【推荐1】阅读下面一篇短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Cheung Yan is a great woman. She is one of the most _______ businesswomen in the world. How did she do it? Does she sell computers? Does she sell houses? No. She sells trash (垃圾). In fact, she is _______ “the Queen of Trash” by many people.

Cheung was born in Guangdong in 1957. When Cheung was a young woman, she moved to Hong Kong. There, she became _______ in the paper trash business. She and two partners set up a company (公司) ________ which collected paper trash and sold it to paper factories.

In 1990, she and her husband moved to Los Angeles. There they ________ tons of paper at the garbage dumps (垃圾场) around Los Angeles. They collected the paper trash. Then they sent the trash to________. What did Chinese factories do with Cheung’s paper trash? They recycled  it and made cardboard (硬纸板). Then they made the cardboard into packing boxes. They used the boxes to ________ “Made in China” products. Then they sent these products to the United States and Europe.

In 1996, Cheung moved  back to China. She ________  her own paper-making company called Nine Dragons Paper. Today, Cheung buys paper trash in the United States and Europe. She sends it to her ______  in China. Then she makes it into materials for packaging.

Cheung always knows one ________ thing: There will always be paper trash that she can recycle again and again.

1.

A．careful

B．successful

C．useful

2.

A．talked

B．called

C．said

3.

A．interested

B．worried

C．surprised

4.

A．patiently

B．happily

C．quickly

5.

A．found

B．made

C．sold

6.

A．Europe

B．the US

C．China

7.

A．check

B．pack

C．paint

8.

A．joined

B．started

C．left

9.

A．home

B．farm

C．factory

10.

A．important

B．difficult

C．interesting

【推荐2】阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
       As a young man, Jack was an excellent artist with a wife and two fine sons. One night, his older son had a serious stomachache. Thinking it was only some ________ disease(疾病), Jack and his wife didn’t take the boy to the hospital. But the boy ________ suddenly that night.
       Jack realized that if he took his son to the hospital in time, the boy’s death could be avoided. So he always felt guilty(内疚的). Even worse, a short time later his wife left him, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two situations were more than Jack could ________, and he turned to alcohol (酒精) for help. Soon Jack became an alcoholic.
       Gradually, his health and life became ________ and Jack began to lose everything he owned —his land, house, etc. ________ Jack died alone in a small bar. Hearing of Jack’s death, I thought, “What a waste of life! What a complete ________!”
       As time went by, I began to change my earlier simple judgement(评价). I knew Jack’s now adult son, Bill. He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known. I saw the love between Bill and his children. I thought that Bill’s kindness and caring must come from ________ .
       I hadn’t heard Bill talk much about his father. One day, I asked him ________ on earth(究竟) his father had done so that he became such a special person. Bill said quietly, “As a child until I left home at 18, my father came into my ________ every night, gave me a kiss and said, ‘I love you, son.’ ”
       Tears came to my eyes as I realized I was a fool before. I had ever thought Jack was a complete failure. He didn’t leave valuable things behind, ________ he was a kind and loving father, and left behind his best love.1.

A．terrible

B．common

C．unusual

2.

A．died

B．left

C．disappeared

3.

A．stand

B．understand

C．get

4.

A．better

B．worse

C．weaker

5.

A．Finally

B．Normally

C．Firstly

6.

A．illness

B．problem

C．failure

7.

A．anywhere

B．somewhere

C．everywhere

8.

A．what

B．that

C．which

9.

A．bedroom

B．sitting-room

C．bathroom

10.

A．and

B．so

C．but

【推荐3】Joe Brown had a shop where he ____ meat. One day a woman ____ into the shop at five to one. “I’ m sorry. I’ m late,” she said. “I ____ some more meat for my dinner tonight.” Joe had only one ____ of meat in his shop. He took it ____ the fridge and said, “This is $6.50.”
“That piece is too _____,”the woman said. “Haven’ t you got anything bigger?” Joe ____ into the room behind his shop, put the meat into the fridge, took it out again and closed the door ____ a lot of noise. Then he brought the piece of meat to the woman and said, “This piece of meat is bigger and ____ expensive. It’ s $8.75.”
“Good,” the woman said with a smile.
“Give me ____ of them, please.”1.

A．sell

B．buy

C．bought

D．sold

2.

A．came

B．stood

C．went

D．put

3.

A．wanted

B．need

C．wants

D．needs

4.

A．bowl

B．is

C．piece

D．pound

5.

A．in

B．out of

C．into

D．out

6.

A．big

B．bigger

C．small

D．smaller

7.

A．went

B．goes

C．go

D．runs

8.

A．in

B．of

C．with

D．by

9.

A．most

B．much

C．many

D．more

10.

