I work in Silicon Valley. My bike ride to work is the most ___

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I work in Silicon Valley. My bike ride to work is the most ____ part of my day. It is my time to think and get some fresh air before getting into my busy_____

Last winter, my dad ____ and that peacefulness was gone. His death took all of us by surprise. He was a Kansas farmer, vigorous and dedicated to the land. He farmed until his heart gave out.

I missed Dad much. I was in my forties. His death made me_____ how I should spend my remaining life. I wanted to make a difference, and many questions were wandering in my mind. Dad wasn't ___ by such uncertainty. He was ____ and loved us kids, which put us to work. His ____ were high. “Is that the best you can do?” he’d ask ____. It wasn’t criticism, but it always made us want to do better.

Life on the farm was ___ before I was ten years old. I rode my dirt bike wandering the fields happily. When I was 12, I started driving tractors. Other kids of my age ___ summer days by the pool while I plowed fields in the hot sun.

Dad never ____ me to do anything. He led by _____ He did what he said he was going to do. He didn’t look for a new ____ in life. He knew what was important, and ____ it.

I smiled. The more I ____ about it, the more clearly I knew the answer to my question. Dad had been showing me that ____ in my entire life. The externals—this job, that job— ____ less than living with integrity(正直). I didn’t have to change the world but be myself.

Businesspeople talk a lot about ____. The most influential leader in my life was my dad. He was leading me, even after his death. His ____ were part of everything I did—instructing employees, coaching my son’s Little League team, writing songs with my daughter. From now on, I would make those values more ____ to my life.

A．complex

B．painful

C．crazy

D．peaceful

A．schedule

B．schoolwork

C．preparation

D．settlement

A．resigned

B．died

C．failed

D．moved

A．show

B．prove

C．admit

D．wonder

A．taught

B．refreshed

C．troubled

D．relieved

A．weak

B．firm

C．lonely

D．careful

A．abilities

B．scores

C．achievements

D．standards

A．loudly

B．eagerly

C．quietly

D．critically

A．interesting

B．tiring

C．surprising

D．boring

10.

A．expected

B．spent

C．wasted

D．calculated

11.

A．forced

B．advised

C．intended

D．permitted

12.

A．regulation

B．announcement

C．example

D．competition

13.

A．tutor

B．family

C．honor

D．direction

14.

A．put forward

B．focused on

C．went over

D．got through

15.

A．brought

B．worried

C．thought

D．heard

16.

A．answer

B．sign

C．result

D．function

17.

A．existed

B．mattered

C．felt

D．changed

18.

A．success

B．profit

C．opportunity

D．leadership

19.

A．values

B．lessons

C．experiences

D．beliefs

20.

A．obvious

B．original

C．central

D．balanced

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【推荐1】When I was a primary school student, I didn’t like doing housework at all. I thought I was a little child and that I just needed to study hard to get good grades. So I didn’t do any_______at home.

One day, my mother_______back home from work. She found that I had made a mess (乱七八糟) in the house. My books and clothes were everywhere. She was annoyed (恼火) and said to me_______, “From now on, you must do some housework every day!” Hearing my mother’s _______, I felt unhappy. But I still did as she said.

Doing housework was more difficult than I had expected. I began to understand that life was not _______ for my parents. They had to do a lot of housework after they came back home_______work. So I decided to do more housework. I tidied my room and _______my clothes. I helped my_______cook meals in the evening. My parents praised _______for my changes.

Now I realize that doing housework can not only reduce our parents’ burden (负担)________also help us to learn many basic life skills.

A．shopping

B．reading

C．housework

D．sports

A．came

B．touched

C．made

D．forgot

A．happily

B．bravely

C．easily

D．angrily

A．dreams

B．news

C．words

D．jokes

A．terrible

B．easy

C．popular

D．difficult

A．into

B．over

C．about

D．from

A．bought

B．sold

C．washed

D．enjoyed

A．parents

B．friends

C．teachers

D．classmates

A．you

B．me

C．him

D．her

10.

A．or

B．so

C．for

D．but

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文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文，经济大萧条时期，作者家生活非常拮据，甚至没有钱过圣诞节，作者为妈妈精心策划了一个惊喜，用打零工赚来的钱买了很多圣诞节食品，并告诉妈妈真的有圣诞老人。

【推荐2】The depression (经济大萧条) was coming to an end and Mum had a(n)_________ time raising us kids on her own. Christmas was _________,and we received some money for Christmas.Mum said that _________ buying food, she would use the money to pay back rent. Unknown to Mum, I had been doing tough and odd jobs (零工) to earn enough money to buy myself new_________.

The big day came on the afternoon of Christmas Eve. I was very _________, as I hurried up the road to catch the bus. But on the way, I _________ a house with Christmas lights and decorations. It was then that I realized that at our house, we had _________ for Christmas. I felt sad and I was feeling a strange_________ of guilt. Here I was going to buy a new pair of boots _________ Mum would be trying to explain to us why there were no presents.

