【推荐1】Over the last summer I volunteered at a summer camp for children ages 5 through 12. Every day for six weeks I ____ pedal power to conquer the hill known only as Depot. ____ I arrived at Abbot School at 7:30, I began my seven-hour day of cleaning, entertaining and others. By helping these kids and working with other counselors, I was able to develop a better ____ of responsibility not just myself, but for ____ around me.

In the beginning I helped with a ____ of twelve-year-olds. I had a lot of fun because they were the most mature ____, and I could relate to them. They didn't need as ____ help as the younger kids so the director of the camp switched me down to six-year-olds.

For the ____ few years I had gone to an adventure camp in the woods of Maine. There I participated in rafting, rock-climbing, and sea-kayaking. But nothing could have ____ me for working non-stop with 15 six-year-olds. From fights over batting order ____ who got to sip from the water fountain ____, we were in a constant ____of noise. I could now understand why parents always seemed to ____ a sigh of relief as they dropped off their little bundles of energy every morning.

For the first summer I was doing something that ____ someone else, and I found more ____ in that than any wasted breezy day of summers past.

During this unique opportunity of giving a ____ part of my summer, I was able to get back so much more. I learned how much my time is really ____ and how to take responsibility for myself and ____ others. I learned how different each individual is and how needs ____. I gained more confidence when I realized I could   ___ in the real world.

1.

A．used

B．produced

C．wasted

D．accumulated

2.

A．Though

B．Because

C．Once

D．If

3.

A．knowledge

B．sense

C．duty

D．sight

4.

A．any

B．ones

C．these

D．those

5.

A．grade

B．group

C．class

D．pack

6.

A．campers

B．volunteers

C．teachers

D．guides

7.

A．many

B．some

C．much

D．other

8.

A．next

B．old

C．previous

D．future

9.

A．prevented

B．restricted

C．advised

D．prepared

10.

A．to

B．in

C．for

D．of

11.

A．directly

B．first

C．politely

D．slow

12.

A．spirit

B．view

C．state

D．shape

13.

A．bring about

B．result from

C．find out

D．let out

14.

A．defeated

B．benefited

C．regretted

D．interested

15.

A．opportunity

B．relationship

C．difference

D．satisfaction

16.

A．small

B．valuable

C．boring

D．major

17.

A．short

B．worth

C．necessary

D．unique

18.

A．particularly

B．merely

C．especially

D．thoroughly

19.

A．vary

B．improve

C．increase

D．develop

20.

A．create

B．struggle

C．appear

D．survive

【推荐2】We cannot escape hearing and seeing brokenness in this world. We are _______ daily that as humans we are more fragile than we would want to _______，and are exposed to being broken on a daily basis or _______ others directly or indirectly.

We’ve all _______ some form of brokenness，and we know of others who have. For some people，brokenness has been a blessing in disguise (因祸得福). Though _______ it makes them weak，the long－term _______ is increased strength which makes them a _______ person. For some，it takes them down hard，pushing them to _______ from society and sometimes self－destructive (自我毁灭的) habits are formed.

Mental，emotional，financial，spiritual，and physical brokenness affects everyone at some point in our life’s journey. The _______ back to wholeness after the brokenness can be positive or negative，bitter or better，healthier or unhealthier. So does this __________ the measure of recovery from the brokenness depends on the type of brokenness？My __________ is no.

Nelson Mandela was kept in prison __________ for 27 years in total—but look at the end result of his life. He must have __________ some form of brokenness at some point but today his life speaks of wholeness. His ability to come back as a __________ person speaks for itself.

There are men and women who have returned from __________ with limbs (肢) missing，mental，social and emotional __________，but today they’re still whole. In relationships，__________ are broken but people deal healthily with their brokenness and __________ to let what has broken them keep them broken. They’ve __________.

Sure，it’s a(n) __________ to survive any form of brokenness but believing you are worth better and with the right support system we can be made whole again.

1.

A．ordered

B．persuaded

C．encouraged

D．reminded

2.

A．conclude

B．expect

C．admit

D．prove

3.

A．breaking

B．wounding

C．interrupting

D．helping

4.

A．finished

B．experienced

C．started

D．created

5.

A．gradually

B．slightly

C．finally

D．temporarily

6.

A．condition

B．design

C．effect

D．course

7.

A．richer

B．busier

C．calmer

D．better

8.

A．receive

B．withdraw

C．suffer

D．demand

9.

