【推荐1】       Once upon a time there was a little boy who became very ill. He had to spend all day in bed, unable to move. Because other children weren't allowed to come near him, he felt_________and blue.

There wasn't much he could do except look out of the window. Time passed, and his feeling of hopelessness just_________, until one day he saw something strange in the window. It was a bird eating a sausage sandwich. The bird came in, said "good afternoon" to the boy, turned around, and left.

Of course, the boy was very surprised. He was still trying to_________what had happened, when outside his window he saw a monkey blowing up a balloon. After a while, as more and more crazy looking characters_______outside the window, he laughed happily. He burst out_______when seeing a pig playing the guitar or a dog wearing a pair of glasses and singing. The little boy didn't tell anyone about this_______,who would have believed him? Even so, those strange characters ended up putting joy back in his _______, and in his body. Before long, his health had improved so much that he was able to go back to school again.

There he got to talk to his friends, and told them all the_______things he had seen. While talking, he saw something sticking（伸出）out of his best friend's school bag. The boy asked him what it was, and finally his friend had to_______him what was in the bag.

There, inside, were all the fancy-dress suits and disguises（伪装）that his best friend had been using to try to________the little boy up!

From that day on, the little boy always did his best to make sure that no one felt sad and alone.

1.

A．great

B．sad

C．nervous

D．pleased

2.

A．grew

B．changed

C．lost

D．happened

3.

A．work out

B．make up

C．point out

D．look for

4.

A．filled

B．looked

C．appeared

D．came

5.

A．crying

B．thinking

C．singing

D．laughing

6.

A．though

B．because

C．so

D．but

7.

A．heart

B．hands

C．health

D．head

8.

A．little

B．humorous

C．strange

D．happy

9.

A．provide

B．send

C．show

D．satisfy

10.

A．wake

B．cheer

C．pick

D．raise

【推荐2】Johnnie Martin was born in a worker’s family. His parents lived a simple life. They had dreamed that their son could go to a good university to get a good _______ and live a better life. However, to Johnnie, school lessons seemed like a wall that was impossible to go through.

One day, when he was in Grade 11, Johnnie went into the school psychologist’s（心理学家的） office to ask for help.

“Johnnie, I’ve been studying your marks of all the tests at school. I’ve made a _______ study of them, ”said the psychologist.

“I’ve been trying hard, ”Johnnie was about to _______ .

The psychologist put his hand on the boy’s shoulder and said, “People have different kinds of talents, Johnnie. There are painters who can _______ learn math, and engineers who can’t sing on key. Some day you will find what you are good at, and when you do, you will make your parents and all of us very _______ of you.”

Johnnie didn’t go to university. He found a job working in the garden around the town. Soon _______ amazing happened. His customers found that Johnnie had what they called a “green thumb”. The plants he _______ grew, and the roses blossomed （开花）. People started to accept his _______ for gardening, because he had an eye for color and light.

One day while he was downtown （在市区）, he happened to _______ an unusual dirty land behind the city hall. He volunteered to make it into a garden. That very afternoon as soon as he got the permission（许可）, he started the work, but he couldn’t afford all the tools or the plants that were ________ for it. People gave him young trees, rosebushes（玫瑰丛）, benches and many other things. Before long, it became a beautiful little garden.

Today Johnnie is the head of the business in gardening. Wherever he and his men go, they spread beauty before the eyes of people.

1.

A．job

B．friend

C．lesson

D．present

2.

A．funny

B．public

C．careful

D．similar

3.

A．reply

B．cry

C．laugh

D．agree

4.

A．always

B．usually

C．never

D．sometimes

5.

A．strict

B．proud

C．angry

D．sure

6.

A．nothing

B．anything

C．something

D．everything

7.

A．picked up

B．pointed at

C．talked about

D．looked after

8.

A．suggestions

B．invitations

C．situations

D．attention

9.

A．buy

B．rent

C．clean

D．notice

10.

A．common

B．natural

C．possible

D．necessary

【推荐3】Li Ming comes out of the train station. He wants to see his friend, Lin Tao. Lin Tao is a ________ . He works in Zhongshan Hospital in this city. But Li Ming ________ the way to the hospital. This is his   ________ visit to this city.

Li Ming walks on the street ________. Soon he comes to a school. Some students ________ out of the school gate. He comes over and ________ a boy, “Excuse me, can you tell me the way to Zhongshan Hospital?”

“Yes, I live near there. ________ uncle works in that hospital. It’s not ________ here. Go along this road to the end, and you’ll find the ________ on your right. You can’t ________ it, “the boy says. “It’s about 500 metres away from here.”

“Thank you very much!”

1.

A．student

B．friend

C．teacher

D．doctor

2.

A．knows

B．know

C．don’t know

D．doesn’t know

3.

A．first

B．one

C．second

D．last

4.

A．early

B．late

C．alone

D．only

5.

A．walks

B．will walk

C．are walking

D．walk

6.

A．tells

B．asks

C．speaks

D．talks

7.

A．Myself

B．Me

C．My

D．I

8.

