【推荐1】The little country schoolhouse was heated by an old mal stove（火炉）．A little boy had the job of coming to school early each day to start the____and warm the room before his teacher and his classmates got there One morning they ____to find the schoolhouse burning. They dragged（拖）the little boy out of the building more dead than alive. Then he was ____taken to a nearby county hospital.
The doctor told the boy's mother that____the lower part of his body was seriously burnt, he couldn't use his legs anymore. However, the____boy made up his mind that he would walk. Unluckily his thin legs ____hung there, all but lifeless.
Finally he returned home from the ____．Every day his mother would press his little legs, but there was no feeling, no control,____．Yet his determination that he would walk was as ____ as ever.
When he wasn't in bed, he would sit in a wheelchair. One sunny day his mother wheeled him out into the yard to get some fresh air. This day, instead of sitting there, he ____himself from the chair and pulled himself across the grass，dragging his____ behind him.
He worked his way to the white fence（栅栏）around the yard. With great effort, he raised himself up on the fence. Then, he began dragging himself along the fence,____ that he would walk. He started to do this every day. There was nothing he ____more than to develop life in those legs.
In the end，through his determination he did____．He began to walk to school，then to run to school，to run____the joy of running. Later in college he made the running team.
Still later in Madison Square Garden this determined young man, Dr. Glenn Cunningham, ran the world's fastest mile!1.

A．fire

B．class

C．game

D．story

2.

A．left

B．waited

C．arrived

D．hid

3.

A．clearly

B．quickly

C．suddenly

D．nearly

4.

A．when

B．unless

C．before

D．because

5.

A．honest

B．brave

C．worried

D．calm

6.

A．just

B．also

C．once

D．ever

7.

A．school

B．yard

C．hospital

D．square

8.

A．everything

B．anything

C．something

D．nothing

9.

A．strong

B．simple

C．strange

D．similar

10.

A．helped

B．threw

C．picked

D．enjoyed

11.

A．arms

B．chair

C．legs

D．mother

12.

A．believing

B．doubting

C．promising

D．suggesting

13.

A．afforded

B．hated

C．forgot

D．wanted

14.

A．set off

B．get back

C．stand up

D．run away

15.

A．to

B．for

C．from

D．without

【推荐2】A young man was on a train. As the train turned a corner, it slowed down and a plain house came into sight. The house looked so _________ from the gray apartment buildings of the city that everybody on the train turned to look at it. Some _________ began to talk about it.

The young man was also interested in the house. He decided to _________ at the next station and make his way to the house. The owner of the house told him that he was trying to sell the house, _________ no one would buy it, as the noise from the passing trains made it bad to _________ in.

The young man decided to buy the house then and there for $30,000. He used it for advertising (做广告), _________ the house faced the railway bend (弯道). The train had to _________ down at the bend, giving the passengers plenty of time to look.

The young man went to several big companies and _________ the advantages of placing advertisements on the side of the house. _________ one company agreed to place some ads. The young man was __________ $180, 000 for three years of advertising.

In this world, turning disadvantages into advantages is the key to success.

1.

A．different

B．fair

C．free

D．safe

2.

A．workers

B．drivers

C．passengers

D．buyers

3.

A．get off

B．get on

C．take off

D．take in

4.

A．if

B．until

C．but

D．or

5.

A．live

B．end

C．join

D．lie

6.

A．so

B．after

C．and

D．because

7.

A．break

B．knock

C．pull

D．slow

8.

A．explained

B．remembered

C．created

D．improved

9.

A．Unluckily

B．Especially

C．Finally

D．Probably

10.

A．sold

B．paid

C．prepared

D．showed

【推荐3】Attitude（态度）is everything.
Here is a story____Mrs. Jones, an 82-year-old lady._____ her life was hard, she was always nicely dressed every day.
This morning Mrs. Jones was moving to the nursing home（养老院）. The nursing home was very____ . After hours of waiting, Mrs. Jones still smiled sweetly when she was told that her room was ready.____ the way to her room. I told her what the room was like.
Suddenly she said, “I love ___ !”
“_____ Mrs. Jones, you haven’t seen the room yet!” I was surprised at her reply.
She stopped and said, “___ I like my room or not doesn’t depend on (取决于) how the furniture is ___ . It depends on how I decide to____ the room. I have already decided to ____ the room before I actually see it .”
Then she continued, “I have a _____. I can spend the day in bed and consider how tiny my room is. Or I can just get out of bed and be thankful that I can_____ enjoy a new day. Each day is a ____, I’ll enjoy my life and all the ___memories that I have stored in my bank account (帐户) before.”
Life is like a bank account. You can take out what you’ ve put in. If you have put a lot of ____in your bank account, you can take out some of it when you feel sad.1.

A．to

B．about

C．for

D．of

2.

A．When

B．Since

C．Although

D．If

3.

A．busy

B．beautiful

C．old

D．small

4.

A．On

B．In

C．By

D．Through

5.

A．them

B．her

C．you

D．it

6.

A．So

B．But

C．And

D．Or

7.

A．If

B．Weather

C．Whether

D．That

8.

A．repaired

B．sold

C．bought

D．placed

9.

A．take up

B．think about

C．tidy up

D．ask for

10.

