【推荐1】There are a lot of cities around the world. New York, London, Paris and other big cities are _______ places to live in. There are many good things to see and to do in big cities. You can go to different kinds of _______ to see films. You can also go _______ to buy things from all over the world.

But there are problems(问题) in big cities, too. It is _______ to live in a good place and there are too many _______ in big cities. Every year they go to the cities because there are many chances(机会) to get jobs, to _______ at good schools, to try different kinds of food in good restaurants and to see good _______ in good hospitals. But these people can’t _______ get jobs, study at good schools or have a good place to live _______. Also too many people in such a place make it ________ to keep the cities safe(安全的) and clean.

Some people enjoy living in big cities, but others don’t. Before people go to big cities, they should think about the problems of living there.

1.

A．interesting

B．difficult

C．new

D．busy

2.

A．hospitals

B．theatres

C．restaurants

D．companies

3.

A．swimming

B．running

C．shopping

D．fishing

4.

A．special

B．right

C．good

D．expensive

5.

A．animals

B．people

C．trees

D．buildings

6.

A．write

B．study

C．sing

D．think

7.

A．students

B．teachers

C．doctors

D．drivers

8.

A．always

B．never

C．only

D．sometimes

9.

A．in

B．with

C．to

D．for

10.

A．hard

B．nice

C．funny

D．traditional

【推荐2】"If you support me, please Dianzan." Do you know Dianzan is one of the most popular ______ on the Internet. When you think someone's ideas are right, or when you are ______ by what someone writes, you can click (点击) the praise sign. Anyhow, clicking the praise sign means that you agree with someone or ______ someone.

Dianzan is a kind of Chinese Internet language. People ______ use it when they surf the Internet. There is a function (功能) of Dianzan in the QQ space. The QQ space has had the function since 2010. It wasn't used widely ______ Sina blog (新浪) started the function of Dianzan. In recent years, it has become more and more ______. When the 2015 New Year came, Chinese leader Xi Jinping used the word Dianzan to praise and ______ his thanks to the great Chinese people.

Websites can know how many people support some ideas by counting how many people click the praise sign. Experts can know what teenagers are ______ through what they click the sign for. That can help them solve teenagers' ______.

Clicking the praise sign is really an ______ thing. Have you ever clicked the sign for anybody on the Internet?

1.

A．topics

B．words

C．pictures

2.

A．moved

B．scared

C．disappointed

3.

A．choose

B．praise

C．greet

4.

A．directly

B．hardly

C．usually

5.

A．until

B．after

C．while

6.

A．different

B．popular

C．helpful

7.

A．express

B．create

C．list

8.

A．caring about

B．dealing with

C．talking back

9.

A．questions

B．directions

C．problems

10.

A．impolite

B．awful

C．easy

【推荐3】Malls are popular places for Americans to go. Some people _____ so much time at malls that they are called “mall rats”. Mall rats shop until they visit hundreds of stores.
People like malls for ____ reasons. They feel happy because malls have police stations, parking is usually free, and the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls ____ beautiful rest places with waterfalls and large green trees.
The first indoor mall in the United States _____in 1965 in Edina, Minnesota. People love doing all their ____in one place. More malls are built around the country. Now malls are like town centers and people come there _____many things. When they shop, of course, they also eat in food courts and they can have food _____all over the world. They see films at theatres. Some people even get _____daily exercise by doing the new sport of “mall walking”. _____ go to malls to meet friends.
In some malls, people can see a doctor or a dentist and even go to the church. In other words, people can almost do_____ in malls. Now people can even live in their favorite shopping center.1.

A．take

B．spend

C．cost

D．use

2.

A．much

B．many

C．a lot

D．a little

3.

A．had

B．has

C．have

D．there are

4.

A．built

B．was built

C．made

D．is made

5.

A．shopped

B．shopping

C．shops

D．shop

6.

A．to do

B．do

C．did

D．doing

7.

A．at

B．from

C．in

D．with

8.

A．theirs

B．they

C．them

D．their

9.

A．Another

B．The other

C．Others

D．Other

10.

A．best things

B．things

C．anything

D．something

【推荐1】完形填空。

As we all know, Chinese students are hard-working. But they’re_______at the same time.

At school, they have to follow the strict school_______For example, they_______have long hair or wear strange (奇怪的) clothes.

And at home, they’re always busy with their homework and they don’t have any free time to do what they like. Once (一旦) they don’t do well in exams, their parents will lose_______for them.

On weekends, their parents tell them to take part in different classes they don’t like. They always feel_______and bored. They_______interest in school things slowly. Some students can’t_______it and leave home. Because their parents only care about children’s study and they never_______what they want.

“Many students can do nothing_______study. Some students even don’t know________to get on well with others and how to take care of others,”said an expert (专家).

“This is a serious problem. It’s necessary for us to think it over and solve it well,”said another expert.

1.

A．glad

B．unhappy

C．kind

D．healthy

2.

A．time

B．teachers

C．rules

D．classmates

3.

A．mustn’t

B．can’t

C．shouldn’t

D．may not

4.

A．future

B．home

C．school

D．hope

5.

A．excited

B．tired

C．active

D．sad

6.

A．lose

B．show

C．have

D．take

7.

A．believe

B．stand

C．love

D．wonder

8.

A．mind

B．tell

C．talk

D．call

9.

A．with

B．without

C．in

D．except

10.

A．where

B．how

C．why

D．whether

【推荐2】A different kind of school in Pakistan is giving poor children a new chance(机会) to study. Sometimes their ___________ also come to study.

