2020版高考英语二轮复习专题三完形填空文体分类练（一）记叙文（含解析）.docx

完形填空文体分类练(一)记叙文A(2019杭州模拟)University was a new experience for me. I had grown up in the confines (范围) of a small seaside town in the south of England, and _1_ I was thrown together with _2_ of my age from all over the country. People were speaking in _3_ that I had only ever heard on TV, and sometimes using words that I had never _4_ before.I had only been at the _5_ for about a week when I met Dave Pitman, from Liverpool in the north of England. We discovered that we both played tennis, and _6_ to meet up one afternoon for a _7_.I went to the sports hall at the time wed agreed, and went into the _8_ rooms. Dave was already there, and immediately I could see that he wasnt very _9_. He was searching _10_ for something inside his bag. He _11_ me as I walked in. “Ive forgotten my _12_，” he said. “You havent got any, have you？”Unfortunately, I had no idea _13_ he was talking about. In a panic I thought: Tennis balls? Shorts? Trainers? What? But I said: “Sorry？” Dave _14_， “Have you got any spare kecks with you？”Of course, I could easily have asked him what the _15_ meant, but I was too _16_ and didnt want to offend (冒犯) him. Finally, Dave saw the _17_ on my face, and said, “You know kecks. Shorts.”Then I _18_ and luckily, I did have some spare shorts in my bag. I lent them to him, we played, and he won. Then we went to get a _19_. The woman at the canteen asked me what I wanted. “Id like a Black Vanilla, please，” I said. (Where I come from, thats cola and ice cream.) “What on earth is that？” said the woman. I knew _20_ how she felt.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。进入大学后，“我”接触到了来自全国各地的人；在刚与这些人交流的时候，由于语言表达的差异，“我”感到非常不适应；渐渐地，“我”认识到了这种差异，并努力去适应它。1A.immediatelyBsuddenlyCeasily Dprobably解析：选B根据语境可知，“我”一直的生活范围是个海边小镇，当进入大学后，“我”突然发现自己被扔进一群来自全国各地的同龄人中。故选B。2A.children BcolleaguesCpeople Dplayers解析：选C根据空后的“of my age”可知，这里表示与“我”同龄的人。故选C。3A.accents BreliefCsurprise Dsummaries解析：选A根据空后的“I had only ever heard on TV”可推知，这里指人们说话的口音，故选A。4A.spoken BlearnedCused Dheard解析：选D根据空前的“using words”和语境可知，人们有时使用“我”之前并没有听过的单词。故选D。5A.university BfieldCcompany Dlibrary解析：选A根据第一段中的“University was a new experience for me.”可知，“我”到大学大约一周后遇到了Dave Pitman。故选A。6A.were made BarrangedCwere asked Dattempted解析：选B根据空前的“we both played tennis”和下文中的“wed agreed”可知，我们两个都打网球，于是我们就安排(arranged)了一个下午会面，来进行一场比赛(game)。故选B。7A.dinner BpartyCgame Dbet解析：选C参见上题解析。8A.dining BrestingCwaiting Dchanging解析：选D根据下文Dave找短裤可知，“我”在约定的时间到达体育馆，走进了更衣室。changing room意为“更衣室”。故选D。9A.cheerful BpositiveCnervous Dshy解析：选A根据语境可知，Dave忘记了自己的物品，因此“我”立刻就发现他不是很高兴。故选A。10A.unfortunately BdeliberatelyCdesperately Dquickly解析：选C根据语境可知，Dave在急切地寻找自己的物品。C项意为“急切地”，符合语境，故选C。B项意为“故意地”。11A.looked forward to Blooked up atClooked around for Dlooked up to解析：选B根据空前一句“He was searching _ for something inside his bag.”