【推荐1】完形填空
My mom only had one eye. She cooked for students and teachers to support the ____.
One day my mom came over to say ____ to me in primary school. I was so embarrassed(尴尬的) that I threw her a ____ look and ran out. The next day at school, one of my classmates said, “EEEE, Your mom only has one ____!”
I wanted to bury myself. I also wanted my mom to just disappear. I met her that day and said, “If you’re only going to make me a laughing stock, why don’t you just disappear?” my mom did not respond…. I didn’t even stop to think for a second about ____ I had said, because I was full of ______ I took no notice of her feelings at all. I wanted to be out of that house, so I ____ really hard, and got a chance to go abroad for further education.
Then I got married. I bought a house of my own. I had kids of my own. I was happy with my life and my kids. Then one day, my mother came to visit me. She hadn’t seen me in years and she didn’t even meet her ____ When she stood by the door, my children laughed at her, and I shouted at her for coming over uninvited. I screamed at her, “How dare you come to my house and scare my children! GET OUT OF HERE! NOW!!1”
And to this, my mother ____ answered, “Oh, I’m so sorry. I may have gotten the wrong address.” And she was soon out of sight. One day, a ____ regarding a school reunion（校友会） came to my house. So I ____ 。 After the reunion, I went to the old house just out of curiosity. My neighbors said that she ____ They handed me a letter that she had wanted me to have.
My dearest son,
I think of you all the time. I’m sorry that I came to your house and scared your children.
I was so glad when I heard you were coming for the reunion____ I may not be able to even get out of bed to see you. I’m sorry that I was a constant embarrassment to you when you were growing up.
You see … when you were very little, you got into a (an) ____, and lost your eye. As a mother, I couldn’t stand watching you having to grow up with one eye. So I gave you ____
I was so proud of my son who was seeing a whole new world for me, in my place, with that eye.
With all my love to you,
Your mother1.

A．school

B．church

C．company

D．family

2.

A．hello

B．goodbye

C．love

D．excuse

3.

A．friendly

B．surprising

C．hateful

D．lovely

4.

A．hand

B．nose

C．eye

D．ear

5.

A．that

B．what

C．which

D．how

6.

A．fear

B．happiness

C．anger

D．surprise

7.

A．talked

B．studied

C．climbed

D．ran

8.

A．grandchildren

B．children

C．daughter

D．father

9.

A．quickly

B．angrily

C．excitedly

D．quietly

10.

A．friend

B．bag

C．report

D．letter

11.

A．lay

B．lied

C．lain

D．laid

12.

A．disappeared

B．died

C．moved

D．traveled

13.

A．And

B．So

C．But

D．Or

14.

A．school

B．house

C．river

D．accident

15.

A．mine

B．his

C．hers

D．theirs

【推荐2】完形填空
Once，in a small village， lived a family with eight children. Two of the children loved ____ very much， but the family was so poor that it was impossible to send_________ of them to study at the art college at the same time. After many discussions， the two boys finally_________ a plan. They would toss (抛）a coin. The loser would go_________ into the mines (煤矿）and，with his money，_________ his brother study at the college. Then， when the brother who won the toss finished his studies，after four years， he would support the other brother studying at the_________ .
James won the toss and Jack went down into the mines. James worked with all his heart and his paintings were very much_________ than those of most of his teachers， and by the time he ____， he was beginning to make a lot of money for his paintings.
James returned. When he told Jack he could go to the art college， Jack said ____， “Brother， the four years in the mines has done too much to my hands， so it is too _____ Now I can’t even hold a glass.”
To show his great love and respect， James drew his brother’s hands with fingers towards the sky. He called his drawing “The Praying Hands，” which became very famous years later.1.

A．school

B．books

C．painting

D．money

2.

A．both

B．all

C．any

D．neither

3.

A．looked out

B．got out

C．took out

D．worked out

4.

A．off

B．down

C．up

D．away

5.

A．pay

B．follow

C．agree

D．let

6.

A．college

B．mine

C．home

D．school

7.

A．cheaper

B．worse

C．better

D．older

8.

A．waited

B．graduated

C．walked

D．arrived

9.

A．happily

B．bravely

C．softly

D．angrily

10.

A．helpful

B．early

C．good

D．late

【推荐3】Have you ever done something that makes you cringe (畏缩 )? No one likes feeling embarrassed (尴尬的), and learning to ________ embarrassment can make you feel more confident.

Embarrassment is a big ________ that can make you laugh, cry and want to hide under your clothes. Falling over in a shop or accidentally ________ your teacher “Mum” might feel like the end of the world, but everyone gets embarrassed sometimes.

Embarrassment is a way of teaching us not to ________ mistakes. You’re more likely to worry too much about what other people think of you, so that you will be more ________ about what you are going to do. Even if you think everyone notices you with ketchup (番茄酱) on your face, studies show that ________ people notice than you think. Sometimes embarrassing feelings can stop you from trying new things. If this happens, share your feelings with a person that you ________.

