【推荐1】Mama,
I wonder if you will ever really understand me. I ________your anger at my grades today, but Mama, I try, I really do. I think there must be something wrong with me. However much I try, I     ________manage to get it right. I want to make you happy, Mama. I want you to be as________of me as John’s mom is when he tops in the class, or Sherry’s ma is when she wins the first prize in singing. I wish I were the kind of son you could be proud of. But sadly I am not.
But, Mama, when you say I will never be a “good” person, I don’t know what you ________. Is it only good ________that make a person good or bad? Miss White says that I have beauty of     ________, but I wonder why you never notice it. I wonder how many times you noticed me helping an old neighbor cross the street, or slipping my week’s pocket money to the old beggar down the street. I thought I was doing ________to be proud of, but when I came running home to tell you about it, you just curtly nodded your head and told me to go to do my homework. I guess what I did wasn’t something very great.
Mama, I love you and wish you could be proud of me. Proud of what I am. Proud of the little things I achieve. I have no one other than you, and I want to make you happy. But I guess I am not________   enough for that. Watering grandpa’s garden every week and buying groceries for grandma isn’t as   ________as doing math. But, Mama, I wish you could understand, they’re so old and frail, I couldn’t resist offering to help them a bit.
I just wish you would understand me and be proud of me when you noticed me ________my seat in the train to an elderly lady.
Your sad son
Mike1.

A．guess

B．understand

C．know

D．think

2.

A．always

B．often

C．never

D．usually

3.

A．afraid

B．tired

C．proud

D．excited

4.

A．say

B．tell

C．talk

D．mean

5.

A．actions

B．words

C．grades

D．parents

6.

A．head

B．heart

C．face

D．eyes

7.

A．nothing

B．everything

C．something

D．anything

8.

A．well

B．good

C．patient

D．friendly

9.

A．bad

B．interesting

C．important

D．beautiful

10.

A．sending

B．bringing

C．taking

D．offering

【推荐2】When my sister Diane began playing the violin, she was seven. How did she sound? Terrible. But she didn’t   ______. At twelve, she asked our parents if she could ______ a full-time music school. They said no. Actually, everyone agreed that my sister lacked talent. I was better at my ______. So my parents found the best piano teacher in the area to ______ me. But the ______ time he was available was Saturday afternoons at 3 p.m.. Back then, I was ______ about the British TV show “The Avengers”, which was aired every Saturday at 3 p. m. I let nothing take up my “Avengers” hour. So I refused this amazing opportunity. Today, I don’t even have a ______ in my house.

My sister became an engineer, but she ______ stopped making music. When she was in her 40s, she made a   ______. She went back to college, got a(n) ______ in music education, and became a music teacher. She starts kids out on their first instrument and gives them all the encouragement and support she never ______.

Recently, she and a pianist pal put on a concert. A big crowd of friends and family turned up for her. ______ she played, I looked around at the audience. It was quite ______ that everyone was enjoying the music. I suppose I was the only person who remembered that 7-year-old kid making those ______ sounds and knew how far she had come, despite ______.

Talent is important. But enthusiasm is even more important.

1.

A．try out

B．make progress

C．go over

D．give up

2.

A．leave

B．open

C．attend

D．visit

3.

A．book

B．project

C．composition

D．instrument

4.

A．teach

B．examine

C．correct

D．challenge

5.

A．one

B．only

C．each

D．any

6.

A．worried

B．crazy

C．serious

D．nervous

7.

A．teacher

B．violin

C．musician

D．piano

8.

A．never

B．once

C．already

D．even

9.

A．mind

B．job

C．decision

D．dream

10.

A．degree

B．plan

C．career

D．agreement

11.

A．provided

B．imagined

C．received

D．expected

12.

A．Since

B．As

C．After

D．If

13.

A．direct

B．simple

C．suitable

D．clear

14.

A．perfect

B．pleasing

C．awful

D．powerful

15.

A．everything

B．something

C．everybody

D．somebody

【推荐3】阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Big News, Little News

It was 8:00 a.m. when Andy put the last newspaper at 12 Birch Street. He should ride his bike to get to The Gazette office by 8:15. There must be something ________ for the editor in chief (主编), Mr. Trotta, to meet with an 11-year-old paper boy.

“We’ll ________ this newspaper office, Andy. The television and the computer are how people get their news today. And on newspapers, advertising now is ________ quickly.” Mr. Trotta said.

“Then people won’t get their neighborhood news anymore.” said Andy.

Mr. Trotta nodded and sighed. “We held out as long as we could, ________ there’s just no way.”

Sadly, Andy ________ himself to make the head up to say good-bye.

A week later, Andy wondered if his customers ________ The Gazette as much as he did. He thought of a way to find out.

Andy started out with his ________. First stop: Mr. Jonas, 17 Oak. When Andy asked him about the old newspaper, Mr. Jonas was quick to answer, “I ________ liked reading The Gazette. I wish to read them again so much. By the way, I have a pile of storybooks. Any ideas?”

“Maybe ________ would want them. I’ll ask around.” He took out a pen and made some notes at once.

Then, Andy stopped at Mrs. Burke’s, 27 Maple. She opened the door holding the three ________.

“Exactly. I was going to ________ an advertisement in The Gazette, but... Know any neighbors with experience?”

As Andy made more notes, a/an ________ began forming in his head. Maybe he could create a newsy page for the neighbors.

Definitely, all the neighbors cheered for him. They were ________ to provide the news.

Andy typed the news, mimeographed purple copies, and delivered (投递) the ________ Tree Streets News on Saturday.