可知，当“我”走进更衣室的时候，Dave正在找东西；“我”进来的时候，他抬头看了看“我”。B项意为“抬头看”，符合语境，故选B。A项意为“盼望”；C项意为“到处寻找”；D项意为“钦佩，尊敬”。12A.kecks BshortsCtrainers Dtrousers解析：选A根据下一段中的“Have you got any spare kecks with you？”可知，这里指的是“kecks”，故选A。13A.who BwhatCwhich Dwhom解析：选B根据语境可知，“我”不知道Dave说的是什么。故选B。14A.noted BaddedCpredicted Drepeated解析：选D根据语境及空前的“Sorry？”可知，“我”没有听懂他的话，于是他又重复了一遍。故选D。15A.sentence BphraseCidiom Dword解析：选D根据语境可知，“我”当时不知道“kecks”这个词的意思。故选D。16A.awkward BskepticalCsurprised Dsorry解析：选A根据语境可知，“我”听不懂Dave所说的话，感到很不舒服。A项意为“不舒适的，紧张的”，符合语境。B项意为“怀疑的”。17A.guilt BlookCanxiety Dscare解析：选B根据空后的“on my face”可知，Dave觉察到了“我”的神情，于是告诉“我”这个词的意思。故选B。18A.remembered BtranslatedCunderstood Dhesitated解析：选C根据空后的“I did have some spare shorts in my bag”可知，“我”弄懂了“kecks”这个词的意思。故选C。19A.lesson BdrinkCmatch Dride解析：选B根据下文中的“cola and ice cream”可知，我们在打完网球之后，去买饮料喝。故选B。20A.exactly BhardlyCprimarily Dambiguously解析：选A根据上文中的“What on earth is that？”可知，那位女士非常迷茫，不知道“我”说的是什么饮料；结合上文内容可知，“我”刚好有过类似的经历，能确切地(exactly)知道她的感受。C项意为“主要地”；D项意为“含混不清地”。BOne day a man was asked to paint a boat by the owner of the boat. He brought with him paint and _1_ and began to paint the boat bright red, as the owner asked him. While painting, he _2_ there was a hole in the boat and decided to _3_ it. When he finished painting, he received his _4_ and left.The next day, the owner of the boat came to the painter and _5_ him with a nice check, much _6_ than the payment for painting, the painter was _7_. “Youve already paid me for painting the boat！” he said.“But this is not for the paint _8_. Its for having repaired the hole in the boat.”“But it was such a(n) _9_ service. Certainly its not worth _10_ me such a high amount for something so unimportant！”“My dear friend, you do not _11_. Now let me tell you what _12_. When I asked you to paint the boat, I _13_ to mention about the hole. When the boat dried, my kids took the boat and _14_ a fishing trip. They did not know that there was a _15_ in the boat. I was not at home at that time. When I returned and noticed they had taken the boat, I was _16_ because I remembered that the boat had a hole. Imagine my _17_ and joy when I saw them returning from fishing.”“Then, I _18_ the boat and found that you had repaired the hole! You see, now, what you did? You _19_ my children! I do not have enough money to pay your small good deed.”So, no matter who, when or how, just _20_ repair all the “leaks” you find.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。一位油漆工在油漆船时顺便将船上的一个洞补了起来，为此收到了船主的一大笔酬金，因为他的小小的善举挽救了船主孩子们的生命。在生活中，如果你遇到这种“小洞”，也请将它们仔细地修补好吧。1A.chains BbrushesCbeliefs Dpens解析：选B他带了油漆和刷子，开始按照船主的要求把船漆成鲜红色。空处与“paint”对应，应表示油漆船时用的工具，B项“刷子”符合语境，故B项正确。A项意为“链子”，C项意为“信念”，D项意为“钢笔”，都与语境不符。2A.consulted BremindedCfound Dconfirmed解析：选C根据该句中的“there was a hole in the boat”可知，当他在油漆时，发现船上有一个洞。A项意为“咨询”；B项意为“提醒”；D项意为“确认”。