【推荐1】Can you imagine being able to remember every single experience of your life and every word in your favorite book? That’s___ Becky’s life is like.

Three years ago, Becky was reading a   newspaper   article   which mentioned that it was_____ for people to _______   the details of their   life in the first three years. “What __________!”   she thought,   because   she could____ remember her life all the way back to when she was just 12 days old. Her parents had   carried her to the driver’s seat of their car and___ her down for a photo.

But it wasn’t nonsense. She was just one of only 80 known people_____ a   mysterious condition   called HSAM. Becky’s unusual_____ was   shown   on   a program called 60   Minutes, where   reporter   Allison _______   her ability by asking her about her favorite book series, Harry Potter. Allison would pick up a ______ and open a page and read her a line. _______ Becky would name the book, chapter number, chapter name and could recite every word___ Allison told her to stop.

Being able to remember every little ______   is great, but   as every HSAM sufferer will tell   you,   it’s also_____ to deal with it. We   always ______ things to get over sad experiences in our lives, but it’s     something that people like Becky can’t do. Even walking on the street and lightly______ somebody can bring back ________   memories from Becky’s childhood. Also, like Becky, people with HSAM _________   do well in school, because they have problems picking up the important information from what they’ve learnt. Becky’s great brain could help scientists find a___ for terrible mental illnesses like Alzheimer. Her condition could hold the secret to treating or even___ Alzheimer.

1.

A．what

B．which

C．that

D．where

2.

A．possible

B．impossible

C．necessary

D．important

3.

A．forget

B．think

C．imagine

D．remember

4.

A．fun

B．interest

C．meaning

D．nonsense

5.

A．clearly

B．naturally

C．hardly

D．surprisingly

6.

A．knocked

B．placed

C．lay

D．pulled

7.

A．going through

B．getting over

C．suffering from

D．bringing back

8.

A．thing

B．matter

C．problem

D．case

9.

A．tested

B．recognized

C．knew

D．proved

10.

A．film

B．book

C．magazine

D．chapter

11.

A．Probably

B．Slowly

C．Immediately

D．Gradually

12.

A．when

B．if

C．unless

D．until

13.

A．detail

B．information

C．message

D．moment

14.

A．fresh

B．great

C．tough

D．easy

15.

A．reject

B．forget

C．mention

D．discover

16.

A．knocking at

B．talking with

C．knocking into

D．coming across

17.

A．happy

B．wonderful

C．rapid

D．bad

18.

A．never

B．ever

C．always

D．often

19.

A．way

B．cure

C．solution

D．suggestion

20.

A．suspending

B．researching

C．preventing

D．studying

【推荐2】I spent 15 years trying to make it in the music industry. As a teenager. I'd work any odd job to________ time in a recording studio. I knocked on managers   doors and sent out demo (样本唱片) after demo, but I got nowhere. In 2007, I ________a song called This is My Dream. It was a song about never giving up. I just ________all of my frustrations at the keyboard.

Over the next five years, the music ________never materialized I and nearly stopped. Then, in 2012, I ________the song to a music sharing website. I didn't think anything more would come of it, but just wanted someone to ________my music.

Later that year, I received an email ________from Universal Music in Hong Kong, requesting a(n) ________for the song. I   ________a contract for 55.000 for the use of the song and signed up straight away. My first record deal had appeared out of nowhere. I was pretty excited. The song was a(n) ________ and I was contacted by HKTV who invited me to go to Hong Kong to ________

When it was my time to go on the stage, there was huge cheers and all I could see was a sea of lights. I was ________ in the moment. It's only when I ________the footage (录像) that I realize what was going on around me. It was the ________ I had been waiting for my entire life.

After coming off stage, I had photographers and journalists ________to interview me and hundreds of people ________ to have their photograph taken with me 'The next morning,   I found out my song had gone to number one in the iTunes chart in Hong Kong, ________Lady Gaga.

Life can________you. I had knocked on doors for years, yet my moment came when the opportunity called me. It has re-inspired my ________ for music. Hopefully the ball will keep rolling. After all those odd jobs and weekends spent in recording studios, this has made it all ________.

1.

A．pass

B．afford

C．save

D．kill

2.

A．copied

B．found

C．wrote

D．heard

3.

A．let out

B．took in

C．got over

D．held back

4.

A．appreciation

B．concept

C．career

D．interest

5.

A．uploaded

B．lost

C．sold

D．abandoned

6.

A．promote

B．notice

C．study

D．exploit

7.

A．unconsciously

B．immediately

C．naturally

D．unexpectedly

8.

A．discount

B．application

C．reward

D．license

9.

A．negotiated

B．agreed

C．made

D．admit

10.

A．mess

B．trial

C．hit

D．trick

11.

A．guide

B．compete

C．comment

D．perform

12.

A．tapped

B．interested

C．tooted

D．lost

13.

A．think back to

B．look back at

C．hold on to

D．glance down at

14.

A．opportunity

B．challenge

C．possibility

D．advantage

15.

