【推荐1】A daughter was going to leave college. Her father said, “Dear, I want to give you an old car. I bought it a long time ago, you know. Before I give it to you, take it to the second-hand car dealer（经销商）and see _________ they offer for it.”

The girl did as the father asked. Coming back, she _________ and said, “I made an effort to show how good this car was. However, they just offered $100 because it is very old and it needs a lot of work. Dad. I don’t want this car, _________ . Can you buy me a new one?”

“Well. Why not have _________ try? Take it to a car dealer in the city.” the father said.

The girl came back again. This time she looked excited and said, “They offered $1,000 _________ it looks old. Dad, can we sell it now?”

“Oh dear. Why don’t you do one more thing _________ ?” The father laughed and asked his daughter show the car to a car club.

This time the girl got something _________ . “Some people in the club offered me $100,000 because it is a special car, it’s super difficult to find, but it is still in good _________ .”

The father smiled, “Dear, remember this. You are worth _________ if you are not in the right place. If they don’t like you, do not be angry. That means you are in the wrong place. Don’t stay in a place where no one sees your ______________ . Find out the place you belong to and try to be the best yourself!”

1.

A．how soon

B．how often

C．how much

2.

A．felt down

B．felt excited

C．got better

3.

A．to

B．either

C．also

4.

A．other

B．another

C．the other

5.

A．although

B．unless

C．but

6.

A．silently

B．patiently

C．politely

7.

A．different

B．similar

C．awful

8.

A．luck

B．health

C．condition

9.

A．anything

B．nothing

C．everything

10.

A．purpose

B．secret

C．value

【推荐2】        My parents always wanted me to be “on top”, so from early on I had the dream to be the best in everything, such as getting the highest grade in a selling test and running fastest in a race.

In middle school, when I competed ________ many other smarter and faster people, I realized I was not the best any more, but my ________ still made me try hard. To their disappointment(失望), I became ________ confident(自信的) and didn’t want to work harder. Because ________ no need for me to try my best if l couldn’t be Number One.

My grades began to drop. I never practiced the piano. I________ running. It was all because my motivation(动力) to do anything had dropped much.

When high school started, I was at a new school in a new city. I ________ to get back my motivation and make a fresh start(重新开始). So I ________ my ever favorite hobby again and went to the art class. Luckily, our art teacher, Mr. Grady, was very ________ and always encouraged(鼓励) us to draw what we loved. We could get such a strong feeling of ________ after his class. So we were looking forward to his class.

My first ________ was just a bee(蜜蜂) sitting on a sunflower. I tried my best but it was not good enough. ________ I knew it could hardly get a good grade, I still showed it to Mr. Grady. ________ and patiently(耐心地), he gave me some advice and helped me to improve it. For the first time, I felt happy because of my working hard on painting not just because of the results.

My parents thought ________ me to be Number One would encourage me. Instead, it made me sad and under too much ______. In fact, it is OK not to be the best at ________ as long as you keep trying your best.

1.

A．with

B．on

C．of

D．from

2.

A．teachers

B．classmates

C．friends

D．parents

3.

A．less

B．more

C．very

D．a lot

4.

A．I had

B．there had

C．there was

D．there were

5.

A．continued

B．began

C．stopped

D．changed

6.

A．refused

B．decided

C．forgot

D．invited

7.

A．ran out

B．cheered up

C．gave out

D．picked up

8.

A．crazy

B．strict

C．boring

D．kind

9.

A．surprise

B．satisfaction

C．trouble

D．stress

10.

A．painting

B．song

C．book

D．subject

11.

A．Because

B．If

C．Although

D．Since

12.

A．Angrily

B．Loudly

C．Carefully

D．Carelessly

13.

A．pushing

B．causing

C．promising

D．offering

14.

A．truth

B．pressure

C．mess

D．fairness

15.

