【推荐1】阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。

A group of boys were playing basketball in the park. The playground was great,     1     there was no fence(栅栏) around it. If one boy missed the ball, someone had to catch it at once, so it wouldn't go too far away.

One boy threw the ball too hard and it flew like a rocket over the     2    (head) of all the other boys, and kept on flying.

Anna was sitting nearby and watching the ducks swim in the river. Suddenly, she     3    (hear) somebody shouting and turned to see a big, orange object coming towards     4    (she).

“Stop the ball,” one of them shouted.

The ball landed close to the river. The ducks flew away quickly.

Anna opened her arms, just in time     5    (stop) the ball as it was going to fall into the river.

“Could you please bring it over here?” asked one boy     6    (polite).

Anna walked to them with the ball. She was nervous because the boys were    7    (old) than her. However, they were very nice and thanked her     8     saving the ball.

“Can I join you?” Anna asked.

The boys agreed, but they were not sure    9     she could throw the ball even close to the basket.

Anna took the ball and then had     10     try. The boys watched in surprise as the ball went straight into the basket. Anna smiled as the boys cheered loudly for her.

【推荐2】阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法情况和上下文连贯的要求,在空白处填入适当的词或用括号中所给词的正确形式填空,每空不超过两词。

It was our school’s yearly dancing show. I     1    (be) excited that I was chosen by the teacher this time although I didn’t have any experience of dancing for a show. I would dance in front of all the students and     2    (teacher). It made me very proud.

However, I was a bit sad     3     my father had no time to watch me dance. He     4    (invite) to have a business meeting. I knew that my father would surely come to my show if he could.     5    (lucky), my mother and my elder sister were still coming to watch my show.

    6     the beginning of the day, I was very nervous. After changing into the dress and getting my makeup done, I felt     7    (relax). Then I went on to the stage bravely. I was very glad to see my mother and sister sitting in     8     second row.

Just before the lights turned dark, I saw my father rush into the hall and take the seat beside my mother.     9     a pleasant surprise it was! The sight of my father made     10    (I) smile. I began dancing confidently. Soon after the show, my family came backstage to congratulate me. I was so happy and lucky to have my family’s support.

【推荐3】阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。

In ancient China, there was a man called Yue Yangzi. He had a wife     1     was very kind and wise.

One day, he     2     (find) a piece of gold and ran home as fast as he could to tell his wife. Looking at the gold, his wife calmly said, “It is said that a true man never drinks a thief’s water or accept charity. What do you think of keeping others’ thing as yours? Yue felt sorry for what he had done and took the gold back to the place.

The next year, Yue left his home     3     (study) with a talented teacher. One day, his wife was weaving on the loom（织布机）when Yue entered home     4     (sudden). The wife seemed to be worried and she asked why he came back so soon. The husband explained how he missed her.     5     saying anything, the wife cut away what she had woven with a pair of     6     (scissor). She said, “If something is stopped halfway, it is just like the cut cloth on the loom or even     7     (bad). It will only be useful if finished. But now, it has been nothing but     8     mess, and so it is with your study.”

After     9     (hear) his wife’s words, he went on with his study. For years, he didn’t return home     10     he made great achievements.

【推荐2】“My People, My Country”,     1     Chinese film made in celebration (庆祝) of the 70th founding anniversary of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), hits American theaters on Tuesday.

Hundreds     2     people attended the premiere (首映) of the film held in a theater in America, on Monday night. Waving Chinese flags in their     3    , the audience sang “My People, My Country”     4     at the beginning of the movie.

There     5     seven short stories in the film. The film focuses on important historical moments     6     the founding of the PRC in 1949. It’s very     7    . It appears on big screens of over 100 cinemas in 54 cities from Tuesday.

Many Chinese audience were deeply moved by the film. They expressed (表达) their     8     wishes for a better future for the motherland. They said,“We miss our homeland and always dream of     9     home.”

“My People, My Country” is sweeping the Chinese film market, grossing more     10     284 million yuan (40.15 million U.S.dollars) on its first day of screening in Chinese mainland on Monday.

【推荐3】根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为 66—75的相应位置上。

Can   women   wrestle   (摔跤)?   Many people   may say no.   However,   the   Indian   wrestler Mahavir Phogat t    1     his daughters to be the greatest wrestlers in the world.

The father first wanted to have a s    2     , so he could be a wrestler like him. But his wife gave birth to four daughters. He was not happy because in people’s mind, girls could only do housework at home. Almost giving up the h    3     for his boys to win gold medals, suddenly one day, he was told that his older daughters Geeta and Babita beat up (打败) two boys by wrestling them. Phogat was very s    4       to hear that. He then realized that his girls were able to become excellent wrestlers because they, like himself, were b    5     wrestlers.

From then on, he began to make his daughters practise wrestling in the small village. The two girls even had their long hair cut and they were l    6       at by the villagers. Day after day, they had to get up early in the morning to do exercise. The training was so cruel (残酷) that the girls h    7     it at first. But later they understood their father’s love. Only in this way could they be independent (独立) and have a bright f    8       in India. After that, they took the training seriously and step by step, they made great p    9    . The daughters even beat up other men wrestlers in all kinds of competitions. They successfully made their way to the national winners, but how about the international competitions? Will the two girls be the p    10     of their father and the whole country? Find out more in the Indian movie Dangal. Famous Indian actor Aamir Khan plays the father in it.