From then on, customers continued providing stories. They also advertised wanted help, and requested books or music.

In fact, Andy was making news and ________ neighbors. Though he missed his old Gazette job, he had started something too.

1.

A．interesting

B．important

C．helpful

D．personal

2.

A．close

B．buy

C．save

D．develop

3.

A．on

B．around

C．up

D．down

4.

A．and

B．so

C．but

D．or

5.

A．picked

B．pushed

C．promised

D．punished

6.

A．checked

B．used

C．missed

D．read

7.

A．computer

B．newspaper

C．storybook

D．notebook

8.

A．probably

B．surely

C．mainly

D．hardly

9.

A．everybody

B．anybody

C．somebody

D．nobody

10.

A．babies

B．cats

C．flowers

D．letters

11.

A．think about

B．look through

C．wait for

D．put up

12.

A．task

B．idea

C．suggestion

D．question

13.

A．glad

B．surprised

C．nervous

D．afraid

14.

A．first

B．second

C．third

D．last

15.

A．controlling

B．finding

C．protecting

D．connecting

【推荐1】

Kobe Bryant, one of________famous basketball players in NBA of America. He was born in the USA. He is 1.98 meters tall. He can speak English, Italian and ________ French. Kobe is the only son in his family. He started _______basketball when he was only a child, because his father ________was once a basketball player influenced his life deeply. His good playing skills brought ________a lucky life.
Kobe Bryant became a professional player at the ________of 18. Ever since then, he has been a top player in Los Angeles Lakes( 洛杉矶湖人队)in the USA. _______the leader of his team, he played an important ________in NBA championships. In the 2007-2008 season，he received the prize of the most valuable player — the highest honor for the basketball players. At the same time, he led his team and won the basketball gold medals in Beijing.
Kobe is a superstar in many people’s hearts. Almost every basketball lover________ him. He has a lot of fans all over the world. Kobe’s life is ________of success and challenges. He retired from Los Angeles Lakes in April this year. But there is no doubt that he is an excellent basketball player in history.1.

A．more

B．the most

C．much

2.

A．a few

B．a lot

C．a little

3.

A．playing

B．played

C．was playing

4.

A．where

B．why

C．who

5.

A．his

B．him

C．her

6.

A．age

B．year

C．number

7.

A．So

B．As

C．But

8.

A．game

B．basketball

C．role

9.

A．knows

B．know

C．known

10.

A．fill

B．fall

C．full

【推荐2】

Born:12 May, 1820 in Florence, Italy Lived in: England, the UK Died:13 August 1910 Best known for: Founding modern nursing

Florence Nightingale was a nurse who saved many lives in the 19th century, she was named after the city of Florence in Italy. Her family was _________ and they had two houses in Britain as well as servants.

Florence Nightingale was an _________ young woman for her time. Wealthy women like Florence weren’t expected to work—their job was to marry and _________ the home. But Florence wanted to be a nurse and help people. Her family didn’t allow her to become a nurse _________ hospitals then were dirty places. They were worried about her. In 1851, Florence went to Germany and learned all about _________. It was hard work, but she loved it.

In 1854, lots of British soldiers went to _________ in the Crimean War (克里米亚战争). Army hospitals were filled with injured men, but there were no nurses and many men _________. Florence and a team of nurses went to help.

Florence worked 20 hours a day to make the army hospital a _________ and safer place.

At night, Florence walked around the hospital. She talked to the injured soldiers and helped the men _________ to write letters to their families. She carried a lamp and the soldiers called her “The lady with the lamp”.

When Florence returned to England, people called her a heroine (女英雄) because of her amazing work in the Crimean War. Queen Victoria wrote her a letter to say thank you. She __________ to work hard in Britain to improve hospitals.

1.

A．small

B．rich

C．wild

2.

A．honest

B．unhappy

C．unusual

3.

A．look after

B．put out

C．give up

4.

A．though

B．whether

C．because

5.

A．farming

B．nursing

C．fishing

6.

A．fight

B．travel

C．study

7.

A．died

B．checked

C．tailed

8.

A．harder

B．braver

C．cleaner

9.

A．patiently

B．carelessly

C．suddenly

10.

A．happened

B．continued

C．prepared

【推荐3】J．K. Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter, which is now one of the best­sellers in the world. She ____ born in Bristol on July 31st,1965.She has one sister who is two years______than her. Both girls loved _____to their father read bedtime stories. They especially loved stories about magical worlds. Rowling wrote her first story _____the age of six.
On a long train trip in 1990,an idea came to her. She wanted to write about a boy who had magic but he himself didn't know it. In 1992,Rowling began_____ the first Harry Potter book for young ____.It appeared in June,1997.The book was a great success. And the film came out in November,2001.Now the Harry Potter series is _____with people of all ages and about sixty   ___ books were sold in 200 countries. In this series, Harry is an ordinary boy: polite, friendly, brave and clever. So when children read about Harry, they can imagine being like him. That's ____ the Harry Potter series has been so popular.
J．K. Rowling is very ____ with the success. Now she's really enjoying life. She says she will go on writing children's books.1.

A．is

B．was

C．has

D．had

2.

A．old

B．young

C．oldest

D．younger

3.

A．listen

B．speak

C．listening

D．speaking

4.

A．in

B．at

C．for

D．to

5.

A．write

B．wrote

C．to write

D．written

6.

A．writers

B．drivers

C．singers

D．readers

7.

A．best

B．popular

C．glad

D．busy

8.

A．million

B．millions

C．million of

D．millions of

9.

A．when

B．where

C．why

D．what

10.

A．sad

B．worried

C．unhappy

D．happy