A．something

B．nothing

C．anything

D．everything

【推荐3】On a cold November afternoon， my mother and I were walking back home frorn a pizza store. We had bought many things. We were dressed ____， and I was feeling a little____ as I was carrying our shopping， so I decided to throw something away. I was walking towards a dustbin（垃圾箱）____ I noticed a poor man walking out of the restaurant in front of us. He headed over to the nearby dustbin and started looking through it.
I suddenly felt very ____ because I was about to throw away a new drink just because it was too heavy. I walked up to him and handed the ____ and some bread over to him. The man looked up ____
and took what I gave him. A huge smile ____ on his face. I felt I couldn't be happier with ____ But then he said， “Wow， this is my son's lucky day!”
With that， he thanked me happily and started off on his bike. I ____ heard him singing as he rode away. I got a warm ____ inside. I now understand what it means by the saying “Giving is getting".1.

A．warmly

B．expensively

C．poorly

2.

A．worried

B．interested

C．tired

3.

A．and

B．but

C．when

4.

A．sorry

B．happy

C．nervous

5.

A．money

B．toys

C．drink

6.

A．in silence

B．in surprise

C．in anger

7.

A．turned

B．appeared

C．went

8.

A．myself

B．ourselves

C．himself

9.

A．ever

B．once

C．even

10.

A．idea

B．feeling

C．word

【推荐1】先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。

Hello, my name is Sara. I’m 14 years old. I _______ from America. Now I’m in _______. And I’m a(an) _______ in Beijing International School. Please look _______ this photo. The _______ is my dad. He is 39 years old. He is a good teacher. His students _______ him very much. Gray is his favorite _______ . The woman _______ red is my mom. She is _______ teacher, too. _______ is the girl? Oh, she is Wang Yan. She _______ short hair. But I have _______ hair. Wang Yan and _______ are in the same class. We are _______ friends. Bruce Lee(李小龙) is _______ favorite actor. We like his movies(电影) .

1.

A．come

B．see

C．look

D． meet

2.

A．Cuba

B．the UK

C．Japan

D．China

3.

A．student

B．teacher

C．actor

D．police

4.

A．from

B．at

C．for

D．of

5.

A．boy

B．girl

C．man

D．woman

6.

A．find

B．like

C．help

D．know

7.

A．friend

B．school

C．pencil

D．color

8.

A．in

B．on

C．at

D．to

9.

A．a

B．an

C．the

D．/

10.

A．Whose

B．What

C．Who

D．How

11.

A．has

B．buys

C．speaks

D．gives

12.

A．short

B．big

C．small

D．long

13.

A．I

B．she

C．you

D．he

14.

A．nice

B．fine

C．good

D．happy

15.

A．your

B．our

C．my

D．her

【推荐2】Aaron was a farmer. Every day he asked his son Harris to help him in the field (田地), but Harris _______ got up before noon.

One morning Aaron’s friend David stopped by, “Why aren’t your fields _______ for planting (种植)?” Aaron said he was too old to do it and Harris was _______ and did not help him with the farming. “I have an idea for you,” David said.

Early the next morning Aron ran into Harris’ room.“I found your grandfather’s map!” he said. “We may find _______ he buried the treasure (埋藏财宝)!” Harris _______ out of bed and dug (挖) in the field. When Harris dug, his father _______ along, putting something into the field. At night, Harris said, “I think Grandfather was old when he made his map. I won’t dig tomorrow.”

Harris went back to his lazy way and _______ all morning. One day Aaron said, “Harris! I found the treasure in the field!” Harris _______ went out to look. But he found there was nothing but lots of vegetables.

“Harris, the treasure is all around you. You have enough food to make it _______ the winter, and a lot more to sell!” Harris thought his father was right. His hard work had given him real treasure. He could make a good living if he was ________. Then he became a good farmer and made his father happy.

1.

A．always

B．sometimes

C．hardly

2.

A．ready

B．similar

C．creative

3.

A．busy

B．lazy

C．tired

4.

A．why

B．when

C．where

5.

A．jumped

B．climbed

C．flew

6.

A．watched

B．followed

C．appeared

7.

A．waited

B．wondered

C．slept

8.

A．quietly

B．quickly

C．carefully

9.

A．through

B．across

C．past

10.

