【推荐1】阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。

It is not always easy to discover yourself. From a（/an）_______ age, I had a strong sense of who I would become—but an accident changed everything.

To me, skating was more _______ than anything else in the world. Nothing else filled my heart with so much _______. I spent 24 hours a week developing my skills. I had no social life or interests except _______. And I was rewarded with first place medals in nearly every competition.

_______, during one competition, I fell and was badly injured. The doctor told me that I couldn’t skate any more. The pain in my back was _______ to bear and even basic daily tasks became difficult.

My passion（激情）had been _______. I lost heart and had no idea what I would become. After eight months of suffering, something had to _______. Instead of sitting around and wasting my days, I began to work with local community service projects. By volunteering as a swimming teacher and summer reading assistant for kid, I got an idea of whom I wanted to become. After a few months, I _______ a new interest. Little by little, I stepped out of the shadow and rebuilt my confidence.

Sometimes, challenges in life will get in the way. We can choose to stay behind or try to get past these challenges. My ________ was a challenge that failed to stop me from reaching success. Today, I’m a very confident and optimistic person.

1.

A．old

B．young

C．good

D．bad

2.

A．boring

B．surprising

C．important

D．useful

3.

A．sadness

B．joy

C．surprise

D．pain

4.

A．skating

B．reading

C．volunteering

D．dancing

5.

A．Necessarily

B．Impossibly

C．Hopefully

D．Unluckily

6.

A．easy

B．hard

C．fine

D．satisfied

7.

A．taken away

B．taken off

C．taken up

D．taken in

8.

A．remember

B．move

C．change

D．return

9.

A．knew

B．found

C．showed

D．thought

10.

A．story

B．work

C．life

D．accident

【推荐2】Hello, I am Diming. I always travel around. Now I am in Holland（荷兰）_________ my mother. I want to tell you something about my _________.

It is interesting to _________ another country. But we don't know the language very _________. We only know a little Dutch（荷兰语）. It is hard _________ people here. We don't know _______ to use the telephone. We don't know what to order（点餐）in a _________, we don't know which _________ to take at the bus stop. But it is _________ to have an experience（经历）like that. We are having fun in Holland now. We __________ in Holland for 5 days. We get up early every day __________ then take a walk around the park. The __________ is near our hotel, From the hotel we can __________ many beautiful buildings. The people in Holland is very __________. They are very kind to us.

I hope I can come to Holland __________.

1.

A．on

B．in

C．with

D．to

2.

A．school

B．county

C．pictures

D．trip

3.

A．go

B．visit

C．live

D．look

4.

A．well

B．good

C．nice

D．bad

5.

A．talking with

B．to talk with

C．talk about

D．talk with

6.

A．how

B．which

C．why

D．who

7.

A．shop

B．restaurant

C．school

D．hospital

8.

A．taxi

B．plane

C．train

D．bus

9.

A．old

B．sad

C．exciting

D．bad

10.

A．stay

B．sleep

C．lie

D．eat

11.

A．but

B．and

C．or

D．so

12.

A．zoo

B．park

C．office

D．museum

13.

A．watch

B．look

C．see

D．look at

14.

A．sad

B．unhappy

C．friendly

D．interesting

15.

A．next

B．last

C．again

D．two time

【推荐3】Frank is nineteen years old. He is happy that he can help his parents to take care of his little sister Mary. But it can _______ feel like a lot of work. One Friday afternoon, Frank’s parents asked _______ to pick Mary up later at school. Of course Frank agreed, because he knew it was very _______ to help his parents when he could.

Around 3:00p.m, Frank got a _______ from his friend, Paul.

“Frank! Forget about whatever _______ you had for today! Jessica’s mother just _______ to let us use her country house this weekend! Come on. We will _______ in fifteen minutes!” he said excitedly on the phone.

Frank always talked about going there and he really wanted to go with his _______.

Frank looked at his watch and _______ how much fun he could have in the country. He knew that the teachers at Mary’s school ________ call his grandmother if he didn’t pick her up. But he knew he could not let his parents and sister down and leave Mary alone. He thanked Paul for the invitation, ________ said he really couldn’t go. Without much time left, Frank ________ to his sister’s school.

He was five minutes late, and when he got there, he saw that Mary was about to cry. She was the ________ students at the school, and the teachers were waiting with her. ________ seeing her big brother, Mary smiled, ran to him and gave him a big hug. Frank realized that he had done the ________ thing. He must always keep his word and be worthy of trust.

1.

A．never

B．hardly

C．sometimes

D．always

2.

A．him

B．he

C．her

D．them

3.

A．easy

B．polite

C．important

D．special

4.

A．notice

B．call

C．letter

D．message

5.

A．excuses

B．choices

C．lessons

D．plans

6.

A．hoped

B．happened

C．offered

D．regretted

7.

A．arrive

B．leave

C．finish

D．celebrate

8.

A．family

B．cousins

C．teachers

D．friends

9.

A．thought about

B．talked about

C．worried about

D．heard about

10.

A．need

B．would

C．must

D．should

11.

A．or

B．so

C．because

D．and

12.

A．ran

B．walked

C．came

D．returned

13.

A．very

B．best

C．quiet

D．last

14.

A．Until

B．When

C．Unless

D．Before

15.

