【推荐1】When I was young, I always helped my grandfather in the fields. As I worked beside him, he ____ to tell a story about a man named Joe, and his wife, who moved to a new farm with their three sons. They were setting into the new place ____ a nearby farmer told Joe that there was gold in the earth. Joe was very ____, and told his sons about it.
They began to dig in one corner, and they got to the end of the field. At the same time, Joe thought he would ____ some crops where the earth had been ____ The plants included corn, tomatoes, potatoes, etc. His sons continued to dig through the soil, made up their mind to find the gold. Since ____ soil was being turned, Joe could plant more crops. Joe had never farmed before, but it had always been his ____
As different crops came ready to be harvested, Joe started to ____ that there were more vegetables than he and his family could ever ____ One of Joe’s neighbors suggested that he ____ a vegetable shop. Joe and his wife did that very thing. They called it Joe and Family Vegetable. Joe even had to leave some crops in the fields, ____ he had more than enough to supply the vegetable shop.
This went on for years, and Joe and his wife became quite ____ from their little vegetable shop. They were even able to ____ their sons to college.
Remember the beginning of the story, when Joe was told by his new neighbor that there was gold in the land? Well, the truth is, Joe’s ____of the English language was less than perfect. His new neighbor friend actually meant that his land had rich ____ So you can see where the concept（概念）of gold comes from.1.

A．feared

B．agreed

C．used

D．failed

2.

A．while

B．as

C．when

D．after

3.

A．happy

B．disappointed

C．angry

D．calm

4.

A．harvest

B．plant

C．water

D．feed

5.

A．controlled

B．burned

C．destroyed

D．turned

6.

A．more

B．most

C．much

D．few

7.

A．job

B．problem

C．pity

D．dream

8.

A．realize

B．promise

C．review

D．reply

9.

A．feed

B．sell

C．plant

D．eat

10.

A．take up

B．set up

C．turn up

D．make up

11.

A．now

B．though

C．so

D．because

12.

A．careful

B．rich

C．alone

D．cheerful

13.

A．bring

B．take

C．send

D．make

14.

A．understandin

B．knowledge

C．thinking

D．skills

15.

A．mud

B．gold

C．soil

D．material

【推荐2】Last Sunday, Mark invited me to help serve dinner at Tent City. A number of _________ had been set up for the homeless in the area.

My husband was not available to _________ our two sons, so I took 9-year-old Tony and 5-year-old Toby with me. Many of the people we _________ had missing teeth or wore dirty clothes. My sons had a lot of questions as what they saw challenged their _________ ideas about how people lived in the world.

"Why don't they buy food _________ us?" "Why don't they have homes?"…

We talked about the _________ why people ended up in that type of situation. And I mentioned the importance of creating a safety net for them, " Sometimes the safety net is other people who can share some of their time and resources（资源）," I _________.

I was _________ that my boys would make too much noise. But to my _________, the people we served were quite thankful that I had brought them. Many said how fun it was to have __________ children around.

After dinner, I saw Tony sit together with several elderly men. He was __________ them talk about sports. To be honest, I had __________ realized that he was such a good listener. __________ some people returned to their tents, I heard Tony say to them, "Thanks so much for having dinner with us." I could see that his simple words had __________ them greatly. I hugged him a little tighter（更紧的）because what he said had touched me too. It was a great reminder that treating people with __________ can lift all of us up.

1.

A．houses

B．shops

C．tents

D．schools

2.

A．look up

B．look after

C．look into

D．look for

3.

A．raised

B．served

C．saved

D．admired

4.

A．good

B．different

C．strange

D．common

5.

A．like

B．from

C．for

D．with

6.

A．excuses

B．wishes

C．interests

D．reasons

7.

A．explained

B．agreed

C．realized

D．suggested

8.

A．angry

B．worried

C．mad

D．crazy

9.

A．sadness

B．regret

C．surprise

D．excitement

10.

A．polite

B．active

C．intelligent

D．hard-working

11.

A．agreeing with

B．running after

C．depending on

D．listening to

12.

A．never

B．always

C．ever

D．usually

13.

A．If

B．Although

C．As

D．Because

14.

A．touched

B．disappointed

C．hurt

D．shocked

15.

A．power

B．smile

C．respect

D．encouragement

【推荐3】When I first entered Grade 9, all the things got so hard for me. I used to get my homework done by 8 pm. But I have to stay up _________ midnight in Grade 9. I was quite stressed out (有压力的). So I decided to make myself _________ by jogging (慢跑).

