【推荐1】It was 1961 and I was in the fifth grade. My marks were ____ and the worst thing was that I didn't even ____. I watched TV every night, the only way to ____time.

But one day my morn changed my world ____. She ____the TV. She had noticed, something in the offices she cleaned ____. So she came back, saying "You're going to read 2 books every week. ____, write me a report."

I complained about how ____it was. And we didn't have any books in the house ____mom's Bible. But morn responded ____," I will drive you to the library."

So soon we were in her old Ford ____our way to the public library. I wandered hesitantly among the children's books. I loved animals, so when I found some on them, I immediately ____in them. For the first time in my life I was attracted by ____world. No TV program had ever taken me so ____from the surroundings as did the visit to the library. I began to ____, visiting there. I moved from animals to plants,

and then to rocks. Between the ____of all those books were whole worlds, and I was free to go ____in them. Moreover, I started to fall in love with ____. Teachers noticed that too.

Now I am a doctor. Sometimes I still ____believe my life's journey from a failing student to a doctor. But I know ____the journey began--- the day when mom turned off TV and drove me to the library.

1.

A．cool

B．poor

C．normal

D．outstanding

2.

A．fail

B．quit

C．work

D．care

3.

A．spend

B．lose

C．kill

D．spare

4.

A．for the moment

B．for a while

C．for so long

D．for ever

5.

A．turned on

B．turned off

C．turned up

D．turned down

6.

A．books

B．dirts

C．papers

D．TVs

7.

A．However

B．Thus

C．Besides

D．So

8.

A．reasonable

B．sad

C．pleasant

D．unfair

9.

A．rather than

B．more than

C．less than

D．other than

10.

A．excitedly

B．worriedly

C．calmly

D．angrily

11.

A．by

B．on

C．in

D．from

12.

A．got across

B．got lost

C．got stuck

D．got along

13.

A．another

B．any

C．other

D．some

14.

A．near to

B．close together

C．far away

D．inside out

15.

A．live up to

B．go along with

C．look forward to

D．get away with

16.

A．covers

B．pages

C．contents

D．copies

17.

A．nowhere

B．somewhere

C．anywhere

D．where

18.

A．library

B．study

C．literature

D．reading

19.

A．won't

B．shan't

C．can't

D．needn't

20.

A．how

B．why

C．when

D．where

【推荐2】It amazed me — every time I saw Joe he was smiling. It made me _______ why he always seemed so _______. Having observed Joe with other people, I also _______ something else. Joe asked people how they were doing, and really seemed to listen to their _______. He was compassionate (有同情心的) if someone was _______. He would have _______ words and offer to _______ in any way he could.

It made me think what if I tried to _______ more. So when I went to a _______ to do some shopping, I smiled as I walked. And people even I didn’t know smiled back at me. Some even spoke! A little kid in the cart who was giving his mother a hard time saw me smile and ________ talking. Instead, he made a shy smile at me. A man in his wheelchair needed someone to ________ something. I got that for him, and he smiled and ________ me.

A smile is a ________ thing, but what if we were all to try to smile a few more times each day? I couldn’t believe how ________ I felt. What I ________ was that such a small thing could make not only me feel great, but those around me as well.

1.

A．wonder

B．advise

C．feel

D．care

2.

A．angry

B．funny

C．happy

D．proud

3.

A．believed

B．noticed

C．recorded

D．wished

4.

A．answers

B．suggestions

C．ideas

D．programs

5.

A．happy

B．hurt

C．eager

D．nervous

6.

A．cold

B．sad

C．silly

D．kind

7.

A．advise

B．check

C．run

D．help

8.

A．complain

B．smile

C．speak

D．communicate

9.

A．mall

B．school

C．company

D．bank

10.

A．began

B．enjoyed

C．stopped

D．continued

11.

A．speak

B．take

C．reach

D．pull

12.

A．helped

B．thanked

C．remembered

D．refused

13.

A．great

B．real

C．small

D．special

14.

A．beautiful

B．popular

C．fortunate

D．wonderful

15.