A．road

B．signal

C．state

D．level

10.

A．decide

B．follow

C．mean

D．report

11.

A．thought

B．effect

C．advice

D．answer

12.

A．falsely

B．seriously

C．safely

D．accidentally

13.

A．accepted

B．faced

C．predicted

D．remembered

14.

A．whole

B．political

C．clever

D．healthy

15.

A．dream

B．war

C．farm

D．office

16.

A．conflicts

B．abilities

C．challenges

D．tests

17.

A．bridges

B．hearts

C．marriages

D．words

18.

A．choose

B．hesitate

C．pretend

D．refuse

19.

A．moved on

B．lit up

C．given in

D．stayed on

20.

A．opportunity

B．opinion

C．fight

D．disaster

【推荐1】My 11-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, does not like swim meets. She gets horribly   ______ because she is afraid that she will let everyone down. She started to talk about ______ swimming, which broke my heart because she loves swimming.                                

Recently, Elizabeth’s team ______ a T-shirt relay, which works like this: one person puts on a T-shirt and a pair of ______ and swims 50 meters. The person takes off the clothes and the other members, ______ put them on and swim another 50 meters until everyone on the team has completed a lap.

I told Elizabeth I really wanted her to go. She ______ back angrily but finally agreed.                                             

When the day arrived, Elizabeth was ______ to swim the anchor leg (最后一棒). By the last leg, Elizabeth’s team had built up a ______ lead. Then it was Elizabeth’s turn.

______ the halfway mark, she was still in the lead. Then somebody noticed that one of Elizabeth’s socks had ______ and was floating in the pool. “She has to get that sock on before the end of the race,” a swimming ______ told Elizabeth’s team, “or you will be ______.”

Everybody on her team started shouting, but she couldn’t hear them. ______, a girl in Lane Two was ______ on Elizabeth. Just then, a girl on my daughter’s team jumped in the pool, ______ the sock, swam after Elizabeth and put the sock on Elizabeth.

The sock finally on, Elizabeth swam with all her ______ for the last 15 meters and won! There followed much ______. And, for a few minutes, Elizabeth was the heroine.

On the ride home, she relieved her moment of glory ______. She told me that if the T-shirt relay were an Olympic event, her team would win the gold medal. I told her that in my ______ opinion, she was ______ right.

1.

A．annoyed

B．disappointed

C．awkward

D．nervous

2.

A．quitting

B．hating

C．learning

D．practicing

3.

A．posted

B．reported

C．announced

D．exhibited

4.

A．glasses

B．flippers

C．gloves

D．socks

5.

A．in turn

B．in return

C．in all

D．in fact

6.

A．turned

B．debated

C．fought

D．called

7.

A．chosen

B．advised

C．permitted

D．ordered

8.

A．certain

B．deep

C．short

D．narrow

9.

A．Heading

B．Coming

C．Approaching

D．Drawing

10.

A．switched off

B．taken off

C．rolled off

D．fallen off

11.

A．worker

B．official

C．reporter

D．expert

12.

A．scolded

B．punished

C．blamed

D．disqualified

13.

A．Otherwise

B．Meanwhile

C．Nevertheless

D．Therefore

14.

A．gaining

B．swimming

C．passing

D．catching

15.

A．brought

B．grabbed

C．held

D．sought

16.

A．strength

B．dignity

C．caution

D．courage

17.

A．ceremony

B．feast

C．celebration

D．honor

18.

A．day after day

B．from time to time

C．again and again

D．once in a while

19.

A．favorable

B．personal

C．valuable

D．practical

20.

A．especially

B．absolutely

C．generally

D．eventually

【推荐2】My old friend Judy who worked at our local Wal-fart, had been down a pretty rough road. However, she somehow had maintained her _______ and cheerful outlook on life.

Every time I _______ other, I felt a pull in my heart to do _______ to help. I just couldn’t figure out what it was that I was _______ to do.

Christmas was coming. This morning I was _______   by and turned in. I had Christmas cards in my car from work. I pulled one out and _______   it to her. I placed a gift of cash inside the card – more cash than I had ever given anyone but the _______ in my heart said, “Yes! Do it!”

I went up to customer service and said to the clerk _______ there, “I’m looking for my friend, Judy.” He said, “OK, she is here. I’ll _______ her for you.”
When my friend __________ I said with a smile “Here is a card for you.” She asked, “Should I __________ it here?”

