【推荐1】An Indian mum lost parts of her two legs during a tornado （龙卷风）. She saved her children’s lives by protecting them with her own body.

The 36-year-old Stephanie Decker said in a(n) ________ that she picked up her two children early from school when a big storm was coming near. They were in the family’s underground room when the storm ________.

“I have never seen such a strong wind before,” Decker said. “As soon as the glass broke, the whole house started shaking.”She had no time but to made a ________ decision to save her children at once, ________ them up in a blanket and throwing herself on top of them.

“Everything started crashing into my ________ ,” she said. My children were screaming,“Mummy, I can’t live without you, please don’t let me die.” And I said, “We’re not going to die, and we are going to make it.” ________, her children were safe from the storm completely unharmed.

Decker lost one leg above the knee and the other above the ankle.

“When I looked down at my legs, I ________ what had happened. I was afraid that something more terrible would happen, ________ I took my phone, and made a video to my husband.” Decker said. “I prayed to survive（幸存）,that I want these kids to have a mum and I did not want them to grow up without me.”

Her prayers（祈祷）were________ by a neighbour.He ran for help and found an officer travelling in a car. The officer used tourniquets （止血带） to stop her blood loss.

“It was pretty________ my wife was able to survive. My children are here because of her,”

Stephanie’s husband Joe told the reporter. “I let her know that nothing else is important. She’s going to be here for our kids, and she gets to see them grow up.”

1.

A．interview

B．guide

C．play

D．speech

2.

A．dropped

B．rushed

C．hit

D．blew

3.

A．different

B．quick

C．hard

D．special

4.

A．dressing

B．giving

C．putting

D．tying

5.

A．face

B．head

C．back

D．neck

6.

A．Suddenly

B．Recently

C．Hopelessly

D．Luckily

7.

A．realized

B．believed

C．remembered

D．wondered

8.

A．and

B．so

C．but

D．as

9.

A．answered

B．allowed

C．missed

D．refused

10.

A．interesting

B．boring

C．worrying

D．amazing

【推荐2】Don’t you want to go to school? You could tell your parents you’re ill. But last Monday, the students from Shanghai and Zhejiang had an even ________ excuse（借口）: typhoon!

Typhoon Khanun ________ East China on September 11. In Shanghai, all the schools were ________ the next day, Monday. It was the first ________ that Shanghai had to close schools ________ the bad weather. But some students ________ came to school that day. “I didn’t know about the news,” said Shen Sheng, a Junior 2 student from Shanghai Aiguo School. “But it was nice to play in the school instead of ________.” The school kept Shen and other 20 students safe ________ and let them play sports like ________. But the storm wasn’t all fun games. Typhoon Kahnun killed 14 people. In Zhejiang, it damaged（毁坏）about 8,000 houses. More than one million people had to move to ________ places.

Every year, typhoon hit different places around the world. Most ________ in July, August and September. This year 15 typhoons hit China. Among（在…..之中）them, Khanun was ________. Typhoons bring strong winds and ________. The winds can blow away houses and cars. The rains are________ for farmers’ fields. Typhoons also kill people. Earlier this month, Typhoon Talim hit East and Central China. It killed ________ 124 people.

1.

A．good

B．worse

C．better

D．best

2.

A．blew

B．hit

C．left

D．came

3.

A．closed

B．over

C．open

D．clean

4.

A．day

B．week

C．month

D．time

5.

A．without

B．because of

C．until

D．before

6.

A．yet

B．still

C．even

D．already

7.

A．studying

B．shopping

C．boating

D．exercising

8.

A．near

B．outside

C．inside

D．around

9.

A．picnics

B．table tennis

C．camping

D．skiing

10.

A．dangerous

B．quiet

C．correct

D．safe

11.

A．reach

B．hit

C．happen

D．go

12.

A．strong

B．stronger

C．the strongest

D．the most strong

13.

A．frosts

B．rains

C．snows

D．fogs

14.

A．bad

B．good

C．enough

D．useful

15.

