【推荐1】In late January of 2018, Chicago experienced the coldest temperatures that the city has seen in decades.

A group of homeless people who lived in an area called Tent City were left outside directly _______ to the deadly weather. 34-year-old Candice Payne, a managing broker (经纪人) from a local company, was _______ enough to have shelter from the dangerous conditions. _______, she couldn’t stop thinking about the homeless people in the area who had nowhere to go.

“It was 50℃ below, and I knew I had to take _______,” Payne told the New York Times. She started thinking of different _______ that could possibly work. Eventually, she _______ to see if there were any rooms available at _______ hotels that she could _______ for the night for the people _______ in the street. So without wasting any time, Payne picked up the ________ and started calling hotels in the area.

“Finally, the Amber Inn was nice enough to ________ me to buy the rooms for the homeless,” Payne said. Without ________, she purchased 30 rooms for the night with her credit card. She ________ reached out to people on her Instagram account asking if anyone would like to ________ with either paying for more rooms or ________ the homeless people to the Inn.

She got immediate ________ that surprised her. Strangers ________ their cars and SUVs. They also ________ money, which helped Payne pay for a total of 60 rooms for five nights.

Payne’s ________ act made news across the country. However, she said, “I am an ordinary person. I ________ it with so many others’ help.”

1.

A．exposed

B．contributed

C．used

D．adjusted

2.

A．old

B．lucky

C．proud

D．strange

3.

A．In short

B．Therefore

C．However

D．For example

4.

A．place

B．shelter

C．risks

D．action

5.

A．directions

B．ways

C．results

D．areas

6.

A．required

B．promised

C．decided

D．agreed

7.

A．unique

B．comfortable

C．local

D．remote

8.

A．rent

B．purchase

C．discover

D．enter

9.

A．talking

B．walking

C．working

D．sleeping

10.

A．phone

B．bus

C．glasses

D．coat

11.

A．persuade

B．remind

C．convince

D．allow

12.

A．preparation

B．imagination

C．hesitation

D．permission

13.

A．then

B．still

C．just

D．again

14.

A．pay off

B．help out

C．speak out

D．take off

15.

A．transporting

B．accompanying

C．devoting

D．inviting

16.

A．rewards

B．responses

C．achievements

D．benefits

17.

A．sold

B．repaired

C．searched

D．volunteered

18.

A．presented

B．performed

C．repeated

D．donated

19.

A．selfless

B．regular

C．extra

D．natural

20.

A．reached

B．understood

C．made

D．impressed

【推荐2】Last weekend at the airport, I had some extra time before going through the airport security（安全） to catch my flight. While wondering what to do, I thought it was the _______time and place to look for an anonymous (匿名的) act of _______ to do!

One of the magazine stands outside the airport security had flowers for sale. I told the _______ that

I’d like to buy flowers for someone else, and she could decide who to _______ them to. She looked a little _______, so I explained perhaps she could hand the smile cards with the flowers to someone who seem to need some to _______. At first, the clerk _______, "That’s strange." Or maybe, "That’s crazy." I can’t _______ which. But then, I explained a little more about the _______ card and the concept (概念)of doing
something kind for a complete ________, and she brightened up.

"I’ll never know how it turns out," I said," but you will have the ________ to make someone’s day." At that point, she started to seem ________ excited about it.

She went to take the ________out of the water. Then I explained, "It’s fine to ________them there until the person you want to give them to ________."

At that point, I thought she was somewhere between amazement and delight, as it was ________ that this was really not a ________she had ever gotten from a customer before.

I ________ the flowers, said goodbye, and headed for the ________ line.
I’ll never know how it turned out, but I was ________ for the rest of the morning.1.

A．wrong

B．earl

C．perfect

D．free

2.

A．kindness

B．bravery

C．guilt

D．pride

3.

A．policeman

B．clerk

C．secretary

D．waiter

4.

A．give

B．pay

C．charge

D．owe

5.

A．frightened

B．disappointed

C．Confused

D．bored

6.

A．move down

B．fall of

C．leave ou

D．cheer up

7.

A．refused

B．responded

C．nodded

D．agreed

8.

A．remember

B．tell

C．choose

D．notice

9.

A．bank

B．plant

C．smile

D．flight

10.

A．stranger

B．passenger

C．beggar

D．failure

11.

A．courage

B．mone

C．knowledge

D．chance

12.

A．secretly

B．reall

C．hardl

D．anxiously

13.

A．flower

B．card

C．fish

D．mud

14.

A．leave

B．hide

C．plan

D．bury

15.

A．helps

B．suffers

C．travels

D．comes

16.

A．impossible

B．natural

C．clear

D．important

17.

A．request

B．price

C．praise

D．story

18.

A．put down

B．put away

C．set asid

D．paid for

19.

