【推荐2】Melissa was my cousin’s daughter. She was in her late twenties, but she had cancer (癌症). Life isn’t ________, is it?

Melissa seemed strong and she held up during the fight against cancer. She fought that cancer for five years before it finally ________ her. Those around Melissa felt sorry for her. They felt sorry for themselves. Nobody seemed to deal with Melissa’s cancer or death very well, ________ Melissa herself.

Melissa faced her cancer and coming death bravely. She appreciated (珍惜) each day in her last five ________. Though she understood that her life could be short, she lived it to the fullest. Each day, she had a big smile on her face. Melissa started a daily blog (博客) ________ she could tell the stories about her fight against cancer and encourage others. Guess what? That blog ________.

Melissa shared the pain of the cancer and other ________ she had. On her blog, she also shared how much fun life could be. The theme of her blog seemed to “believe each day to the fullest, because it can be your last.”

Melissa’s blog moved me. I ________ if I kept putting my dreams off until tomorrow, my tomorrow might ________ come. So six months before tuning fifty, I told myself to start ________. I wrote story after story. Now, three years later, I became a famous writer.

1.

A．safe

B．healthy

C．fair

D．interesting

2.

A．moved

B．surprised

C．reached

D．beat

3.

A．with

B．except

C．to

D．about

4.

A．days

B．weeks

C．months

D．years

5.

A．so

B．if

C．though

D．but

6.

A．stopped

B．worked

C．stayed

D．went

7.

A．reasons

B．plans

C．problems

D．dreams

8.

A．realized

B．required

C．remembered

D．regretted

9.

A．also

B．soon

C．never

D．already

10.

A．traveling

B．exercising

C．thinking

D．writing

【推荐1】Once there was a farmer. He _______ on a farm. There was a road near the farm. It was not a _______ road, but from time to time, cars passed the farm. Near the farm gate, there was a large _______ in the road. This hole was _______ full of water, and the _______ of the cars could not see how deep the hole was. They thought it was not too deep. Then when they drove into the hole, they could not drive out because _______ was so deep. And they had no ways to get out because there were _______ people there. They had to go to the farm for _______. The farmer did not spend much time _______ on his farm. He spent most of it watching the hole. When a __________ drove into it, he pulled the car out with his tractor（拖拉机）and asked the driver for a lot of __________ for doing this. He pulled at least one car __________ the hole every day.

One day, the driver of a car __________ to him, “You must make a lot of money by __________ cars out of this hole night and day.” “Oh, __________ ,” the farmer said. “I don’t pull cars out of the hole at night. At night I fill the hole with water.

1.

A．carried

B．lived

C．looked

D．watched

2.

A．wide

B．new

C．busy

D．old

3.

A．car

B．hole

C．horse

D．stone

4.

A．never

B．sometimes

C．seldom

D．always

5.

A．drivers

B．farmers

C．people

D．doctors

6.

A．they

B．he

C．she

D．it

7.

A．many

B．a lot of

C．few

D．some

8.

A．a rest

B．help

C．food

D．water

9.

A．working

B．work

C．to work

D．works

10.

A．bus

B．bike

C．train

D．car

11.

A．time

B．money

C．food

D．cars

12.

A．into

B．across

C．through

D．out of

13.

A．looked

B．smiled

C．said

D．told

14.

A．carrying

B．pulling

C．taking

D．lifting

15.

A．no

B．yes

C．however

D．but

【推荐3】请先阅读下面短文，掌握其人意。然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
Once there was a farmer. He_______near a school. There was a road, it was not ______, but from time to time, cars passed the farm. Near the farm gate, there was a large_____in the road. This hole was______full of water, and the______of the cars could not see how deep(深的) the hole was. They thought it was not too deep. Then when they drove into the hole, they could not drive out because______was so deep. And they had no ways to get out because there were______people there. They had to go to the farm for______.The farmer did not spend much time______ on his farm. He spent most of it watching the hole. When a ______drove into it, he pulled（拉）the car out with his tractor(拖拉机) and asked the driver for a lot of______for doing this. He pulled at least one car______the hole every day.
One day, the driver of a car_____to him, “You must make a lot of money by_____ cars out of this hole night and day.” “Oh,__ ____,” the farmer said. “I don’t pull cars out of the hole at night. At night I fill the hole with water.”1.

A．stayed

B．lived

C．worked

D．watched

2.

A．wide

B．new

C．busy

D．old

3.

A．car

B．hole

C．horse

D．stone

4.

