【推荐1】I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to sit above the top of it. Mother sat writing letters. Standing by her chair, ________ the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the action of writing ________ be a most wonderful thing in the world.

Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk,” ________ said again, “is for Elizabeth.”

I ________ saw her angry, and never saw her cry. I knew she ________ me; she just did it. But as a young girl, I wanted to have heart-to-heart ________ between mother and daughter. They never ________. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional”. ________ she lived “on the surface”.

As years passed, I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in ________ words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me.

My hope turned to ________, then little interest and, finally, peace—it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn’t be sure that the letter had even ________ to mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her ________ someone she was not.

But the present of her desk told me, as she’d never been able to, that she was ________ that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some ________ inside—a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded and refolded many times. It was my letter.

“In any way you chose, mother, you always chose the acts that speak ________ than words.”

Word Bank
emotional surface forgive	易感动的 表面 原谅

1.

A．throwing at

B．knocking at

C．laughing at

D．looking at

2.

A．must

B．will

C．need

D．can

3.

A．he

B．they

C．she

D．we

4.

A．usually

B．never

C．sometimes

D．always

5.

A．loved

B．hated

C．surprised

D．worried

6.

A．speeches

B．talks

C．meetings

D．stories

7.

A．appeared

B．realized

C．happened

D．came

8.

A．As

B．Or

C．So

D．But

9.

A．sad

B．beautiful

C．angry

D．careful

10.

A．patience

B．disappointment

C．joy

D．difficulty

11.

A．received

B．arrived

C．got

D．reached

12.

A．into

B．onto

C．under

D．at

13.

A．surprised

B．angry

C．disappointed

D．pleased

14.

A．books

B．papers

C．money

D．posters

15.

A．louder

B．higher

C．slower

D．lower

【推荐2】At the age of forty-five, my usually well-ordered life became full of changes. After twenty-two years of working in a ________, a plan to use less staff led to the unemployment (失业) of over one hundred people, I being one of them.

My once secure (稳妥的) future became ________. However, I was not a single parent, ________ the family did not depend only on my income (收入). My motto has always been, “Change is good; change is progress.” But when it influenced my livelihood (生活，生计), I had to change it to, “________ change and make the most of it.” From the beginning, I ________ to look at this matter not as ________ luck, but as a welcome chance. I refused to become sorry, ________, I actively planned to do something new and different.

Having a positive attitude (积极的态度) made all the difference in the way I pursued (追求) the future. First, I decided to ________ to college and graduate many years later than I should have. Doing this at my age needed more ________. Not being a graduate had never held me back in my career in the bank, but now it was a personal goal I eager to achieve. With a lot of determination, I went to evening classes and became an adult ________. In the class, I became more and more ________. During this time, I realized that ________ throws in our way, personal growth never stops. The second thing I did to improve my inner self was to reevaluate (再评估) my past life. It used to be filled with endless, and sometimes meaningless events. But now, my heart and life are completely around people I ________.

The loss of my job led to some ________ changes in my life. Revisiting the past made room for the ________. I realize that I have accepted the change, and am making the most of it.

1.

A．factory

B．company

C．bank

D．hospital

2.

A．bright

B．uncertain

C．unimportant

D．clear

3.

A．if

B．or

C．but

D．so

4.

A．Accept

B．Refuse

C．Expect

D．Collect

5.

A．considered

B．happened

C．chose

D．imagined

6.

A．perfect

B．rare

C．good

D．bad

7.

A．instead

B．therefore

C．anyway

D．however

8.

A．attend

B．turn

C．return

D．join

9.

A．time

B．money

C．risk

D．courage

10.

A．teacher

B．student

C．manager

D．doctor

11.

A．afraid

B．confident

C．nervous

D．generous

12.

A．whatever

B．whoever

C．wherever

D．whichever

13.

A．call for

B．care for

C．stand for

D．look for

14.

A．positive

B．common

C．confident

D．unsure

15.

A．future

B．experience

C．change

D．education

【推荐3】科I am a mother of three and have recently completed my college degree. The last class I had to take was sociology(社会学). The teacher was really great. The class was asked to go out and smile at three people.
I am a very ____ person and thought this would be a piece of cake. Soon after, my husband, youngest son and I went out to McDonald’s. We were standing in line, waiting to be ____, when all of a sudden everyone around us began to____ away, and then even my husband did.
As I turned around I smelled a terrible “dirty body” smell, and there standing behind me were two poor ____ men. As I looked down at the short gentleman, he was “____”. His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of God’s Light as he searched for acceptance. He said, “Good day.” as he counted the few ____he had been holding.
The young lady at the counter(柜台) asked him what they ____ He said, “Coffee is all Miss.” because that was all they could afford. He just needed to be warm.
Then I really ____ it—the compulsion(冲动) was so great that I almost____ out and hugged the little man with the blue eyes.
That is when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant were set on me, judging my every action. I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give ____ two more breakfast meals on two plates.
I then picked up the plates and walked around the counter to the _____ that the men had chosen as a resting place. I put the plates on the table and laid my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman’s ____ hand. He looked up at me, with tears in his eyes, and said, “Thank you.”
I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn：acceptance without condition.1.

A．friendly

B．healthy

C．proud

D．careful

2.

A．treated

B．served

C．welcomed

D．greeted

3.

A．give

B．put

C．throw

D．move

4.

A．happy

B．careless

C．homeless

D．pleasant

5.

A．smiling

B．crying

C．thinking

D．nodding

6.

A．apples

B．flowers

C．books

D．coins

7.

A．hated

B．wanted

C．learnt

D．ate

8.

A．made

B．felt

C．got

D．took

9.

A．put

B．took

C．went

D．reached

10.

A．her

B．him

C．me

D．it

11.

A．corner

B．door

C．kitchen

D．table

12.

A．cold

B．warm

C．clean

D．dirty