【推荐1】It was raining. I went into a café and asked for a coffee. _________ I was waiting for my drink, I realized that there were other people in the place, but I sensed _______. I saw their bodies, but I couldn’t feel their souls _________ their souls belonged to the _________.

I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man _________ in front of it. “I’m Steve”, he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. “I can’t talk with you. I’m _________”, he said. He was chatting online with somebody—probably someone he didn’t know—and, _________ , he was playing a computer game—a war game. I was_________.

Why didn’t Steve want to talk with me? I tried _________ to speak to that computer geek (怪人), ________ not a word came out of his mouth. I touched his shoulder, but no reaction. I was __________. I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout, “ __________!” I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me. I __________, and saw nobody showed any interest.

________ , I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people. They were more __________ having a relationship with the __________, particularly Steve. I wouldn’t want to __________ the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines ____________ with people.

I was worried and I sank in my thoughts. I didn’t even ________ that the coffee was bad, __________ Steve didn’t notice there was a person next to him.

1.

A．Before

B．Since

C．Although

D．While

2.

A．pain

B．loneliness

C．sadness

D．fear

3.

A．because

B．when

C．until

D．unless

4.

A．home

B．world

C．net

D．café

5.

A．sleeping

B．laughing

C．sitting

D．learning

6.

A．busy

B．thirsty

C．tired

D．sick

7.

A．first of all

B．just then

C．at the same time

D．by that time

8.

A．surprised

B．delighted

C．moved

D．frightened

9.

A．once

B．again

C．first

D．even

10.

A．but

B．so

C．if

D．or

11.

A．excited

B．respected

C．afraid

D．unhappy

12.

A．Shut up

B．Enjoy yourself

C．Leave me alone

D．Help me out

13.

A．walked about

B．walked out

C．raised my hand

D．raised my head

14.

A．From then on

B．At that moment

C．In all

D．Above all

15.

A．interested in

B．tired of

C．careful about

D．troubled by

16.

A．computer

B．soul

C．shop

D．geek

17.

A．tell

B．plan

C．imagine

D．design

18.

A．other than

B．instead of

C．except for

D．as well as

19.

A．pretend

B．understand

C．insist

D．realize

20.

A．as if

B．just as

C．just after

D．even though

【推荐2】Mr.Jones had always wanted to make a trip into the middle of Africa to shoot wild animals._______first he had no enough money, and then he was married.His wife had not wanted him to_______her.At last his wife_______to the trip if he allowed her to go, too.

“But it will be very uncomfortable,” Mr.Jones_______her, “ It will be very hot and we shall live in a tent, and it_______be dangerous.”“I don’t care,” said his wife, “I want to go with you.” So they bought a big tent, camp beds, a refrigerator(电冰箱)which did not need _______and many other things which would make the trip comfortable, and went off to the_______of Africa.

The first morning,_______Mr.Jones took his gun and left the tent, he_______his wife a bell and explained to her , “If you fall in________and you need me , ________this bell and I’ll come at once.”

After a few minutes, he heard the bell and returned________to the tent.“What’s the matter?” he asked.“________” said his wife, “I was only ________the bell.” Mr.Jones went off, but after a quarter of an hour, the bell rang________.

Mr.Jones hurried back to the tent, but his wife said, “I’m________.I was cleaning our tent, and I touched the bell by mistake.” Mr.Jones returned to his________, but soon he heard the ________once more.This time, when he got back to his________, the tent was burning and Mrs.Jones was lying on the ground, with________running from a big cut on her shoulder.“That’s better!” said Mrs.Jones.“This time the bell had been used correctly!”

1.

A．And

B．But

C．For

D．So

2.

A．leave

B．miss

C．marry

D．care

3.

A．allowed

B．permitted

C．satisfied

D．agreed

4.

A．said

B．advised

C．persuaded

D．warned

5.

A．may

B．ought

C．can’t

D．must

6.

A．money

B．electricity

C．force

D．time

7.

A．south

B．middle

C．east

D．west

8.

A．while

B．until

C．before

D．after

9.

A．gave

B．sold

C．lent

D．bought

10.

A．hurry

B．surprise

C．safety

D．danger

11.

A．hit

B．knock

C．beat

D．ring

12.

A．again

B．back

C．quickly

D．home

13.

A．Something

B．Nothing

C．No

D．None

14.

A．ringing

B．trying

C．using

D．testing

15.

A．again

B．once

C．across

D．away

16.

A．happy

B．sorry

C．tired

D．all right

17.

A．wife

B．tent

C．trip

D．hunting

18.

A．cry

B．shot

C．bell

D．shout

19.

A．garden

B．house

C．camp

D．office

20.