I went into a grocery store and bought a turkey, ham, oranges and all the Christmas _________. I _________ every penny of my_________ money. I asked two boys to _________ them to our house. I _________ for the delivery boys to quietly _________ the groceries on the porch and pile them _________ the door. Once they had done this, I knocked on the door. I could hardly _________ to see my mother’s face! When Mum opened the door, some of the groceries _________ inside onto the floor, and she just stood there dumbfounded. _________ the tears, I yelled, “Merry Christmas Mother! There really is a Santa Claus!”

I had a lot of _________ as we unpacked all the food. That day I got enough hugs and kisses from Mum. It was a Merry Christmas for us after all!

A．good

B．hard

C．pleasant

D．easy

A．passing

B．approaching

C．going

D．appearing

A．regardless of

B．instead of

C．in case of

D．in need of

A．boots

B．decorations

C．turkeys

D．books

A．disappointed

B．excited

C．moved

D．touched

A．watched

B．recognized

C．observed

D．noticed

A．everything

B．something

C．anything

D．nothing

A．mood

B．emotion

C．state

D．sense

A．though

B．when

C．as

D．but

10.

A．goods

B．things

C．lights

D．treats

11.

A．spent

B．cost

C．paid

D．took

12.

A．easily-earned

B．home-made

C．hard-earned

D．carefully-planned

13.

A．put

B．lay

C．bring

D．run

14.

A．begged

B．demanded

C．prayed

D．whispered

15.

A．upload

B．load

C．unload

D．download

16.

A．on

B．in

C．against

D．beyond

17.

A．wait

B．bear

C．help

D．stand

18.

A．climbed

B．went

C．fell

D．spread

19.

A．Holding on

B．Holding up

C．Holding back

D．Holding down

20.

A．quarrelling

B．understanding

C．explaining

D．reasoning

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【推荐3】It was a hot summer evening. Kevin and his brother Alan were _________ soccer in the backyard. After a while, they decided to drink some orange juice and watch TV in the house. _________ the TV was off. Alan tried to turn it back on, but _________ happened. They soon realized that there was no electricity（电）. What could they do? Kevin suggested going outside to do some _________ watching. Without streetlights, the stars were bright and _________ to see. Lying on the grass, they saw different kinds of stars _________ they even saw the planet Mars. Kevin and Alan had never realized_________ fantastic the night sky could be.

After watching the stars for an hour, the boys _________ the house. It was very dark except for a few _________ that their parents had lighted. The family spent the night playing cards and telling stories by candlelight. Kevin and Alan had never thought of having such a night __________ electricity like that before. They really enjoyed watching stars.

A．buying

B．selling

C．playing

A．Luckily

B．Suddenly

C．Certainly

A．everything

B．anything

C．nothing

A．flowers

B．stars

C．birds

A．easy

B．difficult

C．impossible

A．or

B．and

C．but

A．what

B．how

C．which

A．went into

B．went over

C．went up

A．matches

B．lights

C．candles

10.

A．without

B．with

C．throughout

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【推荐1】When I entered the sixth grade, I went from being someone to being no one. After being a popular kid for three years in_______, I had a tough time_________to this. The kids in middle school were _______ . I had been at the top of the world in primary school, and now, no one _______me.

On the first day of school, a kid threw a rock at me and hit me in the back of the head. I couldn’t do anything about it because he was much _________than I was, and he would definitely _______me up.

As the days passed, I got _______more and more. I got angry and I tried to_________, but all that happened was that I got in trouble. _______ , I got depressed.

Then one day, I decided that I had to __________myself. No one else was going to do it for me. I had always been the smart guy since second grade, right?

I began to__________myself. I started out by________an after-school class to help me get my grades up. I also__________for piano lessons, and then I joined the chess club and the math team. I went to a math competition and__________first in the district and went on to the competition for the counties! I couldn’t believe it! After my victories, everyone __________me. At the end of the year, in our yearbook, they________as “Mister Smarty”!

My mom always said, “If you don’t protect yourself, __________will.” This is just the ________thing. If you don’t push yourself, you’ll just be a ________! If I can do it, you can do it—so ________and put yourself in front of the class!

A．primary school

B．middle school

C．high school

D．college

A．leading

B．adding up

C．adjusting

D．looking forward

A．friendly

B．cruel

C．outgoing

D．social

A．refused

B．denied

C．wronged

D．wanted

A．kinder

B．bigger

C．weaker

D．thinner

A．cheer

B．pick

C．beat

D．turn

A．teased

B．rewarded

C．encouraged

D．praised

A．make up

B．help out

C．mix up

D．strike back

A．However

B．Eventually

C．Luckily

D．Fairly

10.