A．talked

B．wanted

C．learned

D．written

【推荐3】Dad was not only my best friend, but my compass. While he was alive, he _________ me with his actions and advice. He taught me one important _________:" Believe in yourself. ” If there was one phrase my dad _________ liked to hear, it was "I can’t!" He never got to finish high school and _________ two jobs to support his large family, _________ he never complained. Through education and years of hard work, my dad became an excellent journalist.

When I was in high school, I had a _________ time with maths. He tried to help me, but I _________ struggled. So my maths teacher suggested I meet with him at 7 : 00 each morning before school for extra_________ . I told Dad, "That’s _________! I’m tired! I can’t do that!” He replied,“You’re doing it. I’ll send you to school.” Every morning at 6:45,we’d leave the __________. Despite working 12 hours every day, Dad never once __________ driving me to school.

After months of __________ I was facing the final exam. I was so __________. On the day of the final, my dad hugged me and said, "Luke, __________ yourself. You can do it. ” His words made me realize I needed to trust in my __________ and in the hours of work I’d __________. When I got my __________ proudly, the first person I called was my father. He cried, “Yes! You deserve it!" Even now, whenever I __________ that a task is too much for me, I think back to that exam. No matter how __________ something is, if you're willing to work, you can succeed. I'm forever __________ to Dad for that lesson.

1.

A．understood

B．forgave

C．guided

D．impressed

2.

A．history

B．lesson

C．skill

D．language

3.

A．always

B．almost

C．ever

D．never

4.

A．finished

B．took

C．left

D．lost

5.

A．because

B．or

C．so

D．but

6.

A．hard

B．free

C．good

D．short

7.

A．still

B．nearly

C．finally

D．probably

8.

A．money

B．help

C．food

D．books

9.

A．wonderful

B．crazy

C．expensive

D．necessary

10.

A．house

B．school

C．office

D．farm

11.

A．suggested

B．avoided

C．enjoyed

D．missed

12.

A．meeting

B．testing

C．learning

D．interviewing

13.

A．excited

B．nervous

C．happy

D．shocked

14.

A．stand for

B．hold back

C．believe in

D．look after

15.

A．ability

B．luck

C．time

D．hobby

16.

A．dreamed of

B．brought up

C．picked up

D．put in

17.

A．answer

B．grade

C．pay

D．gift

18.

A．ignore

B．forget

C．worry

D．promise

19.

A．important

B．interesting

C．different

D．difficult

20.

A．sorry

B．useful

C．polite

D．grateful

【推荐1】When I was 13 my only purpose was to become the star on our football team. That meant________Miller King, who was the best player at our school.

Football season started in September and all summer long I worked out. I carried my football everywhere for________.

Just before September, Miller was struck by a car and lost his right arm. I went to see him after he came back from hospital. He looked very pale, but he didn’t cry.

That season, I________all of Miller’s records while he watched the home games from the bench. We went 10-1 and I was named the most valuable player, but I often had crazy dreams in which I was to blame for Miller’s accident.

One afternoon, I was crossing the field to go home and saw Miller________going over a fence — which wasn’t hard to climb if you had both arms. I’m sure I was the last person in the world he wanted to accept________from. But even that challenge he accepted. I helped him move slowly over the fence. When we were finally________on the other side, he said to me, “You know, I didn’t tell you this during the season, but you did________. Thank you for filling in for me.”

His words freed me from my bad________. I thought to myself, how even without an arm he was more of a leader. Damaged but not defeated, he was still ahead of me. I was right to have________him. From that day on, I grew________and a little more real.

1.

A．cheering for

B．beating out

C．relying on

D．staying with

2.

A．practice

B．show

C．comfort

D．pleasure

3.

A．held

B．broke

C．set

D．tried

4.

A．stuck

B．hurt

C．tried

D．lost

5.

A．praise

B．advice

C．assistance

D．apology

6.

A．dropped

B．ready

C．trapped

D．safe

7.

A．fine

B．right

C．quickly

D．normally

8.

A．memories

B．ideas

C．attitudes

D．dreams

9.

A．challenged

B．cured

C．invited

D．admired

10.

A．healthier

B．bigger

C．cleverer

D．cooler

【推荐2】A few months ago someone gifted us a robot vacuum cleaner (吸尘器). We already have a regular vacuum cleaner, so it just _________ in its box.