A．less

B．more

C．at last

D．at least

【推荐3】完形填空。
A terrible earthquake happened in Wenchuan on May 12, 2008 . _____ people lost their lives and homes. During those days, people could hear a lot of stories about ______ Here is _____ of them. After the earthquake, some people found that a _____died in a very strange way. When they were ready to take her away, they were_________to find that a baby in her arms was still alive(活着). The baby was sleeping and ____ hurt at all. Between the mother and the baby, there was a cellphone(手机)with a short _____on the screen(屏幕), “My dear baby, if you can survive(幸存),remember I love you.” Everybody ____when they read the words.
Many other moving stories also moved us ______these we know more about love.
You are _____ if others love you. You are great if you love others, when you’re in danger.1.

A．All

B．Many

C．Few

D．No

2.

A．home

B．life

C．love

D．hope

3.

A．one

B．none

C．some

D．each

4.

A．man

B．woman

C．boy

D．girl

5.

A．surprised

B．disappointed

C．interested

D．afraid

6.

A．is

B．was

C．isn’t

D．wasn’t

7.

A．film

B．song

C．message

D．story

8.

A．cried

B．smiled

C．shouted

D．laughed

9.

A．On

B．From

C．To

D．With

10.

A．cruel

B．lucky

C．worried

D．poor

【推荐1】
Home Alone

It was Sunday afternoon. My brother and I were alone at home. My parents went for a party and asked me to look after my brother. I was doing my homework while my younger brother was watching TV. Suddenly the doorbell rang. Ding-Dong! My brother thought that it was our parents, so he opened the_________quickly.

A tall man wearing a black raincoat stood outside. He said that he came to sell books and asked politely_______our parents were at home.

Without thinking, my brother said, "No." Then the man asked if we would like to_______some story books. I refused him. When I wanted to close the door, he suddenly pushed the door very___________and came into our house. He took out a_________and ordered me to tie up my brother’s hands with a rope. I tied up his hands in a special way so my brother could untie___________easily. The man then tied my hands up and locked_________of us in the kitchen. Soon, he went upstairs to_______money. I taught my brother to untie the rope on his_______.He then untied me. I rushed to the telephone to call the police,______________the line was dead. The doors were all locked from the outside. It was lucky that the man____________to lock the kitchen window. We got out of the house through the kitchen window and went to the__________pay phone to call the police.

Soon__________came to our house and the man was caught. By that time, my parents had come home. We told them the whole story. My parents were__________that we were not hurt. They told me that I should stop my brother from__________the door to strangers. I learnt a lesson on safety.

1.

A．window

B．door

C．book

D．fridge

2.

A．if

B．why

C．when

D．how

3.

A．lend

B．borrow

C．sell

D．buy

4.

A．politely

B．slowly

C．hard

D．quietly

5.

A．book

B．knife

C．gift

D．pen

6.

A．himself

B．myself

C．herself

D．themselves

7.

A．none

B．neither

C．both

D．all

8.

A．look at

B．look after

C．look like

D．look for

9.

A．feet

B．hands

C．neck

D．legs

10.

A．and

B．so

C．or

D．but

11.

A．wanted

B．remembered

C．forgot

D．tried

12.

A．farthest

B．nearest

C．largest

D．smallest

13.

A．my friends

B．the police

C．the neighbors

D．my parents

14.

A．glad

B．angry

C．sad

D．sorry

15.

A．cleaning

B．closing

C．locking

D．opening

【推荐2】A mother was not ready to go on a hike, so her two little girls decided to go themselves. Then they went missing in the ________.

It all started on a Friday afternoon when 8-year-old Laura Brown and her sister Caroline Brown asked their mom if they could go on a ________. The family usually goes on weekend camping trips and hike, ________ it was nothing unusual. But things took a turn when the sisters ________ walked too far.

The girls then realized that they were lost.

Though Caroline and Laura were ________, they remembered all the survival (生存) ________ that they learned while they were in the local youth club.