A．hide

B．trap

C．inspire

D．discourage

11.

A．push

B．pull

C．kick

D．hit

12.

A．making

B．taking

C．increasing

D．hiring

13.

A．signed off

B．signed out

C．signed up

D．signed away

14.

A．gave up

B．dropped out

C．missed out

D．took home

15.

A．doubted

B．respected

C．questioned

D．distrusted

16.

A．put me in

B．wrote me off

C．put me away

D．took me off

17.

A．everyone

B．someone

C．no one

D．anyone

18.

A．soft

B．same

C．easy

D．confusing

19.

A．traveller

B．victor

C．loser

D．joker

20.

A．get off

B．get away

C．get down

D．get up

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【推荐2】Almost everything was fantastic in the camp except for a girl, Elizabeth. When I saw her sitting alone in the hot sun at lunch, I asked her to eat with us under a_________tree. However, Elizabeth refused my kind _______. When we invited her to play volleyball with us, Elizabeth_______ our invitation, too. After a few more _______ refusals like that, I _______ to stay away from Elizabeth.

It _______ that we were going on a hike and our instructor paired everyone up with a partner. _______who my partner turned out to be. It was Elizabeth!

“What do you like to do for fun?”I asked, trying to make small _______ as we started out. “ I like to _______ in peace and quiet,” Elizabeth ________. So we had the quietest and most peaceful hike in the world ________ we saw a bird. “I think his wing is hurt. Poor little bird, ”Elizabeth said ________ “He might be taking a rest over there.” I said. Elizabeth nodded. Then she whispered, “But what if he’s in ________, like my granddad?” “Your granddad?” I said. “He ________ and broke his leg the day the camp started. He’s ________ in hospital and is in so much pain,”Elizabeth explained. I noticed she was crying “I’m sorry for what I have done. For some reason, whenever I get really sad, act rudely and want to be ________ ,”she added.

“I get it, ” I said. “I don’t always know how to ________ it when I’m feeling down, either.” “Thanks,” she said, wiping off her ________.

After that, Elizabeth seemed to get along well with us, and I think she actually ________the last few days of the camp.

Next time, if someone is unfriendly, give him a second ________. Maybe he’s going through a tough time and just doesn’t know how to deal with it.

A．tall

B．shady

C．warm

D．pretty

A．suggestion

B．help

C．symbol

D．order

A．turned over

B．turned in

C．turned out

D．turned down

A．unfair

B．unfit

C．unfriendly

D．uncertain

A．decided

B．agreed

C．pretended

D．managed

A．seemed

B．appeared

C．looked

D．happened

A．Guess

B．Suppose

C．Believe

D．Determine

A．changes

B．adjustment

C．talk

D．mistake

A．jog

B．work

C．live

D．walk

10.

A．replied

B．insisted

C．complained

D．shouted

11.

A．unless

B．though

C．until

D．since

12.

A．happily

B．coldly

C．sadly

D．luckily

13.

A．silence

B．pain

C．peace

D．trouble

14.

A．lay

B．sat

C．ate

D．fell

15.

A．still

B．yet

C．already

D．ever

16.

A．crazy

B．alone

C．kind

D．unique

17.

A．ruin

B．recognize

C．repair

D．handle

18.

A．sweat

B．tears

C．kisses

D．face

19.

A．enjoyed

B．planned

C．hated

D．avoided

20.

A．life

B．bird

C．chance

D．try

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【推荐3】To improve relationship with others, you need to be aware of several sensible ways to complain. _______, you need to be specific. Don’t say, “Boy, did you_______ like a fool at the party?” Instead, say, “You embarrassed me by getting drunk and telling_________jokes to my parents.” Secondly, stick to the present. Don’t mention old offences from last month or last year. By doing this, you_______attention from the problem at hand. Moreover, when you complain, _______add insults. If you start calling the other person names, that will only_________anger and hurt any chance of getting the person to really_______you. A last point to remember is to complain privately. Never criticize the other person in front of friends, parents, children, or anyone else for that_______. Criticizing in front of a third party has the same effect as _________. This shames the person being criticized and makes it very__________that the person will want to attack you orally rather than listen to you.
Remember sensible ways to complain yet?
Be specific.
Stick to the present.
Don’t add insults.
Complain privately.1.

A．To start with

B．Frankly speaking

C．In addition

D．Needless to say

A．conduct

B．undergo

C．perform

D．act

A．temporary

B．controversial

C．offensive

D．dramatic

A．take away

B．set off

C．draw up

D．catch up

A．not

B．barely

C．never

D．seldom

A．commit

B．deliver

C．involve

D．create

A．listen to

B．work for

C．look after

D．wait on

A．time

B．matter

C．person

D．party

A．jokes

B．criticism

C．insults

D．embarrassment

10.

A．likely

B．natural

C．impossible

D．frequent

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