【推荐1】Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

I was eighteen, summer fading, when my parents drove me to my university apartment. It was my first apartment.     1     (walk) my parents solemnly back to their car, I noticed that my mother had tears in her eyes. I     2     (struggle) to hold back my own. Such a strong woman was she     3     it was rare to see such a show of emotion. At the time, I was rather surprised. Being the youngest of five children, I thought that my parents were accustomed to     4     (let) go. But maybe it’s something that never gets any easier,     5     many practice swings you get. As my parents drove off, I realized that they would return to an empty home,     6     all of their children leaving to pursue dreams and lives of their own. Their nest, full of love and joy for so long, was now empty. Relishing (憧憬) my new-found freedom, I concentrated on my college life. My parents did their best to give me space to learn and grow, even if I neglected to call or visit. It was a time of “firsts,” and a taste of first “lasts.”

I have recently been playing Travel Frog, a mobile game that has me emotionally     7     (influence). In the game you gather resources, send your frog on his adventures and your payoff is, *drum roll please* ... postcards. That’s right, postcards. I thought it was a silly, overly-simplistic game at first, but then it started to bring back memories from long ago.

While the game lacks the narrative detail or the interactivity of other games, you have a lesson     8     (learn) from your itinerant (四处奔波的) “Frog Son”. You do not control when he sets off on his adventures,     9     can you be sure that your hard work will land you a coveted (梦寐以求的) postcard. This game, however, has emotionally affected many players. They     10     (remind) of their parents who restlessly await their return home, their familiar voices, their love. Parents sacrifice a large part of themselves for their children. It is a sacrifice that can only be paid back with love.

【推荐2】Grammar

It was her notion that boys my age needed "a good thrashing" when they misbehaved. These she administered with my belt, often for what seemed to me like small offenses     1     coming home late for supper because I was having a good time sledding on the hill. A man had a responsibility to meet his social obligations on time. Small as she was, she     2     still make the snapping belt sting when it lashed across my bared legs, but I hated the indignity of these beatings so much that I refused to satisfy her with     3     discreetly pretended show of tears.

My failure to cry during her "thrashings" fueled my mother's anger, and I knew it. Tears     4     (be) evidence that I had learned the lesson. My silent submission to her heaviest blows intensified her fury. If she had been a man she would have been able to make me cry for mercy, but because she was not, and because I did not weep, she struck     5     (hard).

I knew that faking the tears would gratify her and end the punishment, but I refused. The injustice and humiliation of     6    (beat) hurt so greatly that I deliberately accepted the worst gritted my teeth and, when the belt had fallen four or five times, muttered, "That doesn't hurt me." In these moments     7     we were very close to bitter hatred of     8    . We were two wills of iron. She was determined to break me: I was just as determined     9     she would not.

In the end she was the one who always cried, and then, when she had thrown the belt aside and collapsed on a chair weeping quietly, the anger and hatred instantly drained out of me, and     10     (overcome) with pity and love. I rushed to embrace and kiss her, saying "It's all right, Mama, it's all right. I'll never do it again. I promise, I'll never do it again."

【推荐1】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

The presidential election is still a month away，but there’s another big vote     1     (happen) right now. The annual voting allows America to vote on which brown bear is the     2     (fat) before they head into hibernation(冬眠).

Fat Bear Week gathers the fleshiest bears in the park. You can cast a vote     3     (determine) the winner. It’s like March Madness but with fat bears-and the week even comes with its own bets. You can cast your vote on its web page     4    the comment section has been filled with campaigning for their favorites so far. It’s just as fun as it sounds.     5    voting runs from Sept. 30 through Oct.6.

Fat Bear Week     6     (found) as a fun and creative way to educate people about the importance of wild     7     (bear) and hibernation. Their power of packing on the pounds gets them     8    the winter and is able to live to compete another year. Fat Bear Week is also the perfect chance to warm up your voting skills before the Nov.3 general election. And just like 2020, the     9     (compete) couldn’t be bigger and the bets couldn’t be higher.

Will last year’s champion wipe the floor to score another victory?     10    will a newcomer surprise us all with a win? Your vote.

【推荐2】语法填空

China is the hometown of kites. Most people believe they     1     (invent) 2,500 years ago, during the Spring and Autumn Period. Later kites were used by the armies     2    (measure) distance, test the wind, and rescue people. During the Tang Dynasty, kites were used more as a tool for fun. At first, only royal (皇室的) family     3    (member) could play with kites. Later they became popular among common people     4     flew them in important events and festivals. Every year in spring when Tomb-sweeping Day came, almost every household went out to fly the kite and had     5     picnic in sunny and windy days. It was a good time to display the kites     6    enjoy the warm weather and the fresh air.

Nowadays, flying kites has become a popular form of pleasure and     7    (compete). Flying kites in spring days can benefit your health physically and     8    (mental). Not only can it contribute to     9    (build) up your body, but also it can help you keep away     10     your troubles and forget your worries.

【推荐3】①The porter, however, could not understand me. I     1     my question several times and at last he understood. He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly. 'I am a     2    ,' I said.    3     he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him.

②Many people pretend that they understand modern art. They always tell you     4     a picture is 'about'. Of course, many pictures are not 'about' anything. They are just pretty patterns. We like them in the same way that we like pretty curtain     5    . I think that young children often     6     modern pictures better than anyone else.

③Late in the afternoon, the boys put up their tent in the middle of a field. As soon as this was done, they cooked a meal     7     an open fire. They were all hungry and the food smelled good. After a wonderful meal, they told stories and sang songs by the campfire. But some time later it began to rain. The boys felt tired so they put     8     the fire and crept into their tent. Their sleeping bags were warm and comfortable, so they all slept     9    . In the middle of the night, two boys woke up and began shouting. The tent was full of water! They all leapt out of their sleeping bags and     10     outside. It was raining heavily and they found that a stream had formed in the field. The stream wound its way across the field and then flowed right under their tent!