【推荐1】This story happened when I was in Saint Lucia with my family. My sister, Diana, who also _________ to be my best friend and one of the funniest and kindest people I know, went blind in one eye about nine years ago. Diana sometimes feels _________ about the way her eye looks now. The pupil (瞳孔) is no longer black; it’s sort of “glows” in photos. Diana recently bought a special contact lens (隐形眼镜片) that makes her eye look like it did _________ it changed color, but she doesn’t wear this lens often because it becomes quite _________ after about an hour.

One night during our holiday, a hotel _________ was taking pictures of the guests as they entered the area set up for dinner. Diana casually said if she had known there was going to be pictures taken to _________ this special memory, she would have worn her contact lens so her eye wouldn’t be so shiny in the picture.

The next day, I was sitting with Diana and her husband Ted. While we were talking, the photographer who had been at the dinner the night before, _________ her a photo, leaned in and quietly said, “I _________ the color of your eyes in the picture.” As he walked away, my sister happily said to me and Ted, “Look! He fixed my _________!” The photographer stopped. He __________ around and walked back to our table. He put his hand on Diana’s shoulder, leaned in again and gently said, “Just to be clear: I didn’t fix your eye. There isn’t anything wrong with your eye. I __________ matched the color.”

Her eyes filled up with tears. It was very healing for her __________ to hear these beautiful words. It didn’t take much time and made so much __________. It helped her change the way she feels about herself.

I have always loved the saying: “The world is full of good people. If you can’t __________ one, be one!” Your acts of __________ can impact on the world in profound ways!

1.

A．appears

B．happens

C．tends

D．proves

2.

A．concerned

B．disappointed

C．annoyed

D．puzzled

3.

A．when

B．until

C．before

D．because

4.

A．painful

B．dangerous

C．shiny

D．dark

5.

A．guest

B．manager

C．waiter

D．photographer

6.

A．realize

B．remember

C．keep

D．remind

7.

A．sent

B．handed

C．delivered

D．presented

8.

A．changed

B．fixed

C．matched

D．painted

9.

A．eye

B．lens

C．photo

D．shoulder

10.

A．looked

B．walked

C．hung

D．turned

11.

A．eventually

B．simply

C．frequently

D．cautiously

12.

A．ear

B．husband

C．heart

D．family

13.

A．sense

B．difference

C．inspiration

D．profit

14.

A．recognize

B．know

C．understand

D．find

15.

A．sympathy

B．trust

C．generosity

D．kindness

【推荐2】She watched her little girl at play through her window. Memories______back to her childhood.
She remembered that when she was a little girl, her mother would kiss her face every night when she was about to go to bed with her toys.______, she left home when______to college. Then she got married. Her work and family_____her from visiting her mum, who is now living alone.
Thinking of this, she realized that she hadn’t______her mum for a long time. So she______
the phone.
“Dear, I miss you,” there came her mum’s______. “Someone said that I should give you a
_____before you left home, but I didn’t. I want to kiss you now, but I can’t do it through a phone.”
“You kissed me every night when I was______,” she said in a low voice.
“You’re right, honey. Those days were so nice. But I feel______now when looking through your bedroom window.”
Tears rolled down her cheeks. Not knowing how to comfort her, she hung up______.
She picked up her pen and wrote a letter to her mum.
Dear Mum,
Thank you for what you’ve done for me. There’s no greater love than yours. Mum, you may not know how many times I saw you watch me play. The______that you looked through is the same one that God looked in. He saw you by my bed each night when you’d tenderly tuck me in (把被子盖好). But since I was_____at that time, I didn’t know how great this love was. It is not until I have my own_____to tuck in, to watch through the window_____I understand your love for me. We are the same now. So Mum, please don’t feel lonely; you know I’ll always be there.1.

A．flooded

B．turned

C．left

D．entered

2.

A．Actually

B．Instead

C．However

D．Generally

3.

A．awarded

B．admitted

C．allowed

D．carried

4.

