.

A．affordable

B．free

C．immediate

D．available

11.

A．continuing

B．struggling

C．surviving

D．starving

12.

A．operation

B．recovery

C．exercise

D．adjustment

13.

A．hospital

B．unit

C．market

D．family

14.

A．supported

B．adapted

C．received

D．adopted

15.

A．demands

B．deserves

C．allows

D．shares

【推荐1】I love writing letters. I’m one of those people who are _______ about the National Card-and-letter-Writing Month in April. And I even accepted the “30 _______ in 30 Days” social media challenge.

The handwritten friendly letter is a dying art form．That _______ me because I’m amazed at what letters have _______ to me．Some of these letters came to me when I was a kid. They seem more thoughtful, more intentional than the _______today. When I see my grandfather’s graceful handwriting. I can almost _______ the cadence(抑扬顿挫)of his speech. These letters are _______ and rereading them still makes me feel _______. Now，as editor in chief of a magazine, I see my young self in many of our _______ who write to the magazine with curiosity and enthusiasm. When we ________ them back, they tell us they are surprised and delighted.

Even if writing letters isn’t something that ________ your child, letter-writing is a practice you’ll want to ________ your kids to develop. Why? For starters, letter-writing improves their communication skills. It gives kids practice ________ themselves in a clear manner，letter-writing also improves __________ skills. This is increasingly ________ in all era when handwriting instruction is being cut from school curricula. ________, letter-writing offers kids a way to understand others’ feelings. Is Uncle George having an operation? Is your friend who moved away feeling lonely? These are all ________ to teach your kids how to think about the ________ of others and write the kind of letter they’d like to receive in these circumstances.

If we adults ________ the desired behavior for our children, we increase the possibility that they’ll   ________ it.

1.

A．curious

B．cautious

C．excited

D．shocked

2.

A．books

B．compositions

C．1etters

D．diaries

3.

A．saddens

B．maddens

C．burdens

D．threatens

4.

A．1ent

B．conveyed

C．adapted

D．attached

5.

A．ad

B．note

C．poster

D．email

6.

A．hear

B．notice

C．imitate

D．predict

7.

A．secrets

B．rewards

C．dreams

D．treasures

8.

A．hurt

B．touched

C．confused

D．bored

9.

A．students

B．visitors

C．readers

D．guests

10.

A．call

B．write

C．hold

D．talk

11.

A．contributes to

B．applies to

C．occurs to

D．appeals to

12.

A．pay

B．force

C．allow

D．encourage

13.

A．expressing

B．teaching

C．behaving

D．facing

14.

A．speaking

B．reading

C．handwriting

D．translating

15.

A．strange

B．important

C．complex

D．popular

16.

A．Moreover

B．Therefore

C．Otherwise

D．However

17.

A．questions

B．opportunities

C．coincidences

D．conclusions

18.

A．words

B．theories

C．comments

D．feelings

19.

A．imitate

B．design

C．model

D．evaluate

20.

A．adopt

B．protect

C．stress

D．need