【推荐1】On a cold November evening, my mother and I walked back home from a pizza store. We bought many things from a___________. We were ___________ in our warm clothes. I felt a little ___________ because I carried our shopping bags, so I decided to throw(扔) something away. I walked towards a dustbin(垃圾桶) when I found a poor man walking out of the restaurant in front of us. He was going to the nearby dustbin and started looking through it. There were many___________ eating dinner here so I thought he was looking for some food.

I suddenly felt very ___________ because I wanted to throw away a new drink just because it was too ___________. I walked up to him and gave the __________ and some bread to him. The man looked up in ___________ and took what I gave him. He had a big smile. I felt I couldn’t be happier with myself. But then he said, “Wow, this is my son’s _________ day!”

With that, he thanked me happily and started off on his bike. I even heard him singing as he___________ away. I got a warm __________ inside. I now understand the saying “Giving is getting”.

Though it was only a little action, I got and ___________more in those two __________ than I did in the rest of the month. Everyone in the world___________help. Everyone can give help and everyone will be helped by ___________ kindness(善意).

The scene of that man’s happiness causes by my small gift often comes out in my mind whenever I have the chance to do something nice.

1.

A．restaurant

B．hotel

C．bank

D．supermarket

2.

A．wearing

B．dressed

C．putting

D．having

3.

A．worried

B．interested

C．happy

D．tired

4.

A．people

B．students

C．girls

D．children

5.

A．different

B．special

C．sorry

D．hot

6.

A．heavy

B．cold

C．cheap

D．funny

7.

A．money

B．toys

C．drink

D．clothes

8.

A．silence

B．surprise

C．anger

D．fear

9.

A．bad

B．usual

C．lucky

D．dark

10.

A．rode

B．ran

C．walked

D．drove

11.

A．idea

B．flag

C．flower

D．feeling

12.

A．learned

B．enjoyed

C．looked

D．followed

13.

A．hours

B．seconds

C．days

D．minutes

14.

A．needs

B．gives

C．takes

D．brings

15.

A．showing

B．getting

C．knowing

D．making

【推荐2】On a cold winter day in Denver, I waited in line to see my hero, Jack Canfield, the co-author of the best—selling Chicken Soup for the Soul series, a/an _________ to thousands of people. He was wise, kind and _________ with the ability to see what is possible in the world. I thought, "If I can get to know him, I will become that.”

When I saw the opportunity, I _________ it. During his presentation, Jack reached for his wallet, _________ out a hundred-dollar bill, and said "Who wants this?" Hands _________ up in the audience: people waited anxiously to see who Jack would choose. But I jumped up, ran up the stairs to the stage, and grabbed the bill from his hand.

As I took the bill, he turned to me and said, "Yes, that's it! We can't _________ the opportunities to come to us. We must take action to _________ what we want!”

After this talk. I waited in line to meet Jack and asked for his personal e-mail address. Over the next several months, I sent e-mails _________ my vision（远见）and dreams with him. He kindly e-mailed back simple _________ such as "Keep thinking and playing bigger; it's much more fun that way. Love, Jack." Then my life got __________ with other things. I lost sight of my inspiration and I__________ e-mailing Jack.

A year later, it seemed that my dream gradually disappeared when I had this idea to get back in touch with Jack. I emailed him again and again-but got no reply. As I sat down at my computer to check my email for the fifth time, I__________woke up. What was I doing? Was I waiting for the__________ of life? In no minute, an inspiration came like lightning: We all have a "Jack" for whom we__________. Why not write a book about this waiting and call it “Waiting for Jack”.

Three years later, Waiting for Jack is a best—seller on Amazon! And I have grown in ways I__________ expected.

1.

A．method

B．inspiration

C．imagination

D．experiment

2.

A．doubtful

B．available

C．successful

D．proud

3.

A．took

B．drew

C．missed

D．searched

4.

A．found

B．made

C．let

D．pulled

5.

A．jumped

B．turned

C．picked

D．shot

6.

A．expect

B．allow

C．advise

D．order

7.

A．determine

B．destroy

C．exchange

D．create

8.

A．telling

B．sharing

C．planning

D．saying

9.

A．encouragements

B．comments

C．praises

D．questions

10.

A．easy

B．empty

C．happy

D．busy

11.

A．forgot

B．continued

C．stopped

D．enjoyed

12.

A．gradually

B．strangely

C．carefully

D．suddenly

13.

A．birth

B．end

C．trouble

D．prize

14.

A．live

B．wait

C．work

D．hunt

15.

