【推荐1】Last fall I hung outside my window a bird feeder(喂鸟的食槽)．Knowing ______about wild birds，I ____that_______ I hung this bird feeder outside，numbers of beautiful birds would be swooping(飞扑)to my new addition. However，days，weeks，and months______，NO BIRDS.

I asked so many people，“What to do？______ was I doing wrong？”“Nothing，”most of them replied，“just______！”So I waited and waited and waited，trying everything______to attract these birds. I cleaned off the deck(平台)，______the feed，and washed the feeder. I_____ made the cat go out the other door！But nothing seemed to_______．So I waited with patience and_______．

Two months later，on a Saturday afternoon，I _____ ！What came to my eyes was the most beautiful bird I have ever seen in my life！All of a______ ，hundreds of birds were_____ from everywhere!

What a beautiful_______I learned from this little creature！Patience and hope will______ the beautiful things in life. Yet I had never_______how much patience I really do have and how much I do rely on hope to ______ the questions in my heart.

So I ______hoping and waiting，waiting and hoping. I will try to use this“little lesson”with so many other things in my life. I guess patience is a _____ after all.

1.

A．something

B．nothing

C．anything

D．everything

2.

A．assumed

B．denied

C．required

D．stated

3.

A．once

B．since

C．until

D．before

4.

A．run out

B．got through

C．went by

D．passed on

5.

A．When

B．Why

C．How

D．What

6.

A．wait

B．seek

C．try

D．watch

7.

A．reliable

B．movable

C．possible

D．incredible

8.

A．cleared

B．picked

C．selected

D．changed

9.

A．still

B．even

C．just

D．too

10.

A．run

B．work

C．do

D．go

11.

A．courage

B．hope

C．attention

D．desire

12.

A．failed

B．sighed

C．calmed

D．froze

13.

A．sort

B．jump

C．sweat

D．sudden

14.

A．climbing

B．spreading

C．gathering

D．disappearing

15.

A．lesson

B．class

C．drill

D．training

16.

A．attach

B．connect

C．attract

D．contain

17.

A．admitted

B．recognized

C．realized

D．neglected

18.

A．adjust to

B．focus on

C．deal with

D．make up

19.

A．keep

B．avoid

C．hate

D．allow

20.

A．gift

B．virtue(美德)

C．pleasure

D．belief

【推荐2】I don’t know why I came to the decision to become a loser, but I know I made the ____ at a young age. Sometime in the middle of the fourth grade, I ____ trying. By the time I was in the seventh grade, I was lazy, difficult, ____.

It wasn’t long after that I dropped out of school. Hard physical labor was the ____ for the choices I made as an adolescent. At the age of 21, I was ____ lost, and using drugs as a way to ____ the fact that I had no education and was ____ in a dead-end job carrying heavy construction materials up a ladder all day. ____, now I believe in do-overs, in the chance to do it all again. And I believe that do-overs can be made at any ____ in your life, if you have the right ____. Mine came from a surprising source.

It was September 21, 2002, when my son Blake was born. It’s funny that after a life of ___ responsibility, now I was in charge of something so ____. Over the years, as I grew into the ____ of Dad, I began to learn something about myself. ____, Blake and I were both learning to walk, talk, work and play for the first time. I began my do-over.

It took me almost three years to learn how to read. I started with my son’s books.Over and over, I practised reading books to him until I remembered all the words in every one of them. I began to wonder if it was possible for me to go back to school. I knew I wanted to be a good role ____, so after a-year-and-a-half and a lot of hard work, I ____ my GED test on my son’s fourth birthday. This may not sound like much, and I’m surely not trying to get ____ for doing something that should have been done in the first place , but all things considered it was one of the best days in my life. Today, I’m a full-time college student, ____ to become sociologist.

It’s funny, growing up I always heard these great ____ stories of triumph(胜利) over shortcomings. But I never thought they ____ to me. Now I believe it’s a choice anyone can make: to do it all over again.

1.

A．determination

B．wish

C．choice

D．dream

2.

