【推荐1】It was raining heavily and the temperature was very high. After class, I took two ______ to go to the water room to collect some hot water . Oh! There were so many people! I had to wait in the rain. My ______ didn’t get wet because I wore a hat, but my clothes ______.
When at last it was my ______. I filled the bottles as quickly as possible. I began making my ______ back when I saw a boy coming towards me. He was______ two umbrellas in his hand. He shouted hello and as he came ______, I recognized (认出) that it was Tom.
He had been my classmate for ______three years, but we never shared more than ten sentences. He was silent, but I liked talking. We were quite ______ people and had nothing in common. I didn’t like him and even didn’t want to see him.
“Hey! What’s wrong?” His words brought me ______my thought. “I saw you standing in the rain, so I brought you this umbrella. But it seems a little ______, your clothes are already wet.”
On hearing this, I was so ______ that I couldn’t say a single word.
“Don’t just stand there. Let’s go!” He said and held the umbrella for me. We walked towards the dormitory (宿舍) and this time we ______ a lot.
“I know you don’t like me, but I want to ______ with you.” he said, “You may think I am a boy with few ______, but it is because I can’t find the right words to say.”
The rain finally stopped and we saw a rainbow in the blue sky. I said to myself, “it is wrong to judge someone only by his appearance.”1.

A．cups

B．glasses

C．bottles

D．boxes

2.

A．hair

B．hands

C．shoulders

D．arms

3.

A．will

B．did

C．were

D．would

4.

A．pleasure

B．place

C．turn

D．choice

5.

A．duty

B．car

C．chance

D．way

6.

A．selling

B．hiding

C．hitting

D．holding

7.

A．nearer

B．faster

C．slower

D．further

8.

A．mostly

B．nearly

C．mainly

D．quickly

9.

A．similar

B．different

C．familiar

D．same

10.

A．out of

B．into

C．onto

D．within

11.

A．early

B．easy

C．late

D．difficult

12.

A．surprised

B．tired

C．moved

D．interested

13.

A．helped

B．talked

C．laughed

D．collected

14.

A．make friends

B．shake hands

C．have meals

D．get water

15.

A．friends

B．bottles

C．classmates

D．words

【推荐2】One morning I went to work by bus as usual. Beside me sat a middle-aged woman. She kept her head ______ for a long time. It seemed that she was deep in thought. But I could see that she was very_______. I wondered what she was thinking about,________I started to talk with her. When she lifted her head, I saw tears (眼泪) on her face although she tried to _______them from running down her face.
We talked for about 20 minutes and she gradually became______ . As we were leaving each other, she ______ me for talking with her and asked me for my_______.
Several weeks later, I received a letter from the woman. In the letter, she said that that day she wanted to give up her dream because some bad things happened. She thought if God really_______ her, he would send someone to help ______. In her eyes, I was the person sent by God. She thanked me again for talking with her and encouraging her that day.
I never imagined that a short ______ would make such a big difference to a person’s life.1.

A．up

B．forward

C．down

D．back

2.

A．upset

B．angry

C．excited

D．funny

3.

A．if

B．but

C．or

D．so

4.

A．feel

B．stop

C．watch

D．catch

5.

A．noisier

B．quieter

C．worse

D．better

6.

A．thanked

B．paid

C．forgot

D．surprised

7.

A．number

B．plan

C．opinion

D．address

8.

A．cared about

B．waited for

C．agreed with

D．depended on

9.

A．him

B．her

C．us

D．them

10.

A．letter

B．visit

C．talk

D．way

【推荐3】Once a young man was travelling by train. It was a long and boring journey.
As the train was moving across a wilderness(荒野), the passengers looked out of the windows quietly. When the train reached a bend(转弯处),it_________and a simple house appeared. It was so easy to notice that everybody on the train turned to "enjoy" with eyes wide open. Some passengers began a discussion about it. The young man was also_________ by the scenery. On his return he_______the train at the nearest station and found his way to the house. Its owner said that he was troubled by the_______ of the train. He wanted to sell the house,but nobody would buy it.
       Soon the young man spent 30,000 dollars on the______. He thought it
was a good place for________because it was facing the railway bend. When the train moved slowly past, the_________passengers would be very interested in the house.
       He tried to connect with some big companies and told them that could
be used for advertisements.________the Coca-Cola Company took it to put up their signs. To everyone's surprise,the young man was____________
180,000dollars for a three-year rent.
       This is a true story. It tells us that discovery is very important to_______1.

A．fell behind

B．dropped off

C．slowed down

D．rushed out

2.

A．attracted

B．frightened

C．trapped

D．attacked

3.

