【推荐1】My earliest memory of dad is grabbing（抓住）his hand while we walked together. As I grew older, I remember my father and I listening to basketball games on the radio. I always fell asleep_______the game was over. When I woke up in the morning, the score sheet with the_______score on it would be lying next to me. I’ll always remember that.
On cold mornings my father would bring his bread truck by the house. I used to ride on the floor of that bread truck as he delivered（分送）the bread to the stores. The_______and the warmth from the bread made my mouth water and kept me warm. I’ll always remember that.
My father would be present at all my games. One night before an important game my father told me_______that he wouldn’t be able to watch the game because he had to deliver the bread and it was a three-hour_______The next day as the game drew near I thought about my dad. I happened to look across the field and_______saw his bread truck pulling into the stadium. He managed to_______the game. I’ll always remember that.
Years later I had become a_______I’ll never forget the voice on the phone early one morning telling me dad had just been killed in a traffic accident. I could hear my heart_____________in my ears. I______ the phone and went back to my bedroom. After that nothing really________to me. I still taught in school but I couldn’t centre attention on my teaching. One day I was on the playground when a little boy walked up to me and grabbed my hand. His hand held mine the same way I used to hold my father’s by the last two fingers. At that moment I found my___________. I’ll always remember that!1.

A．when

B．although

C．because

D．before

2.

A．public

B．final

C．official

D．lucky

3.

A．colour

B．taste

C．smell

D．touch

4.

A．exactly

B．sadly

C．slowly

D．simply

5.

A．drive

B．walk

C．race

D．ride

6.

A．immediately

B．hopefully

C．surprisingly

D．unusually

7.

A．accept

B．choose

C．afford

D．make

8.

A．teacher

B．player

C．doctor

D．reporter

9.

A．break

B．knock

C．beat

D．hit

10.

A．set up

B．picked up

C．put up

D．hung up

11.

A．happened

B．mattered

C．came

D．belonged

12.

A．purpose

B．pleasure

C．position

D．progress

【推荐2】The summer before I went off to college, Mom made me stand in her usual spot behind the ironing board (烫衣板) and said, “Pay attention: I’m going to teach you to iron.”

Mom clearly explained her ______ for this lesson. I was going to be ______ and needed to learn this important ______. Also I would be meeting new people, and properly ironed clothes would help me make a good ______.

“Learn to iron a ______.” Mom said, “and you can iron anything.”

But ironing shirts was not ______ work. It didn’t make use of muscles (肌肉) we used to throw a baseball. and it wasn’t a ______ operation like ice-skating. Ironing was like driving a car on a street that had a stop sign every 10 feet. At the same time, an iron produced steam and it might carry ______. If you touched the wrong part of it, you’d get burnt. If you forgot to turn it off when you ______ , you might burn down the house.

As for the secret of the skill, Mom ______ me to begin with the flat spaces outside, pushing the iron forward into wrinkled (有褶皱的) parts. Collars (领子) had to be done right. Mom said they were close to your face, where everyone would ______ them.

Over the years, I’ve learned to iron shirts skillfully, which gives me a sense of ______. Whatever failure I suffer (遭受) in my life, an ironed shirt tells me I am good at ______.

Besides, through ironing I’ve learned the way of solving even ______ difficult problems. “Smooth wrinkles one at a time.” ______ Mom might have said, “and before long everything will get ironed out.”

1.

A．rules

B．reasons

C．feelings

D．ways

2.

A．helpful

B．confident

C．powerful

D．independent

3.

A．skill

B．solution

C．problem

D．lesson

4.

A．suggestion

B．impression

C．instruction

D．direction

5.

A．skirt

B．tie

C．shirt

D．trousers

6.

A．useful

B．easy

C．special

D．hard

7.

A．direct

B．single

C．smooth

D．strange

8.

A．doubt

B．pressure

C．surprise

D．danger

9.

A．went away

B．fell down

C．jumped off

D．looked up

10.

A．taught

B．chose

C．forced

D．sent

11.

A．touch

B．design

C．see

D．admire

12.

A．honesty

B．freedom

C．patience

D．pride

13.