A．started

B．stopped

C．considered

D．fancied

3.

A．skeptical

B．defensive

C．sensitive

D．disrespectful

4.

A．consequence

B．compromise

C．compensation

D．competence

5.

A．fundamentally

B．hopelessly

C．blindly

D．casually

6.

A．deal with

B．go with

C．conflict with

D．meet with

7.

A．led

B．stuck

C．absorbed

D．taken

8.

A．However

B．Meanwhile

C．Furthermore

D．Therefore

9.

A．cost

B．corner

C．term

D．point

10.

A．motto

B．technique

C．conscience

D．motivation

11.

A．avoiding

B．preventing

C．undertaking

D．overcoming

12.

A．flexible

B．enterprising

C．authentic

D．fragile

13.

A．part

B．status

C．title

D．cause

14.

A．In a way

B．On the contrary

C．In addition

D．What’s worse

15.

A．model

B．leader

C．scholar

D．tutor

16.

A．received

B．adopted

C．attended

D．passed

17.

A．flame

B．praise

C．award

D．courage

18.

A．studying

B．waiting

C．beginning

D．demanding

19.

A．turn-around

B．take-off

C．pull-out

D．turn-off

20.

A．appealed

B．applied

C．attached

D．adapted

【推荐3】I've come to the conclusion that I'm terrible at saying "No". For example，last Sunday I was sitting at my desk alone，totally________in my own business，when a colleague of mine phoned and asked me to get involved in________with her. I found myself getting all caught up in her enthusiasm and didn't want to________her. So I said "Sure，why not？" even before the talk________

I found myself agreeing，without giving any________whether it was worth doing. We are both window-shoppers who go to shops but buy nothing and________a whole day in the street. Actually，I hardly have any time to spare because I am very busy________my normal job-I've also got a book to write，a business to________and a family to look after. And then there are my other projects to________—my voluntary work and a couple of other interesting investments that I want to_________.I'm going to have to be more ruthless（残酷无情的）and not just agree to_________people ask me to get involved in. In other words，I'm going to have to get_________at saying "No". Usually I hate saying "No"，because having to disappoint someone usually_________me. Now I realize_________I haven't learned to say "No"，I've been feeling very_________.

We had better do what we think is right and what we are_________to do. Sometimes it does not seem that bad to_________others. In my case, if I_________want to be involved in it, I' ll pay more_________to it and do it quite well I' ll be enthusiastic and motivated and do something that is good for everyone and everyone will be happy. It' ll be a win-win_________. What's not good about that? So sometimes, we have to say "No".

1.

A．experienced

B．lost

C．concerned

D．interested

2.

A．celebration

B．discussion

C．shopping

D．travel

3.

A．disappoint

B．force

C．support

D．shock

4.

A．explained

B．rang

C．developed

D．ended

5.

A．thought

B．suggestion

C．idea

D．question

6.

A．save

B．keep

C．enjoy

D．waste

7.

A．because of

B．regardless of

C．apart from

D．instead of

8.

A．visit

B．run

C．suffer

D．found

9.

A．consider

B．complain

C．catch

D．enlarge

10.

A．take in

B．work on

C．turn out

D．make up

11.

A．something

B．none

C．everything

D．either

12.

A．further

B．cooler

C．faster

D．better

13.

A．attracts

B．destroys

C．upsets

D．puzzles

14.

A．after

B．because

C．if

D．although

15.

A．confident

B．amazed

C．traditional

D．depressed

16.

A．likely

B．afraid

C．willing

D．proud

17.

A．join

B．refuse

C．invite

D．choose

18.

A．smartly

B．hardly

C．suddenly

D．really

19.

A．energy

B．attention

C．focus

D．time

20.