A．dislike

B．sell

C．love

D．buy

11.

A．fever

B．tour

C．choice

D．suggestion

12.

A．also

B．still

C．ever

D．only

13.

A．gift

B．mess

C．lesson

D．journey

14.

A．happy

B．happily

C．happiness

D．sad

15.

A．love

B．courage

C．kindness

D．happiness

【推荐1】从题中所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出能填入空白处的正确选项，并将所选答案涂到答题卡的相应位置上。

At a dark night, a man came to a lonely village. When he walked slowly, a yellow light suddenly ________ at the end of the road. It came from a lantern (灯笼) which was carried by a man. A villager near him said, “Here Blind Sun comes.”

“Blind?” the man said, “That’s too ________. A blind man has no idea of day and night, can’t enjoy the beauty of nature, or even doesn’t know what the light is. Wasn’t he funny to carry a lantern?”

As the lantern was coming near, the yellow light moved gradually to the man. The man asked, “Excuse me, may I ask you whether you’re really blind?”

The blind man answered, “Yes, the moment I stepped into the world, I can’t see ________.”

The man asked, “In that case, ________ do you carry a lantern?” The blind man smiled, “At night all the people without light are just as blind ________ me, so I light a lantern.”

The man said, “I see, you light for others.” But the man said, “No, I do it for ________.” “For yourself? But there is no ________ to do that.” the man felt surprised again.

The blind man explained, “Were you ever knocked (撞到) by others because of the dark?” The man nodded, “yes, sometimes.”

The man said proudly, “Believe it or not. I ________ knocked anyone. Although I’m blind, I carry the lantern, not only light for others, but let others see me, ________ they won’t knock me.”

After hearing that, the man was lost in thought…

In fact, everyone has a lamp (灯) in himself, light it actively not only for others, but also for yourself!—Never put yourself in a dark situation when you feel left out (忽略) and find it hard to ________ well with others, are you ready to light your lamp?

1.

A．appeared

B．fell

C．went

D．closed

2.

A．easy

B．clear

C．useful

D．strange

3.

A．something

B．nothing

C．anything

D．everything

4.

A．how

B．why

C．where

D．which

5.

A．as

B．like

C．to

D．of

6.

A．yourself

B．himself

C．myself

D．ourselves

7.

A．time

B．need

C．way

D．problem

8.

A．always

B．often

C．never

D．usually

9.

A．after

B．so

C．if

D．because

10.

A．turn on

B．hold on

C．put on

D．get on

【推荐2】阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Li Dong is a farmer. He has a very big ______. On the farm, he grows oranges, grapes and bananas. Many people come to ______ his farm. Although he is young, he becomes successful and famous soon.

In 2011, he went back to his hometown ______ he finished middle school. “What work can I do” he said to himself. Then he had an idea. “I’m ______ farming. I can grow fruit!” He began to watch many ______ on TV about growing fruit. He also read a lot of books about it. Then he went to work on Mr. Fang's farm for two years. He ______ early every morning. He learned a lot there. In 2013, he ______ his own fruit farm. At this moment, Li Dong’s farm was small. But now, his farm is much ______. His fruits are very good. He sends them to many big ______ in China, such as Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou. He also grows vegetables and raises chickens on his farm. His family eats very ______ food. He has a very happy family.

1.

A．farm

B．park

C．school

D．shop

2.

A．look

B．take

C．visit

D．notice

3.

A．but

B．after

C．though

D．so

4.

A．interested in

B．afraid of

C．surprised at

D．tired of

5.

A．games

B．concerts

C．programs

D．plays

6.

A．got off

B．got on

C．got away

D．got up

7.

A．sold

B．changed

C．left

D．started

8.

A．smaller

B．bigger

C．better

D．cheaper

9.

A．villages

B．schools

C．cities

D．farms

10.

A．healthy

B．delicious

C．terrible

D．expensive

【推荐3】Mr Black was once a policeman. He was a kind person. He liked to have a walk ____ the park after breakfast.
It was very cold on a winter morning. Mr Black was walking along the street when he heard a cry for help. He turned around but could see nobody. He stopped and looked here and there. At the moment, a boy ____ to him. The boy was so hurry ____ he couldn’t say a word except pointing towards the river. Mr Black realized what had happened and ran to the river as soon as possible. ____of them ran along the river and saw a girl in the water. She ____ a piece of wood. It was carrying her away. It was too ____.
Without a word, Mr Black took off his clothes as ____as he could, and jumped into the river. He ____ to the girl and took her back near the bank and lifted the girl up, and then the boy helped pull her out of the water. Then they stopped a car and took the girl to the ____ . At last the girl’s life was saved, and she ____ them very much.1.

A．in

B．on

C．at

D．for

2.

A．walked up

B．looked out

C．did

D．ran up

3.

A．so

B．and

C．that

D．but

4.

A．All

B．Both

C．Neither

D．either

5.

A．was holding

B．was seeing

C．is taking

D．is pushing

6.

A．heavy

B．exciting

C．dangerous

D．interesting

7.

A．slowly

B．carefully

C．quickly

D．quietly

8.

A．swam

B．ran

C．flew

D．walked

9.

A．house

B．school

C．park

D．hospital

10.

A．thanks

B．thanking

C．thanked

D．thank