The ___________ is called Street to School. It started in Karachi in 2014. In Karachi, some parents didn’t want to send their children to school. There were quite a few children playing on the street every day when ___________ parents worked. Street to School was founded(创建) for these children.

Children at Street to School learn reading, writing, English and math. They can also learn __________ to stay healthy and take care of themselves. Also, there are all kinds of sports ___________ and children always have a good time.

The founder of Street to School is Mohammad Hassan. He says, “We started this program for kids, but we ___________ quickly that the kids would bring their homework without parents’ signatures(签名). That meant kids were not getting help at home to do their homework. Then we ___________ to start a special class for these parents so that they could help their kids with homework.”

Uzma is a mother, she joined Street to School last month. She says, “I didn’t go to school when I was young. I could ___________ read or write. This is why I am here today.”

Tahira Bibi is a ___________. She has always worked as a clothes maker and never got the chance to go to school. “I was also ___________ in learning when I saw both my grandson and granddaughter studying. Learning is really fun,” says Tahira.

1.

A．family

B．teachers

C．doctors

D．traders

2.

A．street

B．program

C．problem

D．symbol

3.

A．my

B．her

C．our

D．their

4.

A．what

B．who

C．why

D．how

5.

A．points

B．buildings

C．activities

D．results

6.

A．woke up

B．cut up

C．felt like

D．found out

7.

A．stopped

B．decided

C．taught

D．followed

8.

A．always

B．sometimes

C．hardly

D．once

9.

A．grandmother

B．grandfather

C．mother

D．father

10.

A．bored

B．relaxed

C．interested

D．hungry

【推荐3】A primary school in Canada has made some of its students very _______ by banning（禁止）homework.

Teachers will still be able to ask students to _______ and read at home, but they cannot give them homework like pages of math problems. The school will _______ the way students spend time in class to make sure they don’t fall behind in their work.

Some _______ think it’s a bad idea. They say homework is a way for them to know how their children are doing in school, and to help them if they are having problems.

The school says it will send home an exercise book _______ parents can see how their children are doing.

Several schools in Canada and the United States have been discussing _______ homework is a good idea or not.

In 2009, a study _______ that students with more homework may get higher marks. But this was only true for students in the seventh grade and higher, not in primary school.

Many people believe that homework is important because it _______ children to manage their time better. They say it also reinforces（巩固）what the students are learning in school.

But other people think homework causes stress for students and makes them less interested _______ learning . They say children’s lives are too ________, and they need to be able to spend more free time with their families, or just playing.

1.

A．sad

B．happy

C．angry

D．afraid

2.

A．play

B．sing

C．study

D．dance

3.

A．change

B．stop

C．study

D．continue

4.

A．students

B．parents

C．teachers

D．experts

5.

A．so

B．but

C．or

D．if

6.

A．why

B．whether

C．how

D．what

7.

A．told

B．guessed

C．tested

D．found

8.

A．tells

B．forces

C．teaches

D．advices

9.

A．at

B．in

C．on

D．for

10.

A．free

B．interesting

C．relaxing

D．busy

【推荐2】How much time do you spend in front of a screen every day? If your answer is about one hour, then maybe you are one of the ________ teenagers in the world.

Scientists did a ________. They asked students aged 13 to 18 how long it ________ them to have fun on phones and computers. They also asked about ________ feelings of happiness. They found that those who spend more time on their smart phones are unhappier. “Spend no more than two hours a day on digital media(电子产品), ________ try to spend more time with friends and on exercise. These two activities bring greater happiness.” Jean Twenge, the scientist who led the study, said.

1.

A．happy

B．happily

C．happier

D．happiest

2.

A．survey

B．discovery

C．test

D．game

3.

A．takes

B．spends

C．costs

D．pays

4.

A．they

B．them

C．their

D．theirs

5.

A．but

B．and

C．or

D．so

【推荐3】It’s a problem that many teenagers have to deal with. That is lack (缺少) of confidence. Lacking confidence is a _________ thing. It robs (掠夺) you of chances in life. It wastes your time. It _________ feelings that hurt you.

If you are someone who doesn’t have _________ in yourself, take this chance to _________ the way you look at yourself and the world.

You are a human being. You have strength and you have _________. You have talents and you have faults. _________, you are just like everyone else. You are just as _________ as other people.

Maybe you are looking around, thinking, “That can’t be right. He has so _________ natural athletic (运动的) talent, and she’s so smart.” It may be true. But what you are also thinking is “I have none of that”.

But there is only one real difference _________you and them. They have found and accepted and started showing their talents, __________ you have not. You need to learn to accept. Accept the things go __________. They go wrong for you but they also go wrong for__________ people, too. It happens to __________.

Confident people dig through problems, rebuild and move on. __________ people just can’t get out of it. So look at your potential (潜在的) for __________ in the future rather than your failures. Then you’ll feel confident!

1.

A．terrible

B．fantastic

C．normal

D．national

2.

A．causes

B．makes

C．sends

D．sweeps

3.

A．problem

B．confidence

C．experience

D．reason

4.

A．change

B．build

C．lead

D．show

5.

A．failures

B．advantages (优点)

C．weaknesses

D．mistakes

6.

A．In the way

B．On the way

C．In this way

D．On this way

7.

A．good

B．well

C．better

D．best

8.

A．much

B．many

C．little

D．few

9.

A．from

B．between

C．among

D．inside

10.

A．because

B．and

C．while

D．so

11.

A．well

B．wrong

C．apart

D．bad

12.

A．another

B．other

C．the other

D．others

13.

A．everyone

B．nobody

C．someone

D．none

14.

A．Unlucky

B．Comfortable

C．Natural

D．Unconfident

15.

A．effort

B．difficulty

C．success

D．space