A．got on

B．looked for

C．got off

D．waited for

4.

A．track

B．conductor

C．passenger

D．noise

5.

A．room

B．place

C．house

D．land

6.

A．advertisements

B．Information

C．relaxing

D．travelling

7.

A．excited

B．tired

C．surprised

D．worried

8.

A．Since then

B．At last

C．At least

D．So far

9.

A．shown

B．allowed

C．offered

D．returned

10.

A．success

B．confidence

C．activity

D．invention

【推荐1】“I don′t like my parents. They always ______ me I should do this, and should not do that. It sometimes makes me ______ ,” said Zhang Hua, a middle school student in Guangzhou. Do you have the same problem? Perhaps your parents had the same problem when they were your ______ long ago. Why does it seem that some parents are not so ______ in their children′s eyes?
One of the biggest things is when someone becomes a parent, he or she likes ______ things. They worry about ______ about you, from the time you were born. They do a lot for you, though something would make you angry, because they ______ about you and worry about you. They worry about your choice of friends, the food you eat, your work at school, how much sleep you get, etc. All these things are part of your life. They want you to grow up healthily and ____.
So how can you make things ______ on yourself? Just make sure your parents know what you′re doing. Get them to know your friends. ______ if you stay somewhere else so that your parents don′t call every hospital in the phone book looking for your body. Say sorry to them when you make   ______ . Take responsibility(责任) for ______ you have done. Talk about your ideas with them. They may talk about theirs with you.
Most of all, ______ to think about why your parents do this or do that. They are still ______ being parents and need help you can give them. Someday, when you become a parent, they may be ______ to help you how to get on with your children.1.

A．ask

B．tell

C．speak

D．say

2.

A．alone

B．excited

C．angry

D．unfair

3.

A．age

B．opinion

C．difficulty

D．situation

4.

A．careful

B．helpful

C．pretty

D．friendly

5.

A．worrying

B．discussing

C．solving

D．improving

6.

A．something

B．nothing

C．everything

D．anything

7.

A．argue

B．talk

C．think

D．care

8.

A．suddenly

B．happily

C．differently

D．recently

9.

A．easier

B．stronger

C．crazier

D．clearer

10.

A．Guess

B．Advise

C．Phone

D．Wait

11.

A．decisions

B．results

C．friends

D．mistakes

12.

A．why

B．what

C．how

D．where

13.

A．try

B．agree

C．decide

D．remember

14.

A．changing

B．imagining

C．troubling

D．practicing

15.

A．busy

B．ready

C．able

D．upset

【推荐2】Helen and Sally are cousins. Helen is a writer. She lives ____ to Sally, She is ____ writing every day. She doesn’t want to talk to others when she is ____ . Her friends know her well. If they want to see her, they often ____ her first. If Helen tells them she has ____ , they will come to her house.
Sally works in a ____ , She is a bank clerk. She has lots of friends and they often come to see her and talk with her. ____ Helen can’t write well when they are talking. She doesn’t know what to ____ to Sally. Now Helen is talking about it with her best friend Ruth. Ruth is ____ to help Helen. She says, “You can put a note on ____ door. It would say, ‘Nobody is at home. Please come another day.’”1.

A．across

B．next

C．before

D．behind

2.

A．friendly

B．shy

C．busy

D．lazy

3.

A．working

B．studying

C．playing

D．sleeping

4.

A．ask

B．meet

C．call

D．see

5.

A．news

B．food

C．music

D．time

6.

A．hotel

B．restaurant

C．bank

D．post office

7.

A．And

B．But

C．Or

D．When

8.

A．bring

B．give

C．say

D．take

9.

A．quiet

B．happy

C．tired

D．sorry

10.

A．Helen’s

B．their

C．Sally’s

D．your

【推荐3】Right after lunch, Mother found she had got a cold. She did need a rest in bed. But first she had a few things to do. Prepare the meat for __ . Leave a note for the cleaners...

At last, she fell into bed, soon asleep...

Then the door banged(砰地一声) open as the __ came home from school. “Mom! Mom! Where are you?” “Didn’t you even get up yet?” “What about dinner?”

“I’m sick. And I can’t do anything. I’ll have to leave all to___ . Cook the potatoes. Take care of the baby. Put plates, spoons and forks on the table.”

“Wonderful! " " No problem! " The children ran off ____. Mother was left in her quiet room. She felt terrible! But everyone else seemed great. In fact, there seemed to be a party going on with loud laughs ___ the children.

There was a sudden crash(破碎声). Then a voice shouted, "Get the baby out of the way — __ he cuts himself. Don' break Mom's rest!”