A．situation

B．environment

C．appearance

D．spirit

【推荐1】In 1898 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30,ooo people in less than four minutes. In the middle of complete damage and disorder, a father rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be,____ that the building was ____
After the unforgettably shock, he____ the promise he had made to his son: “ No matter ____ happens, I’ll always be there for you!” And tears began to ____his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his ____ to his son. He rushed there and started ____ the ruins.
As he was digging, other helpless parents arrived , ____ : “It’s too late ! They are all dead!____ , face reality; there’s nothing you can do!” To each parent he responded with ____ : “Are you going to help me now? ”No one helped. And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone.
Courageously he went on alone because he needed to know ____ : “Is my boy____ or he is dead?” He dug for eight hours … 12 hours…36 hours…then , in ____ hour , he pulled back a large stone and heard his son’s ____ He screamed his son’s name, “ARMAND!” He heard back, “Dad!?! It’s me, Dad! I told other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, you ____ me and ____ you saved me, they’d be saved. You promised, ‘No matter what happens, I’ll always be there for you!’ You did it, Dad!”
“What’s going on in there? ”the father asked
“There are 14 of us ________ 33,Dad. We’re scared, hungry, thirsty and thankful you are here. When the building collapsed, it made ____ , and it saved us.”
“Come out , boy!”
“No, Dad! Let the other kids out first,____I know you’ll get me! No matter what happens, I know you’ll always be there for me!”1.

A．only discovering

B．only to discover

C．only realizing

D．only to realize.

2.

A．as flat as a pancake	B．as high as a mountain
C．as strong as an ox	D．as weak as a kitten

3.

A．memorized

B．forgot

C．kept

D．remembered

4.

A．what

B．that

C．which

D．who

5.

A．fill

B．fill in

C．come

D．burst

6.

A．picture

B．promise

C．present

D．encourage

7.

A．digging

B．digging through

C．digging out

D．digging into

8.

A．to say

B．said

C．and saying

D．saying

9.

A．Come out

B．Come again

C．Come on

D．Come off

10.

A．one word

B．one sound

C．one row

D．one line

11.

A．for himself

B．of himself

C．by himself

D．to himself

12.

A．live

B．living

C．alive

D．lively

13.

A．38

B．the 38

C．38th

D．the 38th

14.

A．sound

B．voice

C．noise

D．tone

15.

A．will save

B．would save

C．save

D．would have saved

16.

A．if

B．because

C．even if

D．though

17.

A．remained

B．missing

C．left

D．gone

18.

A．for

B．behind

C．out of

D．over

19.

A．a promise

B．space

C．room

D．a triangle

20.

A．because

B．though

C．when

D．even though

【推荐2】It was December 22. The bitter wind swept the countless snowflakes across my front yard. My dad was there sweeping the ______. His nose was red as a cherry. With every breath he took, a white puff ______ into the air.

Inside, my mother was ______ the last of the boxes. As I entered the front door, the ______ that after today I wouldn’t enter through that door ______ again burned a hole in my stomach. I picked up my dog and sat Indian style with him in my lap on the ______, wooden floor. I had no ______ but to sit on the floor, for there was no longer any furniture occupying my house. I sat there in a daze (恍惚), just ______. There was no reason for my parents to make me, a once ______12-year-old kid, ______. I had two best friends right across the street; I did well in school and I always kept my room clean. ______, this was “my house”. By no means did I want a couple of ______ living here. These recurring (重复) thoughts danced around in my mind and I couldn’t find a(n) ______.

Out of the front window I could see the orange top of a truck pulling in the cleaned driveway and I knew it was the other U-Haul. Instantly three men came ______ through the back door like World War III was starting.

I watched ______ as the men, my mother and my dad loaded the truck. My dog even winced（畏缩）as he stared out of the window. I wondered if he was ______, too, or if he just wished to play outside in the snow.

My mum came in, looking solemn（凝重）for my sake, I imagined. She turned ______ the overhead light, put the ______ in my arm and followed me out of the back door. A totally ______ feeling filled my inside. For the first time in my life, I wondered what ______would be to me tomorrow.

1.

A．stairs

B．garden

C．sidewalk

D．driveway

2.

A．escaped

B．flowed

C．rose

D．flew

3.

A．piling

B．packing

C．collecting

D．locking

4.

A．idea

B．dream

C．thought

D．opinion

5.

A．once

B．ever

C．quite

D．over

6.

