短文填词改错练习12.docx

1、短文填词改错练习12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。 I never thought that a little help would turn out to be the most satisfying thing in my life. I once met a young man 1._ seemed tired and in pain on my way home. With a smile, he asked 2._ I could lend him some money. He was paralyzed(瘫痪的) in both legs

2、and was raising money for a(n)3._(operate). Actually, I was full 4._ doubts as every day many people play such tricks 5._ (get) money. I even asked him to show me his legs. Then I gave him some money and left.After a few days, he again arrived at my doorstep asking for more money. This time I was 6.

3、_(entirely) convinced he was cheating me. I still gave him money and said it was all I had.Years later, one day I got 7._ call from an unknown number. The man told me his mane but I didnt recognize him. He said,” It is because of your help 8._ Im now able to stand on my legs and have a good job.” Wh

4、at he said next made me 9._(surprise). He said he wanted to return my money 10._ I wouldnt feel cheated and would continue to help people in need in the future. Googling something has become a way of life. If anyone thinks about 1._(look) something up on the Internet, he or she will probably want to

5、 “Google it.” The person 2._ brought this new way of looking things up to people is Larry Page.Born on March 26, 1973, Larry Page is a computer programmer, and founded Google with his partner, Sergey Brin. He devoted himself 3._ the development of search engine. Page came from a computer science fam

6、ily. His father was a professor at Michigan University 4._ Larry Page graduated with honors. From 5._ early age Larry Page had been interested in finding out 6._ mechanical things worked, but it was invention 7._ interested Page most. Larry Page 8._(begin) his first Google page while still a student

7、 at Stanford. He developed a new algorithm(计算程序) that was 9._ (good) than every search engine in use in 1996. Then Google was founded in 1998. Since then, Google 10._(consider) as the NO.1 search engine in the world. “Thank you.” This short but important English 1._(express) shows thanks for kind wo

8、rds or actions. But sometimes, those two words are not enough. As _matter of fact, when it comes to thanking people, you can be creative.3._ (thank) people, you can send a letter. Letter writing is becoming a lost art form. When you put pen to paper, people will be happy you spent time 4._(write). D

9、ont worry 5._ the letters length. Just express how thankful you are.You can take your thankfulness one step further and make a video. A visual(看得见的) thank-you can be 6._(interest). Film yourself opening a friends gift. Perform a play or song to show your thanks to people 7._ have helped you.You can

10、also put together a simple gift bag. Little gifts show people 8._ you think theyre important. They can also 9._ (real) make someone happy.Do something special. You can take them to dinner 10._ cook for them. Buy them the book theyve been wanting. Any of these actions lets them know how much you appr

11、eciate them.Billy, a Chinese boy, is enjoying a holiday in England. He pays a visit to his British friend Jennifer.Jennifer: Hey, Billy! Come in, please! We havent seen each other since I 1._(come) back from Beijing last year. How is everything going with you?Billy：Im fine, but I missed you very muc

12、h!Jennifer: I missed you, too. Would you like 2._(have) a cup of tea?Billy: Yes, please. Ive heard a lot about English tea, and I 3._(real) want it myself.Jennifer: Its black tea. Im sure youll like it.Billy: Oh, it 4._(smell) good. Can I taste it now?Jennifer: Just wait a second so that I can add s

13、ome milk.Billy: Its so different 5._ Chinese tea. We never add milk. Ill try it. Billy drinks the tea made by Jennifer.Jennifer: 6._ do you find it?Billy: Very nice.Jennifer: Im glad you like it. You can add a little sugar to make it taste 7._(good).Billy: OK. I heard 8._ you British people have aft

14、ernoon tea everyday. Is that true?Jennifer: Well, it used to be 9._ daily event. However, changes in our modern life style have made it go out of fashion for most British people. Afternoon tea 10._ is popular among tourists is only enjoyed by most British people on special occasions.Billy: Oh, I see

15、. John: You look 1._(real) tired today. Did you not sleep well last night?Carl: No. I worked until two in the morning and slept a little.John: Are you that busy at work?Carl: Yeah, we are extremely busy. Our group just got a project 2._ is very important for the company, so weve been spending the la

16、st few days 3._(look) for the best plan.John: 4._ doesnt matter how busy you are. You should take care of yourself.Carl: I want to rest too, but I just dont have time. Im often so busy 5._ I dont even have time to eat. Most mornings I want to sleep a little more so I dont have time to eat breakfast.

