【推荐1】Once upon a time, an old man spread rumors（谣言）that a young man living nearby was a thief. As a result, the young man was taken away by the ________. Some days later the young man was set free. He felt so ________ with the old man and decided to go to law.

In court（法庭）, the old man ________ the judge（法官）, “They were just comments（评论）and didn’t hurt ________.” The judge told the old man, “Write all the things you said ________ him on a piece of paper. Tear it up（撕碎）and on the way home, throw the pieces of paper out. Tomorrow, come back to hear the ________.”

The next day, the judge told the old man, “Before receiving the sentence（宣判）, you will have to ________ and collect all the pieces of paper that you threw out yesterday.” The old man said, “I ________ do that! The wind must have blown them away and I don’t know ________ to find them.”

The judge then replied, “The same way, simple comments may put a man into a worse ________. If you don’t understand someone ________, don’t say anything at all. Let’s all be the owners of our ________, so that we won’t be slaves（奴隶）of our words.” The old man realized his mistake ________ asked for forgiveness（原谅）.

Rumors are worse than thieves because they ________ another person’s honor which is impossible to restore（修复）. Those ________ guard their mouths and their tongues keep themselves from danger. So remember this: when your feet slip（滑）, you can always recover your balance but when your tongue slips, you can never recover your words.

1.

A．captain

B．headteacher

C．police

D．master

2.

A．angry

B．sad

C．satisfied

D．pleased

3.

A．told

B．questioned

C．said

D．asked

4.

A．someone

B．no one

C．anyone

D．everyone

5.

A．at

B．of

C．with

D．about

6.

A．excuse

B．result

C．news

D．story

7.

A．break out

B．carry out

C．turn out

D．go out

8.

A．can’t

B．shouldn’t

C．mustn’t

D．had better not

9.

A．whether

B．why

C．when

D．where

10.

A．imagination

B．situation

C．relation

D．organization

11.

A．quickly

B．badly

C．well

D．slowly

12.

A．mouths

B．bodies

C．arms

D．legs

13.

A．because

B．or

C．but

D．and

14.

A．win

B．send

C．steal

D．sell

15.

A．whom

B．who

C．what

D．which

【推荐2】

Do you think there is any difference between looking at a painting from a ________ distance (距离) and from a long distance? Can you ________ the difference?

There is a club that only ________ people can join. Many people join it, ________ they want to stay with other smart people.

One night, the club ________ were having a dinner party in a big room of a restaurant. They were talking ________ while they were enjoying their food. One of them thought that his salad didn’t ________ delicious, so he found a salt shaker(调料瓶) and added some salt. But in fact, it was ________. The members found that the salt on the table is in the sugar shaker, ________ the sugar is in the salt shaker. There were no ________ empty bottles.

________ could they do? They talked about the problem for a long time, but there was no way to make it right.

They ________ for the waiter and told him about it. The waiter just looked at the shakers and said, “It’s easy.” He then ________ the labels(标签) of both shakers and switched(互换) them with each other. The ________ quickly became quiet.

Sometimes we make problems more difficult than they should be. It is good to look back and see if there’s a(an) ________ way first.

1.

A．close

B．far

C．short

D．long

2.

A．speak

B．tell

C．talk

D．say

3.

A．important

B．beautiful

C．smart

D．polite

4.

A．but

B．so

C．because

D．or

5.

A．members

B．cooks

C．guests

D．players

6.

A．much

B．many

C．few

D．little

7.

A．look

B．smell

C．sound

D．taste

8.

A．salt

B．sugar

C．water

D．juice

9.

A．so

B．because

C．or

D．and

10.

A．other

B．others

C．another

D．the other

11.

A．How

B．Where

C．What

D．When

12.

A．prepared

B．paid

C．needed

D．asked

13.

A．put out

B．put on

C．took off

D．took care of

14.

A．club

B．room

C．restaurant

D．waiter

15.

A．easy

B．difficult

C．interesting

D．boring

【推荐3】阅读下面短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

We just moved into a small apartment. I was thankful that we had our own house but I still felt a bit ________. Our old house was beautiful and huge. Our home now? Half the size and crowded.

The day after the move, while the ________ were in school, I dealt with some boxes and hung the family photo on the wall. ________ it just didn’t feel like home. Maybe I could make some chocolate biscuits, just like my grandma used to do no matter ________ I needed to be cheered up. When I put eggs ________ my mixer (搅拌机), it unexpectedly stopped working.