A．all

B．every

C．both

D．each

【推荐1】It was very cold outside my car. I did not want to get out of it____we passed by a cafe. Suddenly I noticed a short old man, ____ with some bits of cloth, shaking(摆动)with the cold. He was waiting for anyone who would____ him a coin or a cup of hot coffee.
I asked my ____ to go over and hand this old man something. He ____ into my husband’s face, smiled and said, “____ . ” I felt so happy and I wished the old man could live ____ the cold night.
I was sure to meet him again and find out how he was the next____, as I have to pass this way every day. I did so the next evening, and he remembered the____and came up to my window and ____ at me. This time I offered(提供) him a ____of food. He reached out for the bag and I gave him my hand. He ____ the food, smiled and said, “May God bless you.” I looked at the old man and he ____ me think of my father.
I do hope all of us will remember that maybe one day, it could happen to one of us, ____ please do not pass by a ____ person without offering at least a word of love and a kind smile or an act of kindness of any kind.1.

A．after

B．when

C．before

D．if

2.

A．covered

B．tied

C．filled

D．provided

3.

A．send

B．leave

C．greet

D．accept

4.

A．father

B．son

C．husband

D．friend

5.

A．watched

B．knocked

C．came

D．looked

6.

A．Excuse me

B．Beg your pardon

C．Take it easy

D．Thank you

7.

A．in

B．through

C．under

D．off

8.

A．year

B．month

C．week

D．day

9.

A．office

B．gift

C．car

D．shop

10.

A．smiled

B．pointed

C．called

D．shouted

11.

A．box

B．bag

C．bottle

D．basket

12.

A．held

B．ordered

C．dropped

D．received

13.

A．got

B．forced

C．made

D．allowed

14.

A．so

B．and

C．or

D．but

15.

A．quiet

B．sick

C．poor

D．shy

【推荐2】通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案并将字母编号写在题前的括号里。

A girl was working as a nurse in a private hospital. One day, a patient(病人) who was seriously ill _________ to her hospital, but soon had to be moved to a different hospital for an operation. The director of the hospital said that the patient couldn’t leave _________ he paid his bill first. The patient’s family asked _________ they could pay the bill after the operation, as the patient was terribly ill. But their request(请求) was refused.

The nurse, _________ had just arrived to work, heard about the situation and made a surprising decision. She took off her golden _________ and used it to pay the patient’s bill. With her help, the patient was immediately taken to the other hospital and his life was saved. Although the watch was the only piece of _________ thing she owned, the nurse donated(捐赠) it to save the patient, even though he was a total _________ to her.

The nurse’s action caught the attention of the doctor who was on duty that day. He later _________ the nurse and they finally got married.

We may give without loving, but we cannot love without giving. Love means giving as _________ as we can. Love is like a smile, neither has any value unless they are given away. __________ Mother Teresa once said, “It is not how much you do, but how much love you put into what you do”.

1.

A．brings

B．brought

C．has brought

D．was brought

2.

A．because

B．unless

C．though

D．after

3.

A．that

B．what

C．if

D．where

4.

A．who

B．which

C．how

D．where

5.

A．pen

B．watch

C．ring

D．handbag

6.

A．exciting

B．valuable

C．interesting

D．successful

7.

A．stranger

B．player

C．member

D．writer

8.

A．got on well with

B．made friends with

C．fell in love with

D．was worried about

9.

A．much

B．more

C．most

D．many

10.

A．While

B．Before

C．What

D．As

【推荐3】Last year, I worked in a middle school near my mother's house, and I stayed with her for a month. During that time, I helped her do some housework and buy some food. After the first week, I noticed that the food was ______ up very quickly. Then I began keeping an eye on my mom._______,I found that she would put some of   the food   into a paper bag and go out with it at about nine every morning. And finally, I decided to ______ her. I saw her taking the food to the street children(流浪儿童）.She would also ______ a lot of time talking and playing with them.

One day, I talked to a neighbor and found out ______ my mom was well-known in the area. The children were very friendly with her and even thought of her as ______ own mother. Then it hit me-why wouldn't she want to tell me about it? Was she worried that I would stop ______ food if I found out?

When my mom got home, I gave her a big hug. I told her she didn't need to keep it a secret from me. And she told me something about the children. Some of them lived with an old lady in a small house.______ slept on the street. For years, she was helping the poor street children _____giving them food. After she told me everything, I was so ______ By how selfless(无私的）she was. As her son, I was so proud. I continued to buy food for my mom after that .But I always added one more bag for her other children.

1.

A．eat

B．eaten

C．eating

D．to eat

2.

A．To my surprise

B．In my opinion

C．After all

D．By the way

3.

A．call

B．annoy

C．visit

D．follow

4.

A．spend

B．take

C．cost

D．pay

5.

A．whom

B．where

C．that

D．what

6.

A．his

B．her

C．them

D．their

7.

A．buying

B．to buy

C．keeping

D．to keep

8.

A．Others

B．Another

C．Other

D．The other

9.

A．about

B．at

C．for

D．by

10.

