40篇短文记单词训练3
5. The Great President
伟大的总统
As the founder of the republic, 1 ________ president had many g ood 2 __________(quality). Before coming to power, he was a generous lawyer. He was willing to 3_ (self)help everyone who turned to him. He accepted no fee to offer legal guidance and opinion s to 4 _________ who were out of work or 5 _________(educate). Later, 6_____________(believe) all mankind to be equal, he devote d himself to stopping the unfair anti-black laws. He set up the Black Youth League________ was vote d to be the leader. However, 8__________he kept peaceful principle s without violence and terror, his mean e nemies still blew up 9_________ house and attack ed his relative s, and he himself couldn’t escape 10______________(sentence) to 30 years in prison.
Not fearing 11__________the prison guards’ cruelty, he kept active and begged no mercy from them. As a matter of fact, he was always 12___________ (hope)and never lost heart during the stage even though he was in trouble.
Finally, people reward ed him 13__________ the leader’s position and a gold blanket.
作为共和国的创始人(_________)，这位总统具备许多的优秀品质(_________)。
还在掌权(_________)之前，他就是一位慷慨的(_________)律师(_________)。
他愿意(_________)无私地(_________)帮助那些向他求助(_________)的人。
他免费(_________)为失业的(_________)，或没有受过教育的(_________)人提供法律指导和意见(_________)。
后来，因为相信所有人类(_________)都是生来平等(_________)，他全身心投入(_________)到废除不平等的(_________)反黑人法律工作中。
他建立(_________)了黑人青年团并被选(_________)为领袖。
然而，尽管他坚持没有暴力(_________)、没有恐怖的和平(_________)原则，卑鄙的(_________)敌人还是炸毁了他的家、袭击(_________)了他的亲属，他自己也无法逃脱(_________)被判30年徒刑的遭遇。
在狱中，他毫不畏惧狱警的残酷(_________)，始终保持积极的(_________)态度，不向他们乞求怜悯。
实际上(_________)，他在任何一个困境时期(_________)都充满着希望(_________)，从未灰心(_________)。
最后，人们以领袖的职位和一块金毯子回报(_________)了他的贡献。
6. A Brave Maid
勇敢的女仆
A 1________(wood) vase from the Ming Dynasty at the entrance of the reception hall 2__________(amaze) everyone. The artist s design ed 3__________in a rare style and select ed valuable jewel s to decorate it. People thought highly_4___________its fancy colour of honey and the beautiful painting s on it.
The vase used to belong to a former castle. But 5________ the country was at war, the enemy troop s explode d the castle. Debates on 6_________ the vase survive d went on and on. In order to remove 7_________(people) doubt, a team of no less than 20 people carried out 8_________ informal investigation. The evidences they 9________(find) showed t hat a maid took the vase apart and asked a sailor 10_________(sink)it in a local well. She never gave 11________ the secret even under the cruel trial
of the enemies 12_________ were in search of treasures.
It is worth 13________(give) this brave maid a fortune in return.
接待大厅入口处的明朝木制花瓶使每个人都惊奇(_________)不已。
艺术家以一种罕有的(_________)风格(_________)设计(_________)它，并挑选(_________)了贵重的(_________)珠宝装饰它。
人们高度赞赏(_________)它那蜂蜜般的奇特(_________)颜色，还有上面绘制的绘画(_________)。
这个花瓶曾经属于(_________)一座从前的(_________)城堡，但在战争(_________)期间，敌人的军队炸毁(_________)了城堡，于是关于这个花瓶是如何幸存下来(_________)的争论(_________)就一直在持续着。
为了解开(_________)人们的疑问(_________)，一个由不少于(_________)20人的调查队开展了一次非正式的(_________)调查。
他们找到的证据(_________)表明，有个女仆把花瓶拆开(_________)，然后让一名水手把它沉到当地的(_________)一个水井里。
她从来没有泄露这个秘密，即使是在搜寻(_________)财宝的敌人残酷的审讯下。
这位女仆真是值得(_________)给予一大笔钱作为对她的回报(_________)。