【推荐1】One day the bathroom door had slammed on Timmy's finger. The doctor asked if we had found the tip of Timmy's finger. He said there was a small chance of____it if we could get it to him quickly. I ran hurriedly back to the bathroom. ____, it had already turned blue. I knew from the look on the doctor's face that it was too late. I felt helpless, unable to take the pain away from my little boy. Then a(n)____came to me. I whispered in his ear, "Timmy, did you know that lizards(蜥蜴) grow their tails back and little boys can grow their fingers back too?" Timmy's soft green eyes grew wide____excitement. "They can?" he asked, obviously surprised by the thought, "And____?"
I told him, "Inside your head you have a little voice telling your finger how much you love it and how much you ____ it. " I could see Timmy's little face focused in deep concentration. Then I continued, " Now just say, grow for me finger, grow. I love you and I need you. " A few____later, Timmy said to me quietly, "I'm talking to my ____every day, wishing it well. " Weeks later, Timmy ran towards me. " See, " he said, "It's growing back really good! " A year later, Timmy's finger____back and became well again just as any finger could be.
Timmy remains forever in my heart as a constant reminder of the____of miracles.1.

A．putting

B．saving

C．keeping

D．losing

2.

A．Unfortunately

B．Clearly

C．Possibly

D．Strangely

3.

A．plan

B．dream

C．idea

D．answer

4.

A．of

B．with

C．at

D．in

5.

A．what

B．why

C．where

D．how

6.

A．thank

B．give

C．help

D．need

7.

A．days

B．weeks

C．years

D．minutes

8.

A．mother

B．finger

C．doctor

D．lizard

9.

A．went

B．grew

C．came

D．turned

10.

A．opportunity

B．strength

C．importance

D．possibility

【推荐2】The Vietnam (越南) War broke out. The young husband ____ the army and died in the war. His wife and son began to have a ____ life after that. Even though their life was very hard and sometimes they didn’t have enough food to eat, the ____ still decided to raise her son by herself.
Several years later her son immigrated (移民) to America ____ finally became an engineer. He often sent letters to his mother with much money. However, with many excuses, the son ____ to come back home to visit his mother.
____ his mother died, the son returned. But he didn’t cry. His mother left a box behind. During the funeral (葬礼), the son opened the box and ____ cried and shouted, “Mom! Mom!” ____ looked at each other and then looked at the box. It was full of $100 bills and a piece of paper.
It read, “Son, I don’t spend too much money. I miss you a lot. Every time I heard a motorcycle ____, I ran out of the door but it wasn’t you. I saved money ____ you in case (以防) you get sick.”1.

A．joined

B．moved

C．found

D．sent

2.

A．comfortable

B．easy

C．hard

D．happy

3.

A．son

B．father

C．husband

D．wife

4.

A．but

B．and

C．so

D．or

5.

A．refused

B．agreed

C．asked

D．offered

6.

A．Before

B．When

C．While

D．As

7.

A．slowly

B．hardly

C．quickly

D．suddenly

8.

A．Nobody

B．Anyone

C．Everyone

D．Somebody

9.

A．passing by

B．going away

C．showing up

D．running off

10.

A．with

B．on

C．to

D．for

【推荐3】When I was about 12 years old, I really wanted a new bike! I _______ my parents my birthday wish, but I knew there was little hope because my family could _______ have that money.

On my birthday, my parents told me they had my _______ outside in the backyard. At once I _______ out to the yard. There was my bike, _______ it wasn’t the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink, old and worn with age. It was so _______! I thought I _______ my parents’ feelings because I could see the disappointment _______ their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I _______ the old bike and rode it, feeling ________ that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile, rode as fast as I ________ and didn’t look back.

As time went by, I began to understand my parents gave me ________ much more than just an old bike. They gave me a life lesson about ________. When you give something out of love, it doesn’t matter what it is in fact. What matters is love that is in it. I like to remember this ________ because giving a gift is not about money. It’s about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember, a gift that ________ two dollars isn’t any less valuable than the one that is worth one hundred dollars or even more.

1.

A．talked

B．spoke

C．told

D．mentioned

2.

A．hardly

B．quickly

C．slowly

D．exactly

3.

A．guitar

B．gift

C．cake

D．mark

4.

A．rushed

B．rode

C．climbed

D．followed

5.

