Choosing and Blank-filling

阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空（每词限用一次，其中A、B、C篇有两个词是多余的）。

A

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nothing clear small because

surprise sudden mistake take

Once upon a time， a pencil and an eraser

were having a conversation. They were 1

each other for their hard work. Both of them knew

that they were 2 without each other.

Soon， the pencil started to draw a straight

line. 3 ， the pencil lost its balance and the

line was ruined （毁坏）. Then the pencil got very

sad. It knew the eraser would have to suffer pain

4 of its mistake， so it apologized （道歉） to

the eraser. The eraser felt 5 and asked， “For

what， my dear friend？”

“I’m so sorry. Whenever I make 6 ，

you’re always there to erase them. But you get

7 than before，” cried the pencil.

Hearing this， the eraser said， “That is true

but I really don’t mind. I am made to help you. So

stop 8 ， please！”

Our parents are just like the eraser， and we’re

like the pencil. They always help us 9 up

our mistakes. Sometimes they get hurt when they

raise us. But they’re always happy with what they

do and will always prevent 10 from being

worried or sad.

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10.

B

after as before center

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history such these which

Each different part of China has its own

special forms of traditional art.

Chinese paper-cutting， or jianzhi， is a kind

of folk art. It’s a way to 1 people’s hope

and feelings. It has a 2 of more than 1，500

years. Paper-cutting sounds very easy but it

can be difficult. Red paper is usually used

as red is 3 with happiness in Chinese

culture. The commonest 4 are flowers，

animals， xi （喜） and fu （福）. They are put on

windows， doors and walls 5 symbols of

wishes for good luck.

Chinese clay art is well known and popular

all over the country. Now many kids learn to

make it in schools or even shopping 6 .

To make Chinese clay art， the clay is shaped

by hand into things， 7 as cute children or

lively characters from a Chinese fairy tale or

historical story. 8 the things get dry in the

air， they are fired at a very high heat and then

polished and painted. It 9 several weeks

to complete everything. Although they look so

small， they look very real. 10 small pieces

of clay art show the love that all Chinese people

have for life and beauty.

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10.

C

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government good much dangerous

million move from cause

As you may know， coral （珊瑚） is not

a plant， but an animal. However， coral reefs

（礁） around the world are in 1 . Here is a

piece of bad news. Thailand will close one of

its beaches to protect its coral 2 business

activities for tourists. The beach is so famous

that 3 of tourists put it on their wish

lists. More than 5，000 visitors visit it a day.

They arrive by boat. This does 4 harm

to the coral reefs. Most of the coral has died.

The beach will be closed between June and

September to let the coral come 5 to life.

Experts say that 80% of Thailand’s coral

reefs have been 6 . Too many tourists

7 a lot of pollution to these beaches. An

expert said the biggest problems were hotels

by the beaches， boats， and plastic waste in the

sea. He believed the 8 choice of all was to

close the beaches forever. He said， “I hope the

9 can take steps to protect the coral reefs.

At the same time， I also hope all of us should

10 our best to protect the environment

around us.”

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10.

D

come fun visit hardly you

try fall advice from importance

Dear Molly，

I Just got your letter with the picture of

you riding your bike.

From the smile on your face， I can tell how

much 1 you are having. I still remember

when you could 2 ride a children’s tricycle

（三轮自行车）. You’ve 3 a long way！

Now here’s some 4 . I’m sure you’re

a good rider. But you will 5 off that bike

now and then. So please get 6 a helmet

（头盔）. Wear it every time you ride. A helmet

will help protect you 7 a head injury.

Wearing a helmet when you ride a bike is as

8 as wearing your seat belt when you ride

in a car！

No， I’m not 9 to be a bossy know-itall.

I just don’t want a bad fall to wipe that smile

off your face. When you come to 10 me this

summer， bring your bike and your helmet.