【推荐1】Seventeen-year-old Nadia Clarke talks about her African experience:

Last summer I got the chance to spend a ________ helping out in a hospital in Africa. I had one year left at school, and I was interested in studying medicine at university. I thought it was the perfect chance to get some experience and to see ________ I   wanted to be a doctor.

It was a month that ________ my life. I was introduced to a world that is very different from ________ in so many ways. In the hospital, I was ________ at how poor so many of the families over there are and how difficult their lives can be. ________, I was also amazed at how positively people go about their everyday lives. The way they come together and help each other is a real inspiration, and this is ________ I think a lot of us here in the UK have forgotten. I think many of us don’t ________ how lucky we are.

My work in the hospital was ________, I not only spent a lot of time cleaning floors and changing bed sheets, but I also got to spend some time ________ the patients. And I got the chance to talk to some ________ and learnt a lot about medicine. I saw some truly awful things in the hospital, but ________ of them changed my mind about being a doctor. ________ they only made me more interested in doing medicine!

When I finish, I know ________ what I’m going to do: I want to work for an international organization like the Red Cross or Medecins sans Frontieres and spend my life helping people overseas who haven’t been as ________ in life as me. I can’t wait to get started.

1.

A．day

B．week

C．month

D．year

2.

A．when

B．where

C．how

D．if

3.

A．found

B．changed

C．accepted

D．noticed

4.

A．ours

B．yours

C．mine

D．theirs

5.

A．angry

B．surprised

C．disappointed

D．good

6.

A．Instead

B．Anyway

C．So

D．However

7.

A．anything

B．nothing

C．something

D．everything

8.

A．realize

B．believe

C．forget

D．enjoy

9.

A．interesting

B．boring

C．hard

D．relaxing

10.

A．looking after

B．looking for

C．looking like

D．looking into

11.

A．patients

B．classmates

C．nurses

D．doctors

12.

A．many

B．some

C．none

D．each

13.

A．At first

B．In fact

C．After all

D．As usual

14.

A．hardly

B．happily

C．exactly

D．quickly

15.

A．careful

B．lucky

C．quiet

D．active

【推荐2】The man was trying very hard to tie his shoes and it was too much for him. I wondered for a second ________ I should help him.

I did and he was ________ .

"Thank you," he said with a big smile.

"I'm glad I could help. I just thought it would be ________ for me to reach," I said.

He was a disabled man and had to look down most of the time. His arms and legs were twisted（扭曲的）terribly and he ________ do what the rest of us would consider easy work. He always managed to ________ to see how you behaved to his words, however. He had a big smile, making me feel warm and comfortable.

I was still on my knees ________ his wheelchair.

"Nice shoes," he said.

"Thanks. No one ever ________ me for them before," I said.

"No one has the ________ idea of the world as I do," he replied.

"Would you tell me about the world as you see it?" I said, smiling.

"Most people can see in their eyes whether someone is comfortable with them or not. I see it in their ________ ," he said. "If people keep moving their feet, I just let them go, because I know they're ________ with me. I don't want to make people uncomfortable."

"What about ________ ?" I asked.

"I could see your ________ from what you did for me. Then you came down to my height, and I became the one who was nervous," he said. "Because I don't ________ have someone look me in the eye."

"They don't know what they're missing," I told him.

"My old face is nothing to brag（自夸）about," he said.

"But that ________ is so big."

Yes, and it's not only a big smile ________ a way that you behave towards life.

1.

A．whether

B．where

C．how

D．why

2.

A．proud

B．active

C．helpful

D．thankful

3.

A．harder

B．easier

C．higher

D．lower

4.

A．didn't

B．needn't

C．mustn't

D．couldn't

5.

A．look up

B．look back

C．look down

D．look around

6.

A．in

B．beside

C．under

D．behind

7.

A．praised

B．expected

C．refused

D．accepted

8.

A．basic

B．direct

C．same

D．different

9.

A．eyes

B．feet

C．words

D．arms

10.

A．popular

B．unsafe

C．impatient

D．important

11.

A．you

B．me

C．him

D．them

12.

A．pride

B．pity

C．anger

D．request

13.

A．firstly

B．finally

C．gradually

D．normally

14.

A．world

B．face

C．smile

D．shoe

15.

A．and

B．or

C．so

D．but

【推荐3】阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

We always want to do great things. _______ sometimes small kind things may make a difference! My teacher asked me to help Bob with his _______ two months ago. I wasn’t quite good at math and I didn’t know if I could do it _______. After thinking for a while, I took this job. It was my first time to be a _______ and I felt a little nervous. In order to help him, I did many exercises when I was _______. I also asked others for help when I _______ difficult questions. After two weeks, I could work out some difficult questions _______ myself. Then, I decided to study with Bob after class. When we met problems, we _______ them together. In this way, Bob became interested in math. Slowly, _______ did better in math. And I also got good grades in math tests.

