【推荐1】Tom is a great boy. He began to learn to cook when he was sixteen years old. At that time, he was ill in _______ . During the first three days there, Tom _______ a lot of TV cartoons and felt bored with them. Then he visited the Internet for fun. He _______ an interesting website (网站). It taught people how to _______ . Tom was very interested in the pictures on the website and fell in love (爱上) with cooking. After he got _______ , Tom went back home and tried his best to learn to cook by himself. Tom _______ most of his free time learning how to cook. He tried a lot of recipes (食谱).

Now after five years of _______ . Tom is a famous cook in his town. He also uses his cooking to make money for poor _______ in his town. He’s already given them more than 10,000 dollars. He even has his own book to teach people to cook simple food. The book is quite popular. “When you _______ to do something, try your best to do it. Then you will be ________ one day!” said Tom.

1.

A．hospital

B．school

C．hotel

2.

A．gave

B．lost

C．watched

3.

A．sent

B．found

C．described

4.

A．fly

B．draw

C．cook

5.

A．better

B．worse

C．fatter

6.

A．bought

B．spent

C．discussed

7.

A．fight

B．laugh

C．practice

8.

A．children

B．doctors

C．drivers

9.

A．forget

B．follow

C．decide

10.

A．dangerous

B．successful

C．funny

【推荐2】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。

When I was a teenager, I volunteered to give out water at a local race. I was so excited to see different runners who passed by and ________ took a cup of water. I saw so many types of people taking part in the race and thought maybe I ________ do it too!

The ________ year I signed up(报名) for the race. But I didn’t do much to prepare. I ________ wanted to finish it. It was very hot on the day of the race. I remember running about 5 miles and thinking, “I must be crazy. Why am I doing this? ________ again!”

I went on running ________ I didn’t know if I could finish it. Then came the most important moment.

Near the end, an old man ran past me. I felt embarrassed(尴尬的). I was about 50 years ________ than him but I couldn’t catch up with him, and then I realized ________. How often in life do we ________ ourselves with others and feel unhappy about ourselves when we really shouldn’t? I decided that I would not ________ running, and that one day I would be one of those 70-year-old men who were still running.

As I crossed the finish line, I was proud of ________. I was so glad I didn’t give up. Today it is a great source(源泉) of happiness in my life. In life we all compare ourselves with others sometimes. It’s ________. But don’t allow those moments to make you weak. Let them ________ you. Use them to show you ________ is possible.

Life is full of races. There are lessons in every ________. There are life lessons to be learned every single day. Maybe you don’t win the race, but if you get the lesson and grow, you are truly a winner.

1.

A．hardly

B．probably

C．exactly

D．quickly

2.

A．could

B．must

C．would

D．should

3.

A．middle

B．next

C．first

D．last

4.

A．even

B．ever

C．just

D．also

5.

A．Always

B．Often

C．Usually

D．Never

6.

A．but

B．so

C．or

D．after

7.

A．bigger

B．heavier

C．younger

D．older

8.

A．nothing

B．something

C．anything

D．everything

9.

A．give

B．put

C．throw

D．compare

10.

A．give up

B．keep on

C．stick to

D．hold on to

11.

A．himself

B．yourself

C．myself

D．itself

12.

A．unusual

B．natural

C．strange

D．special

13.

A．disappoint

B．prevent

C．separate

D．encourage

14.

A．what

B．where

C．how

D．when

15.

A．license

B．situation

C．race

D．school

【推荐3】For five months l walked past a homeless man on my way to work. He was____his late twenties, a little older than me. Every time I saw him I wanted to do something to____him. Then, one day, I finally walked to him.
I introduced myself first and then I offered him two____I said, “I could either give you a laptop, and teach you how to write computer code, or give you $100 in cash." He was surprised, but I could see there was____in his eyes. He wasn't sure what coding is so I____that it's the language of computer programs. He told me his name was Leo, and accepted my offer. I agreed every day for two months to____him for an hour.
I do believe in the power of____ I was home-schooled by my mother, herself a software engineer, and she planted in me the joy of learning. By the age of 12,I had____my own business designing websites and had earned $3,000. I was sure that____Leo learned how to write computer code, it could be a way for him to turn things around. Later, I've learnt that Leo became homeless after he____his job in 2011.I hope Leo will be offered a job one day after he has learnt how to write computer code.1.

A．at

B．in

C．with

D．on

2.

A．educate

B．surprise

C．help

D．protect

3.

A．rights

B．duties

C．choices

D．decisions

4.

A．joy

B．worry

C．suffering

D．sadness

5.

A．imagined

B．explained

C．proved

D．shouted

6.

A．show

B．teach

C．guide

D．search

7.

A．love

B．competition

C．imagination

D．education

8.

A．set up

B．cared about

C．put up

D．given up

9.

A．unless

B．though

C．before

D．if

10.

A．lost

B．found

C．refused

D．got