语法填空专练（一）

赵广春

阅读下列短文，在空白处填入合适的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

（A）

A robot used for housework _1_ （test） out in a family. He looked like a tall _2_ handsome man with smooth black hair， _3_ （speak） in a deep voice. Larry was going to be away from home so he hired such a robot to accompany _4_ wife Claire. Claire didn’t like the idea at the beginning， but she agreed to it at last. At her first sight of Tony， Claire was alarmed. When Tony offered to help her dressing， Claire felt embarrassed. _5_ （gradual）， Tony began to win Claire’s trust. He helped Claire realize her dreams _6_ making her home elegant， giving her a new haircut， changing the makeup she wore and _7_ （give） her advice on her dresses. Therefore at the party all the guests _8_ were invited were filled with admiration _9_ they saw her house was completely changed. After the test， the company was satisfied with Tony’s report _10_ he had successfully made a woman regain her confidence.

（B）

While English is getting more and more important in your schools， Chinese has become popular among foreign kids. But Chinese can be more difficult _1_ （learn）. Many foreign kids thinks that Chinese characters have too many strokes， _2_ they still want to learn it. Some South Korean students begin to learn _3_ （write） the language on their first day at school. To help students learn Chinese， South Korean holds popular speaking _4_ （compete） for high school students every year.

The Chinese Ministry of Education _5_ （say） in the interview yesterday that last year nearly 33 million people from 85 countries learned Chinese. Some even try to learn and draw in a _6_ （China） way.

China is _7_ （develop） so fast that foreign countries intend _8_ （understand） China better to help them with business. The Chinese government is also helping the world learn Chinese.

_9_ has sent more than 200 Chinese teachers to more than 60 countries in the world. Nowadays， more and more colleges _10_ （set） up in foreign countries.

（Key ? p. 38）