A．usual

B．silly

C．right

D．simple

【推荐1】Long long ago, there was a king. He loved animals very much. One day he got ________ nice falcons (猎鹰) from his son. He had never seen such ________ falcons before. He loved them so much and he ordered the best falconer (猎鹰者) to ________ them to fly.

After several months, the king came to see how the training was going on. He found that one falcon had already been able to fly high in the sky, while the other was ________ on the branch (树枝) of a tree quietly.

The king called all his falconers together and ordered them to ________ every way they could to make the other falcon fly. But none of them ________. One day, while the king was taking a walk in the forest, an idea came to his ________. Maybe someone who knew the natural environment well could ________ this problem. Then he invited a ________ who lived in the forest into his palace to train it at once.

The next morning, the king saw the other falcon flying in the sky freely. He felt very ________.

“It is unbelievable!” shouted the king. “How could you ________ it happen? ”

The farmer replied, “It is very easy. I just ________ the branch where the falcon rested. It had no place to rest. Then it had to ________.”

It is always the same to human beings. We all have “two flying wings” in our hearts as well. But it seems that we don’t notice them and stay in a place where we just feel ________ and comfortable. We won’t realize we can fly so high and freely until the branches we are resting on ________. Do you think so?

1.

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．five

2.

A．crazy

B．clever

C．sad

D．beautiful

3.

A．allow

B．ask

C．train

D．go

4.

A．playing

B．staying

C．shaking

D．crying

5.

A．try

B．lead

C．decide

D．catch

6.

A．failed

B．received

C．agreed

D．succeeded

7.

A．body

B．mind

C．face

D．heart

8.

A．answer

B．know

C．realize

D．solve

9.

A．scientist

B．doctor

C．farmer

D．worker

10.

A．surprised

B．upset

C．bored

D．interested

11.

A．make

B．keep

C．ask

D．drive

12.

A．turn off

B．take off

C．cut off

D．show off

13.

A．jump

B．fly

C．run

D．walk

14.

A．peaceful

B．old

C．dangerous

D．bright

15.

A．leads

B．breaks

C．runs

D．rises

【推荐2】The end of the school year was coming quickly. I was so excited because it was time for the school play tryouts. This year's play was called Mystery at the Lighthouse. I was____to get the lead part of Joe who tries to solve the mystery of the lights that go on and off by themselves.
After school, all those who wanted to____out for the play met in the gym at 3:30. My friend Kevin and I sat and waited for our turn to read for the play. The next day,____were posted on the wall outside the gym. Kevin got a part in the play. However, l didn't see my name. I felt____inside. I was sure I would get the part.
"I can't understand why I'm not in the play," I said to my Mom. "Rick, it just____that someone was a little better than you. You shouldn't give up just because of this one time. Look at all the other things you're good at," said Mom. "You are great with art and drawing and you're a super soccer player." " I guess so, " I said____I went to my room.
The next day at school Mr. Carter, the art teacher, asked me if I would be interested in doing some drawing and painting for the play. " You want me to help draw for the play?"" I sure do, " said Mr. Carter. I was so happy about being part of the play____
I stayed after school each day for the next week and drew a big lighthouse and painted it. I ____drew some boats in the water and painted them. I was so excited the night of the play. I ____from the side of the stage as Kevin said his part of the play very well. At the end of the show, Mr. Carter called all the students onto the stage who helped with the artwork, lights and moving things around on stage. I felt____of being part of the play. I think I like doing the artwork better. It was so much fun!1.

A．hoping

B．smiling

C．helping

D．learning

2.

A．pick

B．give

C．took

D．try .

3.

A．jobs

B．parts

C．events

D．choices

4.

A．special

B．worried

C．funny

D．ready

5.

A．supposes

B．explains

C．matters

D．means

6.

A．if

B．as

C．once

D．until

7.

A．so far

B．as usual

C．after all

D．above all

8.

A．instead

B．still

C．just

D．also

9.

A．rushed

B．stepped

C．watched

D．reported

10.

A．afraid

B．proud

C．tired

D．sure

【推荐3】Long long ago, there was a beautiful little girl. She was_______because she had no family and no home. She only had her clothes and some bread. But she was very kind.

A man asked her_______she had something to eat. She gave him her_______

A child cried and told her that his_______was very cold. So she gave him her hat.

Then, she met a child with no coat. She gave him her coat.

One day, in the cold_______forest, she met another child who_______her dress. The little girl thought that it was dark and_______could see her, so she gave her dress away. At last, she had almost nothing: no family, nowhere to live, nothing to eat and little to wear.

_______, stars fell from the sky. These stars became beautiful pieces of money. With the money, she_______a new dress and a coat.

The little girl was rich for the________of her life and she still helped the people in need with her money.

1.

A．alone

B．kind

C．poor

2.

A．where

B．if

C．when

3.

A．clothes

B．home

C．bread

4.

A．neck

B．back

C．Head

5.

A．noisy

B．dark

C．bright

6.

A．asked for

B．took off

C．gave away

7.

A．someone

B．nobody

C．anybody

8.

A．Suddenly

B．Certainly

C．Recently

9.

A．chose

B．borrowed

C．bought

10.

A．end

B．beginning

C．rest