【推荐1】I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes(糖尿病) in 2017. And then I was told that I couldn’t ___for a few weeks until my blood sugar levels had _______.

Driving was a _______very soon after diagnosis for me. I needed to get to the chemist’s shop for my diabetes _______and to hospital appointments, but initially couldn’t ---- having been told not to drive. I didn’t want to be a ______ -----having to ask for lifts all the time.

I found it really ______ to be unable to drive, but things settled down after that and seemed to be_______ -----for a while.______, to my surprise, I had a severe hypoglycemia(低血糖) last year and wasn’t able to _______it myself. I called an ambulance and was taken to ______, where I saw doctors and nurses I didn’t ______as none of them were connected to the diabetes team who usually cared for me. That’s where my _______began----- they advised me not to drive on the basis of this ______. They told me to call the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency(DVLA) and _______what they’d told me to them. This _______my license being withdrawn.

I couldn’t ______ all that had happened---- it seemed ______. I needed answers and ______, so I phoned the Diabetes UK Helpline number I got from their website. They ______ I was right in thinking that the DVLA shouldn’t have ______ my license based on this hypoglycemia, according to the law. With their help, the DVLA sent me a letter admitting making a mistake. I got it back in six weeks.

1.

A．walk

B．speak

C．drive

D．ride

2.

A．settled

B．increased

C．worsened

D．changed

3.

A．task

B．concern

C．habit

D．relief

4.

A．report

B．bill

C．picture

D．medicine

5.

A．witness

B．burden

C．mistake

D．success

6.

A．hard

B．convenient

C．safe

D．funny

7.

A．worrying

B．trouble

C．amazing

D．fine

8.

A．Thus

B．Meanwhile

C．However

D．Instead

9.

A．record

B．describe

C．examine

D．manage

10.

A．hospital

B．school

C．office

D．factory

11.

A．assist

B．interview

C．know

D．study

12.

A．symptoms

B．problems

C．dreams

D．experiments

13.

A．disease

B．status

C．law

D．discussion

14.

A．explain

B．return

C．suggest

D．repeat

15.

A．relied on

B．resulted in

C．stuck to

D．took the place of

16.

A．forget

B．regret

C．believe

D．remember

17.

A．unafraid

B．unfair

C．unsure

D．unhealthy

18.

A．blood

B．money

C．evidence

D．help

19.

A．predicted

B．wondered

C．confirmed

D．imagined

20.

A．cancelled

B．used

C．borrowed

D．copied

【推荐2】Three months had passed since I lost my husband Willianm. I was extremely sad. My six-month-old daughter, Sienna, had lost her father before she’d even got to ______ him. I had no idea how I was going to raise her ______. I spent six months hanging out with great ______ before I knew I had to ______. I just had to work out how to start _______ my life.

Then my mind wandered back to a few years earlier, when I’d ______ boxing at my local gym. I’d really ______ the exercise and it had given me something to focus on. So I picked up ______ and called my old boxing coach, Ken. “I want to get back to the boxing ring(拳击赛场),” I told him.

I was ______ when I turned up for my first training. But my fears soon died down once I started hitting the pads (软垫). “You’ve still got it,” Ken said ______.

As I built my strength over the following months, I felt the weight of the world slowly lifting off my ______. I found myself enjoying my time with Sienna more and I really looked forward to seeing my friends at the gym. I’d been ______ for five months when Ken scheduled my first boxing match.

Jumping around the ring, I felt as though William and Sienna were ______   me on. I was really excited when I was announced as the ______. That encouraged me to study to become a fitness trainer myself.

When I ______ a job at a Maori health and well-being organization, I wanted to introduce boxing ______ so I could help others lift their spirits.

____, my classes have been a huge success and I now hold nine classes every week. More than three years have passed since we lost William and I ______ miss him every day. I often talk to Sienna about him. She’ll always know who her father was and how much he ______ her.

I have no doubt that boxing saved my life and made me a better mother. If teaching other people boxing can help them on their journey from darkness to light, it’s well worth the ______.

1.

A．accept

B．know

C．forgive

D．understand

2.

A．alone

B．together

C．safely

D．well

3.

A．loneliness

B．sickness

C．tiredness

D．sadness

4.

A．try

B．continue

C．choose

D．change

5.

A．repeating

B．recording

C．rebuilding

D．saving

6.

A．taken up

B．picked out

C．fought against

D．called off

7.

A．hated

B．supported

C．enjoyed

D．ignored

8.

A．my daughter

B．the phone

C．the letter

D．my mail

9.

A．nervous

B．surprised

C．happy

D．proud

10.

A．politely

B．friendly

C．gently

D．encouragingly

11.

A．legs

B．hands

C．arms

D．shoulders

12.

A．competing

B．training

C．teaching

D．attending

13.

A．taking

B．leading

C．cheering

D．passing

14.

A．captain

B．winner

C．coach

D．judge

15.

A．got

B．lost

C．searched for

D．gave up

16.

A．teachers

B．schools

C．classes

D．teams

17.

A．Surely

B．Thankfully

C．Hopefully

D．Strangely

18.

A．already

B．sometimes

C．yet

D．still

19.