As it was very cold during their first night in the wild, the girls hugged together under a huckleberry bush (丛林) for ________. They drank fresh water from huckleberry leaves and Laura ________ her younger sister to think happy thoughts about their family.

At the same time, their parents became ________ and afraid when their children failed to return home before dark. They called the police and a team of 250 people soon started to search ________ the girls.

The two girls spent another ________ in their “huckleberry home” as they waited for people to find them. Both nights, Laura kept watching for wild animals while her younger sister was sleeping.

________, on Sunday afternoon, the girls heard people calling their names and shouted back.

________ was happy to find that the girls were safe.

“I am trying not to ________ them.” their mother, Misty Brown said. “They saved each other. I’m the ________ mom. They are superheroes.”

1.

A．park

B．city

C．forest

D．zoo

2.

A．hike

B．picnic

C．holiday

D．vacation

3.

A．and

B．so

C．but

D．or

4.

A．directly

B．generally

C．accidentally

D．suddenly

5.

A．scary

B．surprised

C．excited

D．scared

6.

A．skills

B．energy

C．secret

D．speed

7.

A．happiness

B．warmth

C．communication

D．celebration

8.

A．reminded

B．suggested

C．encouraged

D．influenced

9.

A．patient

B．worried

C．silent

D．absent

10.

A．with

B．about

C．onto

D．for

11.

A．morning

B．evening

C．night

D．day

12.

A．Hardly

B．Slowly

C．Finally

D．Suddenly

13.

A．Anyone

B．Nobody

C．Someone

D．Everyone

14.

A．punish

B．warn

C．refuse

D．support

15.

A．active

B．proud

C．humorous

D．helpful

【推荐3】Liu Xu was robbed（抢劫）yesterday. The 13-year-old boy was _______ when a man suddenly jumped out from the roadside. He pulled Liu off his bike and rode away. Liu was _______, but he didn’t run after the robber. He found a telephone and called _______.

“Safety（安全）is the most important.” Liu said, remembering what his teacher had told him in his first aid（急救）class. “It is not _______ to run after an adult who is much stronger than you.”

Liu is a junior student at Shenzhen Bao’an Middle School in Guangdong. His _______ is one of the first in China to have first aid education. Junior 1 students at the school must take the class once a week. The first aid classes are to teach students skills so that they can _______ and save themselves in emergencies（紧急情况）.

Students at Bao’an often learn by role-playing in first aid _______. “I acted as a stranger knocking at the door. A classmate stood inside the door and _______ several questions before letting me in. Then we changed roles and did it again,” Zhou Min, 12, said. “We learned a lot while having fun at role-playing.”

“The _______ told us that we should try not to go out alone. If someone tries to do bad things to us, we may hit their eyes or noses. Then we should quickly run into a(n) ________ place,” said Zhong Hua, a 13-year-old girl.

1.

A．walking

B．riding

C．driving

D．running

2.

A．bored

B．happy

C．scared

D．excited

3.

A．110

B．120

C．114

D．119

4.

A．dangerous

B．safe

C．strange

D．crazy

5.

A．hospital

B．house

C．school

D．building

6.

A．keep

B．risk

C．protect

D．follow

7.

A．classes

B．books

C．articles

D．news

8.

A．solved

B．asked

C．chose

D．shared

9.

A．teacher

B．police

C．doctor

D．parent

10.

A．quiet

B．crowded

C．interesting

D．small

【推荐1】When I was in school, I could always tell when my class was about to take a test. You could feel the anxiety in the air and everyone’s ________ faded (消失). Most of us wanted to start quickly so we could just get it over with.

Every once in a while, ________, our teacher would give us a break and say that the test was going to be open book. Right away, you ________ see our smiles return. A few students would laugh and you could even hear a cheer or two. The pressure ________. As we took out our books, all of us knew that the ________ would be right in front of us. All we had to do was to ________ them.

Many people say that life is one long series (系列) of ________ that we have to face. This is true. But what most people don’t realize is that they are all open-book tests. The answers are always right there in front of you and they are often simple. You just have to open the “book of you” to ________ page and you will see these words—“Just love”. Just love yourself. Just love everyone as you love yourself. When you do this, you will ________ every test that life throws at you. When you do this, you will make the world a brighter, ________ and happier place.

