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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。
Ineverthoughtthatalittlehelpwouldturnouttobethemostsatisfyingthinginmylife.Ioncemetayoungman1._______seemedtiredandinpainonmywayhome.Withasmile,heasked2._______Icouldlendhimsomemoney.Hewasparalyzed(瘫痪的)inbothlegsandwasraisingmoneyfora(n)3._______(operate).Actually,Iwasfull4._______doubtsaseverydaymanypeopleplaysuchtricks5._______(get)money.Ievenaskedhimtoshowmehislegs.ThenIgavehimsomemoneyandleft.
Afterafewdays,heagainarrivedatmydoorstepaskingformoremoney.ThistimeIwas6._______(entirely)convincedhewascheatingme.IstillgavehimmoneyandsaiditwasallIhad.
Yearslater,onedayIgot7._______callfromanunknownnumber.ThemantoldmehismanebutIdidn’trecognizehim.Hesaid,”Itisbecauseofyourhelp8.______I’mnowabletostandonmylegsandhaveagoodjob.”Whathesaidnextmademe9.______(surprise).Hesaidhewantedtoreturnmymoney10.______Iwouldn’tfeelcheatedandwouldcontinuetohelppeopleinneedinthefuture.
Googlingsomethinghasbecomeawayoflife.Ifanyonethinksabout1.______(look)somethingupontheInternet,heorshewillprobablywantto“Googleit.”Theperson2._______broughtthisnewwayoflookingthingsuptopeopleisLarryPage.
BornonMarch26,1973,LarryPageisacomputerprogrammer,andfoundedGooglewithhispartner,SergeyBrin.Hedevotedhimself3._______thedevelopmentofsearchengine.Pagecamefromacomputersciencefamily.HisfatherwasaprofessoratMichiganUniversity4._______LarryPagegraduatedwithhonors.
From5._______earlyageLarryPagehadbeeninterestedinfindingout6._______mechanicalthingsworked,butitwasinvention7._______interestedPagemost.LarryPage8.______(begin)hisfirstGooglepagewhilestillastudentatStanford.Hedevelopedanewalgorithm(计算程序)thatwas9._______(good)thaneverysearchengineinusein1996.ThenGooglewasfoundedin1998.Sincethen,Google10._______(consider)astheNO.1searchengineintheworld.
“Thankyou.”ThisshortbutimportantEnglish1._______(express)showsthanksforkindwordsoractions.Butsometimes,thosetwowordsarenotenough.As_______matteroffact,whenitcomestothankingpeople,youcanbecreative.
3._______(thank)people,youcansendaletter.Letterwritingisbecomingalostartform.Whenyouputpentopaper,peoplewillbehappyyouspenttime4._______(write).Don’tworry5._______theletter’slength.Justexpresshowthankfulyouare.
Youcantakeyourthankfulnessonestepfurtherandmakeavideo.Avisual(看得见的)thank-youcanbe6._______(interest).Filmyourselfopeningafriend’sgift.Performaplayorsongtoshowyourthankstopeople7._______havehelpedyou.
Youcanalsoputtogetherasimplegiftbag.Littlegiftsshowpeople8.______youthinkthey’reimportant.Theycanalso9._______(real)makesomeonehappy.
Dosomethingspecial.Youcantakethemtodinner10.______cookforthem.Buythemthebookthey’vebeenwanting.Anyoftheseactionsletsthemknowhowmuchyouappreciatethem.
Billy,aChineseboy,isenjoyingaholidayinEngland.HepaysavisittohisBritishfriendJennifer.
Jennifer:
Hey,Billy!
Comein,please!
Wehaven’tseeneachothersinceI
1._______(come)backfromBeijinglastyear.Howiseverythinggoingwithyou?
Billy:
I’mfine,butImissedyouverymuch!
Jennifer:
Imissedyou,too.Wouldyoulike2._____(have)acupoftea?
Billy:
Yes,please.I’veheardalotaboutEnglishtea,andI3.______(real)wantitmyself.
Jennifer:
It’sblacktea.I’msureyou’lllikeit.
Billy:
Oh,it4.______(smell)good.CanItasteitnow?
Jennifer:
JustwaitasecondsothatIcanaddsomemilk.
Billy:
It’ssodifferent5._______Chinesetea.Weneveraddmilk.I’lltryit.
BillydrinkstheteamadebyJennifer.
Jennifer:
6._______doyoufindit?
Billy:
Verynice.
Jennifer:
I’mgladyoulikeit.Youcanaddalittlesugartomakeittaste7._______(good).
Billy:
OK.Iheard8._______youBritishpeoplehaveafternoonteaeveryday.Isthattrue?
Jennifer:
Well,itusedtobe9.______dailyevent.However,changesinourmodernlifestylehavemadeitgooutoffashionformostBritishpeople.Afternoontea10._______ispopularamongtouristsisonlyenjoyedbymostBritishpeopleonspecialoccasions.
Billy:
Oh,Isee.
John:
Youlook1._______(real)tiredtoday.Didyounotsleepwelllastnight?
Carl:
No.Iworkeduntiltwointhemorningandsleptalittle.
John:
Areyouthatbusyatwork?
Carl:
Yeah,weareextremelybusy.Ourgroupjustgotaproject2._______isveryimportantforthecompany,sowe’vebeenspendingthelastfewdays3._______(look)forthebestplan.
John:
4._______doesn’tmatterhowbusyyouare.Youshouldtakecareofyourself.