A．and

B．or

C．but

D．so

6.

A．exciting

B．interesting

C．special

D．disappointing

7.

A．liked

B．hated

C．hurt

D．respected

8.

A．on

B．in

C．at

D．for

9.

A．got in

B．got on

C．got off

D．got up

10.

A．surprised

B．excited

C．bad

D．strange

11.

A．would

B．could

C．should

D．can

12.

A．anything

B．nothing

C．something

D．everything

13.

A．love

B．money

C．friendship

D．happiness

14.

A．idea

B．news

C．story

D．truth

15.

A．spends

B．pays

C．takes

D．costs

【推荐2】I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye: Queen City Casket Company. "What is it?" I wondered. I _______ it over. There, in faded ink, was a hand-scrawled(手写的) _______. immediately my mind traveled back many years.

I was nine years old, walking down the cold, wet streets of Springfield, with a bag of magazines on my shoulder. On my _______ that day, I came to that Company finally, whose owner, Mr. Rader, has always taken me there to ask his workers _______ they wanted any magazines.

Shaking off the _______ like a wet dog, I entered Mr. Rader's office. After a quick glance, he _______ me over to the fire-place. Noticing the _______ in the top of my _______, he said, "Come with me!" pulling me into his pickup truck. We pulled to a stop before a shoe store. Inside, a salesman _______ me with the finest pair of oxfords I had ever seen. I ________ about 10 feet tall when I got up ________ them. "We'd like a pair of new socks too," Mr. Rader said.

Back in his office, Mr. Rader took out a ________, wrote something on it, and handed it to me. With tearful eyes, I read, "Do to ________ as you would have them do to you." He said affectionately(深情地), "Jimmy, I want you to know I love you."

I said good-bye, and for the first time I ________ a flicker(闪光) of hope that somehow things would be all right. With people like Mr. Rader in the world, there was hope, kindness and love, and that would always make a ________.

1.

A．read

B．thought

C．turned

D．passed

2.

A．address

B．list

C．message

D．information

3.

A．return

B．rounds

C．back

D．arrival

4.

A．where

B．how

C．whether

D．why

5.

A．hand

B．smell

C．tail

D．rain

6.

A．led

B．followed

C．watched

D．carried

7.

A．hole

B．space

C．water

D．cover

8.

A．magazine

B．shoe

C．sock

D．bag

9.

A．dressed

B．fitted

C．showed

D．exchanged

10.

A．appeared

B．seemed

C．looked

D．felt

11.

A．for

B．with

C．on

D．in

12.

A．pen

B．paper

C．card

D．notebook

13.

A．others

B．me

C．you

D．nobody

14.

A．sensed(意识到)

B．received

C．lost

D．recalled

15.

A．deal

B．decision

C．choice

D．difference

【推荐3】It’s 5:00 p.m. The school ____ and the students from Class 3 are going to Grandma Liang’s house. Grandma Liang is 70 years old and she has no ____ or daughters, so the children often go to help her do some things. Now the children are at Grandma Liang’s___. Grandma Liang is very happy to see them. She thinks these children are very ___. Look! Lily is ____ with Grandma Liang in the living room. She knows that Grandma Liang always feels lonely(孤单的),   ___she doesn’t have anyone to talk to. Jane is washing clothes outside the room because Grandma Liang is too____ to do it by herself(独自). ____ is Ann? Oh, she is in the kitchen. She is making___for Grandma Liang. She knows Grandma Liang’s favorite food is tomatoes. What is Jim doing? He is in the kitchen, ____. He is helping Ann. What good children they are.

1.

A．comes

B．goes

C．finishes

D．gets

2.

A．sisters

B．brothers

C．aunts

D．sons

3.

A．home

B．classroom

C．library

D．office

4.

A．smart

B．friendly

C．strict

D．funny

5.

A．talking

B．living

C．telling

D．sleeping

6.

A．but

B．because

C．and

D．so

7.

A．old

B．lazy

C．small

D．busy

8.

A．What

B．Who

C．How

D．Where

9.

A．breakfast

B．clothes

C．dinner

D．bed

10.

A．also

B．too

C．still

D．either

【推荐1】I could still remember how much I loved reading when I was a student. I was ____ about reading newspapers at that time. I used to walk twenty ____ every day to the nearest bus station just to buy a newspaper.