A．moving

B．moved

C．excited

D．exciting

【推荐1】It was yearbook day and we were given an hour to sign each other’s yearbooks in the cafeteria. I was president of the class and I played sports. When I sat down at a table, people started to come over to get their yearbooks signed and to sign______.       Among them, a weak boy with ugly teeth and thick glasses kept shaking. I had seen him around, and I knew he was always laughed at. He seemed______of himself, and was so pale that it hurt us to look at him. He came up and asked me nervously, “Can you sign this?” I took his yearbook but I didn’t know______to write. I saw that there was the name “Ricky Sanders” written on the front of it. So I wrote:

Ricky, I think you' re a really nice kid, and I hope you have lots of fun in your summer vacation. Signature: Will (Sign your name here)

I put down the yearbook and turned around to get some signatures from some of my friends when I   ____my yearbook was gone. I saw that Ricky had sat down with my yearbook. “What are you doing?” I asked him. He looked up calmly and______said “Sign!” My friends broke into a loud laugh, and I saw that he was carefully trying to put a signature in my yearbook. He hadn’t even finished the “R” yet. I thought for a while and______to let him sign.       It took him nearly five minutes to sign and when I got my yearbook back, there was a very shaky “RICKY”. He hugged(紧抱) his yearbook and______. I couldn’t help but smile back at him.       In that moment, my attitude changed completely.       I gave him a high five and suddenly everyone at my table wanted his signature. He was asked politely to write in their yearbooks and the signature______of his yearbook were filled up. He was smiling so big that it lit up the whole room.

I changed school the next year, and I never saw Ricky again. However, I will never forget the day that he became the most______guy in school. Whenever I’m______, I still look back at that yearbook.

1.

A．mine

B．his

C．ours

D．theirs

2.

A．unafraid

B．unsure

C．proud

D．tired

3.

A．how

B．which

C．where

D．what

4.

A．saw

B．noticed

C．thought

D．believed

5.

A．still

B．ever

C．even

D．just

6.

A．decided

B．meant

C．began

D．prepared

7.

A．smiled

B．waited

C．left

D．rose

8.

A．lists

B．pages

C．boxes

D．tables

9.

A．different

B．patient

C．popular

D．important

10.

A．away

B．out

C．behind

D．down

【推荐2】I have a problem. Yesterday afternoon I argued   ___ my best friend, Kim. And he was very angry. I thought about it for a long time last ___ . Now I know I was ___ at that time. But I don’t know ___ I should do. My mother thinks I ____ go to see Kim and tell him I was wrong. My father thinks I should ____ Kim and say ___ to him. And my brother _____ I should call “Teen Talk”, the radio advice programme. My sister tells ____ I should call up my teacher for ____ . Can you tell me what I should do?

1.

A．with

B．of

C．at

D．for

2.

A．morning

B．noon

C．afternoon

D．night

3.

A．right

B．wrong

C．kind

D．good

4.

A．how

B．why

C．what

D．where

5.

A．will

B．should

C．must

D．need

6.

A．call

B．to call

C．calling

D．called

7.

A．hello

B．morning

C．sorry

D．afternoon

8.

A．say

B．says

C．saying

D．to say

9.

A．I

B．my

C．him

D．me

10.

A．advice

B．money

C．homework

D．study

【推荐3】“BANG!” I shut the door. We were both in great ________. “Never set foot in this house again!” shouted Father. With tears(眼泪) in my eyes , I ________ out of the house and ran along the street.

The street lights were shining, causing my feeling of ________. I walked about and couldn’t help crying, knowing ________ to go.

When I am growing up, dad is getting old. We are just two persons coming from two different worlds. It feels like there is a door between us that can ________ be opened. I walked in the streets. There were fewer and fewer people. When I finally reached the apartment in which I lived, I saw that the light was still on. I thought to myself, “Is Father waiting for me or is he still ________ me?”

In fact, it was nothing. Perhaps, dad was throwing away some of his old stamps. Perhaps he thought they were ________. I never had the courage to tell him that I liked collecting stamps. All the lights were off except father’s.

Dad was always like this. He has been a leader for so long that he always ________ everyone else what to do. Maybe he didn’t know how to ________ himself. After shouting at me, he never showed any moments of regret. However, he has the habit of tucking me in(给……盖被子) while I am sleeping.

The light was ________ on. “Am I wrong?” With the key in hand, I was as nervous as I had ever been. At last, I decided to open the door. As soon as I opened the door, tears ________ down my face. I suddenly realized that the ________ that I had imagined between us did not exist(存在) at all. Love is second to none.

1.

A．trouble

B．anger

C．need

D．danger

2.

A．swam

B．rushed

C．flew

D．looked

3.

A．sadness

B．kindness

C．happiness

D．illness

4.

A．everywhere

B．somewhere

C．anywhere

D．nowhere

5.

A．easily

B．hardly

C．simply

D．quickly

6.

A．proud of

B．interested in

C．angry with

D．excited about

7.

A．useless

B．homeless

C．colorful

D．beautiful

8.

A．calls

B．allows

C．tells

D．encourages

9.

A．hide

B．love

C．protect

D．show

10.

A．already

B．usually

C．finally

D．still

11.

A．ran

B．walked

C．jumped

D．turned

12.

A．memory

B．door

C．story

D．communication