A．hesitating

B．battling

C．rejecting

D．complaining

16.

A．rang

B．queued

C．agreed

D．claimed

17.

A．moving

B．ignoring

C．disturbing

D．beating

18.

A．upset

B．inspire

C．drown

D．surprise

19.

A．curiosity

B．anxiety

C．passion

D．admiration

20.

A．fruitless

B．worthwhile

C．demanding

D．controversial

【推荐3】I spent two weeks in Kenya as a volunteer in a natural reserve. Our______was aimed at protecting wildlife. And we also did other______work, helping the local people to improve their living_______.

I______the woods with slow heavy steps, picked up a few traps left by______hunters and helped monitor the population of giraffes, which was at risk to illegal hunting. We also______sporting equipment to local schools, where you could see their textbooks and classrooms were in______condition. We made______, but sometimes they seemed useless. There are so many problems that need to be______such as environmental damage, illegal hunting, and lack of______to education. What can one group of volunteers______? These are problems that maybe need to______many years to address.

So why choose to be a volunteer?______, it is unpaid and often very hard work. Even though it is easy to get______, most of the time what we are in search of is life’s meaning—to spend our______well and for a good cause.

These are moments I will______for a long time—the salty air, dozens of zebras eating grass, the sunset over the hills. And also the smiles, the waves of local children, the______sound of laughter among strangers have been______impressed in my mind. These are the moments that______me of how proud I am to have been a volunteer. These are the______that will stay with me forever and remind me of a time, a place and a certain destination.

1.

A．ability

B．design

C．work

D．tradition

2.

A．tough

B．potential

C．delicate

D．voluntary

3.

A．paces

B．conditions

C．confidence

D．culture

4.

A．walked through

B．wandered around

C．showed ground

D．glanced through

5.

A．regular

B．illegal

C．important

D．familiar

6.

A．donated

B．approved

C．received

D．produced

7.

A．real

B．excellent

C．poor

D．original

8.

A．plans

B．decisions

C．appointments

D．changes

9.

A．solved

B．regretted

C．hidden

D．realized

10.

A．attempt

B．effort

C．access

D．desire

11.

A．accept

B．accomplish

C．explain

D．demand

12.

A．meet

B．doubt

C．live

D．take

13.

A．Of course

B．After all

C．In addition

D．In all

14.

A．satisfied

B．cautious

C．curious

D．discouraged

15.

A．time

B．value

C．rule

D．hope

16.

A．forgive

B．forget

C．remember

D．apologize

17.

A．appropriate

B．similar

C．pleasant

D．powerful

18.

A．deeply

B．easily

C．casually

D．regularly

19.

A．inform

B．remind

C．warn

D．cure

20.

A．places

B．chances

C．ways

D．moments

【推荐1】Life is not easy, so I’d like to say “ When anything______, believe in yourself. ”

When I was a young boy, I was   _____ shy to talk to anyone. My classmates often laughed______me. I was sad ______ could do nothing. Later, _____happened, and it changed my life. It was an English speech contest. My mother asked me to _____it. What a terrible _____! It meant I had to speak _____all the teachers and students of my school!

“ Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to _____.” Then mother and I talked about many different topics. At last I______ the   topic “ Believe in yourself ”. I tried my best to _____all the speech and practiced it over 100 _____. With my mother’s great love, I did_____ in the contest. I could hardly believe my______when the news came that I had won the first place. I heard the cheers (赞美) _____the teachers and students. Those classmates _____once looked down on (瞧不起) me, now all said “ Congratulations! ” ____ me. My mother hugged me and cried excitedly.

___ then, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I try to tell ____ to be sure and I will find myself. This is ____ not only for a person but also for a country.

1.

A．happens

B．happened

C．happening

D．to happen

2.

A．too

B．so

C．quite

D．very

3.

A．with

B．after

C．up

D．at

4.

A．but

B．and

C．so

D．or

5.

A．nothing

B．something

C．everything

D．anything

6.

A．take part in

B．join

C．get

D．make

7.

A．news

B．work

C．answer

D．idea

8.

A．with

B．to

C．among

D．before

9.

A．lose

B．win

C．pass

D．beat

10.

A．brought

B．reached

C．thought

D．chose

11.

A．remember

B．know

C．find

D．understand

12.

A．words

B．times

C．topics

D．sentences

13.

A．well

B．good

C．bad

D．interested

14.

A．result

B．speech

C．eyes

D．ears

15.

A．from

B．of

C．for

D．to

16.

A．when

B．what

C．which

D．who

17.

A．to

B．at

C．with

D．on

18.

A．Except

B．Since

C．Before

D．From

19.

A．someone

B．me

C．everyone

D．myself

20.

A．true

B．good

C．well

D．right

【推荐2】The whole school was talking about the coming trip at a winter camp. And everyone was _______，except me.

“I will be bored with it. I’ll hate it,” I told my parents. “I’ll get homesick (想家的). I’ll look stupid at winter sports, and everyone will _______ me.”