One of our neighbors was moving away to a new house and I asked her whether this might be something she could _________ . It turned out that she eagerly _________ YES! Her new place has hardwood _________ and her daughter asked if they could get a robot vacuum cleaner. But her mother told her they would have to _________ and see. Now she doesn't have to _________ one!

I can't tell you how _________ I was to see her daughter's response when she _________ . She was as excited about the flower seeds I gave her from our backyard to _________ in their new home. She was really __________ The nice thing is that the __________ will still be working in our town. I told her that if she ever doesn't want to drive 45 minutes to the new house, our __________ is always here for her.

She also told me that her family was so touched that I chalked up a big pink __________ on the front wall of our house on the occasion of their going away. I haven't had the “heart” __________ yet. I like being reminded of how our hearts are __________ .1.

A．worked

B．sat

C．played

D．recovered

2.

A．update

B．remove

C．use

D．repair

3.

A．replied

B．repeated

C．adapted

D．admitted

4.

A．boxes

B．doors

C．tables

D．floors

5.

A．wait

B．apply

C．quit

D．revise

6.

A．desire

B．buy

C．seek

D．replace

7.

A．awkward

B．confident

C．anxious

D．cheerful

8.

A．signed up

B．cheered up

C．came over

D．turned around

9.

A．supply

B．gather

C．land

D．plant

10.

A．touched

B．confused

C．amazed

D．addicted

11.

A．volunteer

B．daughter

C．gardener

D．customer

12.

A．home

B．car

C．bathroom

D．Backyard

13.

A．apple

B．heart

C．circle

D．flower

14.

A．set up

B．moved in

C．shown around

D．washed off

15.

A．inspired

B．flashed

C．connected

D．occupied

【推荐3】Christmas 2021 was shaping up to be a heart breaker for Melanie Lee. A few weeks earlier, her 33-year-old son had ______ his battle with a long illness. Then her 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe ______ and she couldn't pay for it to be fixed. Lee, who was quite ______, told CNN, “Now I don't have my baby. Now I don't have transportation.”

On Christmas morning, Eliot Middleton, the ______ of a barbecue restaurant, showed up at Lee's home with a ______.

“I had no idea what was going on,” said Lee. “He handed me the ______ and didn't ask for anything.” ______, she's able to pick up her granddaughters from school and take them to the dance class.

The idea came to Middleton during a food drive he'd ______. Many of those who lined up for a meal had ______ there for five miles ______ they didn’t have cars and in this part of South Carolina, Middleton told CBS, “There's no public ______.”

So he posted on Facebook an offer to ______ his restaurant's barbecued ribs(排骨), for broken cars. Since then, 100 cars in various states of disrepair have been dropped off. Many ______ in Middleton's yard waiting to be ______ and donated, usually to those he's heard about through word of mouth. It's a list of ______ that grows daily.

1.

A．survived

B．won

C．began

D．lost

2.

A．broke off

B．broke down

C．broke in

D．broke out

3.

A．annoyed

B．frightened

C．awkward

D．helpless

4.

A．owner

B．customer

C．waiter

D．driver

5.

A．message

B．product

C．gift

D．package

6.

A．food

B．bag

C．money

D．key

7.

A．Once again

B．Now and then

C．Sooner or later

D．Until now

8.

A．demanded

B．organized

C．planned

D．protested

9.

A．walked

B．travelled

C．hurried

D．marched

10.

A．because

B．if

C．although

D．otherwise

11.

A．service

B．transport

C．fund

D．aid

12.

A．buy

B．donate

C．trade

D．make

13.

A．revive

B．come

C．sit

D．race

14.

A．sold

B．cleaned

C．repaired

D．recorded

15.

A．guests

B．names

C．ribs

D．posts

【推荐2】In March 2022, I was recovering from an operation for breast cancer and going through a terrible time. I spent my days at home ________ everything to myself. Then one of my colleagues suggested ________, “Why don’t you pick a couple of days and go to Ireland and escape?” I ________ the tip.

The trip was fun, but when I got on the ________ to go home, I wasn’t feeling well. My plan was to sleep for the ________ journey, but the guy next to me looked ________, eager for a conversation because he had kind eyes.

