【推荐1】Our words carry huge weight. They may influence people for years, and even for a lifetime. They provide them with courage to go on or one more ______ to give up.

When I was fourteen, my family ______ to another city. And the move made my nine-grade year even ______. I remember walking into the dining hall for the first time. The other kids had good friends with them, but I didn’t know ______. I felt lonely and went to the nearest seat after getting some food. The kids beside me looked me up and down and then ______. I could feel my face turning red at that moment. Then one of the ______ broke the ice. “Man! You have one BIG nose!” I felt ______ and didn’t know what to say. I wanted to cry, but I ______ a little smile—as if it hadn’t hurt me at all. ______ it had. From then on, I would often look myself in the mirror. I studied the big nose closely. It seemed that I was just living for my nose. Luckily, I grew out of this influence ______. But it really took me twenty years.

There is another thing that is kept deep ______ my mind. I remember going ______ a terrible business failure. I lost everything. I called my dad for help and he told me a lot about how to deal with the ______. What he said impressed me deeply. It gave me a lot of courage and confidence to go on with my business.

Over these years, I have always been very ______ with my words and nice to everyone I met, ______ I believe what we say may bring others a lifetime influence.

1.

A．subject

B．reason

C．choice

D．spirit

2.

A．drove

B．moved

C．hit

D．led

3.

A．sweeter

B．better

C．closer

D．harder

4.

A．someone

B．everyone

C．anyone

D．no one

5.

A．laughed

B．answered

C．disappeared

D．regretted

6.

A．women

B．teachers

C．people

D．kids

7.

A．hurt

B．moved

C．stupid

D．weak

8.

A．invented

B．managed

C．made

D．brought

9.

A．But

B．When

C．Until

D．And

10.

A．suddenly

B．finally

C．immediately

D．simply

11.

A．by

B．with

C．in

D．for

12.

A．through

B．over

C．across

D．off

13.

A．mistake

B．failure

C．challenge

D．competition

14.

A．careful

B．happy

C．helpless

D．disappointed

15.

A．although

B．unless

C．because

D．so

【推荐1】One of the most encouraging sayings I ever heard was by Brian Tracy. He said, “The______between successful people and unsuccessful people is that successful people fail many more times than unsuccessful people.”

I deeply understood the wisdom of the ______soon after my fist book was published(出版).

I was living in Atlanta at the time and organized my fist signing sale for my new book at the phoenix and Dragon,the largest bookstore in the city. ______ a nice sign was placed outside the room ______ pictures of both me and my book, The 9 Insights of the Wealthy Soul,not a single customer entered the room. As each minute passed, I became increasingly ______.

At 6:25 pm, just before the store’s closing, I began to get myself ready to leave. At that moment, just when I couldn’t fell any ______, a middle-aged couple walked into the room. I managed to ______ my feelings and introduced myself and my book.

The couple turned the pages each other, and the husband ______ to his wife. She then told me,“I think we’ll get the book.”

Despite the impulse (冲动）to jump ______, and hold their hands to thank them for being my ______ readers, I realized the woman was trying to say something else.

“The ______ we’re buying it is that our son died two years ago,” she said. “Maybe your book will help us ______ it .”

At that moment, I knew if never sold a copy of the book, my four years of ______had been meaningless.

Although I would have many more challenging years after my book became a bestseller, this couple’s story was all the motivation I needed at that point to keep me ______.

Thanks to them, I would realize that the greatest of lives are made all in the same way : One challenge ... one challenge ... one difficulty ... one step ... and one small ______ at a time.

1.

A．similarity

B．interest

C．difference

D．advantage

2.

A．saying

B．idea

C．thought

D．action

3.

A．So

B．Since

C．Because

D．Although

4.

A．showing

B．including

C．drawing

D．selling

5.

A．excited

B．anxious

C．angry

D．curious

6.

A．better

B．bad

C．good

D．worse

7.

A．express

B．read

C．hide

D．push

8.

A．said

B．talked

C．replied

D．nodded

9.

A．in the end

B．in the air

C．in a row

D．on the ground

10.

A．old

B．great

C．first

D．welcoming

11.

A．reason

B．book

C．purpose

D．result

12.

A．look through

B．find out

C．get over

D．look over

13.

A．writing

B．advertising

C．studying

D．waiting

14.

A．falling down

B．losing courage

C．putting forward

D．moving ahead

15.

A．failure

B．success

C．sorrow

D．pleasure

【推荐2】Mike wants a computer. He asks his parents for the money but they say he must get it himself. But how does he get it? He_______about this when he walks home. Not many people want to ask children to work for them. Maybe he can take away snow for the neighbors. But it is not_______He has to_____a long time for that. He can’t cut grass for their gardens______he has no tools to do the work. Then he______one of his classmates, Dick. He is delivering(送)_______“I can do that,_______, he thinks, “Maybe I can even get the computer right away. I can pay(付款) for it a little each week”. He_______to catch up with(赶上) Dick. Mike asks him a lot of questions. He learns that it is_______to get twenty-five dollars each week. Dick________him that the job takes about three hours each week and________him the phone number of the newspaper manager.
Mike almost flies home. After he tells his mother________he thinks, she_______, “ I think it is a________idea,” she says, “I'll call the newspaper.” “Wait, Mum,” Mike says, “I’ll call. After that, I' m going to be a businessman now.” Mike’s mother smiles________1.