A．security

B．passenger

C．front

D．fire

20.

A．upset

B．angry

C．cheerful

D．tired

【推荐3】Martha and Sandy have been running a tech charity ---pass IT on ---for 15 years. Pass IT on is a charity that repurposes old tech, such as computers and tablets, for people with _________ who cannot access public computers.

Sandy and Martha _________ that no matter what your health, social or financial circumstances, everyone should treated _________and participate in society. Today, that means making computers _________.

Their charity, pass IT on, _________ computers and IT equipment for disabled people in Edinburgh. Each computer is _________ to the requirements of the individual and the team help with _________ an internet connection and installing the equipment in the client’s home free of charge.

One of their clients, Callum, is 12 years old and has autism（自闭症）. After Callum _________ a free adapted computer, his father _________ to pass IT on saying that his son’s “manual skillfulness has __________ and his communication skills are much better.” Callum is just one of the many people whose lives have been __________ by Martha, Sandy and pass IT on.

To thank Martha and Sandy for their__________ , their local community have come together to __________a surprise party.

Former trustee Allan Wilson said: “I can’t think of more deserving people for this surprise party Martha and Sandy.” Another__________: “It’s lovely to be able to do something like this for them.” The pair were described as “__________ heroes”.

1.

A．potentials

B．requests

C．responsibilities

D．disabilities

2.

A．comment

B．promise

C．believe

D．advertise

3.

A．equally

B．seriously

C．differently

D．coolly

4.

A．personal

B．accessible

C．avoidable

D．beneficial

5.

A．removed

B．donated

C．restarted

D．accessed

6.

A．changed

B．committed

C．compared

D．connected

7.

A．calling for

B．taking off

C．bringing up

D．setting up

8.

A．received

B．damaged

C．appreciated

D．discovered

9.

A．announced

B．explained

C．reported

D．wrote

10.

A．worsened

B．improved

C．kept

D．varied

11.

A．encouraged

B．recognized

C．affected

D．guided

12.

A．appreciation

B．ambition

C．generosity

D．curiosity

13.

A．find

B．throw

C．select

D．signal

14.

A．added

B．ordered

C．attempted

D．reflected

15.

A．fallen

B．unlikely

C．forgotten

D．unsung

【推荐2】Just as travelers taking road trips today may need to take a break for food at a rest area along the highway, settlers traversing the American West by train in the mid-1800s often found 12themselves in need of ________. However, food ________ on rail lines was generally of terrible quality. To seize the chance of satisfying the demand for good food, Fred Harvey, an English-born entrepreneur decided to open his own restaurant business to serve ________ customers. Beginning in the 1870s, he opened dozens of restaurants in rail stations and dining cars. These Harvey Houses, which composed the first restaurant ________ in the United States, were   unique for its high standards of service and quality. The menu was ________ after those of fine restaurants, so the food was leagues beyond the terrible fare travelers were ________ to receiving in transit (在途中).

His restaurants were immediately ________, but Harvey was not content to follow conventional business ________ . Although women did not traditionally work in restaurants in the nineteenth century, Harvey decided to try ________ women as waitstaff. In 1883, he placed an advertisement seeking ________, well-mannered, articulate young women between the ages of 18 and 30. ________ to the advertisement was overwhelming, even tremendous, and Harvey soon ________ the male servers at his restaurants with women. Those who were hired as "Harvey Girls" joined an elite group of workers, who were expected to complete a 30-day training program and follow a strict ________ of rules for conduct and curfews. In the workplace, the women donned identical black-and-white uniforms and carried out their duties with precision. Not only were such regulations meant to ensure the ________ of the business and the safety of the workers, but they also helped to raise people`s generally low opinion of the restaurant industry. ________ the servers` work, the position paid quite well for the time: $17.50 a month, plus tips, meals, room and board, laundry service, and travel expenses.

1.

A．relaxation

B．refreshment

C．amusement

D．treatment

2.

A．available

B．accessible

C．approachable

D．respectable

3.

A．regular

B．valued

C．big

D．rail

4.

A．chain

B．store

C．service

D．series

5.

A．modeled

B．named

C．looked

D．taken

6.

A．related

B．accustomed

C．objected

D．equal

7.

A．failing

B．successful

C．all-round

D．time-honored

8.

A．act

B．management

C．practices

D．tradition

9.

A．employing

B．regarding

C．treating

D．looking on

10.

A．educated

B．awkward

C．charming

D．experienced

11.

A．Limitation

B．Equality

C．Response

D．Devotion

12.

A．substituted

B．gave way to

C．connected

D．replaced

13.

A．secret

B．number

C．code

D．concept

14.

A．effect

B．affection

C．influence

D．efficiency

15.

A．In response to

B．In return to

C．In regard to

D．In relation to