“You might be amazed, Bree,” said Mom. “The only way to find out is to _______.”

“It’s what growing up is all about,” Dad added.

When _______ the camp, we were asked to share one _______.

“I’m afraid I’ll be homesick,” someone said.

I wasn’t the only one? I began to _______. After lunch, we were asked to ski (滑雪) down to the field. I skied _______, but I still hit a piece of ice and _______.

“Ha! Ha!” Behind me, somebody started laughing. I _______ to see who was making fun of me. To my __________, I saw a girl in the same embarrassing position I was in. “I thought I’d be bad at this, __________ I’m worse than I expected!” she said.

__________, I started laughing too. After being so __________ of falling, it was a comfort not to fear it anymore.

At dinnertime, I was so happy to be talking about interesting things that I __________ to feel homesick.

The next day, I was __________ to try ski jumping first, even though I didn’t want to. But when my feet left the ground, I felt I was __________ and it was brilliant.

Maybe Dad was right when he said “You might __________ it if you give it a chance!”

Maybe the kind of __________ Mom and Dad were talking about had more to do with my attitude than my looks. We all __________ fitting in and failing when we try __________ things. Sometimes you’ve got to fall on your face to discover how much you’ve got in common.

1.

A．embarrassed

B．excited

C．nervous

D．sad

2.

A．laugh at

B．wait for

C．speak to

D．talk about

3.

A．change

B．dream

C．try

D．move

4.

A．searching for

B．arriving at

C．making up

D．returning to

5.

A．story

B．fact

C．purpose

D．fear

6.

A．relax

B．impress

C．eat

D．sleep

7.

A．finally

B．interestingly

C．carefully

D．quickly

8.

A．went out

B．fell down

C．ran away

D．gave up

9.

A．looked back

B．stood up

C．walked around

D．stepped over

10.

A．shame

B．regret

C．pleasure

D．surprise

11.

A．because

B．so

C．but

D．or

12.

A．Quietly

B．Suddenly

C．Unhappily

D．Hopefully

13.

A．tired

B．afraid

C．certain

D．proud

14.

A．forgot

B．refused

C．failed

D．stopped

15.

A．prepared

B．allowed

C．protected

D．chosen

16.

A．learning

B．crying

C．flying

D．dying

17.

A．prevent

B．enjoy

C．discover

D．trust

18.

A．growing up

B．showing off

C．winning back

D．working out

19.

A．catch up

B．point out

C．believe in

D．worry about

20.

A．right

B．easy

C．new

D．popular

【推荐3】My experience as a first year camp instructor held many things I was expecting, but also a number of things I was not expecting．My____came from lower-income neighborhoods and schools for an 8-week summer day camp．Many of the kids seemed to____each other before arriving and those who didn't certainly became friends with each other by the second week of camp．
During the third week of camp, a new camper____us．He had just gotten out of year-round school, ____ he joined the summer camp a little late．The first week he would____every morning because he wanted to go home．He complained （报怨）of not having any ____and he didn't think he would have any fun．
One day the following week he didn't____to camp．Many of the kids had come up to me and asked me ____he was and if he was OK．When I told them he stayed home then and that he didn't think anyone ____him, some of the kids had a ____look on their face because they knew they hadn't made him feel ____Thankfully this camper ____ the next day．As he walked over to the area where our group of kids were in the morning times, the entire group stood up and clapped and____for him．All that day, the kids asked him to____with them at lunch, be on their teams for games, and stayed in____with him when we moved to new activities．The．rest of that day, he was happy．
I had the pleasure of____his mother a few days ago, and she gave me the biggest hug and thanked me for helping him to____．She said, "My son told me that you are the instuctor who's always____to make him feel welcome, and he knows that you____care for him．And last week for the first time since he's been here, he didn't call me to pick him up____from camp．Thank you．"1.

A．teachers

B．workmates

C．campers

D．employees

2.

A．meet

B．help

C．comfort

D．know

3.

A．contacted

B．joined

C．disturbed

D．visited

4.

A．but

B．before

C．so

D．since

5.

A．smile

B．hesitate

C．exercise

D．cry

6.

A．friends

B．families

C．programmes

D．goals

7.

A．come

B．travel

C．drive

D．fly

8.

A．how

B．where

C．what

D．who

9.

A．pleased

B．pardened

C．noticed

D．liked

10.

A．quiet

B．guilty

C．pleasant

D．strange

11.

A．relaxed

B．respected

C．welcome

D．extraordinary

12.

A．showedup

B．ranaway

C．rangup

D．brokeaway

13.

A．waited

B．prepared

C．cheered

D．arranged

14.

A．play

B．sweep

C．agree

D．sit

15.

A．circle

B．line

C．time

D．advance

16.

A．meeting

B．serving

C．consulting

D．understanding

17.

A．loseheart

B．settledown

C．fitin

D．dropout

18.

A．tried

B．directed

C．promised

D．decided

19.

A．nearly

B．truly

C．finally

D．suddenly

20.

A．hurriedly

B．safely

C．late

D．early