3A.repair BwipeChide Dmeasure解析：选A根据该句中的“there was a hole in the boat”以及下文的内容可推知，他发现船上有一个洞并决定修补这个洞。A项意为“修补”，故A项正确。B项意为“擦”，C项意为“躲藏”，D项意为“测量”，都与语境不符。4A.benefit BbaggageCkey Dmoney解析：选D根据该句中的“When he finished painting”并结合常识可知，当他结束了油漆工作之后，收到了钱(money)便离开了。A项意为“好处”，B项意为“行李”，C项意为“钥匙”，都与语境不符。5A.admired BtreatedCpresented Dcomforted解析：选C根据上文可知，在油漆时，他发现船上有一个洞，便将洞修补好了；结合该句中的“with a nice check”以及下文的内容可推知，为了感谢这位油漆工，船主过来给他赠送了一张支票。C项意为“赠送”，符合语境，故C项正确。A项意为“欣赏”；B项意为“对待”；D项意为“安慰”。6A.higher BlessCquicker Dwealthier解析：选A根据该句中的“with a nice check, much _ than the payment for painting”可知，船主送来的支票远高于(higher)他刷油漆应得的报酬，故A项正确。7A.amused BexcitedCmoved Dsurprised解析：选D根据上文可知，船主过来给他赠送了一张支票，远高于他油漆应得的报酬，结合语境可推知，这让油漆工感到很惊讶。D项意为“惊讶的”，故D项正确。A项意为“逗乐的”，B项意为“兴奋的”，C项意为“感动的”，都与语境不符。8A.award BkindnessCjob Dskill解析：选C根据下文“Its for having repaired the hole in the boat.”，并结合该句中的“But this is not for the paint”可知，这张支票不是针对油漆工作的。C项意为“工作”，故C项正确。A项意为“奖金”；B项意为“善良”；D项意为“技能”。9A.cheap BsmallCvaluable Dadditional解析：选B根据下文中的“something so unimportant”可知，油漆工认为这不是重要的事情。B项熟词生义，意为“不重要的”，故B项正确。A项意为“便宜的”，C项意为“有价值的”，D项意为“额外的”，都与语境不符。10A.lending BsellingCborrowing Dpaying解析：选D根据上文可知，这位油漆工收到了船主的一张支票；结合该句可知，他认为给他支付这么多钱是不值当的。D项意为“支付”，故D项正确。A项意为“借出”，B项意为“销售”，C项意为“借入”，都与语境不符。11A.scream BbowCforgive Dunderstand解析：选D根据下文可知，船主向他解释送支票给他的原因，故船主认为他不理解自己此举的原因。D项意为“理解”，故D项正确。A项意为“尖叫”，B项意为“鞠躬”，C项意为“原谅”，都与语境不符。12A.happened BexistedCcrashed Dcirculated解析：选A船主说，“让我告诉你发生了什么吧。”A项意为“发生”，故A项正确。B项意为“存在”，C项意为“碰撞”，D项意为“循环”，都与语境不符。13A.decided BhatedCforgot Dremembered解析：选C根据上文可知，油漆工油漆船时，他无意间发现了船上的洞；结合该句可知，船主让他漆船时，忘记提醒他这个洞了。C项意为“忘记”，故C项正确。A项意为“决定”，B项意为“讨厌”，D项意为“记得”，都与语境不符。14A.went through Bwent onCdreamed about Dturned to解析：选B根据该句中的“took the boat and _ a fishing trip”并结合常识可知，空处与“took the boat”为顺承关系，表示船上的油漆干了之后，孩子们乘船进行了捕鱼之旅。B项意为“去做(某事)”，故B项正确。15A.hole BsignCrule Ddanger解析：选A根据文章多次提到“hole”并结合该段第三句中的“the hole”可知，他们并不知道船上有一个洞(hole)。16A.angry BdesperateCembarrassed Dclumsy解析：选B根据上文内容以及该句中的“because I remembered that the boat had a hole”可知，当孩子们出发捕鱼后，船主才想起船上有一个洞。据此可推知，此处表示船主原以为他的孩子因船上有个洞会发生事故，感到非常绝望。B项意为“绝望的”，故B项正确。A项意为“愤怒的”；C项意为“尴尬的”；D项意为“笨拙的”。17A.sorrow BsituationCpatience Drelief解析：选D根据该句中的“and joy when I saw them returning from fishing”，并结合常识可知，当船主看到孩子们回来时，他非常宽慰、高兴。D项意为“宽慰”，故D项正确。A项意为“悲伤”；B项意为“情况”；C项意为“耐心”。18A.pulled BspottedCexamined Ddestroyed解析：选C随后船主检查了船，发现油漆工已经将洞修补好了。C项意为“检查”，故C项正确。19A.saved BtaughtCinstructed Dtreasured解析：选A根据上文可知，油漆工将船上的洞修补好，避免了船主的孩子们出海捕鱼时发生意外；结合该句“You _ my children！”可知，油漆工的行为救了孩子们的命。A项意为“挽救”，故A项正确。B项意为“教导”，C项意为“指示”，D项意为“珍爱”，都与语境不符。20A.possibly BcarefullyCactually Dfinally解析：选B根据上文可知，油漆工在油漆船时发现了船上的洞，并将洞修补好，挽救了孩子们的生命。因此此处指无论是谁，无论何时，无论如何，只要看到“漏洞”，就应该仔细地(carefully)将它们修补好。