A．water

B．tears

C．blood

D．sweat

【推荐3】It wasn’t that I was embarrassed my husband was out of work. It’s just that we were ________ people and didn’t share our ________ much with others. So when he lost his job, we just acted like nothing had changed and no one seemed to ________.

It didn’t take long before my friends found out that my husband ________ a lot more. When asked about it, I told my good friend and neighbour Tammy the ________ and I said we were still looking. She then told me that her husband had also been hunting for ________ all over town because his company was closing down. I was ________. We constantly did things together, yet I hadn’t found any sign of their ________.

After knowing what they were ________, I wanted to help them even though we didn’t have much ourselves. So, I became a ________ shopper. I looked for discount offers everywhere, and when I finished my ________, I would offer to buy things for Tammy at the ________ price. It seems like our money goes even further because we are willing to ________.

It goes the other way too. Tammy and her husband have given us enough wood to ________ our house this winter. It has been a huge ________, reducing our gas bill to almost nothing. There are other ________ of helping each other. I teach Tammy how to make bread; she ________ my kids when I go to job interviews... and the ________ goes on.

I don’t have much to give, but I can give of myself. I can have ________, love and hope, and the more I give these away, the more I ________.

1.

A．strange

B．selfish

C．mature

D．private

2.

A．duties

B．problems

C．opinions

D．plans

3.

A．mind

B．care

C．notice

D．sympathize

4.

A．went hunting

B．visited neighbors

C．stayed home

D．dined out

5.

A．difference

B．truth

C．result

D．message

6.

A．jobs

B．friends

C．promotion

D．comfort

7.

A．relieved

B．disappointed

C．confused

D．shocked

8.

A．starving

B．hesitating

C．struggling

D．quarrelling

9.

A．going through

B．preparing for

C．looking for

D．looking forward to

10.

A．professional

B．personal

C．modem

D．secret

11.

A．housework

B．project

C．search

D．conversation

12.

A．earlier

B．lower

C．average

D．suggested

13.

A．shop

B．bargain

C．compromise

D．share

14.

A．decorate

B．support

C．build

D．heat

15.

A．help

B．victory

C．burden

D．profit

16.

A．difficulties

B．examples

C．expenses

D．traditions

17.

A．watches

B．praises

C．adopts

D．raises

18.

A．interview

B．negotiation

C．list

D．party

19.

A．curiosity

B．ambition

C．freedom

D．kindness

20.

A．hunt for

B．get back

C．believe in

D．come across

【推荐1】It is 27 years since my last conversation with my mother,who didn’t finish school like many of her contemporary girls. She often told me，“I never got my __ but one day you will. ”

Pointing to a tree or cow，she asked me to __ their English names after her. Feeling __ ,1 asked，“Mama，why do I have to learn these foreign __ ?”She held her pen right before my eyes. “Hold it firmly，”she __ me，“for this pen and the new foreign language will be your compass to ___around the world. ” Sadly, my mother died of breast cancer when I was six.

Turning seven.I __ 30 miles to live closer to my school. But“closer”is a___ term in Uganda，which means I had to get up as the ___sun rose and then ran 8.8 miles barefoot to __ Also,I needed to carry a stick to __ snakes and dogs. During the __ season,the   path to school was   __ daily and I'd swim with one hand，using the other hand to hold the   book bag on my __.

Research shows 70 percent of poor children don’t __ primary school in Uganda. Reasons for this high dropout rate(辍学率)includes the long __ some children must __ among many other reasons.

Fortunately，I’ve made it. Whenever I see the sun rise, I am reminded of the __ of my mother, who __ me to dream big and to use the __ of the pen to make my dream come true.

1.

A．degree

B．scholarship

C．recommendation

D．admission

2.

A．recite

B．use

C．repeat

D．guess

3.

A．anxious

B．cautious

C．disappointed

D．annoyed

4.

A．sentences

B．languages

C．phrases

D．texts

5.

A．encouraged

B．consulted

C．blamed

D．frightened

6.

A．look

B．turn

C．hang

D．sail

7.

A．traveled

B．drove

C．rode

D．climbed

8.

A．relative

B．real

C．simple

D．technical

9.

A．warm

B．early

C．bright

D．hot

10.

A．work

B．school

C．lessons

D．my mom

11.

A．seek for

B．make use of

C．look after

D．look out for

12.

A．hot

B．cold

C．rainy

D．dry

13.

A．damaged

B．repaired

C．blocked

D．flooded

14.

A．hand

B．head

C．arm

D．finger

15.

A．attend

B．enter

C．complete

D．continue

16.

A．lists

B．periods

C．distances

D．experiments

17.

A．measure

B．consider

C．judge

D．cover

18.

A．love

B．support

C．wisdom

D．kindness

19.

A．enabled

B．inspired

C．commanded

D．trained

20.

