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

A king had two sons and asked famous teachers to teach them. After a few1（year）， the king fell badly ill. So he wanted to choose one of his sons as the next king， but which one would be the right person？ He thought it over2a whole night. At last， he decided3（test） his sons.

One day， he gave a room to each of4（they）， “You must fill the room completely （完全地） with anything you wish. But there should be no space left and you cant ask for advice from anyone！”

The next day the king5（visit） his elder sons room. The room was completely filled with grass. The king felt sorry about it. Then he went to6other room， but it was closed. His7（young） son asked him to get in and closed the door again. It was dark everywhere， so the king shouted at him8（angry）. But suddenly the second son lighted a candle and the room was full of light. The king felt very9（excite） and hugged him proudly.

He realized： Wisdom （智慧） is more important than simple answers10are easy to get.

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B

Molly had a math exam that day. Math was her worst  subject. Her friend Ted promised to help her prepare1the exam， but then he ignored （不理會） all her calls.

When the exam began， Molly saw Ted2（hold） his phone under the table. He was reading something on the phone！ Molly was3（surprise）. Was that how Ted always got good grades？ She felt really angry. It wasnt fair！ Then Molly put up her hand... Ted4（look） at his phone and didnt hear Mr Reed as he walked up to his table. Mr Reed picked up Teds exam paper and told him5（go） outside. Ted started crying as he went to the door. Molly felt really sorry.

After school， Molly heard footsteps behind6（she） when she was leaving school. It was Ted. “Molly， wait！” he called. “I want to talk to you.” Molly could see Teds eyes7（be） red. “Listen！ Im really sorry I didnt answer your calls. My dad had a heart trouble. He had an operation （手术） today. I was very worried，8I was reading messages from my mom to see9it was going. But Mr Reed thought I was cheating.10（luck） he believes me now. Im sorry I didnt tell you. will you forgive （原谅） me？”

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C

Have you ever seen some machines that eat used plastic bottles and give some coins to the users？

Recently， such amazing machines    1

（appear） at universities in Chongqing. They can turn rubbish into treasure and encourage the public to recycle rubbish. The machine is as large as a fridge. Users put    2

empty bottle in the machine. It is identified （識别） by a small camera. Then it    3

（put） into a built-in bin. The users can get some    4

（coin）. They can also give away the money.

5

the machine is filled with bottles， it will tell the companys head office. Nearby stations will send workers to have bottles    6

（collect）， packed and sent to the company.

The bottle recycling machines can    7

（great） encourage the public to recycle rubbish. It can save natural resources. Now the machine only    8

（eat） plastic bottles. Sometime in the future it will also cover others， such as glass bottles， to turn more rubbish into treasure and make a big difference    9

our environment.

We can also see similar machines in Shanghai. In the future， we    10

（produce） more such machines and put them at some large stations， bus stops， neighborhoods and schools. Our environment will be better and better.

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D

It was strange getting on a plane after    1    （be） on a boat for five days. Were 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） emails home. Even the Internet cafés are different in China

7    those in England. They are much bigger and there are so many young people. My computer was all in Chinese

8    I couldnt understand anything. Just then a young girl，

9    （sit） next to me， realized and helped me put it

into English. I wish I could understand Chinese， and I think I should learn    10    back in England.

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E

Try reading the following sentences    1

fast as you can： “She sells seashells （貝壳） by the seashore. The shells she sells are surely seashells. So if she sells shells on the seashore， Im sure she sells seashore shells.”

Not very easy， was it？ What youve 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    5

（pick） a peck of （许多） pickled peppers （腌辣椒）. Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers？ If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers， wheres the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked？”

Tongue twisters usually do not have much    6

（mean）. They are just used to improve peoples 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， youd better try picking out some tongue twisters and    10    （practice） them.

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F

When Im growing up， I dont hear “I love you” from my father. If your father never says them    1    you when you are a child， itll get harder and harder for him to say those words as he    2    （get） older. I cant remember when I last    3    （say） those words to him， either.

I decided    4    （make） the first move. In the next phone conversation I said， “Dad… I love you！” There was a silence at the other end and Dad was    5    （surprise） to answer， “Well， the same back to you！”

“Dad， I know you love me; you will say    6    you want to say，” I cried.

Fifteen    7    （minute） later my mother called and asked    8    （nervous）， “Paul， is everything OK？” A few weeks later， my father said on the phone， “Paul， I love you.” I was at work and the tears    9    （run） in my eyes as I finally “heard” the love. As we both sat there in tears we knew that this special moment took our relationship to    10

new way.

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