A．caught

B．protected

C．took

D．prevented

5.

A．heard

B．called

C．remembered

D．watched

6.

A．hung up

B．put up

C．picked up

D．set up

7.

A．voice

B．noise

C．shout

D．laughter

8.

A．letter

B．ring

C．chance

D．kiss

9.

A．back

B．home

C．away

D．out

10.

A．excited

B．terrified

C．lonely

D．upset

11.

A．in relief

B．in a hurry

C．in a way

D．in peace

12.

A．door

B．window

C．phone

D．home

13.

A．loved

B．tired

C．young

D．old

14.

A．toy

B．boy

C．mother

D．child

15.

A．that

B．what

C．who

D．which

【推荐1】Have you heard of “Green hotels”? ____ you stay at a green hotel, you help reduce the unfriendly ____that hotel has on the environment.

“Green hotels” include any hotels, motels, and inns that use energy and other resources ____environmentally (环境) responsible ways. These green hotels take advantage of (利用) ____resources when possible, make effective ____of resources that can’t be reused, and ____that many byproducts(副产品)are reused or recycled.

____ 2.6 million hotel rooms are rented in the United States daily. ____, an astonishing number of hotel ____ need clothes washed, meals prepared, fresh water for showers and toilets, and energy for lights, heating, and cooling. Thus, there is a great ____ for green hotel practices(做法).

____a guest of a green hotel, you will receive quality service ____knowing you are helping the environment. Hotels also realize cost savings when they ____green hotel practices, which they can then use to ____guest services.

Some green hotels are already making a big ____. For example;

1. By switching to more energy-effective ____, the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City has saved 1.2 million kilowatt hours per year.

2. One hotel reduced water use by 2 million gallons per year when it ____a chef (厨师)who was improperly defrosting(解冻)food by running water over it.

3. The Fairmont Acapulco Princess and Fairmont Pierre Marques filter(过滤器) and treat____and reuse it to water their golf courses.

These and other green hotels are ____responsible steps, but many others have not yet accepted the green hotel challenge. You can help by supporting green hotel practices every time you ____.

1.

A．When

B．Before

C．Unless

D．Although

2.

A．pollution

B．cost

C．effect

D．step

3.

A．with

B．through

C．by

D．in

4.

A．wasted

B．reused

C．limited

D．lost

5.

A．time

B．space

C．use

D．usage

6.

A．make sure

B．make up

C．make fun

D．make room

7.

A．Much more

B．Over

C．More

D．Above

8.

A．Besides

B．As a result

C．In the end

D．As a matter of fact

9.

A．professors

B．waiters

C．door-keepers

D．guests

10.

A．need

B．necessity

C．require

D．request

11.

A．With

B．To

C．As

D．By

12.

A．before

B．at

C．in

D．while

13.

A．get

B．accept

C．receive

D．take

14.

A．change

B．improve

C．make

D．lift

15.

A．act

B．face

C．control

D．difference

16.

A．lighting

B．line

C．action

D．management

17.

A．used

B．found

C．fired

D．questioned

18.

A．wastewood

B．wasteland

C．wastepaper

D．wastewater

19.

A．making

B．taking

C．borrowing

D．getting

20.

A．walk

B．journey

C．play

D．travel

【推荐2】I spent my last Christmas Day working the whole day!

Due to the nature of my job, I had to go back to my _____ and spent my whole Christmas Day there. Of course, It _____ no good! Surely you will get _____ when almost all of your friends are either resting at home, watching TV, listening to music, _____ watching movies in the cinema, and you are the only one that is not _____. The feeling is really bad. And I really did not feel like _____ and going to work in the morning. But I _____ went to work. I am a responsible guy. Since the arrangement was like that, I _____.

