【推荐1】阅读短文，用方框中所给词或短语的正确形式填空，使文章通顺、连贯、合理。（每空只能填一个单词或一个短语，每个单词或词语限用一次）

join ,   match,   put,   happen,   heavy,   die down,   one ,   close

Everyone in the neighborhood was busy. Ben’s dad was     1     pieces of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working. She also put some candles and     2     on the table.

Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat     3     against the windows. After dinner, they tried to play a card game, but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm     4     outside.

Ben could not sleep at     5    . He finally fell asleep when the wind was     6     at around 3:00 a.m. When he woke up, the sun was rising. He went outside with his family and found the neighborhood in a mess. Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere. They     7     the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together. Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors     8     together.

【推荐2】阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。

classmate, whether, luck, I, take, celebrate, because, teacher, buy, learn

In February, 2021, international students at Beijing International Studies University     1     Little New Year-usually a week before Spring Festival—at one of their     2     home in Beijing.

For Marcela Vazaves, celebrating the Spring Festival is to spend it with the people she loves,     3     with friends and teachers around her or with parents and relatives in Mexico online. However, this year, a teacher had already invited Marcela and two of her     4     to his home. It was her first time to make dumplings and     5     about the culture behind Spring Festival.

Marcela wasn’t able to travel home     6     the COVID-19 epidemic（流行病）was serious. However, she felt     7     that she was safe and well in China. “The university has     8     really good care of us since the epidemic broke out more than a year ago,” she said.

“The university has paired all international students with people in Beijing and     9     presents for them, so they are hoped to spend the festival with local people and enjoy a real festival environment.” said the teacher. “Inviting students to     10     home is a good way to make friends with them. I teach international students Chinese language, I also want to build true friendship between us,” he said.

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A． traditional     B． no longer       C． artist       D． took up       E． imagines

Agnes Kasparkova， a granny from a small village in the Czech Republic（捷克共和国），was once an agricultural worker． Thirty years ago， an accident happened to her． Therefore， she     1    did the heavy agricultural work and had to retire． She then     2    the painting．

Grandma Agnes gets her inspiration（灵感）from     3    art in the southern Czech Republic． She paints intricate（复杂的）flowers patterns with bright blue paint and a small brush． She never plans out her work in advance． Instead， she draws whatever she     4    ． Agnes is aiming to make her village more charming．

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A. hard                           B. way                     C. computer             D. twice E. performance               F. interesting              G. practice        H. capital

Final exams are just around the corner. Liu Haoxuan, 14, who studies at Beijing Dayu School, is quite busy. However, he had to find time to     1    his spoken English. That’s because all students who are taking senior high school entrance exams have to take an English listening and speaking test. The test is taken on a     2    . They can take the test     3    – once in December and again in March – to try to get the highest score possible.   

During the 30-minute test, students have to fill in blanks, answer questions and retell stories after listening to different materials. “It pushes us to speak. Though it was     4     at the beginning, it’s a good thing,” Liu said.

Liu Tianyou, 14, has his own     5     to get ready for the spoken English test. He uses apps every day. “The apps will score your     6     so that you can improve accordingly,” he said. “Also, the practice tests help me learn to grasp topic sentences and connection words.”

【推荐2】阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从方框中选出恰当的单词或短语填空，使语意通顺完整。第一个方框供1—5小题选用，第二个方框供6—10小题选用。每个选项只能使用一次，每框有一项剩余。

A. nervous     B. plan       C. with       D. looked through       E. nothing       F. for

Matt loved science and he wanted to be the Science Star of the week. Now he was presenting his experiment (实验) in Mrs. Perry’s class.

“Let me show you how to keep an egg in the middle of the glass.” Matt dropped an egg into salt water, but it fell to the bottom.

“Look, Matt’s blushing (脸红)!” Coco shouted. Matt covered his red face with hands.

That evening he     1     The Book of Wonderful Science Experiments. When it came to the last page, he smiled. “This is the right experiment     2     me! It’s impossible to fail this time.”

The next day, in front of his class, Matt spread small pieces of paper onto the desk and rubbed (摩擦) a spoon with cloth. “The spoon will lift up the paper.” He raised the spoon, but     3     happened. The paper lay still.

“Matt’s blushing again!” Emily pointed out. Matt was     4     and ran back to his seat with his red face.

“Becoming the Science Star seems so difficult,” Matt thought. That night he couldn’t sleep. “I have to make it, but the only thing I could do right was blushing.”... Suddenly, a     5     came to his mind.

A. accept        B. stressed        C. before        D. happily        E. tried        F. when

The following morning, Matt appeared     6     the class again, wearing his Mickey Mouse ears.

“Mouse ears on the head are your experiment?” Someone laughed and Matt’s face burned.

“No, watch my face! Blushing is my experiment,” Matt answered. Everyone quieted down.

Matt continued, “When you feel     7    , your blood vessels (血管) in the face open wide and fill the skin with blood, so you blush.” He showed a picture of blood vessels. “I’ve     8     many times to control blushing, but now I know it’s a normal part of being human. So the best thing to do is to     9     it.” The class cheered and Matt’s red face lit up (照亮) the whole classroom.

“Matt is the Science Star of the week.” Mrs. Perry announced. Matt walked     10     back to his seat. What a perfect day!

【推荐1】根据短文内容，从所给词中选择适当的单词填空，使短文意思完整。每个选项只用一次，有一项多余。

A. bring     B. training     C. anywhere     D. attitude     E. independent     F. illness     G. disability   H. list

Service Dogs Rock!

Service dogs are surprising! They are surprising because they are helpful. They are trained to help their owners.

Who can own a service dog? Anyone with a     1     can own a service dog. For example, a person may be blind or deaf. Or they may have a mental (精神的) illness or may not be able to walk. Service dogs can do many things to help these people. The dogs can     2     medicine to their owners. They can help their owners get up or walk. They can get their owner’s keys. They can wake up their owner.

You might be wondering if any dog can become a service dog. Actually, most dogs can. The dog must be healthy, have a good     3    , and be easy to train. There are organizations that train the dogs. The     4     takes a long time. It usually starts when the dogs are puppies. That way, they get used to it. It can take months to fully train a dog. It can even take years. After this, the dogs are given to an owner. There is a long waiting     5     of people who need service dogs. Service dogs must wear a leash (皮带). They may also wear a vest (背心) or tag (标签). Most public places let service dogs come in with their owners. Also, if you own a service dog, you can live with it     6    . It is the law.   

Service dogs are special. They are more than just pets. They help their owners do things. They also make their owners feel good. They help their owners become     7    . They also keep their owner company.

【推荐2】阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词填空（每次限用一次）
heard        famous     cut       swim     for
Many have     1     of shark’s fin soup. This     2     and expensive dish is especially popular in southern China. When people catch sharks, they     3     off their fins and throw the shark back into the ocean. Without a fin, a shark can no longer       4       and slowly dies. But so far , no scientific studies have shown that shark’s fins are good     5     health. Help save the sharks!