Later, I fell in love with reading ____. Sometimes, I read the same novel for many times. I used to save money every week to buy a new novel. I had so many books, and my friends said I could ____ some of them. But I didn’t want to do that, ____ they were important to me.

However, I had to sell some of my books one day. I was so poor that I didn’t have money to buy food. I didn’t want to ask my parents for money or ____ money from my friends. So I chose a few books and sold them. I got enough money to buy food and drinks. But I felt ____.

Now, I have a job and don’t have much free time. But I ____ try to find some time to read. I often read while eating, after meals or deep at night. I enjoy ____ in reading.

Reading helps me a lot. From books I learn many new things and know how to ____ problems. Reading has become a necessary part of my life.

1.

A．sure

B．crazy

C．serious

D．patient

2.

A．seconds

B．hours

C．day

D．minutes

3.

A．novels

B．watches

C．cars

D．computers

4.

A．lose

B．buy

C．sell

D．win

5.

A．because

B．if

C．though

D．when

6.

A．make

B．borrow

C．give

D．take

7.

A．relaxed

B．comfortable

C．unhappy

D．excited

8.

A．still

B．already

C．nearly

D．yet

9.

A．himself

B．myself

C．herself

D．themselves

10.

A．agree with

B．compare with

C．deal with

D．argue with

【推荐2】After their 15-year-old pet dog died, Rain and his wife, Ann, looked for months to _____ the right new pet. “I love dogs,” said Rain, a worker at a health club in New York. “I can’t imagine not having one.”

Finally, the couple found a lovely young _____ and decided to _____ him home. They named him Little Sheep. Little Sheep quickly made himself at home, sleeping on _____ new owners’ bed at night.

With heart disease for 25 years, Rain _____ took his medicine four times a day and always had no problems. _____ on March 17, he took the wrong amount (数量) of medicine before he went to sleep. When he got out of bed to _____ the bathroom at night, suddenly, he felt his heart beating fast and later fell to the floor heavily.

“Little Sheep was usually very _____ and well-behaved,” said Ann. “But when my husband hit the floor, the dog gave a loud cry like a wild animal. I was woken but didn’t know what was happening. Then I saw my husband _____ on the bathroom floor. I ran for the ______ and called a hospital at once.”

Rain spent several hours in the hospital. By 6:30 a.m., he had been ______ enough to go home. “It surprises me that Little Sheep has such great courage,” said his ______ owner. “He’s becoming a calm little gentleman. When we walk him on our street, everyone wants to ______ him kindly.”

“We feel the name Little Sheep ______ good enough,” said Rain, “So now we call him Big Hero, more suitable (合适的) for an animal of his ______.”

1.

A．make

B．find

C．get

D．hold

2.

A．dog

B．cat

C．sheep

D．bird

3.

A．ride

B．catch

C．throw

D．take

4.

A．her

B．it

C．their

D．his

5.

A．politely

B．hardly

C．carefully

D．widely

6.

A．And

B．But

C．Or

D．So

7.

A．start

B．sell

C．use

D．burn

8.

A．quiet

B．noisy

C．worried

D．rude

9.

A．singing

B．standing

C．lying

D．dancing

10.

A．clock

B．phone

C．pen

D．watch

11.

A．well

B．full

C．weak

D．beautiful

12.

A．useful

B．careful

C．thankful

D．helpful

13.

A．touch

B．throw

C．hurt

D．hit

14.

A．is

B．isn’t

C．does

D．doesn’t

15.

A．age

B．ability

C．body

D．luck

【推荐1】With our partners, we can change lives.

The Students Conservation Association changed my _______ one summer while I was working in a national park. So _______ was my life changed? I was _______ in a small mountain town. I moved to the city of Los Angeles at the age of 10. _______ the next ten years, I grew up in a slum (贫民窑) area. I often got into trouble with others.

One day a friend _______ me to a Student Conservation Association meeting. I went there with him _______ they had food. In his words , “You, free pizza!” Several pizza meetings later, I decided to spend the summer _______ with them at Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

I made this decision for several _______ . Mainly I wanted to get away from work as a gardener. I had been working with my father since I was 12 years old.

I found working in the national park _______ and I was crazy about it. After that summer, I ________ I should go to University. I enter the University of California. Now I become a ranger (护林员) at Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park.

With the help of these organizations, I can have a good life now.

1.

