语法填空Passage 1Mike: Sue, there you are. Have you got time for a little chat?Sue: Of course. What is it, Mike? Is something wrong?Mike: No, not really. Well, you remember Miguel who 1 ( stay) with us last summer? Sue：No. But I remember you telling me about him. He was fond of sightseeing, ___2___he? Mike: That’s right. Well, I got a letter from him this morning and he invited me____3___( spend) a holiday with his family this year. They get a big house on the river, and they’ve got a boat. Yo u know how crazy I am 4 boats.Sue:Mike, that’s great. 5 a wonderful chance for you!Mike: Yes, but it’s not that simple.Sue：What’s the problem?Mike: It’s Celia. You see, we 6 ( save) to go on a trip together this year.Sue: Ah, I see. You don’t want to disappoint her, of course.Mike:That’ s right. She’d be so upset. She’s really been doing all sorts of jobs in h er free time.She’s really been expecting a holiday. It seems so 7 (fair).Sue: Look, Mike. First, you must tell Celia about the 8 (invite). She’ll understand your problem. But why don’t you tell Miguel about the very plan______9____you have already made with Celia? 10 might even suggest a good way to settle the problem.Hostess：Welcome to this week’s Business World. Tonight we have Mr. Angeleno who _____1______ (come) to the US six years ago, and is now an established businessman with three restaurants in town. Tell us Mr. Angeleno, 2 did you get started? Angeleno：Well, I started off with a small diner. I did all the cooking 3 (I) and my wife waited on tables. It was really too much work for two people. My cooking is great.And word got around town about the food. Within a year, I had to hire another cook and four 4 (wait). When that restaurant became very busy，I decided ________5______( expand ) my business.Hostess：Do you advertise?Angeleno：Oh yes. I don’t have any TV commercials，_____6_____ they are too expensive.But I advertise a lot on radio and in local newspapers. My children used to distribute ads in nearby shopping centres, _____7______ we don’t need to do that any more.Hostess：Why do you believe you have been so successful so far?Angeleno：Em，I always serve the freshest possible food and I make the atmosphere _______8_______ ( comfort) so that my customers will want to come back.Hostess：So you always aim to please the customers?Angeleno：Absolutely! 9 them I would have no business at all.Hostess：Thank you, Mr. Angeleno. I think your advice will be helpful 10 those just starting out in business.Jim: There are many things that are better about 1 (live) in the city! It is more interesting than the country.Ann：Yes, but the city is more dangerous than the country. 2 are often many bad things that happen in the city, such as robberies.Jim：That ’ s true. Sometimes people in the city aren’t as open and friendly 3 those in the countryside.Ann：Besides that, the city is very noisy. When I was young，I always wanted to escape the city life 4 (have) a good rest and enjoy the beautiful scenery in the country!Jim：Yes, the city is busier and 5 (noise) than the country. 6 ，the country is much slower than the city. Oh，I don’t think it is a good thing. The country is so slow and boring!Ann: What about 7 cost of living? Is the country cheaper than the city?Jim: Oh，yes. The city is more expensive than the country.Ann：Life in the country is also 8 healthier than in the city.Jim：Yes, it’s cleaner and 9 dangerous in the country. Well, I’ m young now.Maybe when I 10 (marry) and have children I’ll move back to the country.Jack: How did you like the fireworks last night?Amy:I really didn’t enjoy them too much. There w as 1 a big crowd that we couldn’t get very close.Jack: I thought you were going early.Amy: We did，but even though we got there at ten to eight，the park 2 (fill) with lots of people. It was so crowded that we had a hard time 3 (find) a place even to stand.Jack:That’s too bad, because the fire show was really 4 (wonder).Amy: What did you do? 5 did you manage to get a good view?Jack：We went early. We decided to have a picnic, so we’d be sure to get there early enough _______6______ (find) a good place.Amy：I guess that’s what I should do next Fourth of Jul y.Jack: We found a place 7 the top of some rocks where nobody could get in front of it. Amy：What did you do about going home? I’ve 8 been pushed so much in my whole life!Jack：Oh，we stayed round for an hour or so，but they ran extra buses 9 midnight, so we didn’t have any problem.Amy：I think you were lucky.Jack:It wasn’t lucky, it was good planning. You10 (have) to come with us next year.“It is never too late and you are never too old to start some thing new!” says Englishtown student Ellen Rema. Ellen began to learn English at 1 age of 50, and in just a few years, she has made 2 (amaze) progress.”Ellen chose to study at Englishtown because no evening class 3 (offer) in the German countryside 4 she lives. At Englishtown, she joins conversation classes online and speaks with live native English-speaking teacher.In 2010，Ellen began with the first level of Englishtown and 5 ( quick ) progressed. “I spent hours and hours 6 ( study ),” she said “May be I wanted too much in a short time. I finished all my courses after 2 years and studying English i sn’t all about hard work. 7 should also be fun! I really like the online conversation classrooms, in ______8______ I can learn so much about other cultures and traditions. I am open for all topics. ”Ellen has been able to put her English to use by visiting England f ive times! “I am very _______9______ (thank) to Englishtown 10 most of the English I know now was learned here,” Ellen says. “My life has changed with Englishtown. ”Leon：Could you suggest a vacation spot that 1 (offer) both excitement and ________2_______ ( relax ) ? I’m tired of searching on the Internet.Linda：You’re talking to the right person. Have you thought about going to Auckland? It’s about 11 hours from Southeast Asia. This city 3 (locate) between two harbors on New Zealand’s North Island.Leon: I’ve heard that Auckland is famous 4 its high quality of life. But I don’t have a lot of vacation time.Linda:Don’t worry. You can experien ce most of what the city has to offer 5 just two days.Leon：Really? How?Linda: ______6_____( start ) your first day in downtown Auckland. Go to Queen Street and go to the top of the SkyTower. It’s the 7 (tall) structure in New Zealand. Inside the tower, you’ll find a hotel, a theater, 8 many restaurants.Leon：That sounds great. What about the second day?Linda：9 the second day, wake up early and take a boat to a nearby island. It’s only 30 minutes away，and nearly every person who 10 (pay) a visit to Auckland goes there to relax and have fun.Leon:Thanks for your advice. I’m going to book my tickets right away.Although many Chinese students say that 1____________ knowledge of English grammar is good, 2 ____________most would admit that their oral English is poor.3 ____________ I speak to a Chinese student they always say, “My oral English is poor.”4 ____________, their oral English does not have to remain “poor!” I would like to suggest that there may be some reasons 5_____________ their problems with oral English.First, they fail to find suitable words to express 6_____________ due to （由于）a limited vocabulary. 7_____________, they are afraid of making mistakes. The third reason is that not enough attention 8 ______________ （pay）to listening.9_____________ you don’t use your English beyond the classroom you will forget what English you know. Remember: USE IT OR LOSE IT! You can learn how to speak English better 10____________ speaking English more.Ann：Are you booking your summer holiday already, then?Tom：No, no. It’s Karen’s birthday in a few 1 (week) time and I was thinking of taking 2 away somewhere for the weekend. There’s not much on offer, _____3______.Ann：Well, you can sometimes get some really good last-minute deals online.Tom：I’ve never really had much luck 4 (buy) things on the Internet. The other day, I tried 5 (book) some train tickets on , but it was just so complicated. In the end，I just gave up and 6 (do) it over the phone. Ann：Yes, I know 7 you mean. That site’s not very user-friendly. Have you tried any of the cheap airline sites, though?Tom：No, never. Which ones are the best?Ann：Well, it depends on 8 you want to go. You could try British Airways first.They’re sometimes just as cheap ____9____the budget airlines. Their address is .And the other one I’ve used quite a lot is , but they don’t fly to as _____10_____ places as BA.Tom：Right, that sounds much better than standing here in the pouring rain. Thanks.Kelly：Hi, Mr. Adams?Adams：Ah, yes. You 1 be Kelly. Thanks for coming.Kelly: Here’s my card.Adams：Oh, it is hard 2 (find) a good babysitter on a Friday night.Kelly：Well like watching kids，and I need the extra money.Adams：Well, I heard you were one of 3 ( good) babysitters in the area, and…Kelly：Uh, well, I’d like to talk to you about my new rate increases.Adams：Rate increases?Kelly：You see, Mr. Adams. I’ve consulted with my 4 (finance) advisor. Uh, my mother, and she says I should charge more per child 5 I do cook and clean your house while you’re away.Adams：Oh, I see. So, what do you have 6 mind?Kelly：Well, as I see it, I’d like to ask a dollar more per child per hour, and overtime after midnight. 7 (base) on my calculations，that’s only 10. 23% above the going market, and I’ m now8 certified babysitter with training.Adams：Oh，I never knew 9 were courses and certifications in babysitting. Kelly: Times are changing, Mr. Adams. I have to figure in expenses for a benefit package to cover college tuition, 10 (retire)，and so on. Well, I will tell my dad what to do.Passage 10Early on the morning of last Friday my brother 1 (e-mail) me to invite me to his wedding on Sunday. I was excited to hear about 2 good news and went about making necessary 3 (arrange). I made several phone calls to travel agencies and the booking officers at the airport, only 4 (tell) that all the seats on the Saturday’s flights to London had been taken up. I had no other choice but 5 (ask) them to put me on standby. The next day I was sitting by the telephone without 6 (dare) to go out for a cup of coffee. It was nearly 9 o’clock 7 the telephone rang. To my great joy, it was a call from the booking office at the airport. They told me that if I could get them in two hours, I could get a standby ticket on the 11:40 a. m. flight to London. The next moment saw me dashing to the airport 8 a taxi. I got there twenty minutes 9 (early) before the flight. A tourist class ticket was waiting for me and it was 10 cheaper than the normal price.答案Passage 11. stayed2. wasn’t3. to spend4. about5. What6. have been saving7. unfair8. invitation9. that 10. He Passage 21. came2. how3. myself4. waiters / waitresses5. to expend6. because7. but8. comfortable9. Without 10. to Passage 31. living2. There3. as4. to have5. noisy6. However7. the8. much9. less 10. am married Passage 41. such2. was filled3. finding4. wonderful5. 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