【推荐1】John's mother was coming to see me, which had worried me a lot. I was a new teacher, and I should describe the students' work honestly. ____ John, the grades were terrible. He couldn't read his own handwriting. But he was a bright student with good comprehension(理解力).

So when John's mother walked into the room, my hands were sweating(出汗). I was ____ unprepared when she kissed my face. "I came to thank you," she said with ____. She told me how much John loved me as well as ____ he became more outgoing and began to make friends. And for the first time in his twelve years, he had recently ____ an afternoon at a friend's house. She wanted to tell me how thankful she was for her son's ____ changes.

How did I make such a life-changing difference to that boy ____ even knowing it? What I finally came to remember was that one day, several months before, when some students were giving reports in the front of the class, Mary spoke quietly. To ____ her to raise her voice, I had said, "John is the expert on this, but he can't hear you in the back of the room ____ you speak up." That was it. Since then, John had listened more carefully in class and smiled more after class. And it was all because he happened to be the last kid in the last row.

It taught me the most important lesson over the years of my teaching career: a ____ act can really make a difference. And I'm thankful that the lesson came early.

1.

A．Up to

B．As for

C．Instead of

2.

A．hardly

B．completely

C．simply

3.

A．excitement

B．surprise

C．shame

4.

A．why

B．what

C．how

5.

A．wasted

B．collected

C．spent

6.

A．unbelievable

B．boring

C．opposite

7.

A．about

B．without

C．against

8.

A．expect

B．allow

C．encourage

9.

A．unless

B．after

C．because

10.

A．kind

B．stupid

C．strange

【推荐2】One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said, “Look! There’s a horseshoe. ________ it up and put it in your bag.” Thomas said, “It isn’t worth the trouble.” His father said ________ but picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they had a rest. There the farmer ________ the horseshoe and with the few cents he bought some cherries (樱桃).

The father and the son ________ their way. The sun was well up in the sky, and there wasn’t a house or even a tree where they could have a rest. Thomas felt too ________ to walk on. At this time, his father ________ a cherry on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it. After a while, his father dropped another cherry and once again, his son lost some time in picking it up and putting it in his ________ .

As they walked on, the old farmer dropped the cherries ________ the son picked them up. When Thomas had eaten up all the cherries, his father said to him,” My dear son, if you had bent (弯腰) down earlier to pick up that ________ , it would not have been necessary for you to bend so many times for the cherries. Always remember the lesson that anyone who does not ________ the little things will find that he cannot do the great things.

1.

A．Pick

B．Give

C．Dress

D．Make

2.

A．something

B．anything

C．everything

D．nothing

3.

A．bought

B．sold

C．threw

D．fixed

4.

A．continued

B．offered

C．checked

D．changed

5.

A．angry

B．excited

C．thirsty

D．hungry

6.

A．dropped

B．found

C．broke

D．planted

7.

A．hand

B．mouth

C．pocket

D．bag

8.

A．but

B．so

C．or

D．and

9.

A．tree

B．cent

C．horseshoe

D．cherry

10.

A．carry out

B．give up

C．look for

D．care about

【推荐3】There was once a stone in the garden of a family. When the family walked through the ________, they would trip (绊倒) over the stone now and then.

One day, the son said to his father, “I ________ that stone. Why don’t we move it away?” His father said, “It was there when your grandfather was alive. If it’s so big, I’m ________ we can’t move it. Just be ________ when you walk near it.”

Twenty years later, the son grew up. He also had his own ________. One day, his son said to him, “There is a big stone in the garden. Shall we move it ?” He told his son, “The stone is too ________. I can’t make it move.” ________ his son decided to move it.

One morning, the son brought some tools (工具) to the garden. He ________ around the stone. He thought that ________ would take him all the day to move the stone. To his ________, it only took him thirty minutes to finish the work. The stone wasn’t as big as it looked at all.

1.

A．garden

B．tree

C．stone

D．hole

2.

A．enjoy

B．draw

C．see

D．dislike

3.

A．happy

B．afraid

C．sad

D．angry

4.

A．quiet

B．active

C．quick

D．careful

5.

A．son

B．hobby

C．daughter

D．problem

6.

A．heavy

B．tall

C．small

D．common

7.

A．So

B．But

C．And

D．Or

8.

A．waited

B．ran

C．walked

D．dug

9.

A．he

B．they

C．that

D．it

10.

A．surprise

B．future

C．success

D．invitation

【推荐1】I’m Alice, a student from China. I decided to study English for two weeks during the vacation, so I chose a language school in London, ________.

It was a great ________! The school was beautiful and the teachers were very nice and welcome. When I studied in the school, I stayed with an English family. The family didn’t speak Chinese, ________ I had to try hard to talk with them. But it was a good way to practise my English. They lived in a beautiful house, only 20 minutes’ bus ride away ________ the school. I loved staying with them, because they were very friendly and they had two daughters who were at my age: Janet and Melissa. Every morning, after breakfast, I took the bus to school.

Lessons started at 9 a.m. and finished at 1 p.m. I learnt ________ and I met people from all over the world. Of course, the only language we used was English. We ________ some sports games and visited some famous places at the weekend.

This was my best vacation. My English got much better and I made a lot of new friends. Now I’m back at school in China and I’m sure my English grades will be much better!

1.

