【推荐1】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

When my father was a boy, he had a dog named Laddie. Laddie stayed constantly by Dad’s side—fishing, playing ball, and even     1     (follow) him to school. Laddie would simply follow Dad’s smell and track him all the way to school. Arriving after all the doors were closed, Laddie would sit outside the school, waiting     2     (patient). Eventually, someone would open     3     door and Laddie would slip in after him. Once inside, the dog would walk from room to room     4     he found his master. Of course, Dad’s teacher would immediately demand that the dog     5     (remove).

Later, my father went off     6     (join) his five brothers in World War Ⅱ, but Laddie continued to attend school, lying quietly each day     7     the feet of Dad’s younger brother, Dick. Laddie’s attendance was     8     consistent that Howard Junior High School awarded him an honorary diploma when Dick graduated. Now, that’s one smart dog.

Years later, when my dad was an adult, he met another dog: Casey. Casey went everywhere with Dad. In fact, I complained Dad spent     9     time with Casey than he did with any of his human family members. Casey trusted my father unconditionally,     10     sometimes Casey’s blind faith in my dad got them both into trouble.

【推荐2】阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Our house was across the street from a large hospital, so we rented some of our spare rooms to     1     (patient). One evening, there was a knock at the door. I opened     2     (see) what was going on. A truly sick-looking man was just standing at my door. His face was terribly red, yet his voice was pleasant. He told me that he had been hunting for a spare room since noon, but no one     3     give him one.

For a moment, I wanted to refuse, but his next words convinced me, “I’ll sleep in this rocking chair by the gate. My bus     4     (leave) early in the morning.”

The old man had a huge heart inside his tiny body. He told me that he was earning his living by     5     (fish) to support his daughter, his daughter’s 5 children and her disabled husband. He didn’t complain (抱怨) while telling me his story. He was grateful that no pain accompanied his disease,     6     was seemingly a form of skin cancer.

Early the next morning, he asked me, “Can I come back again and stay here the next time I need     7     (treat)?” I told him he was welcome to come again. On his next trip,     8     a gift, he brought two big fish. In the years when he stayed with us, there was never a time when he didn’t bring us any gifts like these.

My neighbor     9     (warn) me that I could lose renters by putting up the old man after he left the first morning. Perhaps we lost renters once or twice. But if they had known him, perhaps their illnesses would have been easier to bear. I know our family will always be     10     (thank)to have known him. From him, we learned what it was to accept the bad without complaint and the good with gratitude.

【推荐1】Directions: After reading the two passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages 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.

In Canada you can find dogs, cats, horses etc. in almost every family. These are their pets. People love these pets and have them as their good friends.     1     they keep them in their houses, they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections (注射) so that they won’t carry disease afterwards. They have special animal food stores,     2     they can get animal food in almost every kind of store. Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food.     3     you visit people’s houses, they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go and nobody     4     (allow) to kill any animal in Canada. They have a law    5     killing wild animals. If you killed an animal, you would be punished. If an animal happened to get run over by car, people would be very sad about it.

People in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them might be: Their family ties are not as close as     6    . When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own life. Then the old will feel lonely. But pets can solve this problem. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.

【推荐2】阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Tianjin is an important stop on one of the eight major bird-migration routes     1     North Asia to Australia, and many species rest in Beidagang’s coastal area before flying to Australia or New Zealand. The birds will return to Tianjin on their northward migrations that go as far     2     the North Pole. Beidagang Wetland     3    (cover) nearly 350 square kilometers, including an area of about 115 sq km, in the southeast of the Binhai New Area. The wetland is essential for the birds’ breeding and growth. “Without it, they may be in danger during their migrations,” experts say.

Beidagang Wetland Management Center deputy director Sun Baonian says they’ve made great efforts to improve rare — bird protection in recent years.     4     total of 1,347 Oriental storks have been identified in the wetlands,     5    (account) for nearly 45 percent of I he species’     6     (globe) migration population, he says. They prefer to nest in high trees and buildings. Since Beidagang doesn't have enough high trees, the center has set up 20 artificial nesting areas on poles, 13 of     7     have been used by the waterfowl (水禽). And 17 chicks were born in the wetlands late last year.

The center also offers “homes” for volunteers and tourists, who come to learn more about wetland protection and enhance their     8    (aware) about how to protect the wetlands and birds.

The project     9    (support) by the International Union for Conservation of Nature since 2012, following a high-level meeting in South Korea. In 2016, the IUCN encouraged China     10    (apply) for UNESCO status for the sites.

【推荐3】阅读下面材料，在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式

When you don't have a greenhouse or enough room on the balcony for a few pots, you can still grow    1    (you) a few tasty home-grown tomatoes in hanging baskets ans window boxes if you stick to short varieties. I’ve even heard of these being grown by canal-boat    2    (owner) on their cabin（船舱）roof, since they’re short enough to fit under the bridges.

You might have trouble    3    (find) suitable plants later but there’s still time to raise your own form seed if you start straight away. Look for small “tumbling”（下垂的）varieties such           4    Totem and Gartenperle. If you live in a    5    (nature) cold area, it’s worth looking out for a unique variety called Sub-Arctic Plenty, which has    6    similar size and habit but performs better than most in cooler climates.

All of these will make short plants ideal for pots; they can    7    (place) anywhere with limited space, as long as it’s sheltered and    8     (sun). What’s more, tumbling tomatoes are very easy    9    (grow)because they don’t need to have any side shoots removed and    10    do they need more than a few short sticks for support. Simply water, feed and pick.