A．value

B．power

C．symbol

D．length

【推荐2】One day, during the long summer holiday, Mrs. Martins took Brendon and his younger brother to the beach. As soon as they got there, the two children raced down to the _______to try out their new surfboards. They were soon swimming out to the _______and riding back on their boards.

After a while, Brendon noticed that Kim was _______away from him.

“Come back, Kim,” he shouted. “Mum said we have to stick together.” Kim put his arms over the side of his _______and began paddling, but instead of getting closer he began moving further away.

“Brendon, help!” called the young boy. “I’m _______in a rip current (离岸流).” Brendon quickly paddled over to his _______.

“_______the back of my board and I’ll pull you to the beach,” he told the _______boy. But the rip was too _______and soon both Brendon and Kim were moving further from the beach.

“I can’t ________see our beach any more,” cried Kim.

“Yes, but we’re not moving out of the sea any more. We’re just floating along the coast. See, there’s the next beach,” said Brendon ________. “We’re moving closer to it.” Sure enough, the current was now taking them closer to the beach and becoming ________.

“Right, it’s time to paddle,” said Brendon, suddenly full of ________.

Before long the children paddled to the beach ________they sat for a few moments to ________their breath. After a while, they ________up their boards and started the long walk back to their mother. When they got there, they were surprised to find the beach full of people and boats.

“Thank goodness!” cried their mother running to ________them. “We were just about to start a search. One minute you were in the waves ________me and the next you were gone. I was so ________.”

“It’s OK,” said Brendon, hugging his mother. “We did just as you told us and ________together.”

1.

A．sea

B．road

C．bus

D．stream

2.

A．beaches

B．fields

C．waves

D．sands

3.

A．turning

B．breaking

C．floating

D．pulling

4.

A．leg

B．boat

C．face

D．board

5.

A．found

B．trapped

C．absorbed

D．rested

6.

A．mother

B．brother

C．father

D．sister

7.

A．Hold onto

B．Take in

C．Hold up

D．Take off

8.

A．determined

B．frightened

C．surprised

D．interested

9.

A．hard

B．mild

C．strong

D．soft

10.

A．still

B．already

C．hardly

D．even

11.

A．carelessly

B．sadly

C．cheerfully

D．attentively

12.

A．weaker

B．clearer

C．lower

D．faster

13.

A．spirit

B．energy

C．source

D．force

14.

A．how

B．where

C．why

D．when

15.

A．make

B．feel

C．hold

D．catch

16.

A．picked

B．mixed

C．rolled

D．fixed

17.

A．punish

B．beat

C．hug

D．scold

18.

A．on account of

B．in front of

C．at the sight of

D．on behalf of

19.

A．depressed

B．amazed

C．embarrassed

D．worried

20.

A．stuck

B．sank

C．shook

D．struck

【推荐3】完形填空（共20小题）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list _______ in our past that we felt _______ of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud.

This seemed like a very _______ process, but there’s always some _______soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then _______ that we find ways to _______ people, or take some action to right any wrong doings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever _______ my communication.

Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my _______, I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff _______ of us kids liked. One night, my two buddies (伙伴) and I decided to play a ________ on him.

After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a SOB (畜生). The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious________. Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one ________ found out.

Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown’s name ________ on my list. I didn’t even know if he was still ________. Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Sheriff Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few ________, I heard, “Hello?” I said, “Sheriff Brown?” Paused (停顿). “Yes.” “Well, this is Jimmy Calkins.”

“And I want you to know that I did it.” Paused. “I knew it!” he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a ________ discussion. His closing words were, “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you ________ your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it ________ all these years. I want to thank you for calling me...for your sake.”

Jimmy inspired me to ________ all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It’s never too late to ________the past wrong doings.

1.

A．something

B．anything

C．somebody

D．anybody

2.

A．ashamed

B．afraid

C．sure

D．proud

3.

A．private

B．boring

C．interesting

D．funny

4.

A．foolish

B．polite

C．simple

D．brave

5.

A．expected

B．suggested

C．ordered

D．demanded

6.

A．connect with

B．depend on

C．make apologies to

D．get along with

7.

A．improve

B．continue

C．realize

D．keep

8.

A．notes

B．list

C．plan

D．stories

9.

A．any

B．most

C．none

D．all

10.

A．part

B．game

C．trick

D．record

11.

A．view

B．sign

C．attention

D．remark

12.

A．also

B．even

C．still

D．ever

13.

A．appears

B．considers

C．presents

D．remembers

14.

A．angry

B．happy

C．doubtful

D．alive

15.

A．words

B．rings

C．repeats

D．calls

16.

A．cold

B．plain

C．nervous

D．lively

17.

A．in case

B．so long as

C．unless

D．because

18.

A．around

B．out

C．through

D．away

19.

A．build up

B．make up

C．clear up

D．give up

20.

A．regret

B．forgive

C．right

D．punish