A．Canada

B．China

C．the UK

D．Australia

2.

A．advice

B．help

C．change

D．experience

3.

A．and

B．so

C．but

D．or

4.

A．from

B．to

C．with

D．for

5.

A．a lot of

B．a lot

C．little

D．less

6.

A．noticed

B．looked

C．watched

D．joined

【推荐2】Now more than 40 million (百万) foreigners around the world are learning Chinese, according to a report. The relationship (关系) between the United States and China is becoming ____ It has really ____ the growth of Chinese language learning in the US.
I am Chris from the US. I am one of the many people learning ____ I am studying at a Confucius institute (孔子学院) in New York. There are 10 ____ in our class. Some are over 30 years old. Some are middle school students. Our Chinese teacher ____ Beijing. He often tells us some interesting things in China.
I think Chinese is ____ to learn. The biggest challenge for American learners is the writing. Chinese is ____ different from any other language in the world.
It will ____ me a lot of time to learn enough Chinese characters (汉字). But I think there are many advantages of spending time ____ the language. One big advantage is that it makes me see things from a different point of view, ____ Chinese is such a different language from English.
I think for American students the most important advantage is that learning a different language can open up their mind.1.

A．worse

B．poorer

C．friendlier

D．politer

2.

A．stopped

B．practiced

C．started

D．influenced

3.

A．English

B．Chinese

C．French

D．Japanese

4.

A．students

B．workers

C．teachers

D．volunteers

5.

A．comes to

B．leaves for

C．goes around

D．comes from

6.

A．easy

B．surprised

C．difficult

D．boring

7.

A．slowly

B．quickly

C．easily

D．completely

8.

A．get

B．take

C．spend

D．waste

9.

A．on

B．in

C．at

D．with

10.

A．if

B．because

C．while

D．when

【推荐3】Memorizing class notes is a good way to learn English. But what is the _______ way for you to memorize class notes? The _________ is difficult to answer, because different people learn in different ways and there are really too many ways. It also has _________ to do with the material (材料) to be memorized.

I _________ a very good way to memorize class notes before. I typed (打字) the whole term’s hand-written notes into a computer. _________ it took a lot of time, it was a good way. It made me _________ the material again, just as if I were taking notes in class. This way of memorizing class notes could also make me feel _________, because it was an easy way. I just needed to start at the beginning of my notes and type to the end.

There are many other good ways to memorize class notes. _________, you can underline the important parts of your notes using different colored pens. When you _________ the notes, you will pay more attention to these parts. __________ an outline (概要) of your notes, and you will have a better understanding of each lesson.

1.

A．newest

B．fastest

C．best

2.

A．problem

B．question

C．phone

3.

A．something

B．anything

C．nothing

4.

A．needed

B．forgot

C．used

5.

A．Because

B．Although

C．Until

6.

A．worry about

B．talk about

C．think about

7.

A．nervous

B．humorous

C．relaxed

8.

A．For example

B．Such as

C．No matter

9.

A．complete

B．review

C．interview

10.

A．Making

B．To make

C．Make

【推荐1】Dear Michael,

I am glad to learn that you have been chosen to study in China. Your dream has come true!

I can well remember that you ______ China for the first time when you were nine. Ever since you returned, you have been interested in Chinese culture and have put a lot of ______ into learning Chinese. When you first started to learn Chinese, I thought it was nothing but a passing fad (一时的狂热). However, you didn’t _____ halfway, but kept on learning and did a good job in the HSK (汉语水平考试). Now you finally got what you had ______ for a long time. You got the chance to ______ life in China for one year. You should have it, my son, for chances only come to those who are ______.

When you study there, you will have to face ______ in everyday life that you have never experienced before, but after a year abroad, you will return with a new look at life and at yourself.

Your mum and I are both ______ you. Keep it up, my son!

Love,

Dad

1.

A．built

B．visited

C．missed

2.

A．difficulty

B．success

C．effort

3.

A．give up

B．grow up

C．turn up

4.

A．written

B．wanted

C．toured

5.

A．introduce

B．experience

C．respect

6.

A．prepared

B．honest

C．friendly

7.

A．examples

B．meetings

C．challenges

8.

A．different from

B．similar to

C．proud of

【推荐3】       I’m Jack—an English boy. Now I am studying in China. Let me _______ you something about my life in China. I live in Li Lei’s home. He is my _______ His father and mother are both teachers. Their house isn’t big. All of them are very _______ to me. They teach me Chinese _______ I teach them English. Now I am talking with them in _______ But I can’t speak it very well. I think Chinese is very _______ to learn. Mrs. Li often teaches me how to _______ Chinese food. Hmm! I like Chinese food very much!

My school is not far. So I go there _______ And walking is good for my body. I _______ six classes every day. After school I play games ________ my classmates. I have a good time here.

1.

A．speak

B．talk

C．say

D．tell

2.

A．student

B．teacher

C．classmate

D．boy

3.

A．friendly

B．excited

C．bad

D．lovely

4.

A．but

B．so

C．or

D．and

5.

A．Chinese

B．English

C．French

D．Japanese

6.

A．easy

B．nice

C．hard

D．good

7.

A．get

B．do

C．cook

D．study

8.

A．on foot

B．by bus

C．by train

D．by plane

9.

A．like

B．have

C．study

D．make

10.

A．to

B．with

C．for

D．by