At first I always felt tired. So I avoided _________ of the long way that I had to run. _________, I just thought about each step that I made. After I tried the way of running, to my surprise, things got _________. I started to feel the pleasure that running had brought me. Every single step became _________ than before. The wind beside me was no longer laughing at me, but more like a(n) _________ who came along with me. Also, everything in my life gradually became better. For example, I _________ more relaxed in class. At the same time, I finished homework more quickly. My teacher even praised (表扬) me in class for my good job.

This is a very important lesson in my life. As I can see, Grade 9 is like a marathon (马拉松). So jogging is a good _________ to deal with my stress. Every day is just a tiny step. We can make our dream _________ true only by doing well in each step.

1.

A．for

B．until

C．since

D．about

2.

A．tired

B．disappointed

C．relaxed

D．satisfied

3.

A．thinking

B．to think

C．think

D．thought

4.

A．However

B．Besides

C．Though

D．Instead

5.

A．difficult

B．different

C．terrible

D．scary

6.

A．harder

B．slower

C．heavier

D．easier

7.

A．friend

B．energy

C．stranger

D．customer

8.

A．warned

B．felt

C．entered

D．greeted

9.

A．lesson

B．step

C．way

D．dream

10.

A．expect

B．put

C．come

D．get

【推荐1】Today is October 10th, 2019. My best friend, Mary, is very _______ because it's her 15th birthday today. Every year she can get lots of gifts(礼物)on her birthday, and she usually has a birthday _______ and asks her friends to come to her house. But this year she wants to have a _______ birthday.

In the morning, she asks her _______ to come to her house. She tells her friends _______ she will spend her birthday. After that, they go to the Old People's Home. Now, it's ten o'clock and they _______ there. Quickly they start to help the old people _______ the house and do lots of other things for them.

At noon, Mary buys some food _______ her pocket money. She hopes she and her friends can have a good _______ with the old people.

At five in the afternoon, they go back home. Mary is ________ tired, but she is very happy because she has a special birthday.

1.

A．afraid

B．healthy

C．sad

D．happy

2.

A．party

B．cake

C．dinner

D．letter

3.

A．exciting

B．difficult

C．special

D．funny

4.

A．teachers

B．friends

C．parents

D．grandparents

5.

A．what

B．how

C．when

D．why

6.

A．leave

B．stand

C．get

D．sit

7.

A．find

B．buy

C．build

D．clean

8.

A．on

B．to

C．from

D．with

9.

A．breakfast

B．lunch

C．supper

D．dinner

10.

A．a few

B．a little

C．few

D．little

【推荐3】When most of us get a text message（短信）on our cell phone from an unknown person, we usually say “sorry, wrong number.” and move on. But when Dennis Williams received a text that clearly wasn’t intended for him, he did something _______.

On March 19, Dennis got a group text informing him that a couple he didn’t know were at the hospital, waiting for the _______ of a baby.

“Congratulations! But I think someone was mistaken,”   Denis replied. The baby was born and update texts were coming in quickly from the overjoyed grandmother, Teresa. In her _______, she didn’t seem to realize that she was sharing the baby’s photos with a complete stranger.

“Well, I don’t know you all but I will get there to take pictures with the baby,” replied Dennis before asking which room the new _______ were in.

Dennis stuck to his promise! He _______ at the hospital bringing gifts for the new mother Lindsey and her baby boy. Lindsey’s husband was really surprised by the unexpected visits. “I don’t think we would have randomly invited him over but we appreciated it and the gifts.”

Teresa _______ a photo of the chance meeting on a social networking website; accompanied by the touching words: “What a blessing this young man was to our family! He was so _______ and kind to do this.” The post has since gained the _______ of social media users all over the world, receiving more than 184, 000 shares and 61, 500 likes in just three days.

1.

A．strange

B．special

C．necessary

D．harmful

2.

A．change

B．recovery

C．growth

D．arrival

3.

A．disappointment

B．worry

C．excitement

D．effort

4.

A．parents

B．doctors

C．patients

D．visitors

5.

A．made

B．showed

C．gave

D．looked

6.

A．found

B．chose

C．developed

D．posted

7.

A．smart

B．calm

C．sweet

D．fair

8.

A．belief

B．attention

C．control

D．trust