完形填空文体分类练(二)记叙文AFiftyfive years ago, I got into my fathers car to take my drivers license exam. My father and I got to the test site on time. The streets seemed quite _1_ to me, and the test would take me down a main street. Although _2_， I was determined to do my best. Parallel parking was my _3_， so I hoped that my _4_ would not hit the curb (路缘)When I was _5_ for the test, my father, _6_ being the best teacher, was not pleased with my parallel parking. His fearful _7_ could be heard along the streets of my hometown, or in the large empty parking lot.I felt _8_ when he said, “Step on the gas! Check your mirror! _9_ on the brake！” I was convinced that no one could do all those things at the same time. I drove _10_ during my test, probably a little too slow. I kept my hands _11_ on the steering wheel (方向盘), _12_ my mirrors, stopped at stop signs and _13_ for turns. I was satisfied with my _14_ up to that point, but then it was time to parallel park._15_， the parking area had no curb. I _16_ next to a car and began to back inward. Somehow, I _17_ it on my first try, lining up right behind the car in front. Minutes later, the _18_ announced I had passed. I knew that my life had changed. I finally had _19_ the freedom of movement and felt a sense of _20_ after the test.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要记叙了作者驾照考试时的紧张心情、考试过程和考试通过之后的喜悦。1A.evenBnarrowCabnormal Dtransparent解析：选B根据上下文可知，作为一个要参加驾照考试的人，作者心情很紧张，因而街道似乎很狭窄(narrow)。even“平坦的”；abnormal“不正常的，反常的”；transparent“透明的，显然的”。2A.strange BconfidentCnervous Dsecure解析：选C虽然紧张(nervous)，但作者下决心要尽他最大的努力。strange“奇怪的，不寻常的”；confident“自信的，确信的”；secure“有把握的”。3A.strength BtaskCgoal Ddrawback解析：选D根据下文可知，平行停车是作者的欠缺点(drawback)。strength“长处，优势”；task“工作，任务”；goal“目标”。4A.seat BtelephoneCtires Dtracks解析：选C作者希望轮胎(tires)不要碰到路缘。seat“座位”；telephone“电话”；track“足迹，车辙”。5A.arranging BregisteringCpraying Dpracticing解析：选D根据上文“I got into my fathers car to take my drivers license exam”(我上了父亲的车去参加驾照考试)并结合下文父亲对他发出的指令可知，此时作者在练习(practicing)，为考试作准备。arrange“安排，筹划”；register“记录，登记”；pray“祈祷”。6A.well above Bfar fromCmore than Dbecause of解析：选B根据下文父亲的表现和“fearful”可知作者的父亲远非(far from)最好的老师。well above“远远超出”；more than“超过”；because of“因为，由于”。7A.cries BanswersCsighs Dquarrels解析：选A在家乡的街道上，或者在大而空旷的停车场上，都能听到他可怕的喊叫声(cries)。answer“回答，答复”；sigh“叹气，叹息”；quarrel“争吵，吵架”。8A.pleased BuninterestedCembarrassed Dconcerned解析：选C当父亲向他发出那些指令时作者感到很窘迫(embarrassed)。pleased“快乐的，高兴的，满意的”；uninterested“冷淡的”；concerned“担心的，担忧的”。9A.Depend BBendCSwing DStep解析：选D当父亲说：“踩油门！检查一下你的后视镜！踩刹车！”depend“依靠，决定于”；bend“弯腰，弯曲”；swing“摇摆，转弯”；step“踩，踏”。10A.cautiously BuncertainlyCdesperately Dcuriously解析：选A在考试时，“我”小心翼翼地(cautiously)驾驶，可能有点慢。uncertainly“犹豫地”；desperately“绝望地，拼命地”；curiously“好奇地”。11A.busy BsteadyCclumsy Dnumb解析：选B“我”双手稳稳地放在方向盘上。busy“繁忙的”；steady“平稳的”；clumsy“笨拙的，不灵活的”；numb“麻木的”。12A.polished BpreparedCwatched Dchecked解析：选D检查后视镜，在停车标志前停车，并在转弯时发出信号(打转向灯)。上文中父亲说的话“Check your mirror！”是提示。polish“擦亮”；prepare“准备”；watch“注视”；check“检查”。