“I had an operation,” I said ________. “I had breast cancer.” He paused for a moment and said, “What’s wrong with that? Breast cancer is just a small ________ of your life, like going to college or getting married.”

I could feel my eyes ________ up with tears.

“Don’t think too much of your problem,” he said. “Instead, think about how many people you could help.”

I had tears coming down my face, and said, “I can’t ________ I’m crying in front of you. I don’t ________ know you.”

“Look, you have a ________ in life,” he said. “You can either ________ your things deep in your pockets and take them to your grave (坟墓), or you can help someone.”

I’ve not been a very outgoing person, and except the few people who needed to know, I’d kept my illness ________. I didn’t want to be ________ as a defective (有缺陷的) person.

But this man, whose name was Ken Duane, showed me that my illness gave me ________, because it gave me the ability to ________ someone else’s load. I decided at that moment that I was going to try to help others by sharing my story ________, in the hope of inspiring those who were in the same or similar situation. Later that year, I talked about my illness and my ________ with Ken on air.

I am forever ________ that I never took a nap on the flight over the Atlantic.

1.

A．devoting

B．explaining

C．storing

D．keeping

2.

A．kindly

B．hurriedly

C．seriously

D．confidently

3.

A．overlooked

B．accepted

C．doubted

D．dismissed

4.

A．bus

B．train

C．plane

D．ship

5.

A．normal

B．last

C．exact

D．whole

6.

A．good-hearted

B．absent-minded

C．cold-blooded

D．bad-tempered

7.

A．willingly

B．weakly

C．cheerfully

D．quickly

8.

A．pain

B．center

C．part

D．symbol

9.

A．coming

B．ending

C．taking

D．filling

10.

A．believe

B．realize

C．quit

D．rely

11.

A．still

B．already

C．even

D．then

12.

A．choice

B．decision

C．goal

D．belief

13.

A．clear

B．sort

C．mix

D．put

14.

A．motive

B．amateur

C．secret

D．sense

15.

A．defined

B．blamed

C．affected

D．defeated

16.

A．surprise

B．advice

C．strength

D．reference

17.

A．broaden

B．worsen

C．brighten

D．lighten

18.

A．officially

B．publicly

C．clearly

D．sharply

19.

A．expectation

B．exploration

C．appointment

D．conversation

20.

A．regretful

B．conscious

C．grateful

D．curious

【推荐3】The story goes that some time ago, a man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was _________, so he became _________ when the child tried to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree._________, the little girl brought the gift to her father the next morning and said, “This is for you, Daddy.”

The man was _________ by his earlier overreaction, but his anger flared again when he found out the box was     _______. He _________ at her, stating, “Don’t you know, when you give someone a present, there is supposed to be something inside? The little girl_________ at him with _________ in her eyes and cried,” Oh, Daddy, it’s not empty at all. I blew _________into the box. They’re all for you, Daddy.”

The father was __________. He put his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her __________ .Only a short time later, an accident __________ the life of the child. It is also told that her father kept that gold box by his bed for many years and, whenever he was discouraged, he would take out an __________ kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.

In a very real sense, each one of us, as humans beings, has been given a gold container fled with__________love and kisses...from our children, family members, friends, and God. There is simply no other possession, anyone could hold, more __________ than this.

1.

A．cheap

B．loose

C．tight

D．expensive

2.

A．eager

B．anxious

C．puzzled

D．angry

3.

A．Otherwise

B．Therefore

C．However

D．Besides

4.

A．excited

B．embarrassed

C．inspired

D．awkward

5.

A．empty

B．sweet

C．beautiful

D．different

6.

A．repeated

B．yelled

C．performed

D．chatted

7.

A．looked up

B．looked down

C．looked over

D．looked into

8.

A．warmth

B．pride

C．tears

D．relaxation

9.

A．dream

B．kisses

C．hope

D．love

10.

A．proud

B．happy

C．shocked

D．interested

11.

A．forgiveness

B．praise

C．attention

D．comfort

12.

A．went away

B．rode away

C．moved away

D．carried away

13.

A．false

B．true

C．recovery

D．imaginary

14.

A．helpful

B．unconditional

C．accessible

D．expected

15.

A．precious

B．romantic

C．tough

D．evident