Another crash came! The younger girl rushed in with news. "They __ your plate and the dog ate all your dinner.”

The girl ran off. There was more noise until, finally, the children appear, ___. They were proud of what they brought. There is a glass of water, three beans, a cold boiled potato and a small piece of burned meat.

Suddenly, Mother felt____. As the children watched carefully, she ate her cold dinner. “Everything ____ so good,” Mom smiled. “Thank you, my kids. I feel better now.”

1.

A．tea

B．breakfast

C．lunch

D．dinner

2.

A．father

B．cleaners

C．children

D．dog

3.

A．you

B．me

C．her

D．him

4.

A．excitedly

B．sadly

C．quietly

D．angrily

5.

A．in

B．with

C．from

D．under

6.

A．after

B．before

C．when

D．until

7.

A．made

B．dropped

C．sold

D．changed

8.

A．crying

B．smiling

C．cooking

D．sleeping

9.

A．tired

B．afraid

C．weak

D．great

10.

A．tastes

B．looks

C．smells

D．sounds

【推荐1】One day I was putting some donated tents into my truck when something sharp(尖锐的) got into my left eye. Immediately I fell down and knew it was ____
I was taken to a ____ and the doctors there operated on me but couldn't ____ my eye. When they told me the news, I really wanted to die. Everything seemed____ in front of me.
Even after I got my man-made eye, I still felt very sad. To make things worse, I lost my ____as a transportation officer because of worries about my driving ability.
But one morning, I woke up and the ____was on, and there was a 16-year-old girl. She had been seriously burned on her legs and was learning to____ again. She wore a big smile, saying, "You can never give up. " It seemed that she said this specially to ____ At that moment, I felt ____ and thought," This is just an eye. Get over it."
Soon I really got over it and ____ myself. It's almost 12 years since my accident, and now I can do anything that I used to do. No one can even ____I have a man-made eye, because the new one is so good. And____I haven't got my old job back, I've got my driving license again.
So be cheerful in face of any bad ____ You will never truly know yourself until you have been tested by a very difficult situation. No matter how ____ your problem is, just keep up. Now I have only one eye, but I see things a lot more____1.

A．safe

B．bad

C．true

D．careful

2.

A．store

B．school

C．hotel

D．hospital

3.

A．test

B．open

C．save

D．cover

4.

A．dark

B．natural

C．wonderful

D．meaningful

5.

A．truck

B．tent

C．job

D．license

6.

A．light

B．radio

C．recorder

D．TV

7.

A．sing

B．walk

C．write

D．read

8.

A．doctors

B．drivers

C．me

D．herself

9.

A．encouraged

B．frightened

C．tired

D．pleased

10.

A．changed

B．hurt

C．taught

D．helped

11.

A．describe

B．find

C．explain

D．promise

12.

A．because

B．after

C．though

D．unless

13.

A．behaviour

B．luck

C．influence

D．habit

14.

A．serious

B．simple

C．strange

D．silly

15.

A．difficultly

B．carefully

C．differently

D．clearly

【推荐3】Although it was autumn, the snow was already beginning to fall in Tibet. Our legs were so heavy and cold that________felt like big pieces of ice. Have you seen snowmen ride bicycles? That's what we looked like! In the late________we found it was so cold that our water bottles froze. However, the lakes________like glass in the setting sun and looked wonderful.

Wang Wei rode in front of me as usual. She was in high spirits (兴致高) so I knew I didn't need to________her. To climb the mountains was hard work but when we looked around us, we were surprised by the view. We seemed to be cycling through clouds. After a while, we began going________the mountains. It was great fun as it slowly became much________. At the foot of the mountains, colourful butterflies flew around us and we saw many sheep eating green grass. Then we had to________our caps, gloves and trousers for T-shirts and shorts. In the early evening we stopped to make camp and then we ate. After supper, Wang Wei went to sleep but I stayed awake. At midnight the sky became clearer and the stars grew brighter. It was so________. There was________no wind or sound, only the flames of our fire.________I lay below the stars, I thought about how far we had already travelled. We will reach Dali in Yunnan soon!

1.

A．we

B．you

C．they

D．it

2.

A．morning

B．afternoon

C．evening

D．night

3.

A．shine

B．shining

C．shines

D．shone

4.

A．follow

B．encourage

C．praise

D．leave

5.

A．up

B．down

C．around

D．into

6.

A．colder

B．drier

C．warmer

D．wetter

7.

A．charge

B．check

C．chase

D．change

8.

A．cloudy

B．for

C．noisy

D．quiet

9.

A．quite

B．almost

C．mostly

D．probably

10.

A．When

B．So

C．If

D．Until