13A.signaled BlookedCsped Dfastened解析：选A参见上题解析。signal“发信号”；look“寻找”；speed“使加速”；fasten“扣牢，系牢”。14A.allowance BindependenceCperformance Dpreference解析：选C直到那时“我”对自己的表现(performance)都很满意，但是接下来要平行停车了。allowance“津贴，补助”；independence“独立”；preference“偏爱，优先权”。15A.Accordingly BConsequentlyCObviously DFortunately解析：选D上文中提到作者希望他的车不要碰到路缘。既然考场没有路缘，那对作者来说，肯定是幸运的。accordingly“相应地”；consequently“因此，结果，所以”；obviously“明显地，显然”；fortunately“幸运地”。16A.pulled up Bwandered aroundCpicked out Dfell off解析：选A作者把车停在一辆车旁边，开始往里倒。pull up“(使车)停下”；wander around“逛”；pick out“精心挑选”；fall off“脱落，下降”。17A.managed BgraspedCdropped Dkicked解析：选A作者第一次尝试就做到了，正好把车停在前面那辆车的后面。manage“达成，完成”；grasp“抓牢，握紧”；drop“掉下，落下”；kick“踢”。18A.driver BtesterCagent Dguide解析：选B几分钟后，测试人员宣布作者通过了测试。driver“司机，驾驶员”；tester“测试员”；agent“代理人，经纪人”；guide“向导，导游”。19A.missed BearnedCcompensated Ddeserved解析：选B作者知道他的生活已经改变了。作者获得了活动的自由，在考试后一种成熟(maturity)感油然而生。miss“错过”；earn“获得”；compensate“弥补，补偿”；deserve“应得，应受到”。20A.responsibility BlossCmaturity Ddirection解析：选C参见上题解析。responsibility“责任”；loss“丧失，亏损”；direction“方向”。B(2019泰安调研)It was New Year time. We were travelling in a van (小型货车) _1_ toys to the homeless. When we _2_ the spot, something caught my eye. Something or someone was moving in the rubbish. Soon I _3_ that it was the home of a poor family. There were two _4_， both about my age at the time, and a lady I supposed to be their mother. They sat there _5_.As a little girl myself I was _6_ interested in the little girl. How _7_ our lives were. She lived for the day, _8_ through the rubbish for something to fill her stomach. I on the other hand was well looked after and never had to worry about _9_. I had a good education and thus a _10_ future. I looked at the little girl. The only _11_ she had was the wornout dress that she was wearing.Seeing this little girl I made the decision to _12_ a doll that had belonged to me for a while. When the van came to a _13_， I stepped out, called the girl over and _14_ the doll in her hand. At first she looked at me with _15_ and wasnt certain what to do, but then she smiled and I saw _16_ in her eyes. I went back into the vehicle and we started to _17_ off, and thats when we realized the little girl was running _18_. We stopped again and opened the door. The girl had _19_ with us. She looked directly at me and said two _20_ words “Thank You”语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。我们在新年期间，开车去为无家可归的人分发玩具。“我”远远地发现了一个小女孩，她正在垃圾中寻找食物，于是“我”走过去，将刚买不久的玩具娃娃送给了她。在离开时，那个女孩追上我们，对“我”说了句“谢谢”。1A.showing BrecommendingCdistributing Dselling解析：选C根据下文“我”送给小女孩玩具娃娃可知，我们在新年期间给无家可归的人分发玩具。故选C。A项意为“展示”；B项意为“推荐”；C项意为“分发”；D项意为“出售”。2A.left BchangedCchose Dapproached解析：选D根据下文第三段中的“When the van came to a _， I stepped out”可推知，当我们接近目的地的时候，有东西引起“我”的注意。故选D。3A.guaranteed BrealizedCdecided Daccepted解析：选B根据空后的“it was the home of a poor family”并结合语境可知，“我”很快意识到那是一户贫困人家的家。