A．loved

B．satisfied

C．respected

D．missed

20.

A．visit

B．loss

C．fight

D．money

【推荐3】On my first day of the sixth grade,I noticed one little girl called Amy on the school bus.”Don’t _______ her,” Lauren said, who sat beside me. “Or they will make fun of you.”

Amy had many _______ differences - lots of reasons for other kids to make fun of her. Her eyes weren’t straight. Her glasses were an inch thick. And she had really ugly teeth.

Every day _______we drove to and from school, kids would shout insults (侮辱) at Amy. “God, what a (n) _______ face! Stop looking at me!” “Mr. Rolland (the driver) ! Amy took off her_______,and now her eyes are _______ me! “Make her put them back on! “ For a while I shouted my share of insults,just so I would fit in (合群)._______,I didn’t want them to treat me the same way they treated Amy.

But while I was insulting her, my heart _______ for the girl. I could see that the insults were making her look _______ , because she was so ashamed (羞愧)and alone. Then I wanted to ________ her. I just didn’t know how to stop my schoolmates________ the night of our class roller - skating party.

Our whole class was there, including Amy. Amy didn’t know how to ________ , but I could see how much she wanted to ________ like the rest of us. So I skated over   to her and took her by the hand; we began the journey together around the skating rink (溜冰场).She just smiled, and sometimes she would laugh in ________ .

On the school bus the next morning there was much news about Amy and me________together, ________ nobody insulted her or me. And they didn’t do that for the rest of the year.

After graduation, I never ________ Amy again. However, I never forget her and I have always ________ if I changed her life for the better. But I know for sure she   changed my __________ After becoming her friend, I no longer tried to impress (给留下印象)people by trying to ________ like them. I became myself.

1.

A．laugh at

B．ask about

C．talk to

D．be afraid of

2.

A．common

B．small

C．social

D．physical

3.

A．as

B．though

C．after

D．before

4.

A．pretty

B．strange

C．ordinary

D．lovely

5.

A．glasses

B．coat

C．shoes

D．hat

6.

A．frightening

B．interesting

C．encouraging

D．injuring

7.

A．Instead

B．After all

C．If so

D．Therefore

8.

A．beat

B．lost

C．ached

D．opened

9.

A．happier

B．taller

C．prettier

D．uglier

10.

A．give into

B．deal with

C．stand up for

D．believe in

11.

A．until

B．except

C．before

D．after

12.

A．stand

B．skate

C．play

D．walk

13.

A．catch up

B．have fun

C．sit down

D．fall over

14.

A．fear

B．surprise

C．comfort

D．joy

15.

A．talking

B．chatting

C．skating

D．travelling

16.

A．so

B．because

C．but

D．still

17.

A．wrote to

B．laughed at

C．heard from

D．made fun of

18.

A．hoped

B．wondered

C．thought

D．considered

19.

A．life

B．mind

C．interest

D．friend

20.

A．study

B．fight

C．act

D．play

【推荐1】In the dictionary of Jessica Cox, a woman aged 36 from Tucson, Arizona, there seems to be no such words—can’t or impossible. How does that ________?

Jessica was born without ________ but that has only ________ her doing one thing: using the word “can’t.” While she ________ prosthetic limbs (义肢) as a child, she finally gave them up and used her feet to ________ everyday tasks. “Prosthetic limbs can never ________ the tactile (触觉的) ability of flesh and bone—but my feet have that ability,” she said.

She has lived with her ________ since birth with no ________ as to why she was born without what most of us ________ as essential (基本的) parts, she has been proving that she can do ________ people with arms can do, ________ what most people are proud of. With her feet, she can eat with chopsticks, type on a keyboard, play the piano and even surf on the sea. To our ________, she became the first armless black belt in the American Tae Kwon Do Assocaition. But what ________ people most is that in 2008, she became the first ________ to fly a plane with her feet, ________ her a Guinness World Record.

Now Jessica and her husband are working together touring the world as Jessica gives encouraging speeches. “I wanted to ________ others not to let fear stand ________ of their opportunities.”

So, next time you are ________ to tell yourself, “I can’t possibly...”, remember this ________ woman and change the vocabulary in your ________.

1.

A．take down

B．take place

C．take apart

D．take up

2.

A．arms

B．legs

C．feet

D．ears

3.

A．kept

B．confirmed

C．expanded

D．stopped

4.

A．dressed

B．equipped

C．wore

D．chewed

5.

A．perform

B．operate

C．direct

D．circulate

6.

A．reduce

B．remind

C．replace

D．react

7.

A．campaign

B．condition

C．comment

D．combination

8.

A．exhibition

B．existence

C．extinction

D．explanation

9.

A．view

B．refer

C．skim

D．observe

10.

A．anything

B．nothing

C．none

D．neither

11.

A．overcoming

B．convincing

C．achieving

D．entertaining

12.

A．disappointment

B．regret

C．relief

D．amazement

13.

A．express

B．impressed

C．explored

D．exhausted

14.

A．pilot

B．physicist

C．director

D．driver

15.

A．exporting

B．exploring

C．earning

D．amusing

16.