A．serious

B．famous

C．hard-working

【推荐1】Jenny Jones always thought her pet pig Bobo was a good friend. Now she also thinks of Bobo as a hero(英雄). ______? When Jenny had a heart problem several years ago, Bobo saved her life.

Jenny was taking a vacation in her camper(野营车) when she fell ill. She shouted for help, but ______ heard the shouts. Bobo realized(认识到) that Jenny was in ______. She pushed through a small door and ran to the road. She tried to stop passing cars, ______ she had no luck. Bobo ran back to the camper three times to see how Jenny was.

At last Bobo did something drivers were sure to ______. She lay down on the road and stuck(伸出) her feet in the air. ______, a car stopped. The driver got out and ______ Bobo until they came to the camper. Jenny heard the man knocking(敲) on the door. “There’s something wrong with your pig!” he shouted. “There’s something wrong with ______!” Jenny shouted back, “Call 911!”

Soon, ______ was on its way. Today Jenny is well and the accident brought her closer to Bobo. “I know it’s Bobo who gave me a second ______.” said Jenny.

1.

A．Why

B．What

C．When

2.

A．somebody

B．anybody

C．nobody

3.

A．trouble

B．matter

C．fact

4.

A．or

B．but

C．if

5.

A．share

B．notice

C．move

6.

A．Finally

B．Usually

C．Unluckily

7.

A．fed

B．stood

C．followed

8.

A．me

B．it

C．you

9.

A．food

B．help

C．danger

10.

A．risk

B．doctor

C．life

【推荐2】Many people like to go out during（在……期间）the holiday. They want to see something different.

_________ people from the country come to the _________ and people from the city go to the country for holidays. _________ the holidays, trains, buses and planes are all very busy. It’s very _________ to buy train tickets or plane tickets. Many people _________ cars or buses for traveling.

Last May Day my family went to the country by car for our holiday. There _________ too much traffic on the road, so we had to move very slowly. After some time, we came to a hill. It was green and beautiful. We thought this was a good _________ for a picnic, so we _________ and took the food and drinks out of the car. We sat down and began to eat. Suddenly a strong wind _________ and soon it began to rain. We had to __________ back to our car and have our picnic in the car. Then we drove back home. What a bad trip!

1.

A．So

B．And

C．But

D．Because

2.

A．country

B．town

C．city

D．place

3.

A．For

B．During

C．Between

D．To

4.

A．easy

B．difficult

C．different

D．boring

5.

A．in

B．ride

C．by

D．take

6.

A．an

B．was

C．were

D．is

7.

A．time

B．place

C．where

D．weather

8.

A．stopped

B．walked

C．drove fast

D．came out

9.

A．blowing

B．blows

C．is blowing

D．blew

10.

A．run

B．drive

C．walked

D．came

【推荐3】My uncle took me and my little brother to Great America. It is a wonderful _________ where there're lots of rides. I was _________ because I was going to have a good time.

My uncle suggested that we should ride the "Demon", the biggest roller coaster there. As a little girl, I had _________ gone on any roller coasters because of fear. When I was _________ whether I should go or not, my brother said “no”. He gave up _________ he was afraid of getting hurt. My uncle encouraged me to _________ myself. I finally rode on the "Demon".

When the ride started, I was so _________ that I could hardly breathe. Then the ride went so fast that I felt I would die with my eyes closed. But the waves of cheering broke over me. I opened my _________ slowly. And later, I even felt really great.

Now, I'm not _________ any rides anymore. I have learned that we have to face our fear. If we don't, we can't achieve __________. This experience encouraged me to face fear bravely in the future.

1.

A．restaurant

B．park

C．school

D．theater

2.

A．proud

B．patient

C．angry

D．excited

3.

A．often

B．sometimes

C．never

D．always

4.

A．discussing

B．considering

C．asking

D．shouting

5.

A．because

B．and

C．but

D．or

6.

A．forget

B．train

C．control

D．challenge

7.

A．nervous

B．active

C．cold

D．hungry

8.

A．hands

B．heart

C．eyes

D．mouth

9.

A．interested in

B．strict about

C．scared of

D．good at

10.

A．something

B．nothing

C．everything

D．anything