Of course, there is something _____ about working on Christmas Day and most public _____. First of all, since I had no plan to go out, or do any _____ activities on that day, I most likely would _____ the day at home playing computer games, so why not go to work and _____ some extra money? It makes sense to me. Besides, it is a holiday for _____ the whole world. It _____ most of my company’s offices in other _____ would probably not be working, _____ those in China, Japan and Thailand as Christmas is not a holiday for people there. Less users, less problems, meaning? Less _____ for us to do. And the best part is, the office is ours! I can _____ my laptop to the office, watch movies, play games, and at the same time, get my extra _____! Well, what do you think of working on holidays?

1.

A．home

B．study

C．office

D．town

2.

A．made

B．felt

C．kept

D．did

3.

A．sad

B．strange

C．stupid

D．interesting

4.

A．or

B．and

C．so

D．but

5.

A．watched

B．employed

C．missed

D．included

6.

A．keeping off

B．falling behind

C．getting up

D．running away

7.

A．also

B．always

C．even

D．still

8.

A．experienced

B．accepted

C．disliked

D．changed

9.

A．important

B．good

C．different

D．funny

10.

A．places

B．tours

C．jobs

D．holidays

11.

A．other

B．dangerous

C．useless

D．simple

12.

A．start

B．value

C．spend

D．afford

13.

A．pay

B．steal

C．save

D．make

14.

A．almost

B．hardly

C．only

D．exactly

15.

A．explains

B．means

C．reads

D．tells

16.

A．villages

B．countries

C．cities

D．buildings

17.

A．after

B．with

C．except

D．as

18.

A．work

B．talk

C．homework

D．cleaning

19.

A．throw

B．post

C．bring

D．pull

20.

A．fun

B．room

C．service

D．pay

【推荐3】I was wandering through the streets when I caught sight of a tailor’s shop.I wanted very much to get a new suit and throw off my old ____ .But … I had nothing in the world but a million-pound note.I went in ____ asked if they had a cheap ____ .The fellow I spoke to ____ no answer at first,looked me up and down,noticed that I was almost in rags, ____ said, “just a minute.”

I waited till he ____ his work.Then he took me into a dark back room.He looked through the suits and ____ the cheapest one for me.I put it on.It didn’t fit, ____ it was new and I was anxious to have it,so I said:

“Could you wait a few days for the money?I haven’t any small change on me.”

The fellow looked at me ____ and said, “Oh,you haven’t?Well,of course,I know that gentlement like you carry only ____ notes.”

I was ____ and said, “My friend,you shouldn’t judge a stranger always by the clothes he wears.I’m quite ____ to pay for this suit.But I’m afraid you can’t change the note.”

“Why do you think we can’t change your note? ____the contrary,we can!”

I handed the note to him and said: “Oh,very well,I apologize.”

He ____ it with a smile,and then as he looked at the note,his smile froze. ____ the note in his hand,he stood there,unable to talk or move.

1.

A．way

B．friend

C．watch

D．clothes

2.

A．and

B．but

C．so

D．when

3.

A．cloth

B．clothing

C．suit

D．suits

4.

A．make

B．makes

C．making

D．made

5.

A．have finished

B．had finished

C．will finish

D．is finishing

6.

A．have finished

B．had finished

C．will finish

D．is finishing

7.

A．choose

B．pick

C．find

D．selected

8.

A．so

B．or

C．but

D．and

9.

A．warmly

B．hardly

C．coldly

D．kindly

10.

A．large

B．small

C．some

D．strange

11.

A．mad

B．sorry

C．hurt

D．welcome

12.

A．anxious

B．able

C．tired

D．worried

13.

A．To

B．For

C．In

D．On

14.

A．receiving

B．to receive

C．received

D．will receive

15.

A．Holding

B．To hold

C．Held

D．To be held

【推荐1】Introduction to letters to Sam

Dear Reader,

Please allow me to tell you something before you read this book. When my____, Sam,was born, my heart was filled with joy. I had been sitting in a wheelchair for 20 years before then, and I have been____ill many times. So I wondered if I would have the ___to tell Sam what I had_____.