A．cold

B．wet

C．broken

D．messy

7.

A．choice

B．manner

C．solution

D．means

8.

A．dreaming

B．thinking

C．staring

D．crying

9.

A．diligent

B．clever

C．happy

D．honest

10.

A．remain

B．cry

C．suffer

D．move

11.

A．However

B．Besides

C．Therefore

D．Yet

12.

A．neighbours

B．strangers

C．visitors

D．elders

13.

A．way

B．key

C．answer

D．decision

14.

A．marching

B．laughing

C．talking

D．whistling

15.

A．silently

B．casually

C．carefully

D．helplessly

16.

A．afraid

B．angry

C．sad

D．lonely

17.

A．down

B．off

C．on

D．up

18.

A．box

B．dog

C．bag

D．hand

19.

A．excited

B．eager

C．empty

D．mixed

20.

A．life

B．school

C．home

D．world

【推荐3】My first night in my college dormitory room finally came! Several months ago, I was always prepared for finals, _______, and the day when I would keep my promise——_______ out as soon as I had the chance. I _______ used it for threat when I was angry or couldn’t get my way. _______, my parents just grinned.

Now, sleeping on the once desired bed, I _______ the TV programs enjoyed together with my parents, the time they spent with me, the home videos I _______ with my brother and sister. Now, those moments are only memories. Sitting at my desk with my laptop open, I _______ an e-mail to a radio station my mom listens to every morning before work. I _______ a special song called Don’ Forget to Remember.

The next morning, my mom got out of bed and _______ the radio as usual. She was really amazed by the speakers’ ________, “You know how ________ I was weeks ago because I sent my little girl to school for the first time? A college student ________ us and said that she misses her parents and ________ they have done for her. She also chose a special song in ________ of them. So we want to thank Vickey for that e-mail, ________ it really eased my worry about my little girl growing up and ________ about things parents do for them.”

The song began to play while my mom ran over to my dad and ________ him up. “Honey! Did you hear that? Was that our Vickey? Our daughter who couldn’t wait to ________ home?” My dad, just barely opening his eyes, replied with, “If it is, that is very ________ of her.”

I got a call from my mom that night. I was so excited to tell her that I ________ my first day of college and we talked for about an hour. Just when we were about to say our goodbyes, I added one last plea: “Mom, don’t forget to remember me.”

1.

A．revision

B．vacation

C．graduation

D．decision

2.

A．burst

B．go

C．get

D．move

3.

A．still

B．yet

C．even

D．ever

4.

A．Therefore

B．Moreover

C．However

D．Otherwise

5.

A．remembered

B．avoided

C．missed

D．imagined

6.

A．sold

B．made

C．found

D．saved

7.

A．addressed

B．downloaded

C．deleted

D．received

8.

A．requested

B．sang

C．produced

D．wrote

9.

A．turned up

B．turned on

C．turned down

D．turned off

10.

A．conversation

B．announcer

C．recommendation

D．argument

11.

A．excited

B．upset

C．annoyed

D．cold

12.

A．telephoned

B．informed

C．messaged

D．e-mailed

13.

A．something

B．anything

C．everything

D．nothing

14.

A．defence

B．memory

C．celebration

D．honor

15.

A．though

B．because

C．unless

D．until

16.

A．quarreling

B．complaining

C．bothering

D．forgetting

17.

A．picked

B．lifted

C．raised

D．woke

18.

A．leave

B．get

C．return

D．flee

19.

A．selfless

B．honest

C．patient

D．sweet

20.

A．wasted

B．hated

C．survived

D．expected

【推荐1】For more than 20 years I have been traveling the world, preferring often to spend a year or two in different countries _______ to just visit as a tourist. It has become a big part of my identity as an adult and shaped _______ I see the world and myself.

My first _______ of this amazing life was when I was 19 years old. I was _______ among a small group of   college classmates to spend a   year abroad. This was long before people could   travel the world _______ through     social media like Facebook, Instagram and Weibo. In order to see a place, you   had to   go there and _______ it   firsthand.