17、 I just have fast food for lunch 6._(save) time.John: Oh my gosh! I think you diet is too 7._(health). As we all know, breakfast is the 8._ (important) meal of the day, but you dont actually eat breakfast; lunch plays 9._ important part, too.Carl: I would love to have a healthy lifestyle, but right

18、now I have to throw myself into work.John: Oh, you make me so concerned 10._ your health.Reggie was a normal boy, but he had been born deaf. He was well known to everyone in town, and they were all very fond 1._ him. Unfortunately, he always seemed to be treated 2._(different) from everyone else.Reg

19、gie didnt like this very much, But the person 3._ disliked this most was his friend Michael. Michael decided that things had to change. So he managed to persuade other people in town 4._(choose) one day of the festival for deaf people this year. During that whole day everyone in town would have to w

20、ear earplugs(耳塞). The day 5._(call) The Day of Silence, and when it arrived everyone stuck plugs in their ears. As the hours passed, people began to realize 6._ difficult life was for the deaf. Soon no one was thinking of Reggie as 7._ deaf person. Using his usual gestures, Reggie was the one who co

21、uld communicate best with everyone. They were 8._(surprise) at his ability to find solutions to almost any problem. They realized all Reggie needed was a little 9._(much) time than others to communicate. That was the only difference.It was on this day 10._ everyone realized they had to give people a

22、 chance to show how useful they are.Edward: There are so many places to go on our trip that its hard to choose where to go first. Frank: Lets first think about 1._ we will do before breakfast.Edward: I heard the local beach is a place 2._ cant be missed.Frank: That would be 3._ exciting way to begin

23、 our morning. It would be good to get out in the sun.Edward: Yes, I heard that the Culture Museum is pretty close 4._ the beach. So it is a perfect for those who are interested in culture relics.Frank: This is just what I 5._(hear) before we came here. We might as well go there since we are just dow

24、n the street. What we will see in the museum is supposed to be 6._(amaze).Edward: Where shall we go in the afternoon? Do you have any 7._(suggest)?Frank: I think the amusement park is well worth 8._(visit).Edward: Yes. And we can go to the restaurant on the edge of the park, 9._ we can watch the sun

25、 go down. Frank: That would really be a great end to the day!Edward: Yes. I feel that this trip will be 10._(extreme) valuable in my life.What do the five Olympic signs on the flag represent? 1._ is widely believed that the five-ring Olympic symbol was created by Frenchman Pierre de Coubertin in 191

26、3. As the founder of the modern Olympic Games, he wanted 2._(celebrate) the 20th anniversary(周年纪念) of the Games and chose a design of five rings, 3._ represented the five continents(洲) taking part in the Games. The rings 4._(become) the official Olympic symbol at the 1920 Games in Belgium.Pierre de

27、Coubertin thought 5._ the five interlocking rings meant the five continents competing in the Games and the meeting of their athletes at the Olympic Games. 6._(actual) every part of the modern Olympic symbol and flag shows the main purpose of the Games in a particular way. The Olympic flag, with its

28、familiar rings, is used as 7._ international symbol of peace, unity and 8._(agree). The white background of the flag stands 9._ peace and truth.At the end of each Olympic Games, the mayor of the hosting city passes the Olympic flag to the major of the city where the next Olympic 10._(hold) for years

29、 later. The flag remains there until the next Olympics.You have 1._(possible) heard of the DuPont Company, which was founded by a family of the same name. But do you know about the museum that one of the family members began?Henry Francis du Pont received Delawares DuPont Company fortune. He was one

30、 of the first serious 2._(collect) of American decorative art objects- furniture, paintings, and other objects 3._(make) in the United States between 1640 and 1840. American furniture and household objects has been considered not as good 4._ those from Europe. But du Pont helped develop a new apprec

31、iation 5._ American decorative arts. He created a showplace for these objects. In 1951 it was opened to 6._ public as the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.Du Pont divided objects from his collection into 175 “period rooms”, 7._ with examples of American antiques and decorative arts that followed a certain theme or period in early American history. For examp