【推荐2】At the age of seven, I started school in London. There I met a ______, Mr. King. He influenced (影响) my whole life. Mr. King taught me maths. He was humorous (幽默的). Sometimes, he told us funny stories. So his lessons made us ______.

One day, Mr. King stopped me ______ I was on my way home. He took out a piece of paper with some maths exercises on it. He asked ______ a smile “Would you like to have a try, my kid?” I was a bit surprised and took ______ exercises home. I worked hard that night.

The next day, when I gave part of the answers to him, he ______ checked them and said, “Well done! I believe your love for maths will help you with the rest.”

After Mr. King encouraged me, I ______ all my free time on the exercises. A week later, I succeeded (成功)! Mr. King gave more exercises to me, and he ______ me to make great progress. Every time I ______ the problems, I had a lot of fun. Exercises became harder and I put more effort into maths.

I enjoyed maths. It was Mr. King that opened the ______ to maths for me and led me in. I was thankful to Mr. King.

1.

A．worker

B．visitor

C．teacher

D．doctor

2.

A．bored

B．interested

C．sleepy

D．sad

3.

A．but

B．until

C．because

D．while

4.

A．for

B．with

C．about

D．by

5.

A．your

B．its

C．her

D．his

6.

A．carefully

B．hardly

C．angrily

D．suddenly

7.

A．cost

B．paid

C．spent

D．took

8.

A．wanted

B．invited

C．stopped

D．remembered

9.

A．looked out

B．took out

C．ran out

D．worked out

10.

A．door

B．box

C．sofa

D．letter

【推荐3】The situation seemed hopeless.
From the first day he entered my junior-high classroom, Willard P. Franklin lived in his own _____, shutting out his classmates and me, his teacher. I tried to build a _____ relationship with him but he showed no interest. Even a “Good morning, Willard” received only a grunt（咕哝）that couldn’t be _____. Willard was a loner（孤独的人）who seemed to have no hope or need to break silence.
Shortly after the Thanksgiving holiday, we received the news of the annual（每年的）Christmas collection of money for the _____ people in our school district.
“Christmas is a season _____,” I told my students, “There are a few students in the school who might not have a happy holiday season. _____ donating our Christmas collection, you will help buy food, clothing and toys for these needy people. We start the collection tomorrow.”
When I called for the donations the next day, I discovered that _____ everyone had forgotten, except Willard P. Franklin. The boy dug deep into his pants pockets _____ he walked up to my desk. Carefully, he _____ two coins into the small box.
“I don’t need milk for lunch,” he said ______. For a moment, just a moment, he smiled. Then he turned and walked back to his desk.
That night, after school, I took our ______ to the school principal. I couldn’t ______ sharing the incident（事件）that had taken place.
“I may be wrong, but I believe Willard might be getting ready to become a part of the world around him,” I told the principal.
“Yes, I believe it is ______ for him to get out of his own world,” he nodded. “And I think we can do something to have him ______ a bit of his world with us. I just received a ______ of the poor families in our school who most need help through the Christmas collection. Here, take a look at it.”
As I read, I discovered Willard P. Franklin and his family were the top names on the list.1.

A．class

B．school

C．world

D．home

2.

A．equal

B．simple

C．friendly

D．common

3.

A．seen

B．heard

C．found

D．discovered

4.

A．rich

B．good

C．sad

D．poor

5.

A．giving

B．getting

C．buying

D．receiving

6.

A．By

B．With

C．For

D．On

7.

A．mostly

B．hardly

C．almost

D．simply

8.

A．because

B．after

C．before

D．as

9.

A．threw

B．dropped

C．brought

D．changed

10.

A．angrily

B．quietly

C．patiently

D．sadly

11.

A．students

B．classmates

C．teachers

D．donations

12.

A．keep

B．enjoy

C．help

D．finish

13.

A．hopeless

B．hopeful

C．difficult

D．impossible

14.

A．compare

B．begin

C．mix

D．share

15.

A．list

B．note

C．message

D．letter

【推荐1】阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I loved everything about school except for one person: Mildred.

Every day, as we walked home after school, she would step on the backs of my shoes. Then, when I stopped to adjust (调整) my shoes, Mildred would slap (拍打) my back, which was a really _______ experience. Soon, my mother thought something was _______. I told her the whole story. My mom told me not to worry and said she had a plan.

The next morning, my mom walked up the hill with me. Just as we got to the top of it, we saw Mildred.

“Hello, Mildred,” my mom said _______. Mildred stopped, standing as still as a statue (雕像). Her face were bright _______. Her oversized coat hung open with only two buttons on it.

My mother didn’t say anything at first. Instead, she buttoned up Mildred’s coat and turned the collar (衣领) up around her neck.

“I’m Marion’s mother. I need your _______, Mildred.” My mother’s hands held Mildred’s as she spoke. “Marion doesn’t have any brothers or sisters. She needs a best friend at school — someone to walk up the hill with her after classes are over. Would you be Marion’s friend, Mildred?”

Mildred chewed (咀嚼) on her bottom lip and _______ her head.

“Oh, thank you!” my mother said. “I just know you are someone I can _______.” Then she hugged us and left as if _______ unusual had happened.

Mildred and I walked on to school. As I looked over at her, I saw that Mildred was smiling! I’d _______ seen her smile before. We walked up the hill each day after school together and pretty soon we became best friends.

I didn’t understand my mom’s plan at that time. But finally, I came to understand her message: ________ never fails.

1.