A．even

B．never

C．nearly

D．always

【推荐1】When things went wrong, Freddy always had something nice to say.
When Dad forget about the pizza and it burned. Freddy said“Don’t worry. It’ll still taste good.”And he was_______. The pizza edges were dark, but the middle wasn’t half bad.
When his teacher Mr. Hall knocked into a bookshelf in the   _______, Freddy said“Don’t worry. Mrs. Bog won’t be upset. ” The librarian just laughed and helped pick up the books. Freddy looked on the bright side. And everyone liked that about _________.
Everyone, that is, except Hazel.
Hazel was the new kid in class. On her first day, Freddy said   “Nice to meet you, Hazel. I think you’ll like it here.”
“I_______it,” she talked back. Freddy had never met anyone like her.
When Mr. Hall said they’d have a break inside because it was raining. Freddy said,“Every
cloud has a silver lining.”
“A silver lining?”Hazel shook her head.   “Bad things come in_______.” Greta was carrying paints in art class. She fell over, and paints went flying.
“That was the second bad thing. What will the third thing be?” Hazel seemed so_______about the Rule of Three Bad Things.
“It’s beautiful!”Emma picked up Freddy’s painting, not realizing she had paint on her fingers.
“Freddy’s picture is_______!” Hazel pointed,   “There’s number three.” Emma looked sad.“I’m sorry, Freddy.”
“ It’s OK...If you add wings , the fingerprints could look like butterflies( 蝴 蝶 ), ” said Freddy.
_______refused to put a finger on Freddy’s paper. Only Hazel did.
“Want to add one?” Freddy asked.
Hazel thought about it, then nodded. She put her finger into paint, gently(温柔地) pressed it onto Freddy’s painting and_______added wings.
“It looks great,” said Freddy.
Hazel________.   “You know, I don’t really think there’s a Rule of Three Bad Things.” Sometimes, there are good things hiding where you don’t expect them.1.

A．clever

B．right

C．active

D．famous

2.

A．shop

B．gym

C．library

D．museum

3.

A．me

B．her

C．you

D．him

4.

A．expect

B．believe

C．doubt

D．understand

5.

A．twos

B．threes

C．fours

D．fives

6.

A．happy

B．worried

C．sorry

D．sure

7.

A．in a mess

B．on show

C．in fashion

D．on sale

8.

A．Everybody

B．Somebody

C．Anybody

D．Nobody

9.

A．angrily

B．quickly

C．carefully

D．secretly

10.

A．smiled

B．promised

C．warned

D．shouted

【推荐2】Long ago, in a small village of Wakefield lived two farmers, Harry and Peter. Harry was very hardworking while Peter was ____. Every day Harry got up early and came home late, but Peter walked around for fun.

One summer there was no ____ and the crops were dying. Harry thought, “I must do something to save these crops, or they will die.” With this thought in mind, he went out to find a river so that he could dig a canal（沟渠）to his field. He walked on and on, feeling tired and thirsty. After a ____ search, he found a river full of blue water. He was very happy. He started digging a canal to his field. When it was noon his wife sent their daughter to bring Harry home for lunch. But Harry did not go. He did not want to leave his work unfinished. He completed his work ____ at night. He was very satisfied. He went home, had a good and ____ into a sound sleep.

Peter did the same. But he was not at all determined（有决心的）. He also ____ digging a canal to his field but he didn’t have his work completed. His field did not get ____ water and all his crops died.

Harry’s field would be watered when needed. He had a good harvest because of his hard work.

1.

A．cruel

B．lazy

C．careless

D．silly

2.

A．rain

B．wind

C．cloud

D．river

3.

A．quick

B．long

C．slow

D．special

4.

A．early

B．far

C．late

D．deep

5.

A．fell

B．looked

C．turned

D．walked

6.

A．stopped

B．loved

C．forgot

D．started

7.

A．clean

B．enough

C．little

D．fresh

【推荐3】When Roy was four years old, his father died in an accident, leaving his mother and him. After Roy left high school, he wanted _______to a good college(大学) in his hometown. But his mother had to pay______money for his college education.
“I’ll try to do something for you as soon as you pass the entrance(入学) exam,” said his mother.
Roy took the exam. As a result, he could enter the college ____he didn’t get very high grades(分数).
His mother was very excited, but she knew quite a lot of money would be needed. The next day, she sold her car and asked her boss_______   another four hours’ work every day. She even had two jobs, one during the day and______at night. She had to walk to work and work twelve hours a day, seven days a week, but she didn’t_______ She thought her son’s education was worth(值得) so much.
A term passed. Roy took his first exam after______into the college. When the results were told, Roy ran home to_______his mother the news.
Mum, he said, “I’ve got my exam results. You must be very_______.
You mean you’ve pass, she asked happily.
No, I haven’t. You can get your car back and stop______like that from now on.1.

A．to go

B．to come

C．to make

2.

A．some

B．no

C．much

3.

A．and

B．as long as

C．though

4.

A．to

B．for

C．with

5.

A．the others

B．others

C．the other

6.

A．complain (抱怨)

B．refuse

C．argue

7.

A．come

B．came

C．coming

8.

A．talk

B．speak

C．tell

9.

A．worried

B．shy

C．happy

10.

A．to work

B．working

C．work