A．intend

B．support

C．surround

D．inspire

17.

A．in a way

B．by the way

C．on the way

D．in the way

18.

A．willing

B．ready

C．confused

D．content

19.

A．outgoing

B．wealthy

C．outstanding

D．considerate

20.

A．book

B．dictionary

C．notebook

D．argument

【推荐2】When my wife, Jane, and I were 16, we were in the same class. About a week before Thanksgiving Day, we found out that our teacher Edward was having some ___challenges. We wanted to do something to help, so as a class we ___to gather food, clothing and gifts to ___his family had a good Thanksgiving Day.

When Jane told her family about our plan, her mother was ___. Together they searched their house for things they could ___. Her mother went to the kitchen, ___ a big turkey and saying, “Thanksgiving Day won’t be ___without a turkey dinner.” To this day, Jane remembers how moved she was by her mother’s ___.

Before making our ____, we said a prayer of appreciation for the wonderful ___ to help others. I will never forget the surprised ___ of our teacher and his wife when they ____ the door; their four children gathered around them as we handed out the gifts. It was a cold night; we all felt warm inside, ___.

Last month while I was in a meeting, my secretary informed me, “Your high school teacher Mr. Edward is wondering if you could ___ him a few minutes. He’s sitting in your office right now!”

I left my meeting and went to my office ___. My teacher and I hugged and began to ___ the last 42 years. He told me he ___ remembered that cold winter night when we brought the ___of Thanksgiving Day to his family. The food and gifts were certainly appreciated, ___what warmed his heart that night was to see a group of teenagers who understood the ___of Thanksgiving Day.

1.

A．financial

B．personal

C．academic

D．typical

2.

A．applied

B．determined

C．attempted

D．preferred

3.

A．figure out

B．point out

C．make sense

D．make sure

4.

A．satisfied

B．puzzled

C．amazed

D．touched

5.

A．separate

B．donate

C．distribute

D．collect

6.

A．breaking up

B．breaking down

C．pulling out

D．pulling down

7.

A．complete

B．usual

C．traditional

D．basic

8.

A．honesty

B．generosity

C．pity

D．curiosity

9.

A．decision

B．contact

C．delivery

D．contribution

10.

A．opportunity

B．gift

C．deal

D．memory

11.

A．impression

B．sorrow

C．expression

D．laugh

12.

A．pushed

B．reached

C．dragged

D．answered

13.

A．again

B．anyhow

C．though

D．enough

14.

A．wait

B．spare

C．spend

D．save

15.

A．hurriedly

B．nervously

C．proudly

D．worriedly

16.

A．come up with

B．look back on

C．keep up with

D．get hold of

17.

A．just

B．even

C．still

D．already

18.

A．experience

B．excitement

C．pleasure

D．warmth

19.

A．and

B．or

C．but

D．so

20.

A．spirit

B．symbol

C．history

D．intention

【推荐3】John，an academically excellent young man，went to apply for a management position in a big company. The director did the last____
The director asked，“Who paid for your school fees?” John answered，“My____did. When I was young，my father____ ”Then he continued，“____was your mother?” John answered，“My mother worked as a____cleaner. ”Hearing this, the director asked John to____his hands. John reached out his hands that were____and perfect. The director said，“I have a ____When you go home，clean your mother’s hands and see me tomorrow.”
John felt____but did it. His tears fell____he cleaned his mother’s hands. He noticed for the first time that her hands were so____ Also John____that it was this pair of hands that washed clothes every day to____him. After cleaning his mother’s hands，John____washed all the remaining clothes for her.
Next day，John went to the director’s office. Tears in eyes，John was asked to____his feelings. “Now I know what is____. Without my mother，there wouldn’t be the____me today. By helping my mother，I see how____it is to get something done. I have also come to know the value of family relationship.”
The director smiled，“This is what I am____I want a person who can appreciate the help of others，a person who knows the sufferings of others and a person who____put money as his only goal in life. You are hired.”1.

A．farewell

B．job

C．interview

D．try

2.

A．tutors

B．father

C．parents

D．mother

3.

A．died away

B．passed away

C．died out

D．passed by

4.

A．What

B．How

C．Who

D．Where

5.

A．carpet

B．floor

C．clothes

D．window

6.

A．turn

B．show

C．wave

D．shake

7.

A．clumsy

B．dirty

C．strong

D．smooth

8.

A．request

B．question

C．wish

D．choice

9.

A．embarrassed

B．frightened

C．confused

D．inspired

10.

A．before

B．as

C．since

D．until

11.

A．slim

B．warm

C．soft

D．rough

12.

A．realized

B．believed

C．insisted

D．wondered

13.

A．sacrifice

B．serve

C．satisfy

D．support

14.

A．modestly

B．secretly

C．quietly

D．gently

15.

A．improve

B．describe

C．awaken

D．hide

16.

A．appreciation

B．cooperation

C．qualification

D．communication

17.

A．wealthy

B．famous

C．successful

D．humorous

18.

A．firm

B．exciting

C．crazy

D．tough

19.

A．looking through

B．looking for

C．looking at

D．looking into

20.

A．shan’t

B．needn’t

C．won’t

D．can