“Really?!” I felt like ________. What would my grandma do? During those hard times, she kept her family together though________ didn’t make much money. She used whatever she had to ________ her family. I didn’t think Grandma would ________ easily. She would find another way. So I ran to find Grandma’s white mixer! It was really old. I turned it on… ________ happened. Ugh! The mixer was too broken to be repaired. It was just like my life these days.

“Come on, ________ again,” a small voice said. I turned it on. To my surprise, the mixer started to work ________!

Two hours later, the kids opened the door. “Mmmm, ________! What a nice smell!” they said. For the first time, our new house felt like home, just like Grandma’s house always did.

Maybe this house wasn’t as ________ as our old one. But then again, maybe home wasn’t where we lived. It was where we shared the ________ moments and the small miracles (奇迹) of every day. Like a broken mixer that came back to life when I needed comfort most.

1.

A．happy

B．down

C．relaxed

D．bored

2.

A．kids

B．neighbors

C．workers

D．strangers

3.

A．And

B．Or

C．But

D．So

4.

A．where

B．how

C．why

D．when

5.

A．near

B．behind

C．on

D．into

6.

A．dancing

B．flying

C．crying

D．moving

7.

A．she

B．I

C．it

D．he

8.

A．trust

B．support

C．praise

D．visit

9.

A．give up

B．get up

C．put away

D．take off

10.

A．anything

B．something

C．everything

D．nothing

11.

A．wash

B．pack

C．try

D．speak

12.

A．differently

B．strangely

C．secretly

D．slowly

13.

A．biscuits

B．bread

C．eggs

D．milk

14.

A．big

B．common

C．safe

D．quiet

15.

A．crazy

B．sweet

C．difficult

D．painful

【推荐1】Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)：

Night after night, she came to help me sleep, even long after my childhood years.

I don’t remember _______ it first started making me a little angry—my mum’s hands pushing my hair that way. But it really made me uncomfortable, for they _______ rough (粗糙的) against my young skin. Finally, one night, I shouted at her, “Don’t do that any more. Your hands are too rough!” She didn’t say anything, _______ she never did it again.

Years later, I missed (想念) my mother’s _______ and her goodnight kiss on my face. I’m not a little girl any more. My mum is in her mid-seventies, and her rough hands are still doing things for my family and me.

Now my own children have _______. It was late on Thanksgiving Eve. As I slept in my bedroom, a familiar hand ran across my face to push the hair from my head. Then a kiss, ever so softly, touched my brow (额头).

Taking my mum’s hand, I told her how _______ I was for that night I shouted at her. But my mum didn’t know what I was talking about. She had forgotten it long ago.

That night, I fell asleep with a new appreciation (感激) for my mother’s caring hands. And the guilt (内疚) that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.

1.

A．when

B．where

C．why

D．how

2.

A．looked

B．felt

C．seemed

D．kept

3.

A．so

B．or

C．but

D．and

4.

A．hands

B．words

C．smiles

D．feet

5.

A．stayed up

B．woken up

C．grown up

D．got up

6.

A．sorry

B．tired

C．relaxed

D．good

【推荐2】Hello! I _______ Jim Smith. I’m _______ English boy. Here is a photo of my _______. This is _______ father John Smith. And that is Emma Smith. _______ is my mother. Are _______ my brothers? Yes, they are. Those _______ my grandparents. They’re very kind（和蔼的）. _______ are the boy and the girl? The boy is me _______ the girl is my ________ Jane. I love my family.

1.

A．am

B．is

C．are

D．be

2.

A．a

B．an

C．the

D．/

3.

A．friend

B．family

C．teacher

D．brother

4.

A．my

B．his

C．her

D．its

5.

A．He

B．It

C．She

D．I

6.

A．this

B．that

C．the

D．these

7.

A．is

B．are

C．am

D．be

8.

A．What

B．Where

C．How

D．Who

9.

A．and

B．but

C．so

D．of

10.

A．mother

B．sister

C．brother

D．grandmother

【推荐3】Mike was reading in the garden when his mother came. She pointed to something and asked Mike what it was. Mike felt quite_______, but he told her it was a sparrow（麻雀） and got back into reading. Several minutes later, his mother pointed to the same sparrow and asked the same question again. Mike got a little angry but_______answered her question.After a little while, his mother did the _______ thing once more. This time Mike could not______ his anger. He ______at her for disturbing him again and again.

The old lady quietly________an old diary, turned to a page and showed it to Mike. _______ a little impatient, Mike began to read it. "Today, I was watering the flowers in the garden when little Mike pointed to a_______on the grass and asked me what it was. I ______ at him, said it was a sparrow and_______him. After a while Mike asked me again and I did the same. Pointing to the same sparrow, little Mike asked me what it was twenty times and I ______answering his question and kissing him every time. " Something gently touched Mike's _______. His face turned red with shame for being so ______ to his mother and he hugged（拥抱）her tight.