Carl:
Iwanttoresttoo,butIjustdon’thavetime.I’moftensobusy5._______Idon’tevenhavetimetoeat.MostmorningsIwanttosleepalittlemoresoIdon’thavetimetoeatbreakfast.Ijusthavefastfoodforlunch6.______(save)time.
John:
Ohmygosh!
Ithinkyoudietistoo7._______(health).Asweallknow,breakfastisthe8.______(important)mealoftheday,butyoudon’tactuallyeatbreakfast;lunchplays9._______importantpart,too.
Carl:
Iwouldlovetohaveahealthylifestyle,butrightnowIhavetothrowmyselfintowork.
John:
Oh,youmakemesoconcerned10._______yourhealth.
Reggiewasanormalboy,buthehadbeenborndeaf.Hewaswellknowntoeveryoneintown,andtheywereallveryfond1.______him.Unfortunately,healwaysseemedtobetreated2.______(different)fromeveryoneelse.
Reggiedidn’tlikethisverymuch,Buttheperson3.______dislikedthismostwashisfriendMichael.Michaeldecidedthatthingshadtochange.Sohemanagedtopersuadeotherpeopleintown4.______(choose)onedayofthefestivalfordeafpeoplethisyear.Duringthatwholedayeveryoneintownwouldhavetowearearplugs(耳塞).Theday5.______(call)TheDayofSilence,andwhenitarrivedeveryonestuckplugsintheirears.Asthehourspassed,peoplebegantorealize6.______difficultlifewasforthedeaf.SoonnoonewasthinkingofReggieas7.______deafperson.Usinghisusualgestures,Reggiewastheonewhocouldcommunicatebestwitheveryone.Theywere8.______(surprise)athisabilitytofindsolutionstoalmostanyproblem.TheyrealizedallReggieneededwasalittle9.______(much)timethanotherstocommunicate.Thatwastheonlydifference.
Itwasonthisday10.______everyonerealizedtheyhadtogivepeopleachancetoshowhowusefultheyare.
Edward:
Therearesomanyplacestogoonourtripthatit’shardtochoosewheretogofirst.
Frank:
Let’sfirstthinkabout1._____wewilldobeforebreakfast.
Edward:
Iheardthelocalbeachisaplace2.______can’tbemissed.
Frank:
Thatwouldbe3._____excitingwaytobeginourmorning.Itwouldbegoodtogetoutinthesun.
Edward:
Yes,IheardthattheCultureMuseumisprettyclose4.______thebeach.Soitisaperfectforthosewhoareinterestedinculturerelics.
Frank:
ThisisjustwhatI5._____(hear)beforewecamehere.Wemightaswellgotheresincewearejustdownthestreet.Whatwewillseeinthemuseumissupposedtobe6.______(amaze).
Edward:
Whereshallwegointheafternoon?
Doyouhaveany7.______(suggest)?
Frank:
Ithinktheamusementparkiswellworth8._____(visit).
Edward:
Yes.Andwecangototherestaurantontheedgeofthepark,9.______wecanwatchthesungodown.
Frank:
Thatwouldreallybeagreatendtotheday!
Edward:
Yes.Ifeelthatthistripwillbe10._____(extreme)valuableinmylife.
WhatdothefiveOlympicsignsontheflagrepresent?
1.______iswidelybelievedthatthefive-ringOlympicsymbolwascreatedbyFrenchmanPierredeCoubertinin1913.AsthefounderofthemodernOlympicGames,hewanted2.______(celebrate)the20thanniversary(周年纪念)oftheGamesandchoseadesignoffiverings,3.______representedthefivecontinents(洲)takingpartintheGames.Therings4.______(become)theofficialOlympicsymbolatthe1920GamesinBelgium.
PierredeCoubertinthought5.______thefiveinterlockingringsmeantthefivecontinentscompetingintheGamesandthemeetingoftheirathletesattheOlympicGames.6.______(actual)everypartofthemodernOlympicsymbolandflagshowsthemainpurposeoftheGamesinaparticularway.TheOlympicflag,withitsfamiliarrings,isusedas7.______internationalsymbolofpeace,unityand8.______(agree).Thewhitebackgroundoftheflagstands9.______peaceandtruth.
AttheendofeachOlympicGames,themayorofthehostingcitypassestheOlympicflagtothemajorofthecitywherethenextOlympic10.______(hold)foryearslater.TheflagremainsthereuntilthenextOlympics.
Youhave1.______(possible)heardoftheDuPontCompany,whichwasfoundedbyafamilyofthesamename.Butdoyouknowaboutthemuseumthatoneofthefamilymembersbegan?
HenryFrancisduPontreceivedDelaware’sDuPontCompanyfortune.Hewasoneofthefirstserious2.______(collect)ofAmericandecorativeartobjects---furniture,paintings,andotherobjects3.______(make)intheUnitedStatesbetween1640and1840.Americanfurnitureandhouseholdobjectshasbeenconsiderednotasgood4.______thosefromEurope.ButduPonthelpeddevelopanewappreciation5.______Americandecorativearts.Hecreatedashowplacefortheseobjects.In1951itwasopenedto6.______publicastheHenryFrancisduPontWinterthurMuseum.
DuPontdividedobjectsfromhiscollectioninto175“periodrooms”,7.______withexamplesofAmericanantiquesanddecorativeartsthatfollowedacertainthemeorperiodinearlyAmericanhistory.Forexamp