【推荐1】A woman repeated a bit of gossip（八卦）about one of her neighbors. Within a few days, the whole village ________ the story. The neighbor was deeply hurt and felt angry. Later, the woman learned that the story about her neighbor was not ________. She was very sorry. She wanted to do ________ to make up for her mistake, but she did not know what to do. After struggling for a while, she went to a wise old man for some ________.

After hearing her story, the old man asked her to do this, “Go to the market and buy a ________, and have it killed. Then on your way home, pluck its feathers（羽毛）and ________ them one by one along the road.”

Although the woman was surprised by his words, she still did what she was ________. The next day the wise man said, “Now go and collect all of those feathers you dropped yesterday and bring them back to me.”

The woman followed the same road, but to her ________, the wind had blown the feathers away. After searching for hours, she returned with only three feathers in her hand. “You see,” said the old man, “it’s ________ to drop them, but it’s impossible to get them back. Gossip is the same. It doesn’t take much to ________ a rumor（谣言）, but once you do, you can never completely undo（取消）it.”

1.

A．played

B．wrote

C．knew

2.

A．interesting

B．true

C．educational

3.

A．something

B．anything

C．nothing

4.

A．advice

B．medicine

C．money

5.

A．cow

B．fish

C．chicken

6.

A．drop

B．wash

C．color

7.

A．ordered

B．told

C．shown

8.

A．surprise

B．joy

C．sadness

9.

A．normal

B．funny

C．easy

10.

A．face

B．spread

C．hear

【推荐2】A soldier (士兵) looked after his horse with great care. He gave it the best grass to eat and the cleanest water to drink. He kept its coat _______ and covered it with a warm quilt on cold nights. _______, the horse was strong and served the soldier quite well in the war.

However, the soldier _______ after the war. He made the horse live in a small and cold stable (马厩) and gave it very little _______ to eat. The stable had a leaky (漏雨的) roof and a floor made of mud; the water inside was dirty and muddy (泥泞的). The soldier made the horse work _______ on his farm, carrying heavy things every day.

After some time, another war _______. The soldier took out his weapons (武器) and prepared to _______ it. He went to the stable to lead his horse. He laid a leather saddle (马鞍) _______ its back and rode on it.

For a moment, the horse stood there and didn’t _______. The soldier kicked it. Then gradually, its thin legs began to kneel down slowly to the ground. The horse gave the soldier a look of sadness.

“Master (主人),” it said, “you’ll have to fight on foot this time. You have made me work like an elephant and fed me like a sheep. I’m no longer the ________ horse that you once helped me become. Can you see what you’ve done?”

1.

A．clean

B．clear

C．cheap

2.

A．By the way

B．As a result

C．On the other hand

3.

A．left

B．finished

C．changed

4.

A．water

B．food

C．milk

5.

A．quickly

B．easily

C．hard

6.

A．broke out

B．broke in

C．broke down

7.

A．watch

B．join

C．forget

8.

A．on

B．in

C．under

9.

A．shout

B．move

C．eat

10.

A．clever

B．strong

C．old

【推荐3】Prana, our beautiful dog, isn’t with us anymore. She died several years ago. But while sharing our home, she brought so much joy and love into our lives that we still___________her.
It was an autumn day in Minnesota, US. We were___________by a big snowfall for which no one was prepared.We have two__________trees in our backyard. Prana loved apples. When she went outside, she’d catch an apple and sneak (偷偷地放) it into the___________. The apples had been on the ground and were often muddy (沾满泥的). So I wasn’t always___________that Prana had brought them into the house. Every time, she would turn her head so I wouldn’t see her hidden___________. It was our little game.
One year, it snowed earlier than usual. Prana went outside. I noticed that she was madly digging holes and bringing the apples to the__________so they could be seen above the snow. She seemed busy digging up as many apples as possible during her yard time. I wondered_________she was doing this.
When I called her back into the house, she had her usual one apple in her mouth. About five minutes later, I looked outside. The yard was full of birds. Prana had__________all those apples for her bird and squirrel friends to eat. She knew that they didn’t have enough food to_________such an early winter!
As I saw this beautiful act, tears filled my eyes. Prana taught us how to live life with love.1.

A．think

B．recognize

C．know

D．miss

2.

A．beaten

B．hit

C．carried

D．buried

3.

A．pear

B．apple

C．banana

D．strawberry

4.

A．house

B．backyard

C．car

D．hole

5.

A．angry

B．surprised

C．happy

D．doubtful

6.

A．pleasure

B．treasure

C．pressure

D．measure

7.

A．front

B．surface

C．hole

D．yard

8.

A．what

B．why

C．when

D．where

9.

A．covered up

B．dug up

C．used up

D．eaten up

10.

A．see through

B．work through

C．get through

D．walk through

【推荐1】Almost everyone has his own hobby. My hobby is reading. When I was young, I didn't have any hobbies. I always watched TV at home all day and my parents were____________about me.

One day, my father took me to my aunt's home. When I got there, I saw my cousin___________in his room. I ran to him and said, “Reading books is so boring. Why not go out to play games? That's more___________. ”

"I don't think so. Reading is really interesting, and also I can get a lot of__________from my books. " Then my cousin asked me some questions, but I couldn't____________ most of them. He was two years younger than me, but he     ________ much more. My face turned red.