“Sure,” I __________ . She opened it and tears came to her eyes. She burst out a cry of __________   “Oh, thank you! I wasn’t going to be able to give my girls Christmas gifts at all this year.”

It was __________   for me to see her happiness and it was also good to know I had finally __________   how I was supposed to help her. __________ she did next made me know I had done the right thing. She called me later to thank me again, __________   “It was too much, so I shared it __________   two other women at work who were not going to have Christmas gifts for their children __________. I hope you don’t mind.”

My heart swelled with joy knowing I had done something that was passed on right __________   it was meant to go.

1.

A．negative

B．uncertain

C．positive

D．objective

2.

A．thought

B．talked

C．learnt

D．accused

3.

A．everything

B．nothing

C．anything

D．something

4.

A．persuaded

B．required

C．supposed

D．advised

5.

A．driving

B．walking

C．running

D．standing

6.

A．presented

B．addressed

C．copied

D．passed

7.

A．push

B．press

C．dream

D．pull

8.

A．speaking

B．working

C．wandering

D．lying

9.

A．call

B．sign

C．inform

D．remind

10.

A．showed up

B．turned around

C．looked out

D．settled in

11.

A．seal

B．fold

C．open

D．wrote

12.

A．ordered

B．answered

C．demanded

D．suggested

13.

A．shock

B．doubt

C．delight

D．shame

14.

A．regretful

B．unbelievable

C．shocking

D．wonderful

15.

A．put out

B．figure out

C．take out

D．bring out

16.

A．As

B．That

C．What

D．Which

17.

A．saying

B．requesting

C．announcing

D．confirming

18.

A．for

B．to

C．on

D．with

19.

A．too

B．also

C．either

D．still

20.

A．how

B．why

C．where

D．when

【推荐3】In the summer of 1964, a well-known writer and editor Norman Cousins became very ill. His body _________ , and it was difficult for him to even move around. He consulted his physician, who did many tests.

_________ , he was diagnosed as having ankylosing spondylitis(强直性脊柱炎), a very serious and _________ form of arthritis(关节炎). He was told he had only a 1 in 500 chance of survival.

_________ the diagnosis, Cousins was determined to overcome the disease. He had always been interested in _________ and had read the work of Hans Selye, The Stress of Life(1956). This book discussed the idea of how body chemistry and health can be damaged by emotional stress and negative attitudes. Selye’s book made Cousins think about the _________ benefits of positive attitudes and emotions. He thought, “ _________ negative emotions produce negative changes in the body, wouldn’t positive emotions produce positive chemical changes?”

He decided to concentrate on positive emotions as a treatment to _________ some of the symptoms. In addition to his _________ medical treatment, he tried to put himself in situations that would produce positive emotions. “Laughter Therapy” became part of his treatment. He __________ time each day for watching comedy films, reading humorous books, and doing other activities that would __________ laughter and positive emotions. Within eight days of starting his “Laughter Therapy” program, his pain began to decrease. His physical condition even __________ . Within a few months’ time, he was able to walk wearing a metal brace. Soon after that, he was able to return to work. He __________ reached complete recovery in a few years. He lived for 26 years after he became ill. He died in 1990 at the age of 75.

Skeptical readers may __________ the doctor’s previous diagnosis, but Cousins believed his recovery was the result of a mysterious mind-body interaction. His “Laughter Therapy” is a good example of one of the many __________ medical treatments people look for today.

1.

A．touched

B．bled

C．ached

D．broke

2.

A．Eventually

B．Hopefully

C．Particularly

D．Occasionally

3.

A．respective

B．defensive

C．effective

D．destructive

4.

A．In case of

B．In fear of

C．In spite of

D．In favor of

5.

A．service

B．medicine

C．entertainment

D．art

6.

A．necessary

B．suitable

C．possible

D．extra

7.

A．If

B．While

C．As

D．Unless

8.

A．cure

B．affect

C．keep

D．ease

9.

A．common

B．conventional

C．casual

D．comfortable

10.

A．forced

B．permitted

C．delivered

D．scheduled

11.

A．bring about

B．take up

C．carry out

D．result from

12.

A．improved

B．increased

C．advanced

D．repaired

13.

A．especially

B．generally

C．actually

D．barely

14.

A．require

B．complain

C．question

D．explain

15.

A．available

B．alternative

C．ambitious

D．admirable