故选B。A项意为“保证”；B项意为“意识到”；C项意为“决定”；D项意为“接受”。4A.boys BchildrenCdrivers Dadults解析：选B根据下文中的“As a little girl myself”可知，当时那里有两个和“我”的年龄差不多的孩子，还有一位女士，可能是他们的母亲。故选B。5A.happily BangrilyChopefully Dhelplessly解析：选D根据下文中的“_ through the rubbish for something to fill her stomach”和“the wornout dress”可推知，他们无助地坐在垃圾旁边。故选D。6A.still BlessCespecially Dprobably解析：选C根据语境可知，作为一个小女孩，“我”尤其对那个小女孩感兴趣。故选C。7A.similar BdifferentCdifficult Dordinary解析：选B根据下文中的“She lived for the day . to fill her stomach”和“I on the other hand was well looked after .”可知，我们的生活差别很大。故选B。8A.searching BgettingCrunning Dbreaking解析：选A根据上文中的“Something or someone was moving in the rubbish.”可推知，当时那个小女孩在垃圾堆里寻找东西以填饱自己的肚子。故选A。9A.food BsafetyChealth Dtransport解析：选A根据上文可知，那个小女孩在垃圾堆里寻找食物，而“我”却得到了很好的照顾，从来不用担心食物。故选A。10A.doubtful BdistantCpromising Dforeseeable解析：选C根据空前的“I had a good education”可知，“我”接受了良好的教育，因此有一个有前途的未来。故选C。A项意为“怀疑的”；B项意为“遥远的”；C项意为“有前途的”；D项意为“可预知的”。11A.present BdecorationCrequirement Dpossession解析：选D根据上文的内容并结合语境可推知，那位小女孩仅有的财产就是她身上穿的那件破旧的裙子。故选D。A项意为“礼物”；B项意为“装饰”；C项意为“要求”；D项意为“财产”。12A.give away Bgive backChand out Dhand in解析：选A根据下文中的“I stepped out . the doll in her hand”可推知，看到这个小女孩，“我”决定把刚买不久的玩具娃娃送给她。故选A。A项意为“赠送”；B项意为“归还”；C项意为“分发”；D项意为“提交”。13A.station BstopCstreet Dsignal解析：选B根据上文可知，“我”决定把刚买不久的玩具娃娃送给那个小女孩，所以当车一停下来，“我”立刻下车，叫那个小女孩过来，然后将玩具娃娃放(placed)在她的手里。故选B。14A.tore BplacedCdropped Dthrew解析：选B参见上题解析 。15A.anger BpainCsurprise Ddisappointment解析：选C根据空后的“and wasnt certain what to do”和语境可推知，那个小女孩刚开始惊讶地看着“我”。故选C。16A.hope BlonelinessCanxiety Dastonishment解析：选A根据上文可知，那个小女孩一家绝望地坐在垃圾旁边，并结合本句语境可推知，“我”将玩具娃娃放在她手里，她对“我”微笑，“我”从小女孩的眼中看到了希望。故选A。A项意为“希望”；B项意为“孤独”；C项意为“焦虑”；D项意为“震惊”。17A.walk BgetClift Ddrive解析：选D根据下文中的“We stopped again”可知，“我”回到车上，我们开车离开，那时我们才意识到，那个小女孩正在后面追赶我们。故选D。18A.behind BawayCout Din解析：选A参见上题解析。19A.got along Bcame alongCcaught up Dturned up解析：选C根据上文的“We stopped again and opened the door”可知，小女孩追上了我们。故选C。get along with“与相处”；come along with“和在一起”；catch up with“追上，赶上”。20A.final BnewCkey Dsimple解析：选D根据语境可知，小女孩直视着“我”，说了两个简单的词Thank You。故选D。完形填空文体分类练(三)夹叙夹议文AI enjoy feeding birds in my garden. About three years ago, a baby chipmunk (花栗鼠) which I named Chip came to this festive display. Over that summer, I watched it _1_. The next summer, the chipmunk was back, and I wondered whether it would _2_ me to feed it by hand or let me pet it. Before Chip would approach, Id _3_ its favorite food, bend down and keep very _4_. Id leave my open hand _5_， unmoving, so the animal would know I wouldnt _6_ it. I continued doing this for a few weeks._7_， late in that second summer, Chip did show more trust. One day as I _8_ a seed with my fingertips, it approached and _9_ took the seed into its mouth. It never bit my fingers.I was happy that Chip and I had made a(n) _10_ of trust.After about two months of this _1