Your parents have given you _______things in their life, _______you may not realize that unit they are gone.

1.

A．angry

B．lonely

C．proud

D．surprised

2.

A．still

B．always

C．already

D．seldom

3.

A．different

B．same

C．right

D．wonderful

4.

A．show

B．leave

C．find

D．control

5.

A．shouted

B．looked

C．laughed

D．pointed

6.

A．set out

B．took out

C．put out

D．looked out

7.

A．But

B．Though

C．Because

D．So

8.

A．fox

B．frog

C．bird

D．rabbit

9.

A．smiled

B．threw

C．shouted

D．laughed

10.

A．hit

B．told

C．kissed

D．left

11.

A．put on

B．kept on

C．tried on

D．turned on

12.

A．face

B．mouth

C．heart

D．shoulder

13.

A．impatient

B．kind

C．polite

D．friendly

14.

A．a little

B．many

C．much

D．few

15.

A．or

B．if

C．and

D．but

【推荐1】I was once a fat girl. I weighed 336 pounds and looked as big as my fridge. I have never been   ___ it. But one day I had a medical examination. The doctor told me that I was having heart trouble. It woke me up. I began to feel ________. Then I decided to do something!
In a year and five months，I _______ 104 pounds. What a great thing I did! I didn't have any expensive food，medical treatment or camp-style exercise. What was the secret to my success?
First I looked through the Internet for do-it-yourself _______ that people could follow on losing, weight. Of course I saw countless ads which try to get me to buy their products. But I bought _______. The only thing I did was to change my bad habits. The following are what I have done. You can try these. Stop drinking something with too much sugar in it. _______ sweet cakes. Eat green vegetables. Use only vegetable oil. Never eat after 6：30 pm. Also, do light exercise for 15 to 20 minutes five days a week.
Then I kept doing what I should do. People sometimes say. “You don't need to tell me ______ to do. I know it already! But the fact is that knowing what to do and doing what you know are totally _______. The important thing is to know what to do and then just keep doing it.1.

A．excited about

B．worried about

C．proud of

D．happy with

2.

A．angry

B．happy

C．nervous

D．excited

3.

A．borrowed

B．lent

C．lost

D．got

4.

A．advice

B．news

C．food

D．medicine

5.

A．everything

B．anything

C．nothing

D．something

6.

A．Refuse

B．Accept

C．Bring

D．Make

7.

A．how

B．what

C．why

D．whether

8.

A．easy

B．difficult

C．similar

D．different

【推荐2】Thanksgiving was just around the corner. The menu (菜谱) had been set. The shopping list was made. _______ seemed perfect. I could taste turkey and mashed potatoes (火鸡和土豆泥). Pictures of different pies, fruit and vegetables came into my mind. I couldn't _______!

The day before Thanksgiving , my dad called a family meeting. He said we needed to practice being _______ “We are going to _______ at a homeless shelter (收容所) on Thanksgiving Day." I couldn't believe this was happening. So we wouldn't cook our own Thanksgiving dinner? The holiday wouldn't be the same. I thought the day would be ruined (糟蹋).

The next morning, we got up _______. I followed my father to the shelter with my _______ eyes. I had no great expectations and felt _______ all the way. As soon as we arrived, we got to work. There was so much to be done. But all I could think about was the dinner I couldn't enjoy.

However, those thoughts soon _______. Over the next few hours, I watched hundreds of people come through the shelter. For some, this was the only hot meal they would eat that week. For _______, it was the first time to eat a Thanksgiving meal. The shelter was filled with   ________

Through this experience, I learned that Thanksgiving is a time ________ think about your blessings (祝福) and look for ways to bless others. When I gave up what I had wanted, I discovered how much I have. It is ________ better to ________ than to receive. ________, that Thanksgiving became an ________ experience.

1.

A．Something

B．Everything

C．Nothing

2.

A．wait

B．care

C．understand

3.

A．creative

B．nervous

C．thankful

4.

A．rush out

B．help out

C．check out

5.

A．early

B．late

C．suddenly

6.

A．sleeping

B．sleepy

C．asleep

7.

A．excited

B．good

C．down

8.

A．appeared

B．disappeared

C．rose

9.

A．another

B．others

C．other

10.

A．stress

B．joy

C．fear

11.

A．to

B．for

C．of

12.

A．more

B．a lot of

C．much

13.

A．give

B．take

C．waste

14.

A．At the end

B．By the end

C．In the end

15.

A．uncomfortable

B．unreasonable

C．unforgettable