For years I have been hosting a program on the____and writing articles for a magazine. Being____to move freely, I have learned to sit still and keep my heart____, exchanging thoughts with thousands of listeners and____. So when Sam was born, I ___to tell him about school and fridship, romance and work, love and everything else. That’s how I started to write these____. I hope that Sam would____them sooner or later .

However, that expectation____when Sam showed signs of autism (自闭症) at the age of two. He had actually stopped talking before the discovery of the signs. He____to communicate with others, even the family members. That was____for me but didn’t stop me writing on. I realized that I had even____now to tell him. I wanted him to____what it means to be “diffenet” from others, and learn how to fight against the misfortune he’ll___ as I myself, his grandfather, did. I just____if I could write all that I wanted to say in the rest of my life .

Now____the book has been pubhshed, I have been given the chance. Every chapter in the book is a letter to Sam: some about my life. and all about what it means to be a____.

Daniel Gottlied

1.

A．son

B．nephew

C．brother

D．grandson

2.

A．seriously

B．mentally

C．slightly

D．quictly

3.

A．ability

B．time

C．courage

D．reaponsibuty

4.

A．written

B．suffered

C．observed

D．lost

5.

A．radio

B．television

C．stage

D．bed

6.

A．ready

B．unable

C．anxious

D．eager

7.

A．warm

B．broken

C．closed

D．open

8.

A．hosts

B．vistors

C．readers

D．reportets

9.

A．began

B．stopped

C．forgot

D．decided

10.

A．letters

B．emails

C．books

D．diaries

11.

A．find

B．read

C．collect

D．keep

12.

A．developed

B．disappeared

C．changed

D．arrived

13.

A．tried

B．refused

C．regretted

D．hoped

14.

A．exciting

B．acceptable

C．strange

D．heartbreaking

15.

A．less

B．everything

C．more

D．nothing

16.

A．understand

B．explain

C．believe

D．question

17.

A．fear

B．face

C．know

D．cause

18.

A．felt

B．guessed

C．saw

D．doubted

19.

A．as

B．once

C．though

D．if

20.

A．teacher

B．child

C．man

D．writer

【推荐2】The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My ____ began when I was just a kid. I ____ becoming a doctor. My mother was a worker. Through her work, she observed that ____ people spent a lot more time reading than they ____ watching television. She announced that my brother and I

____watch two to three TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and then ____ her written book reports. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a____ . My mother was illiterate (文盲的).

When I entered high school I was an A-student, but not for long. I ____ the fashionable clothes. I wanted to ____ the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home after ____ at one of her several jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, “Okay, I’ll give you all the money I make this week scrubbing (擦洗) floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy ____ food and pay the bills. With the money that is ____ , you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want.” I was very ____ with that plan, but once I had finished paying for all of the important things, there was ____ left. I realized that my mother was always dealing with money well to be able to ____ a roof over our heads and to put food on the table. I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn’t going to get me anywhere. ____ required intellectual (智力的) preparation. I went back to my ____ and became an A-student again. Finally, I ____ my dream and I became a doctor. My story is really my mother’s story — a woman with ____ formal education who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe. Now I believe that there is no job more ____ than parenting.

1.

A．belief

B．work

C．education

D．promise

2.

A．kept up with

B．got used to

C．dreamed of

D．got tired of

3.

A．lazy

B．easy-going

C．successful

D．reliable

4.

A．cost

B．paid

C．took

D．did

5.

A．could only

B．could not

C．must not

D．should often

6.

A．read

B．give

C．hold

D．explain

7.

A．mystery

B．risk

C．fool

D．trick

8.

A．wanted

B．attracted

C．recognised

D．accepted

9.

A．get rid of

B．hang out with

C．test on

D．keep in touch with

10.

A．serving

B．looking

C．working

D．getting

11.

A．your brother

B．yourself

C．me

D．the family

12.

A．left over

B．paid off

C．used up

D．carried out

13.

A．angry

B．pleased

C．disappointed

D．bored

14.

A．anything

B．everything

C．something

D．nothing

15.

A．buy

B．operate

C．keep

D．send

16.

