短文填词-改错练习(12).doc

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 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._(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.” What 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 “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 family. 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 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 words 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). Dont 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 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 appreciate 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 much!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 some 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 afternoon 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. 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 last 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. 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 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.Reggie 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 wear 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 could 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 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 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 down 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 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 1913. 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 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 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 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 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 appreciation 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 example, the du Pont Dining Room has furniture 8._(date) from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. And, because this was the time 9._ the United States became a new nation, there is a patriotic(爱国的) theme in the room. Another example is the Chinese parlor, which 10. _(have) furnishings that reflect Americans fascination with Asian culture during the 18th century.Alice：Excuse me, Im from Side by Side TV channel. Can I have a few minutes for 1._ interview?Tracy: Sure, with pleasure!Alice: Congratulations! It was quite a(n) 2._(achieve)! How do you feel about 3._(win) this world-class dancing competition?Tracy: Wow unbelievable! Im proud and 4._(touch) at the same time.Alice: When did you first become interested in dancing?Tracy: When I was five years old, my mom 5._(take) me to a live dance show. And I started to love it.Alice: Do you take special dancing courses or do you just do self-learning to sharpen your talent?Tracy: Well, I do 6._ of them. I also learn from some famous dancers. Besides, Ive learned traditional musical instruments to support my skills.Alice: You must have gone through many tough things. What was the 7._(hard) one in your career?Tracy: It was 8._ I had to convince parents about my career choice. You know, they are traditional people and had expected me 9._(become) a doctor.Alice: How do you see about dancing?Tracy: Dancing is like my soul. I feel completely 10._oHho ease while dancing.Alice: Thank you for your time.Alice: Do you think Im 1._(fat) than before?Bruce: Hmmm a little bit. Are you 2._(annoy) about that?Alice: Yes, of course. I dont like being fat you know! I must go on 3._ diet.Bruce: As long as you are healthy, I think its okay. Youre not too big 4._ your height.Alice: But I think Im a little overweight. I want to lose some weight.Bruce: So, what kinds of food you avoid 5._(eat)?Alice: Thats the problem. I love cooking with coconut milk(椰子汁) and also fried food. As far as I know, coconut milk contains saturated(饱和的) fatty acid, 6._ might increase my weight.Bruce: Ha hayes! Cooking with coconut milk 7._(give) a better taste, but it can be harmful if you consume too much of it. How about boiled or steamed food?Alice: Well, I dont 8._(real) like them. It would be hard for me to eat food cooked that way. But no pain, no gain. So I must try my best to control 9._(I) from now on.Bruce: You could also do more exercise 10._(lose) weight as well.Alice: Thats true.Do you know who Benjamin Banneker was and what he did?Benjamin Banneker was a self-educated scientist at a time 1._ most African Americans were slaves. Born a free black man in the British Colony of Maryland in 1731, he received some formal 2._(educate), but he mostly borrowed books and taught 3._(he) science and mathematics. At 22, he borrowed a pocket watch, and without any training, found 4._ how to carve a working wooden clock that struck each hour. Because of this clock, he became well known and people would visit him just 5._(see) his creation.Banneker ran his family farm for may years, but when he was 6._ his late 50s, a neighbors son lent him a telescope. He became interested in astronomy, 7._ study of the planets and stars, and again learned a new science. He 8._(make) calculations of tides, sunrises and sunsets. For several years he published an almanac(年历) of these calculations. Today, he is best known for publishing six almanacs. 9._(call) “Benjamin Bannekers Almanac,” between 1792 and 1797.In the 1790s, Banneker also helped survey and lay out the land for Washington, D.C., which became the nations capital. For a look at Bannekers 10._(amaze) life., visit the Benjamin Banneker Historical Park& Museum in Ellicott City, Maryland.短文改错 Dave is my best friend. We became friend when we are five years old. And we went to the same school from now on. He knows me very well and is always big help to me. Besides, hes really a good listener or will always let me to speak my mind while he just listens. But he isnt perfect! Hes always later! Last time, we decided to meeting at four oclock to play football, but he arrived on half past six! It was nearly dark. Oh, well, nobodys perfect. She is still my best friend. Ive been playing basketball since I am three. I love it so many. Mom and Dad taught me and my brother what to play. We play as the family- two on two. Its fun.Now I play on my high school basketball team. Im small, and Im quick. I practice a lot, and Im a harder worker. Im a lot of younger and shorter than my teammates. We like sisters.For me, basketball is all about family. My parents and my brother cheer me on at all of his games, just as we cheer him on at his games. I cant imagine life with basketball.Dear John,I am excited to hear that you will come to China in next month. Now let me tell you something different you may experience there. To begin with, the weather in China is total different from that in America. It hardly rain but whenever it does, it rains heavily. Other big difference is food. Chinese food is quite different from yours. You have to try to get used to it, but learn how to use chopstick. Finally please bring me big American map if possibly. Thank you very much. I am looking forward to meet you.Yours,Li HuaEnglish is my favorite subject. And Im well at it. Here is some ideas about English learning. In English classes, we should listen to the teacher carefully and take notes when necessary. Try to answer questions with English. Besides, we should take the part in different activity, like reading, writing, having discussions and playing games. We should work in groups with our classmates help and learn from each other. Of course, its also very important to believe in themselves. Speak English loudly in front of the class and never be afraid of make mistakes. In this way, we can make greater progress in no time.Last weekend, I visited the Sun Park with my friends. Just the day ago, I had bought a new camera. It was not until we arrived at the park then I realized I had left them at home. When we rode in a boat and watch a bird show, I had to ask for my friends to take pictures of me. I immediate regretted not checking my bag for my camera before I left home. My friends sent me copies of the photo the next day, but it was not that bad. Forget my camera taught me a good lesson- I should check to see if I have everything each time I step out of door.Dear Tom,How time flies! Its been half a year since I become a senior high school student. In the past half year, I have done quite good in my studies and now I am one of the top student in my class. I wouldnt have achieved so much without teachers and classmates. Mr. Wang, who teach math, is very patient with me. Under his help, I have made a great progress. But most of my classmates are friendly. They always give me a hand when needing. How is going on in your school? Tell me more in your next letter.Yours,Li HuaLast week, I visited the Beach Park with two of my friend, Tom and Jack. I learned a lot about starfish, which name comes from their shape. In fact, theyre not fish, though they started their lives in water pools by the seashore. They can take care themselves even when they are young. Young starfish know what to eat with. Some starfish can later live deeply in the sea, they move by use their legs and feet. A starfish has no head and tail, just its five legs. If a leg fall off, it grows right back. The amazed starfish has now become my favorite animal.Mr. Wang is one of my favorite teacher in middle school. He wants his students understand what they are learning, and not just to learn things in heart. His classes are such interesting that Id like to do more research after class. Youll stay wake in class just to listen to the way