A．never

B．sometimes

C．seldom

D．always

5.

A．drivers

B．farmers

C．people

D．doctors

6.

A．they

B．he

C．she

D．it

7.

A．many

B．a lot of

C．few

D．some

8.

A．a rest

B．help

C．food

D．water

9.

A．working

B．work

C．to work

D．work s

10.

A．bus

B．bike

C．train

D．car

11.

A．time

B．money

C．food

D．cars

12.

A．into

B．across

C．through

D．out of

13.

A．looked

B．smiled

C．said

D．tell

14.

A．carrying

B．pulling

C．taking

D．lifting

15.

A．no

B．yes

C．however

D．But

【推荐1】Mike was reading in the garden when his mother came. She pointed to something and asked Mike what it was. Mike felt _______, but he told her it was a sparrow（麻雀）and got back into reading.

Several minutes later, his mother pointed a sparrow and asked a question again. Mike got a little angrier but _______ answered her question. After a little while, his mother did the same thing once more. This time Mike could not _______ his anger. He shouted at her for _______ him again and again.

The old lady silently _______ an old diary, turned to a page and showed it to Mike.

“Today, I was watering the flowers in the garden when little Mike pointed to a _______ on the grass and asked me what it was. I _______ at him, said it was a sparrow and kissed him. After a while Mike asked me again and I did the same. Pointing to the same sparrow, little Mike asked me what it was twenty times and I _______ answering his question and kissing him every time.”

Something gently touched Mike’s _______. His face turned red with ________ for being so impatient to his mother and he hugged her tightly.

Your parents have given you many things in their lifetime, but you may not realize that until they are gone.

1.

A．happy

B．lonely

C．proud

D．angry

2.

A．still

B．always

C．already

D．seldom

3.

A．show

B．leave

C．control

D．discover

4.

A．refusing

B．supporting

C．encouraging

D．troubling

5.

A．set out

B．took out

C．put out

D．looked out

6.

A．fox

B．frog

C．bird

D．rabbit

7.

A．threw

B．smiled

C．shouted

D．laughed

8.

A．put on

B．kept on

C．tried on

D．depended on

9.

A．face

B．mouth

C．heart

D．shoulder

10.

A．shame

B．fear

C．happiness

D．kindness

【推荐2】There is a tradition in my school. Every year, before the Grade 9 students graduate, all the students in   _____ grades, from Grade 7 to Grade 8, will gather together on the ground in front of the teaching building and cheer on the Grade 9 students who are standing upstairs. Only when I took part in the activity, did I understand the real   ____ of the school tradition.
I was in Grade 8 at that time.   ____   that special day, all the Grade 9 students stood in the hallways and ______ at the younger students below. We all shouted loudly together, “Believe in yourself! You are sure to   ____ !”
Soon     ____will be my turn to be blessed(祝福)in this way. It also means I will have to say ____ to my school. ____ it will be sad, it will still be one of the brightest times of my life to be cheered on by so many students.
I’m sure our teachers and parents will be _____ us because we have grown up and can ___ problems by ourselves.1.

A．lower

B．higher

C．taller

2.

A．opinion

B．meaning

C．method

3.

A．In

B．At

C．On

4.

A．looked up

B．looked down

C．looked through

5.

A．succeed

B．lose

C．fight

6.

A．this

B．it

C．that

7.

A．hello

B．sorry

C．goodbye

8.

A．Although

B．Because

C．Since

9.

A．strict with

B．interested in

C．proud of

10.

A．deal with

B．agree with

C．fight for

【推荐3】My mom used to say that my first words were: “I’ll do it myself.”   

Maybe it was because I was an only child and spending hours _________ taught me to entertain myself. My mother called my stubbornness(固执)“independence”.

At 12, I made ạ carpool(拼车)schedule with other moms and made a six-year plan to attend university. While my parents’ friends were telling their _________ to finish their homework, mine didn’t care whether I’d do the right thing. They _________ thought I would.

I wanted everyone to think I was perfect. The truth is that while I tried to look _________ I felt like a phony(骗子).

As life became more complex(复杂的), perfection became _________ to achieve. Panicked, I pushed myself harder.

Simple tasks felt almost impossible. I _________ playing sports and canceled plans with friends. My parents became scared. They took me to the doctor. I was diagnosed(诊断)as depressed(抑郁的)and anxious.

After some reflection, I _________ that I couldn’t do everything on my own. But that was okay. Before, I was determined to be the perfect student and child. Now, I was determined to be an imperfect _________.

