【推荐1】I received a letter recently from a grandmother. She told me about her four-year-old granddaughter Skylar. When Skylar learned ______ Disneyland from TV, she began to save(存储) her pocket money in a piggy bank. She hoped to visit it someday. Her parents took her there when she was four years old, and didn’t use her savings at all!
When Skylar ______ from Disneyland, it was Christmas time. She decided to buy presents with her savings. But she also learned on TV about a local homeless centre called “The Road House”. She ______ her mother again and again ______ homeless meant and why those children needed toys and warm clothes. She couldn’t seem to get the homeless ______ her mind(头脑).
Her mother took her to the shop to buy presents. She didn’t buy any presents for ______ or her family, however, she bought a girl’s ______ coat and a pair of socks for the centre.
She was so ______ waiting for Christmas! She was thinking about going to the centre and ______ her carefully picked gifts to a homeless child.
On Christmas Eve, she and her family drove to the centre. Skylar gave her Christmas box to a thankful child. She was so filled with ______ at truly helping someone else, that her family decided to go to the homeless centre every year.1.

A．from

B．at

C．in

D．of

2.

A．came in

B．came back

C．came on

D．came up

3.

A．told

B．showed

C．asked

D．taught

4.

A．how

B．what

C．why

D．when

5.

A．on

B．off

C．up

D．down

6.

A．herself

B．himself

C．myself

D．itself

7.

A．big

B．old

C．warm

D．soft

8.

A．tired

B．surprised

C．worried

D．excited

9.

A．bringing

B．showing

C．lending

D．giving

10.

A．happiness

B．sadness

C．love

D．hope

【推荐2】One night, a little swallow flew over the city. He was very _______ and wanted to have a good sleep in the city. When he saw the Statue of the Happy Prince (王子), he flew down and got ready to sleep _______ the feet of the Happy Prince.

Just as he was putting his head under his wing, some _______ fell on him. He thought it was raining. But when he looked _______, he found the sky was _______ clear and bright that he could see lots of stars. Suddenly, he saw some tears were running down the Prince’s golden _______

“_______ are you crying?” asked the swallow.

“In a little street, there’s a poor house. From one of the windows, I see a woman _______ at a table. She’s sewing clothes for _______ women to wear. In a bed in the corner of the room, her little boy is sick. He’s asking for oranges, but his mother has only water to give him, so he is crying. The boy is so thirsty ________ the mother is so sad. Little swallow, will you please take her the ________ from the top of my sword (宝剑)？”

“It is very cold here and I am leaving for a warm place, but I will stay with you and do as you ask.”

The swallow took the bright red jewel from the Prince’s sword and flew away with it in his mouth. He flew into the woman’s room and ________ it beside the woman’s needle.

________ he flew back, he told the Prince what he had done. “It ‘s strange,” he added, “It’s so cold but I feel quite ________ now.”

“That’s ________ you have done a good thing,” said the Prince. The little swallow began to think about this, and then he fell asleep.

1.

A．hungry

B．tired

C．angry

D．sad

2.

A．among

B．above

C．below

D．between

3.

A．water

B．snow

C．grass

D．milk

4.

A．at

B．down

C．up

D．for

5.

A．quite

B．so

C．such

D．very

6.

A．ear

B．feet

C．hair

D．face

7.

A．Where

B．How

C．When

D．Why

8.

A．sitting

B．eating

C．drinking

D．cooking

9.

A．poor

B．rich

C．young

D．old

10.

A．but

B．or

C．and

D．so

11.

A．jewel

B．orange

C．gold

D．diamond

12.

A．forgot

B．took

C．got

D．put

13.

A．Before

B．After

C．Till

D．While

14.

A．cold

B．hot

C．warm

D．cool

15.

A．because

B．though

C．if

D．whether

【推荐3】Jane had two children to raise. She had to pay for the housing and ________ clothes. She had a lot of bills. She worked in a ________ every day and got $600 a week. Even when she was ________, she went to work.

Jane worked hard and did a great job. She depended on tips (小费) to help her get enough money to pay the bills.

One night, after Jane had served dinner to a family, ________ left a big tip on the table. It was ________. Jane was taking care of another family at their table. When she turned back, she found someone ________ the money.

Jane saw a woman at another table staring (盯着) at her when she ________ the restaurant. Jane went to ask her what food she wanted. She ________ just a sandwich. She did not leave a tip after eating and Jane heard that she paid with a $20 bill. Jane was sure the woman had stolen (偷) her ________, but she couldn’t prove (证明) it.

The next night, the ________ woman came into the restaurant. She gave Jane $50. She said, “I was so sorry I took your money last ________. I had a bad day. Someone stole my wallet. I was angry, So I took your money. ________ that was not right. People should ________ good things. Not bad things. So I want you to take the money.”

“I’ll take the $20, but you keep the ________. I know you need it,” said Jane.

“You should have called the police,” the manager said to Jane.

Jane said, “No. We should forgive (原谅) when someone says ________ and wants to make it right. We should try to help each other.”

1.

A．buy

B．design

C．make

D．wash

2.

A．bookstore

B．hospital

C．restaurant

D．school

3.

A．angry

B．afraid

C．happy

D．tired

4.

A．he

B．she

C．we

D．they

5.

A．$20

B．$30

C．$40

D．$50

6.

A．handed in

B．took away

C．gave back

D．threw out

7.

A．looked at

B．looked around

C．looked after

D．looked for

8.

A．ordered

B．made

C．sold

D．served

9.

A．book

B．money

C．dinner

D．wallet

10.

A．old

B．beautiful

C．same

D．strange

11.

A．night

B．week

C．month

D．year

12.

A．And

B．But

C．So

D．Or

13.

A．accept

B．borrow

C．cook

D．share

14.

A．money

B．promises

C．rest

D．words

15.

A．hello

B．thanks

C．goodbye

D．sorry