1.

A．books

B．smiles

C．colors

D．anger

2.

A．and

B．but

C．however

D．while

3.

A．should

B．need

C．must

D．could

4.

A．went away

B．came back

C．went up

D．gave up

5.

A．answers

B．questions

C．worries

D．scores

6.

A．look

B．find

C．use

D．make

7.

A．answers

B．problems

C．novels

D．tests

8.

A．some

B．any

C．every

D．each

9.

A．pass

B．fail

C．avoid

D．meet

10.

A．worse

B．better

C．harder

D．smaller

【推荐2】One day a young man Gary went to see a wise old man. He wanted to know ________ he wasn’t able to reach all goals (目标)in his life.

He found the old man ________ in a small house by the river. With a smile, the wise man listened to Gary’s story and told him, “First come to help me boil a kettle (水壶) of water!”

Gary saw a big kettle in the corner next to a small stove (火炉), ________ he didn’t find any wood. So he went out. He came back with some dry wood, filled up the kettle with water and started a fire. But because the kettle was too large, when the wood burned out, the water did not boil. So he ran off to get ________ .

When he returned, the water had nearly got ________. This time he learned his lesson and prepared more wood and waited patiently beside. Half an hour later, the water boiled ________.

“If there is not enough wood, how would you boil the water?” the wise man asked. Gary thought for a moment but didn’t know the answer, so he ________ his head. “Well, then just pour some water out of the kettle!” the old man said. Gary nodded in ________ .“At first, you had so many dreams and set too many goals, ” said the old man. “It’s just like the large kettle full of water. You didn’t have enough wood, so you couldn’t boil the water. If you want to make the water boil, you will have to ________ pour some water out or prepare more wood!”

It’s true in our life. If we don’t get well prepared for our goals, we can’t achieve them. If we want to make our life boil and lighten our dreams, we should move one step ________ a time.

1.

A．why

B．how

C．where

D．when

2.

A．read

B．reading

C．to read

D．is reading

3.

A．and

B．however

C．but

D．instead

4.

A．a few

B．little

C．more

D．many

5.

A．dry

B．clean

C．warm

D．cold

6.

A．quickly

B．finally

C．directly

D．strongly

7.

A．touched

B．shook

C．moved

D．turned

8.

A．surprise

B．use

C．time

D．agreement

9.

A．each

B．both

C．either

D．neither

10.

A．at

B．in

C．for

D．with

【推荐3】Last week, students at Rosie Bridge School worked hard to make their English Week very successful.

There _________ a lot of activities including an English book fair in the library and a treasure hunt. Some students put on an English play. Other students _________ an English singing competition.

A speaking competition was also held. The students had to speak on a topic in English _________ two minutes.

Henry was the winner and we spoke to him. “I’m so happy that I _________.” he said. “I advise people to speak slowly. _________ they want to be good public speakers, they’d better speak clearly and confidently.”

We also spoke to several other students about English Week. One of _________ was Amy.

“I really enjoyed English Week. It gave me a chance to learn new words. In my opinion, every school should have an English Week. It’s well _________ doing,” she said.

On the last day of English Week, the head teacher gave a _________ to the whole school. He gave students some suggestions on _________ to improve their English. “You should communicate in English with your friends whenever you __________. You should read English books and magazines, and watch English television programmes. Above all, you should enjoy English!” he said.

1.

A．are

B．were

C．is

D．was

2.

A．took in

B．took place

C．took part in

D．took care of

3.

A．on

B．at

C．for

D．by

4.

A．did

B．won

C．lost

D．had

5.

A．Although

B．Since

C．Until

D．If

6.

A．us

B．you

C．them

D．others

7.

A．enough

B．known

C．dressed

D．worth

8.

A．speech

B．decision

C．task

D．help

9.

A．where

B．how

C．whether

D．when

10.

A．must

B．need

C．should

D．can