A．says

B．tells

C．thinks

D．speaks

2.

A．spring

B．summer

C．autumn

D．winter

3.

A．walk

B．wait

C．spend

D．want

4.

A．because

B．when

C．while

D．after

5.

A．looks

B．sees

C．helps

D．catches

6.

A．newspapers

B．bikes

C．computers

D．tools

7.

A．either

B．too

C．again

D．also

8.

A．walks

B．comes

C．runs

D．jumps

9.

A．friendly

B．kind

C．easy

D．wrong

10.

A．sees

B．learns

C．tells

D．knows

11.

A．teaches

B．gives

C．asks

D．makes

12.

A．that

B．when

C．what

D．where

13.

A．smiles

B．shouts

C．cries

D．worries

14.

A．big

B．large

C．great

D．bad

15.

A．sadly

B．happily

C．politely

D．angrily

【推荐3】

Think before we speak

It was a sunny and enjoyable day. Everyone in the ________ station was waiting for the train to arrive. Among the crowd, there was a group of young friends who were on board for vacation.

It was a ________ station with a lot of people and some juice shops, coffee and tea stalls, newspaper shops, ect. The train was arriving and everyone prepared to ________ the train to their seats.

The group of friends made loud noise to ________ the train as it moved into the station. They ran to get their seats ________ anyone entered the train.

The empty seats were ________ and the train whistled(鸣笛) to move. An old man with a young boy aged around 15 had their seats just next to the friends’ group. The young boy was so ________ to see everything. He cheered, “Dad, the train is moving and the things are moving backward.”

His father ________ and nodded his head.

As the train started moving fast, the young boy again screamed(尖叫), “Dad, the ________ are green in color and run backward very fast.” His father said, “Yes, dear,” and smiled.

Just like a kid, he was watching everything with great ________.

A fruit seller passed selling apples, bananas and oranges. The young boy asked his dad, “I want to eat ________.” His father bought some for him. He said, “Oh, this apple looks a lot sweeter than it tastes. I love this color.”

The group was watching all the ________ of this boy and asked the boy’s father, “Is your son having any problem? Why is he behaving so ________?”

“His son is mad, I think,” a friend from the group made fun of him and shouted.

The father of the young boy, with patience, ________ the friends’ group, “My son was born ________. Only a few days ago he was operated. He is seeing different things in his life for the first time.”

1.

A．railway

B．bus

C．police

D．television

2.

A．dark

B．silent

C．busy

D．lonely

3.

A．get off

B．get down

C．get out

D．get into

4.

A．break

B．welcome

C．push

D．leave

5.

A．after

B．until

C．before

D．as

6.

A．washed

B．moved

C．filled

D．carried

7.

A．surprised

B．afraid

C．sorry

D．proud

8.

A．shouted

B．smiled

C．cried

D．refused

9.

A．skies

B．trees

C．rivers

D．houses

10.

A．interest

B．doubt

C．courage

D．sadness

11.

A．apples

B．bananas

C．oranges

D．strawberries

12.

A．fruits

B．words

C．clothes

D．activities

13.

A．happily

B．differently

C．quietly

D．quickly

14.

A．quarreled with

B．waited for

C．replied to

D．pointed at

15.

A．normal

B．deaf

C．mad

D．blind

【推荐2】I started volunteering at a soup kitchen several years ago. The reason why I was going was to ______ community service hours for school. My plan was to just go there a few times and finish my service hours, but it taught me a lot.

The volunteer there served ______ to people. I usually served bread and juice to whoever wanted them, which was a ______ task. Some of the people were homeless, and some of them were too poor to feed their families. All of them were people in need of a hot meal to eat and a place to ______ for an hour or several minutes. ______ some of them looked like they weren’t polite, we always took care of them.

The first time I went there was the day before ______. For the people coming to the soup kitchen, it was not a ______ time. Most people were enjoying their big Christmas dinner at home. As for me, I had a nice home and I didn’t suffer from cold or hunger. How ______ I was! At that time, I decided that I wanted to go ______ next time. I couldn’t ______ them much, but I could always volunteer my time and effort (努力) . The experience also gives me a feeling of ______. When I go there, people are thankful that I ______ again. They know that I am happy to ______ them. It truly feels good to know that you can brighten someone’s day. I’ve realized that the feeling of doing good for people can be a better reward (奖励) than ______. You can’t buy that feeling. So I will continue my volunteer work and find more ways to show my ______ to people in need.

1.

A．cause

B．build

C．get

D．fix

2.

A．food

B．films

C．medicine

D．umbrellas

3.

A．difficult

B．clear

C．dangerous

D．simple

4.

A．cheer

B．rest

C．hide

D．study

5.

A．Although

B．If

C．Because

D．Until

6.

A．classes

B．birthday

C．Christmas

D．winter

7.

A．sad

B．cold

C．happy

D．hard

8.

A．fair

B．unfair

C．unlucky

D．lucky

9.

A．away

B．back

C．alone

D．by

10.

A．give

B．pass

C．carry

D．return

11.

A．illness

B．surprise

C．risk

D．satisfaction

12.

A．show up

B．give up

C．cut up

D．get up

13.

A．hate

B．help

C．develop

D．fight

14.

A．talents

B．orders

C．money

D．promises

15.

A．future

B．interest

C．kindness

D．hobby