A．far

B．away from

C．far away

D．far from

9.

A．school

B．hospital

C．station

D．bank

10.

A．miss

B．get

C．take

D．give

【推荐1】It was Sunday yesterday. Henry wasn’t _____ home. He was on a _____ to the zoo.

An old man got on the bus. Hear stood up and _____ to him, “Come and sit here, please.” He helped the old man _____ “Thanks _____ good boy,” the old man said. “You’re welcome,” said Henry.

The bus went on. Thirty minutes later, it stopped _____ the zoo. Henry got off the bus and said _____ to the old man. The old man smiled at him in a friendly way.

Henry went into the zoo. _____ of the people there are students. He _____ lot of animals and birds, and he also took many photos. He spent a happy weekend _____ he helped others and had a good time in the zoo.

1.

A．in

B．on

C．at

2.

A．way

B．zoo

C．bus

3.

A．spoke

B．said

C．told

4.

A．go for

B．get on

C．sit down

5.

A．a little

B．a lot

C．a bit

6.

A．next

B．through

C．near

7.

A．hello

B．goodbye

C．yes

8.

A．Most

B．Each

C．Every

9.

A．found

B．looked

C．saw

10.

A．because

B．but

C．when

【推荐2】Would you help a stranger who didn’t bring enough money to the post office?

My wife and our two kids went ________ me to the post office a few weeks ago. An old man was trying to ________ his electricity bill in front of me. He was using a cane（手杖）and his hands and arms were shaking. ________ seemed that he had a problem—he was 20 cents short of his total $118.70. Twenty cents!

The lady behind the counter (柜台) had the old man in such a state, asking for just 20 cents. He was shaking and ________ upset. But instead of letting the man go and paying the 20 cents ________ , she told the man that if his bill wasn’t paid in full, he would pay more next time for late fees (逾期费用).

Hearing this, I was really upset; ________ I walked up and asked the lady behind the counter to give all of his money back to him. I handed her my debit card (借记卡) and paid the ________ for him.

The old man asked, “ ________ are you doing this?” as he began crying. I told him that it was the ________ thing to do. He thanked me over and over and ________ at my two kids on his way out of the post office.

The ________ part of all of this was that he walked out of the post office and straight to a ________ , where he bought a large bag of snacks. As I was ________ the engine, he walked up to our car and handed the bag to our two ________ through the window. While my kids were excited to _______ the snacks with each other, the old man left happily.

1.

A．with

B．without

C．along

D．together

2.

A．give

B．order

C．pay

D．spend

3.

A．this

B．that

C．those

D．It

4.

A．watched

B．looked

C．saw

D．heard

5.

A．she

B．her

C．herself

D．hers

6.

A．as

B．so

C．or

D．but

7.

A．menu

B．note

C．bill

D．price

8.

A．When

B．Why

C．How

D．What

9.

A．only

B．same

C．different

D．right

10.

A．laughed

B．pointed

C．shouted

D．smiled

11.

A．best

B．happiest

C．worst

D．saddest

12.

A．shop

B．park

C．supermarket

D．bank

13.

A．breaking

B．starting

C．driving

D．beginning

14.

A．cats

B．pets

C．friends

D．kids

15.

A．ask

B．share

C．fight

D．agree

【推荐3】Many people have faced problems even experienced failures in their life. So have I. Now, I’d like to share it with you.

Two years ago, when our class election (竞选) started, I decided to run for class monitor. I enjoyed speaking in public and got along well with people, so I felt it easy to win. But I am afraid that people would feel __________ for me if I lost.

I was busy preparing in the following week. My plan wasn’t to make promise to do things I couldn’t __________ but to show my class why I wanted to be the monitor. I put up my posters in hallways and in the classroom. I also spent three hours writing my speech, saying that I was the one they could turn to __________ they had a problem. Since I was fully prepared, I felt that my chances of winning were strong.

However, when I gave my speech on the election day, the response (反应) wasn’t what I had __________．Few people actually listened.When it was my opponent’s (对手的) turn, everyone was screaming his name. His speech was short, but all to the __________. By then, I realized I should have made __________ shorter and clearer.

It was clear who would win. For the rest of the day, I felt like it was over. I wanted to just go home and cry, but I made it __________.

My prediction (预测) was right: I didn’t win.

The next day, people were still talking about the election. I just pretended (假装) not to hear. But later, things got better. People __________ about the election and talked to me just as they did before.

I didn’t regret putting time and energy into the election because I’ve learned that things aren’t always going the way I pictured. And moments of failure like this build character — since then I’ve learned to face disappointment (失望) and grown stronger.

1.

A．worried

B．bad

C．nervous

D．angry

2.

A．plan

B．invent

C．manage

D．consider

3.

A．whoever

B．whatever

C．wherever

D．whenever

4.

A．expected

B．drawn

C．suggested

D．created

5.

A．problem

B．key

C．point

D．way

6.

A．it

B．them

C．his

D．mine

7.

A．through

B．over

C．by

D．down

8.

A．thought

B．forgot

C．discussed

D．explained