A．name

B．life

C．family

D．home

2.

A．what

B．which

C．how

D．when

3.

A．born

B．educated

C．noticed

D．heard

4.

A．For

B．Before

C．After

D．By

5.

A．taught

B．stopped

C．showed

D．invited

6.

A．but

B．so

C．though

D．because

7.

A．fighting

B．living

C．working

D．eating

8.

A．reasons

B．projects

C．gifts

D．challenges

9.

A．boring

B．exciting

C．frustrating

D．tiring

10.

A．agreed

B．succeeded

C．worried

D．realized

【推荐2】When Charles Lee handed me the small red notebook in 1974, he changed my life. “While travelling, you should keep notes on the things you see and do. _______ you will forget them some day,” he explained. I was staying in his house when travelling in England.

I took his _______. I wrote in the notebook every day during the homestay and back to university. I recorded weekend trips, my professors and ideas about my life and future.

When I wrote, I wondered about my _______ and purpose. Who would read this? Was I recording events and ideas just as a reminder to memory, or was there some larger purpose for this _______ exercise?

I got a big picture for the task. I was recording events, thoughts, words that were _______ to my life. I _______ a future me sitting down to read the pages. I wondered what it would feel like to read those words later.

I filled the notebook Charles gave me. I bought a new one and _______ it. Then another and another.

Recently, I decided to look through my notebooks in the past 42 years. Charles had been _______. I remembered the big _______, the central happenings, but on each page were details I had ________.

I hadn’t written every day, but I always picked up the ________ when it felt important. I often wrote in them at school ________ my students were writing. I wanted to pass on the ________ Charles had given me. These writings formed a continuous (持续的) ________ between my past, present (现在), and future through events in my life.

It took several long evenings to read through my notebooks. As I read, I suddenly realized they are a gift to the ________ me — I am now the person I was writing to throughout those years.

1.

A．So

B．Or

C．Instead

D．Moreover

2.

A．donation

B．reward

C．advice

D．promise

3.

A．listeners

B．readers

C．students

D．professors

4.

A．daily

B．weekly

C．monthly

D．yearly

5.

A．common

B．important

C．practical

D．same

6.

A．imagined

B．remembered

C．enjoyed

D．expected

7.

A．wrote

B．filled

C．gathered

D．increased

8.

A．patient

B．serious

C．right

D．wrong

9.

A．mistakes

B．problems

C．accidents

D．events

10.

A．forgotten

B．avoided

C．kept

D．improved

11.

A．drawing

B．travelling

C．reading

D．writing

12.

A．when

B．until

C．before

D．after

13.

A．notebook

B．house

C．lesson

D．effort

14.

A．production

B．connection

C．instruction

D．situation

15.

A．late

B．past

C．present

D．future

【推荐3】通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。

It was a Saturday morning. When I woke up, rain was _______ hitting my window. Weekends are my only _______ to sleep in, but I couldn’t sleep because of the sound of the rain. My brain was _______ and full of ideas, so I decided to get up and finish my English homework.

I went to a coffee shop and started taking _______ on what was happening around me. When I looked at the parking lot, an elderly couple in a car _______ my attention. After parking, the woman got out and went to help her husband out of the car. They _______ the shop together.

As soon as they came inside, another car appeared in the parking lot. I saw some people in the car through the window. The young person who was driving it had turned the speakers up so _______ that I could hear their music inside the coffee shop.

However, they were not bad kids. They were just _______ the music.

A series of memories came to my mind. I could not stop _______ the people who have been by my side since I was young.

Similar to life in the real world, everyone is different, but whether friends or enemies, we are all still part of the same group, humankind. When we don’t ________ others, we should take a step back look carefully and try to understand them before judging (判断) them.

1.

A．especially

B．immediately

C．quietly

D．loudly

2.

A．chance

B．accident

C．treasure

D．suggestion

3.

A．worried

B．awake

C．frozen

D．empty

4.

A．notes

B．projects

C．reports

D．purposes

5.

A．brought

B．paid

C．caught

D．hit

6.

A．remained

B．found

C．searched

D．entered

7.

A．low

B．high

C．perfect

D．heavy

8.

A．making

B．singing

C．enjoying

D．facing

9.

A．thinking about

B．cheering up

C．looking after

D．bringing up

10.

A．deal with

B．agree with

C．connect with

D．fill with