A．something

B．anything

C．nothing

D．everything

14.

A．more

B．the most

C．the worst

D．the best

15.

A．though

B．as

C．when

D．since

【推荐1】Imagine you receive an email that looks something like this: ARE YOU GOING TO CLASS TODAY?   How does reading this______ make you feel? Why did the sender use______ capital(大写) letters? Was he or she angry, ______ did that person just forget______ the “Caps Lock(大写锁定)” on the computer? This email “sounds” like the______   is shouting because using all capital letters in an email is______ the way that people shout online.
Knowing when and where not to______ capital letters is just one______ of online etiquette(礼仪)．
Don't do anything   online that you wouldn't do in______ life. Don't use information that someone else has written, and______ it's yours.Do share   your knowledge of the Internet with others.1.

A．message

B．instruction

C．letter

D．invention

2.

A．some

B．all

C．any

D．none

3.

A．but

B．or

C．and

D．so

4.

A．turn on

B．to turn on

C．to turn off

D．turning off

5.

A．writer

B．worker

C．nurse

D．student

6.

A．hardly

B．carefully

C．nearly

D．usually

7.

A．copy

B．believe

C．double

D．use

8.

A．mistake

B．advice

C．example

D．game

9.

A．noisy

B．real

C．quiet

D．healthy

10.

A．speak

B．tell

C．talk

D．say

【推荐2】完形填空。
Can you cut an apple with a playing card(扑克牌)?Can you write with one hand and draw with _____? Well, some people can, and they all show their_____talents on the TV programme, China's Got Talent.
The TV programme is getting more and more_____in China. Many people watch it every week_________they want to know how talented one can be.
Talent shows______in Britain.And now there are similar shows in many countries______________the world. China's Got Talent is the newest, but it__________others. When people show their special talents, they also__________their most touching(感人的)or funniest stories. Most of them don't want to be famous. They_____want to make their family laugh and want to make others laugh, too.
We all have a __________. It may be big or small. What's your talent? Maybe you can be the next star on China's Got Talent!
1.

A．other

B．others

C．the other

D．the others

2.

A．strong

B．poor

C．special

D．slow

3.

A．boring

B．necessary

C．important

D．popular

4.

A．or

B．because

C．but

D．sox k b 1

5.

A．began

B．ended

C．won

D．reached

6.

A．with

B．to

C．for

D．around

7.

A．is afraid of

B．is different from

C．is up to

D．is good for

8.

A．enjoy

B．speak

C．share

D．write

9.

A．still

B．never

C．maybe

D．just

10.

A．talent

B．family

C．hobby

D．story

【推荐3】阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
                                               Focus on the trees（专注森林）

Do you use a smart phone every day? What do you usually do with your phone? Phones are very _______ in our daily lives. However, they can cause some _______. It can be _______ to keep focused（专注）these days. When working on your homework, you might sometimes find that your smart phone is distracting（分心）you. _______, your smart phone can distract you when you are doing other things, such as having dinner, staying with friends, reading books…

A(n) _______ called Forest can help you keep focused. You can download the app if you want to get off your _______ and focus on more important things. When you set（设置）a new task（任务）in the app and set time to finish it, a tree seed（种子）will be “planted” in the app. If you keep doing your _______, the seed will grow into a tree. But if you close the app and play with your phone _______, the tree will wither（枯萎）and die. Once you _______ the work, your tree will be “planted” in the app. If you keep trying, you will have a ________ one day! You can share your achievements（成就）with your friends and try to “plant” different kinds of trees.

Don’t you think it is interesting and meaningful?

1.

A．terrible

B．important

C．relaxing

D．boring

2.

A．problems

B．danger

C．discussion

D．questions

3.

A．difficult

B．necessary

C．simple

D．educational

4.

A．However

B．Also

C．Though

D．Luckily

5.

A．book

B．app

C．magazine

D．film

6.

A．homework

B．game

C．phone

D．schoolwork

7.

A．work

B．plan

C．task

D．activity

8.

A．instead（相反的）

B．finally

C．soon

D．happily

9.

A．stop

B．finish

C．start

D．choose

10.

A．tree

B．study

C．success

D．forest