If something isn’t very serious, try making a ________ out of it. Laughter can show people that there is ________ to worry about. Although you’re feeling embarrassed, other people may not have even noticed.

Sometimes we’re embarrassed about the ________ we’ve shown towards others. In that case try saying how sorry you are and that you have forgotten what happened.

1.

A．deal with

B．care about

C．learn from

D．put away

2.

A．saying

B．feeling

C．training

D．meeting

3.

A．calling

B．emailing

C．regarding

D．cheering

4.

A．avoid

B．choose

C．repeat

D．correct

5.

A．excited

B．interested

C．careful

D．helpful

6.

A．taller

B．shorter

C．more

D．fewer

7.

A．guess

B．support

C．doubt

D．trust

8.

A．plan

B．joke

C．wish

D．mess

9.

A．something

B．anything

C．nothing

D．everything

10.

A．idea

B．advice

C．way

D．word

【推荐1】One day a man was traveling on a train. All of a sudden he felt very _________ and got off at the next station to look for water. No sooner had he reached a water fountain when he heard the train whistle (鸣汽笛). He ran back but _________ the train.

He waited and waited for another one to come. It was getting _________, and he decided to spend the night at the station. The next morning he asked about the next train. He was told that there would not be another one until the next day. He decided to find a place to _________ for the night. He went to a nearby _________ to ask for a room, but they were full.

_________ he reached a small house belonging to a local villager. He asked the owner of the house whether he could stay for a day. The owner pleasantly _________. That day the owner _________ him food and gave him a room without asking or expecting anything _________.

At 7 pm that night the man heard a knock on the door. When the owner __________ the door, there was a man dressed in colorful, fancy clothing. He entered the room and asked the villager to pay his debts(借款) immediately. The man __________ that his host was in need of money. The next morning he left a(n) __________ on the table in the room and left.

When the villager found the envelope, he was __________ . He looked inside and found a note with his name on it. The note read, “Yesterday you __________ me when I was in need, and you asked me for nothing. I would like to show you how thankful I am.” Much to the villager’s __________, money fell from the envelope. He smiled and sighed with relief.

1.

A．tired

B．hungry

C．thirsty

D．sick

2.

A．missed

B．passed

C．saw

D．stopped

3.

A．crowded

B．close

C．scary

D．dark

4.

A．enjoy

B．wait

C．prepare

D．stay

5.

A．hotel

B．household

C．village

D．flat

6.

A．After all

B．At last

C．Once again

D．At first

7.

A．insisted

B．decided

C．obeyed

D．agreed

8.

A．sent

B．shared

C．served

D．ordered

9.

A．in fact

B．in all

C．in secret

D．in return

10.

A．locked

B．answered

C．pointed to

D．returned to

11.

A．realized

B．argued

C．noticed

D．reminded

12.

A．envelope

B．check

C．bill

D．note

13.

A．afraid

B．moved

C．curious

D．unknown

14.

A．helped

B．saved

C．impressed

D．guided

15.

A．attention

B．surprise

C．anger

D．disappointment

【推荐2】I once had little passion(激情) in my life. But what happened the other day changed my mind. It was then that I learned how _____ it is to have a passion in life.

That day I went home in Mom’s car. When Mom _____ at a red light, someone on the side of the road caught my eye. It was a man dressed _____ old clothes. He was homeless. That didn’t interest me, because I had seen _____ like him before. Those people usually looked unhappy and hopeless.

But this man was _____ in some way. He was not sitting down _____ but dancing happily to the music with a _____ in his hand. The radio seemed to be the most important thing for him.

“Mom, why does that man have a radio _____ he’s homeless?” I asked.

“He _____ it,” she answered.

“______ why doesn’t he use the money to buy food or clothes? He paid for something that he didn’t need.”

“Well, Sarah, sometimes food and clothes aren’t the most important.”

That man must care more about ______ than food or clothes. I soon realized that ______ is the key to life.

Since then I am always ______ what is truly important in life. A home, a meal, clothes—these things are ______ part of the life. What we often forget is that we all need a joy, a light in a ______ day. We all need a passion which gives a person the happiness to keep going.

1.

A．strange

B．important

C．dangerous

D．difficult

2.

A．stood

B．stopped

C．walked

D．exercised

3.

A．in

B．on

C．by

D．for

4.

A．none

B．few

C．all

D．many

5.

A．rude

B．polite

C．common

D．different

6.

A．sadly

B．seriously

C．proudly

D．happily

7.

A．coat

B．phone

C．radio

D．scarf

8.

A．if

B．when

C．because

D．although

9.

A．made

B．picked

C．found

D．bought

10.

A．So

B．Or

C．But

D．And

11.

A．life

B．music

C．news

D．stories

12.

A．money

B．health

C．happiness

D．friendship

13.

A．talking about

B．thinking about

C．waiting for

D．looking for

14.

A．only

B．all

C．also

D．never

15.

A．warm

B．hot

C．dark

D．bright