After that, I learned that helping others is helping ourselves. And the saying “The rose’s in her hand, the flavor (香味) in mine.” can best __________ my story of helping Bob. So give others a helping hand when they need help.

1.

A．And

B．But

C．Or

D．So

2.

A．Chinese

B．English

C．history

D．math

3.

A．well

B．fast

C．hard

D．early

4.

A．student

B．teacher

C．doctor

D．writer

5.

A．late

B．quiet

C．free

D．busy

6.

A．met

B．answered

C．spelled

D．read

7.

A．with

B．on

C．by

D．for

8.

A．listened to

B．looked at

C．thought of

D．talked about

9.

A．he

B．him

C．his

D．himself

10.

A．hear

B．describe

C．remember

D．finish

【推荐1】根据短文内容，从各题的四个选项中选择一个最佳选项，并将其代表字母涂在答题卡的相应位置。

One day a little boy asked his father, “What does the word ‘great’ mean? Who are great people and _________ do they become great?”

The father asked his son: to bring two plants and then told him to plant one of them inside the house and _________ outside the house. The boy did as his father said.

The father asked his son, “Which one of the two plants do you think will be safer and bigger?” The boy replied, “The plant inside the house will be safer, so it will grow bigger, while the plant outside the house is not safe at all. No one will be there to _________ it. It may be eaten by animals.”

The father smiled and said. “Let’s wait _________. We will know the answer.”

Then the boy left for study and after four years he came back to his, house. He said to his father, “Look, _________ happens to this plant inside the house and it is safe.”

When the boy went outside, he was very _________ to see such a big tree. The boy couldn’t believe his eyes. He couldn’t understand how the plant outside was able to grow much _________ than the plant inside the house.

“The plant outside the house faced four _________ and many difficulties!” The father _________ to his son why the plant outside was bigger. “The plant inside was safe. However, it didn’t face weather changes or get enough sunlight. Therefore, it didn’t become big.”

Here is the answer to the question about being great. __________ a great person, one must have failed many times, experienced many difficulties and overcome those difficulties. After that, he is able to become great.

1.

A．how

B．what

C．when

D．which

2.

A．another

B．other

C．the other

D．others

3.

A．run after

B．take after

C．go after

D．look after

4.

A．wisely

B．exactly

C．actively

D．patiently

5.

A．something

B．nothing

C．everything

D．anything

6.

A．excited

B．surprised

C．tired

D．pleased

7.

A．higher

B．smaller

C．bigger

D．lower

8.

A．years

B．chances

C．choices

D．seasons

9.

A．smiled

B．talked

C．turned

D．explained

10.

A．To choose

B．To save

C．To become

D．To find

【推荐2】Peter is a middle school student. He is very busy _____ Monday. At 8:00 he _____ history. It _____ boring. But his history teacher _____ it is useful. At 9:00 _____ has math. It is difficult but _____. At _____ he has science. After _____, he has Chinese at 11:00. He thinks it is easy _____ fun.

Lunch is from 12:00 _____ 13:00, and after that he has English. It is his favorite _____. _____ English teacher, Mrs. Green is great fun. Her classes _____ at 2: 30. Then Peter has an art lesson _____ two hours. He thinks it is _____ relaxing.

1.

A．at

B．on

C．in

D．with

2.

A．do

B．does

C．have

D．has

3.

A．be

B．are

C．am

D．is

4.

A．says

B．talks

C．sees

D．asks

5.

A．she

B．he

C．we

D．him

6.

A．easy

B．late

C．interesting

D．tidy

7.

A．8:00

B．9:00

C．10:00

D．11:00

8.

A．this

B．that

C．those

D．some

9.

A．but

B．and

C．or

D．so

10.

A．for

B．at

C．to

D．of

11.

A．book

B．color

C．sport

D．subject

12.

A．His

B．Her

C．Him

D．We

13.

A．take

B．finish

C．get

D．need

14.

A．on

B．at

C．for

D．with

15.

A．only

B．really

C．also

D．well

【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 Willar” 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 less ____people in our school district.“Christmas is a season of giving ,” 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 quietly . For a moment, just a moment, he smiled . Then he turned and walked back to his desk.
That night, after school, I took our donations 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 hopeful 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 list 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．poor

B．good

C．sad

D．rich

5.

A．By

B．With

C．For

D．On

6.

A．mostly

B．hardly

C．almost

D．simply

7.

A．while

B．after

C．before

D．as

8.

A．threw

B．dropped

C．brought

D．changed

9.

