语法填空

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

A

As a child， I was 1 （real） afraid of the dark and of getting 2 （lose）. These fears were real and caused me some uncomfortable moments. Maybe it was the strange way things looked and 3 （sound） at night that scared me so much. Out of the corner of my eye， I saw the curtains（窗帘） seem to move without wind. 4 very low sound in the floor would seem a hundred times 5 （loud） than in the day. My imagination （想象） would run wild， and my heart would beat fast. Another fear was 6 I would get lost， especially on the way home 7 school. Every morning I got on the school bus. That was no problem. After school， though， when all the buses were lined up along the street， I was afraid that I would get in the wrong one and be 8 （take） to some strange places. On school or family trips， I wouldn’t let the leaders out of my sight. Perhaps one of the 9 （bad） fears of all I had as a child was not being liked or accepted by others. Being popular was 10 （importance） to me then， and the fear of not being liked was a serious one.

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B

Sixteen years ago， a boy 1 （give） me a gift， a smile. It was the early autumn of my first year at a new middle school. No one 2 （know） me. I was very lonely， and afraid of 3 （speak） to anyone. Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing， I felt heart-broken. I couldn’t talk with anyone about my problems. Then one day， when my classmates were talking 4 （happy）， I was sitting at my desk unhappily 5 usual. At that moment， a boy came in. I didn’t know him. He passed by me and then turned back. He looked at me with a smile. Suddenly， I felt the touch of something bright and 6 （friend）. It made me feel happy and warm.

That smile changed my life. I started to talk with other students and made friends with them. Gradually I became

7 （close） to my classmates than before. The boy with the lucky smile 8 （become） my best friend ever since. One day I asked him 9 he had smiled， but he couldn’t remember it！

I believe that the world is what you think. If you think

10 is lonely， you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.

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C

What is health？ Health means eating well， getting enough exercise， 1 having a healthy weight. Let’s read the following rules. They can help you stay healthy.

（1） Eat a variety of food， 2 （especial） fruit and vegetables. We know that eating fruit and vegetables can help us stay healthy， but many of us only eat our favorite food. Remember that we can only get the nutrition （营养） we need by 3 （eat） different kinds of food， especially fruit and vegetables.

（2） Drink water and milk most often. Everyone knows that water is important. Besides that， kids need plenty of calcium （钙） 4 （grow） strong bones， and milk is rich 5

it. Every day， you should drink at least three cups of milk， when you are 9 years old or older. You should also try to have 6 （little） sugary drinks， like soda and coca. They include a lot of sugar. Sugar only includes calories， not important nutrition.

（3） Listen to your body. When you are eating， notice 7

your body feels. When your stomach feels 8 （comfortable） full， stop eating. Eating too much 9 （make） you feel uncomfortable. If you do it too often， it can make you 10

（health） and fat.

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D

It was strange getting on a plane after 1 （be） on a boat for five days. We’re now in Shanghai. We traveled on

the 2 （fast） train in the world. It goes 420 kilometers an hour！ My feet felt 3 （real） shaky when I got off. Shanghai is really 4 （excite） and has fantastic shops. We

5 （find） an Internet café， and it was nice 6 （send） some emails home. Even the Internet cafés are different in China 7 those in England. They are 8 bigger and there are so many young people. My computer was all in Chinese so I couldn’t understand anything. Just then a young girl， 9 （sit） next to me， realized and helped me put it 10 English. I wish I could understand Chinese， and I think I should learn it back in England.

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E

Try reading the following sentences 1 fast as you can： “She sells seashells（贝壳） by the seashore（海边）. The shells she sells are surely seashells. So if she sells shells on the seashore， I’m sure she sells seashore shells.”

Not very easy， was it？ What you’ve just read 2 （call） a tongue twister （绕口令）. It is 3 exercise made up of sounds that are hard to pronounce in order to help people pronounce words 4 （fast） and more correctly. Try the next example： “Peter Piper picked a peck（配克） of pickled peppers（腌辣椒）. Did Peter Piper 5 （pick） a peck of pickled peppers？ If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers， where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked？”

Tongue twisters usually do not have much 6 （mean）. They are just used to improve people’s ability to pronounce words. Although they may be very difficult， these exercises are very 7 （importance） to people who are trying to speak English correctly. This is 8 tongue twisters help people tell the differences between similar sounds.

So if you wish 9 （pronounce） words more smoothly， you’d better try picking out some tongue twisters and 10 （practice） them.

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F

People are always looking for 1 （happy）. Most people want to be happy， but few know how 2 （find） it. Money and success alone do not bring lasting happiness. Happiness depends on 3 （we）.

The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often， we spend so much time 4 （think） about the future—for example， getting into college or getting a good job—that we fail to enjoy the present. You should enjoy life’s simple pleasure， 5 as reading a good book. listening to your favorite music， or spending time with close friends. People who have several good friends tend to live happier and 6 （health） lives.

Being active is 7 second secret to lead a happy life. Many people experience this by dancing， or playing a sport. You can forget about your problems and only think about the activity.

Finally， many people find happiness in helping others. According to studies， people feel good when they offer their time to do many meaningful things for other people. 8 you want to feel happier， do something nice for someone. You can help a friend discuss his or her studies， 9 （go） shopping to get food for an aged neighbor， or 10 （simple） help out around the house by washing the dishes.

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