So I tried to open up to my loved ones. This helped me deal with my depression and anxiety. I am not _________ for letting others help me through life. If there is a problem, I should talk to the people I love and trust. My parents may be the first ____________, but I have friends too. They make my life better.

1.

A．alone

B．carefully

C．actively

2.

A．classmates

B．friends

C．kids

3.

A．never

B．always

C．seldom

4.

A．funny

B．pretty

C．perfect

5.

A．easier

B．harder

C．faster

6.

A．kept

B．stopped

C．tried

7.

A．realized

B．complained

C．dreamed

8.

A．customer

B．player

C．patient

9.

A．happy

B．excited

C．weak

10.

A．hope

B．choice

C．problem

【推荐1】阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入各题空白处的最佳选项。

Last Tuesday, Smith drove home after taking his five-year-old son Mike to see a dentist. When they stopped at a traffic light, they saw a ________ man in the middle of the street. Smith wanted to help the man, but he had no cash (现金). Mike also ________ the man. He wanted to give the man 30 cents he had in his pocket.

Smith was very ________ because his son could offer to help. But Smith was hesitant (犹豫的) because it was only 30 cents. He wanted to tell his son what he gave wasn’t ________. He wanted to tell his son giving so little money was shameful. He even wanted to ________ his son pride was more important than helping another man in need.

But he ________ realized it was wrong to think so. With the ________ about to change, he rolled down the window of the car and passed the man the 30 cents. He said, “I’m sorry, man. I have no cash on me, but my son here wants to give you everything he has.”

The man smiled and said to Mike, “Thank you so much, little man!” And then there was a bigger smile on the little boy’s face.

Mike’s action ________ many of the people behind them to do the same thing.

“My little boy reminded me by his ________ that it’s always about the heart. It doesn’t matter how much you give; giving full of love and care will ________ others’ hearts,” said Smith.

1.

A．careless

B．homeless

C．useless

2.

A．noticed

B．helped

C．greeted

3.

A．tired

B．patient

C．happy

4.

A．typical

B．special

C．enough

5.

A．teach

B．promise

C．bring

6.

A．simply

B．hardly

C．quickly

7.

A．weather

B．light

C．condition

8.

A．required

B．allowed

C．encouraged

9.

A．action

B．hope

C．agreement

10.

A．lose

B．warm

C．hear

【推荐3】先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。

Sophie, 13, won the New Zealand’s “Think kind” race for students. “I held a beach clean-up, because it really makes me ______ that ocean life is hurt by cruel(残忍的) humans.”

Sophie saw ______ on the seabed while swimming. “It was the first time I’d seen ocean life ______ among plastics(塑料).”

It was the cause of her act. “We weren’t taking enough ______. Everyone needs to do their ______. If we don’t do that, we will ______ our planet.”

Sophie turned to media(媒体) to get her ______ out and asked volunteers to do the clean-up. To her surprise, more than 200 people turned up 200 kilograms of rubbish were ______ that day. “It was terrible. We knew there was a lot of rubbish but we didn’t realize how much the rubbish was ______ we started collecting.”

Once ecological awareness(生态意识) ______ Sophie, she decided to do something different. On her 14th birthday, she decided to celebrate it differently. ______ holding a party creating waste, she decided to reduce it. On her “party”, Sophie and her friends ______ to pick up the rubbish along the river bank near the town.

“If there is one thing everyone could do, it. is to ‘______ up after yourself’,” says Sophie. “I know it is ______ for some families to afford plastic alternatives(替代品), but just not buying things with plastic packages will help.” She suggests using recyclable materials like cloth bags. “When there are more alternatives on the market, it will be ______ for people to make a change.”

1.

A．interest

B．discuss

C．encourage

D．worry

2.

A．food

B．animals

C．rubbish

D．plants

3.

A．increasing

B．living

C．dying

D．eating

4.

A．advice

B．time

C．patience

D．action

5.

A．lesson

B．part

C．work

D．role

6.

A．put down

B．deal with

C．let down

D．cut off

7.

A．message

B．reason

C．news

D．method

8.

A．repaired

B．lent

C．sold

D．collected

9.

A．for

B．if

C．until

D．but

10.

A．thought

B．reached

C．hit.

D．found

11.

A．In fear of

B．In hope of

C．Instead of

D．In case of

12.

A．managed

B．expected

C．continued

D．failed

13.

A．pick

B．set

C．grow

D．eat

14.

A．valuable

B．difficult

C．cheap

D．creative

15.

A．better

B．easier

C．happier

D．longer