A．keep

B．enjoy

C．stop

D．finish

10.

A．compare

B．begin

C．mix

D．share

【推荐1】

Many of us don’t care much about eyes. We won’t see anything without eyes. That is _________ we should protect（保护）our eyes. Natural eye care should be put in a number one place.

There are many _________ of poor eyesight like no enough food, genes（基因）and aging（老化）. Televisions, computers and reading are also the reasons of having poor eyesight. If you happen to work _________ the computer, it is best to take a rest. Something dirty can cause redness and it will make you feel uncomfortable. It is bad for your eyes, too. _________ this happens, the best way is to clean your eyes by using cold water. You may wear sunglasses when you go out because they are not only cool _________ they can also protect your eyesight.

Eating healthy foods will be _________ for your eyesight. Remember that vitamins A, C and E are useful for eyes. Try to eat food that have these vitamins. And you should do _________ exercises because exercise protects your eyesight, too. If a person exercises regularly（定期地）and eats the right kind of food, his eyes will stay in good condition _________ a long time.

All above are natural _________ of eye care that help us keep eyes healthy. Being happy all the time can be __________ to one’s eyesight, too. In a word, eye care is very important, no matter how old a person is.

1.

A．what

B．why

C．when

2.

A．reasons

B．problems

C．suggestions

3.

A．at the back of

B．in the center of

C．in front of

4.

A．If

B．Before

C．Whether

5.

A．so

B．and

C．but

6.

A．bad

B．good

C．hard

7.

A．eye

B．morning

C．arm

8.

A．for

B．in

C．of

9.

A．roads

B．ways

C．streets

10.

A．careful

B．beautiful

C．helpful

【推荐2】It is often said that eyes can speak. Do you have such kind of ______? In a bus, you may look at a stranger, but not too ______. If he notices that he is being looked at, he may ______ uncomfortable. It is the same in daily life. When you are looked at for several more times, you will look at ______ up and down to ______ if there is anything wrong with you. If ______ goes wrong, you will feel angry with the person who is looking at you. ______ can speak, right?

Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude. But sometimes things are ______. If you wish to draw someone's _____, you may look at him or her for more than ten seconds. For lovers, they enjoy looking at each other longer to show the love that words cannot express. Clearly, eye communication ______ the relationship between the two people and the certain situation (情况).

1.

A．future

B．fear

C．experience

D．exercise

2.

A．late

B．long

C．low

D．loud

3.

A．feel

B．smell

C．sound

D．taste

4.

A．itself

B．himself

C．myself

D．yourself

5.

A．see

B．guess

C．hear

D．expect

6.

A．something

B．nothing

C．everything

D．anything

7.

A．Ears

B．Eyes

C．Mouth

D．Nose

8.

A．different

B．difficult

C．easy

D．boring

9.

A．direction

B．lesson

C．attention

D．trouble

10.

A．asks for

B．longs for

C．looks like

D．depends on

【推荐3】根据短文内容，从各题的四个选项中选择一个最佳选项。

At night, you fall asleep while listening to beautiful music. In the ________, you are woken up by the singing of birds outside. You can enjoy all of these things because of one important organ (器官)—the ears.

You may wonder ________ the ears work? The ear has three different parts: the outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. The outer ear is the part you can see. It ________ sound around you. The sound then travels down to the middle ear, the inner ear and then to our brain.

Your ears never stop working, even when you are asleep! Your ears continue hearing sounds, ________ your brain just ignores (忽略) them. That’s why you might sometimes wake up ________ in the middle of the night—your brain heard something, however, you don’t know what it was, because you were asleep.

Ears do more than hear. They help you keep our balance, too. In the inner ear, there are organs that are ________ liquid ( 液体) and covered in small hairs. When you move our head, the liquid and hairs move, too. They send ________ to your brain about the position (位置) of your head.

More surprisingly, ears even help with tasting food. Of course, you don’t actually taste food with your ears. There are nerves (神经) running ________ the middle ear that connect the tongue to the brain. If something happens to our ears, you might have a hard time ________ different flavors (味道) apart.

The ears are truly important organs with many functions (功能). ________ should make sure to protect their ears as well as they can.

1.

A．morning

B．afternoon

C．evening

D．night

2.

A．when

B．why

C．how

D．where

3.

A．controls

B．changes

C．chooses

D．collects

4.

A．and

B．but

C．or

D．so

5.

A．completely

B．quickly

C．suddenly

D．gradually

6.

A．used for

B．regarded as

C．filled with

D．made of

7.

A．messages

B．words

C．sentences

D．news

8.

A．across

B．through

C．over

D．past

9.

A．smelling

B．feeling

C．telling

D．listening

10.

A．Someone

B．Anyone

C．No one

D．Everyone