A．exciting

B．scary

C．pleasant

2.

A．wrong

B．fair

C．special

3.

A．angrily

B．proudly

C．friendly

4.

A．red

B．dark

C．pale

5.

A．talent

B．help

C．strength

6.

A．turned

B．shook

C．nodded

7.

A．depend on

B．care for

C．hold on

8.

A．anything

B．nothing

C．something

9.

A．always

B．ever

C．never

10.

A．Love

B．Regret

C．Worry

【推荐2】I finished my college recently and moved to Washington by myself. _______ I studied in college, it was really easy to meet new people and start a friendship. But now “out in the real world”, I find it really _______. I live in a big city, and it seems like everyone around me is busy or has got all the _______ they want. I was feeling so sad and I didn't know _______ to do, so I called my sister for some suggestions.

My sister is five years older than I am, so she _______ through all this already. She's been helping me _______ my problems all my life. After I talked about my problem, she understood _______. She suggested, “Why don't you try _______ people online?”

“Online?” I asked. “A friend of mine chatted with a guy online. _______ he was so perfect on the Internet, he was nothing like what he said.”

“You don't have to look for dates online,” she said. “You can find other people like you.

When I first moved to New York after college, I found a book club and a ________ team online. I met a lot of people that way.”

“But you don't even like it!” I said.

“I know,” she replied. “But I still had a lot of fun talking about football and I knew a lot of fun people. One of my online friends, Dan, makes art with ________, and we can only see his works in the dark. Isn’t that interesting? You played volleyball in college. Why don't you ________ a volleyball team or an art class? I remembered you enjoyed painting ________.”

“Hobbies come and hobbies go. I’m not interested in volleyball or art ________. I saw a website about volunteering the other day.” I said. “Maybe I could volunteer for a club here in ________. I guess I could meet a lot of really nice people that way.”

“Sounds good!” my sister answered excitedly.

“Thanks a lot for your ideas. I'm going online right now. I'll let you know what happens. Will you be home tonight?” I said

“No, but I'll be here all day tomorrow, so give me a call,” my sister replied. “Good luck!”

1.

A．while

B．when

C．until

D．after

2.

A．separate

B．patient

C．hard

D．weak

3.

A．hobbies

B．friends

C．activities

D．skills

4.

A．when

B．what

C．why

D．how

5.

A．goes

B．went

C．will go

D．has gone

6.

A．for

B．to

C．with

D．in

7.

A．completely

B．actively

C．normally

D．daily

8.

A．meeting

B．satisfying

C．treating

D．inviting

9.

A．So

B．Because

C．Though

D．But

10.

A．volleyball

B．football

C．art

D．volunteer

11.

A．water

B．jam

C．paper

D．light

12.

A．find out

B．join in

C．fill out

D．give up

13.

A．either

B．also

C．neither

D．too

14.

A．at all

B．no longer

C．any more

D．no more

15.

A．Washington

B．New York

C．San Francisco

D．Los Angeles

【推荐3】After school on Friday, I waited at the school gate to walk home with Jemma as usual. Then I saw ________ talking and laughing happily with some other girls. She glanced (瞥了一眼) at me and left me alone there. I knew right then that I had ________ my best friend.

At dinner, Mom asked, “Is Jemma coming by tomorrow?”

I shrugged (耸肩) and said nothing.

The next morning, Mom asked, “Today is ________. What are you and Jemma going to do?”

I shrugged again. “ ________ is Jemma?”

Mom took a look at me. Then she said, “Will you take these magazines to Grandma, please?”

________ I walked down the street, a new girl in the neighborhood came towards me, smiling. But I just went ________ her.

Grandma welcomed me at the door with a warm hug.

Sitting on the sofa, I noticed a(an) ________ of kids in old-fashioned clothes on the table. Grandma pointed at a girl with short fair hair.

“That's Beth Lambert,” she said. “My best friend. Until a week before we took this photo.” I was ________ at that.

“Beth and I were best friends in school. We did everything ________. Then one day, she made new friends and said she didn't want to hang out with me anymore. Nothing hurt ________ that.”

I didn't say anything. I couldn't. I knew I'd start ________ if I opened my mouth.

Grandma hugged me again. “Simone, sometimes friends grow ________. It might happen to anyone,” she continued. “Then, see him?” Grandma's finger ________ to a boy with glasses in the photo. “He lived near me. When I was walking home by myself ________ this boy was, too, I said ‘hello’. And we became friends.”

“So, if we want to start a new friendship,” she smiled. “One ________ is all it took.”

As I was heading home, that new girl appeared again. I went towards her and spoke, “Hello.”

1.

A．it

B．them

C．her

D．him

2.

A．lost

B．hurt

C．forgotten

D．beaten

3.

A．Monday

B．Friday

C．Saturday

D．Sunday

4.

A．How

B．Where

C．Which

D．Who

5.

A．As

B．Before

C．After

D．Until

6.

A．to

B．past

C．with

D．against

7.

A．card

B．photo

C．poster

D．advertisement

8.

A．glad

B．angry

C．satisfied

D．surprised

9.

A．together

B．outside

C．differently

D．quickly

10.

A．less than

B．because of

C．more than

D．instead of

11.

A．singing

B．laughing

C．shouting

D．crying

12.

A．old

B．separate

C．strong

D．close

13.

A．moved

B．connected

C．returned

D．waved

14.

A．so

B．but

C．for

D．and

15.

A．hug

B．smile

C．word

D．question