That day he told me many interesting stories. I lost myself in his__________. From then on, I became interested in reading. Now I have a room______________ books. In my free time, I'm happy to be_____________ and read the books. I do well in my subjects because of all the books I’ve read, and I'm especially good at__________. I have won many prizes in writing competitions. That makes me feel very proud.

1.

A．excited

B．scared

C．worried

2.

A．singing

B．reading

C．playing

3.

A．important

B．interesting

C．surprising

4.

A．activities

B．programs

C．knowledge

5.

A．receive

B．repeat

C．answer

6.

A．told

B．knew

C．took

7.

A．hobbies

B．books

C．stories

8.

A．full of

B．short of

C．opposite of

9.

A．lazy

B．late

C．alone

10.

A．writing

B．English

C．P. E.

【推荐2】通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。

My parents always told me that I couldn't dance, because it was a girl's sport. But I never ______ my dream of becoming a dancing star. I practiced secretly, learning from books, movies, and shows.

However, without my parents' support, that dreams seemed all but impossible to reach.

One summer, my little sister Maggie was going to dance lessons. I immediately asked my parents ______ permission(允许) that I could take her to the lessons. What a(n) ______ chance to learn dancing!

One afternoon, I was practicing a new dance in my room, when Maggie walked in. “What's the matter, Maggie?" I stopped dancing. “Denis, you are a great _______! Can you help me?" “What is it?" I wanted to know. “There will be a dancing performance in my school, ________ the boys think I’m slow, and no one wants to be my partner. Could you dance with me for it?” she ________ me hopefully.

“You can be a good dancer!” I encouraged her. “Let’s show those people that they have been _____ all along(自始至终)”.

In the following months, we practised every evening, hiding from my parents. I was having a wonderful time and soon Maggie   _______ a lot.

Finally came the big day. My parents came to watch the _______. I felt nervous at first, but as the music began,   ______ focused(集中注意力) on dancing. We were successful and my parents were very proud of us.

1.

A．gave back

B．gave in

C．gave up

D．gave away

2.

A．as

B．for

C．on

D．of

3.

A．terrible

B．good

C．bad

D．interesting

4.

A．listener

B．singer

C．actor

D．dancer

5.

A．and

B．or

C．so

D．but

6.

A．looked for

B．looked into

C．looked at

D．looked down

7.

A．sad

B．lazy

C．wrong

D．right

8.

A．protected

B．improved

C．allowed

D．described

9.

A．performance

B．meeting

C．concert

D．speech

10.

A．truly

B．quietly

C．actually

D．slowly

【推荐3】阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

I stood under an apple tree, looking at the mistletoe (槲寄生) hung from it. That was the same thing sold in stores. I had an idea—make some ________ with the mistletoe because I wanted to buy a guitar for my brother, Derek.

I tried to jump as ________ as I could, but the lowest mistletoe was beyond my reach. I was about to go home when ________ caught my eyes. At the edge of the apple orchard (果园), some mistletoe lay by the tree as if put there just ________ me. I picked out the best mistletoe and rushed home ________.

       When I entered the side door, I could hear my brother playing his old guitar. I walked to our ________ and knocked at the door.

“Derek? Let me in.”

“Hold on. Hold on,” came a ________ reply. The door opened and my brother walked past me.

“Where are you going?” I asked.

“None of your business.”

It wasn’t easy ________ that small bedroom with my brother. With Derek gone, I started to do my work. Derek’s ________ guitar was beside me, wrapped in cloth. That guitar was the one thing in the world Derek ________.

The next day I brought my works to school and ________ to everyone. It was hardly enough to buy a guitar ________ my pocket was filled with money.

After school I went to the apple orchard again. Another ________ was waiting for me. More mistletoe was there. Suddenly, I found the orchard owner was there. Some mistletoe fell from it. Soon a person dropped to the ground, Derek! I ________ in the corner.

“Such hard work for you,” said the man, “so what are you going to do with all the money I paid you?”

Derek answered in a ________ voice. “Saving up to buy my little brother something for Christmas. He’s been wanting a wooden recorder for years.”

1.

A．meals

B．gifts

C．food

D．money

2.

A．far

B．high

C．fast

D．deep

3.

A．something

B．anything

C．everything

D．nothing

4.

A．for

B．against

C．with

D．around

5.

A．calmly

B．happily

C．sadly

D．angrily

6.

A．living room

B．kitchen

C．study room

D．bedroom

7.

A．warm

B．hopeless

C．cold

D．stupid

8.

A．fixing

B．sharing

C．painting

D．cleaning

9.

A．old

B．broken

C．cheap

D．ugly

10.

A．talked about

B．picked up

C．looked for

D．cared about

11.

A．cut

B．paid

C．sold

D．checked

12.

A．unless

B．though

C．if

D．since

13.

A．surprise

B．problem

C．decision

D．danger

14.

A．slept

B．hid

C．lay

D．ran

15.

A．sad

B．usual

C．proud

D．wise