Living abroad can be exciting. I thought it would be _______ because I spoke the language, but I enjoyed the little differences between the British and American culture and language. For   instance, instead of _______ the       British called it “rubbish”; instead of favor they spelled it “favour”.

But there were also _______ that year too. One of my classes was called “Europe Since 1870”. In the U.S., I   would have expected an introductory history class, but in England, I was _______ o have already known the       history; now was the time to analyze it. That _______ I not only had to learn the history as I went along, but also I had to try to write a paper explaining why certain events happened as they did. I know now that I was thrown into the deep _______, in a completely different and far more challenging environment, and it was natural that I wouldn’t understand everything easily. Despite this, I don’t _______ anything about my time in London. Even _______ painful experiences, we learn to grow.

_______ the difficult times made me sad and homesick. But luckily that was not as important as the amazing experience I had getting to know people from all over the world. I met dozens of interesting people from places like France, Greece and Germany in Europe, to Rwanda. Palestine and Australia. Learning how to make friends with people from different cultures and backgrounds was really fun, and these new friends helped put a(n) _______ to     the countries they represented (代表).

As I finished the _______ year, I was torn inside about leaving London after such a life-changing experience.

I learned so much about myself as a young woman and a(n) _______. When I _______ to my college for my          final year, friends and professors saw a(n) _______ me. I had more maturity and self-awareness that I hadn’t had     before. It was just the beginning of a future of world travel and a love of different people and cultures.

1.

A．rather than

B．other than

C．less than

D．sooner than

2.

A．why

B．when

C．how

D．where

3.

A．idea

B．memory

C．decision

D．taste

4.

A．called

B．selected

C．prepared

D．recommended

5.

A．directly

B．indirectly

C．conveniently

D．deliberately

6.

A．record

B．discover

C．attend

D．experience

7.

A．better

B．easier

C．funnier

D．quicker

8.

A．garbage

B．waste

C．pollution

D．nonsense

9.

A．surprises

B．expectations

C．challenges

D．disappointments

10.

A．told

B．believed

C．determined

D．supposed

11.

A．showed

B．meant

C．explained

D．proved

12.

A．hole

B．side

C．water

D．end

13.

A．remember

B．realize

C．regret

D．recall

14.

A．over

B．beyond

C．with

D．through

15.

A．Sometimes

B．Sometime

C．Some time

D．Some times

16.

A．impression

B．personality

C．face

D．image

17.

A．off

B．academic

C．gap

D．calendar

18.

A．British

B．American

C．Australian

D．Canadian

19.

A．shifted

B．moved

C．travelled

D．returned

20.

A．new

B．happy

C．confident

D．relaxed

【推荐2】When I was a boy there were no smart phones or computers. Still, I never felt ________. The fields, hills and woodlands around my home were the perfect playground. I can remember once hiking to a nearby ________ and walking slowly around it. At the back of it I was amazed to find an old dirt road that I had never seen before. It was full of muddy tyre tracks and deep woods bordered it on both sides, but ________ it still seemed like a fine adventure.

I ________ on and on for what seemed like hours. I was sure my guardian angel was ________ In my ears to turn around and ________ back home but I was ________ and even a bit stupid, so I walked on. There was still neither a car nor a house ________. My legs were getting tired. I noticed that the sun was starting to go down and I grew ________. I didn’t want to end up ________ on this road in the dark of night, and I was worried that it would be dark ________ I could make my way back to the lake again.

I continued to walk on with the fear growing inside of me. My heart was ________ faster and my legs were aching more seriously than before. When I ________ one last corner and saw a house that I ________. I jumped up and down and laughed out loud. I knew the way home! It was still over a mile away, but my ________ felt like feathers. I ________ into the house with a big smile just in time for dinner. Then I ended my adventure with a good night’s sleep.

I remembered this recently when I saw a sign, ________, “All roads lead home”. This is true. I also remembered a sage (圣人) compared life to a journey. Are we going to make this life a ________ trip or are we going to make the life a terrible one? It ________ our own choice.