A．Success

B．Failure

C．Faith

D．Comfort

17.

A．guys

B．mother

C．studies

D．clothes

18.

A．made

B．realised

C．changed

D．tried

19.

A．little

B．much

C．some

D．high

20.

A．interesting

B．gentle

C．important

D．bitter

【推荐3】Jobs and work do much more than most of us realize to provide happiness and contentment.We're all used to thinking that work provides the material things of life—the goods and services that make our modern civilization possible.But we are much less conscious of the degree to which work provides the more important psychological well­being that can make the difference between a full and an empty life.
Historically，work has been associated with slavery and sin (罪恶)and punishment.And in our own day we are used to bearing traditional complaints.Against this background，it may well come as a surprise to learn that not only psychologists but other behavioral scientists have come to accept the positive contribution of work to the individual's happiness and sense of personal achievement.Work is more than a necessity for most human beings；it is the focus of their lives，the source of their identity and creativity.
Rather than a punishment of a burden，work is the opportunity to realize one's potential.And the opposite is true，too.For large numbers of people，the absence of work is harmful to their health.Retirement often brings many problems surrounding the “What do I do with myself？”question，even though there may be no financial cares.Large numbers of people regularly get headaches and other illnesses on weekends when they don't have their jobs to go to，and must take care of themselves.It has been observed that unemployment，quite apart from financial pressures，brings enormous psychological troubles and that many individuals'conditions become worse rapidly when jobless.
But why？Why should work be such a significant source of human satisfaction？A good share of the answer rests in the kind of pride that is stimulated by the job，by the activity of accomplishing.
1. Which of the following statements can NOT be learned from the passage?

A．People feel happier and more content than they realize when working.

B．Work is likely to provide you with the chance of achieving your potential.

C．Happiness can only be gained through working.

D．A lot of people will suffer physically and psychologically without work.

2. Traditionally，people are used to believing ________.

A．work is related to negative aspects

B．happiness has nothing to do with work

C．identity and creativity depend on work

D．work is not only a necessity for humans but the focus of their lives

3. What would the author probably discuss in the following paragraph?

A．What the proper way to balance work and life is.

B．How work brings people pride in accomplishment.

C．Which is more important：the material things of life or psychological well­being.

D．How people overcome the problems arising from retirement.

4. Which best describes the author's attitude towards work in the passage?

A．Doubtful.	B．Concerned.
C．Approving.	D．Neutral.

【推荐2】Hunter Leininger, from Georgia, USA has been adventure racing(探险速度赛) since he was seven years old. Now, at age 19, he has set world records, traveled around the globe, and _______ over 50 races! And he is now on a mission to _______ other young people to follow their own dreams.

Hunter became interested in adventure racing through his dad. While playing football, Hunter was looking to _______ something new. He asked his dad if he could _______ him in an adventure race, and he went on to complete his first race in about 6 hours.

He has learned a lot of perseverance through adventure racing. There can be a lot of _______ in a race, but if you drop out, your whole team will have to _______. This is unlike other team sports, where you can stop and be _______ by another player. In racing, and in his life, the sport has taught Hunter to keep going when times get tougher.

As reported by the USARA, Hunter wants “to inspire young people that they can achieve incredible things at whatever age and that they don’t have to _______ until they get older. _______ people put off their dreams at a young age, they tend to never come back to them, which ________ them never achieving anything. The best time to do something is now, so go after your dreams before it’s too late!”

1.

A．missed

B．reported

C．organized

D．completed

2.

A．invite

B．inspire

C．advise

D．order

3.

A．try

B．discover

C．create

D．share

4.

A．help

B．meet

C．applaud

D．join

5.

A．fun

B．harm

C．pain

D．creativity

6.

A．restart

B．stop

C．change

D．struggle

7.

A．replaced

B．supported

C．encouraged

D．caught

8.

A．wait

B．practice

C．perform

D．compete

9.

A．Unless

B．Although

C．Once

D．Because

10.

A．avoids

B．prevents

C．results in

D．objects to