All roads no matter how they twist and turn, can ________ us home in our hearts. May you always walk your path with love! May you always help your fellow travelers along the way!

1.

A．delighted

B．bored

C．addicted

D．embarrassed

2.

A．farmhouse

B．highway

C．forest

D．lake

3.

A．exploring

B．appreciating

C．introducing

D．seeking

4.

A．drove

B．flew

C．walked

D．rode

5.

A．whispering

B．singing

C．waving

D．scolding

6.

A．head

B．land

C．pace

D．wander

7.

A．disappointed

B．stubborn

C．desperate

D．confused

8.

A．in order

B．in space

C．in need

D．in sight

9.

A．curious

B．scared

C．ashamed

D．embarrassed

10.

A．exposed

B．injured

C．trapped

D．worried

11.

A．though

B．if

C．when

D．before

12.

A．blocking

B．sinking

C．beating

D．dancing

13.

A．turned

B．searched

C．checked

D．examined

14.

A．imagined

B．recognized

C．overlooked

D．painted

15.

A．arms

B．hands

C．head

D．legs

16.

A．flooded

B．danced

C．dragged

D．dived

17.

A．writing

B．noticing

C．saying

D．printing

18.

A．joyful

B．stressful

C．casual

D．complex

19.

A．keeps on

B．concentrates on

C．decides on

D．depends on

20.

A．fly

B．push

C．take

D．transform

【推荐3】At a young age, Darrius Simmons fell in love with the piano. As he watched others play, he was _________ by the joy the piano gave them. He wanted to experience that, too, but knew for him it would be a/an _________.

“I decided at age 10 that I wanted to learn how to play the piano, _________ it was going to take a little bit _________ work for me to learn,” Simmons says. “I knew most people had 10 fingers while I had four, yet I was pretty _________ I could make it work.”

The Warren, Ohio teenager was born with a genetic _________ called ectrodactyly (先天性缺指畸形). He has three fingers on his right hand and _________ finger on his left. But it didn’t _________ Simmons from following his _________. With no formal training, Simmons taught himself by ear how to play the piano. He practiced and practiced, finding a way to __________ the keys with four fingers while mastering the pedals with his prostheses(假肢).

Simmons knew he would have to __________ his own style of playing. “I couldn’t base it __________ the technique of somebody who has 10 fingers. It just wouldn’t __________.” He says. “That’s __________ it was hard for me to take piano lessons. It’s very __________ for somebody who has learned how to play with 10 fingers to adjust and teach me with only four.”

The now 18-year-old not only learned how to play and read music but also began composing.

His mother, Tamara Simmons, isn’t surprised by Darrius’ __________. She knows how focused and __________ he can be.

From mastering music to beating __________ challenges, Darrius Simmons sets out to __________ the world. “I like to be somebody’s __________,” he says. “If I play in front of a whole crowd and I see one person smile, that’s a job well done.”

1.

A．frightened

B．amazed

C．interested

D．disturbed

2.

A．challenge

B．opportunity

C．fortune

D．trouble

3.

A．while

B．but

C．and

D．therefore

4.

A．more

B．much

C．fewer

D．less

5.

A．surprised

B．worried

C．sure

D．glad

6.

A．condition

B．environment

C．situation

D．tendency

7.

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．five

8.

A．encourage

B．prevent

C．remove

D．change

9.

A．actions

B．roads

C．instructions

D．passions

10.

A．reach

B．repair

C．remove

D．clean

11.

A．adopt

B．abandon

C．develop

D．change

12.

A．by

B．in

C．through

D．on

13.

A．support

B．run

C．operate

D．work

14.

A．why

B．because

C．when

D．whether

15.

A．easy

B．tough

C．funny

D．stupid

16.

A．ideas

B．creations

C．difficulties

D．achievements

17.

A．kind

B．determined

C．talented

D．generous

18.

A．spiritual

B．mental

C．physical

D．emotional

19.

A．please

B．persuade

C．inspire

D．cheer

20.

A．partner

B．symbol

C．aim

D．motivation