江苏中考英语英语语法填空专题练习

1、江苏中考英语英语 语法填空专题练习一、英语语法填空1 个单1 阅读下面短文，在空白处按要求填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。每空 词。Dear Ms. Zhang,Last week, my friend Liu Lei came round with a new computer game and asked to play it on my dad's computer. I was worried, ( 连词 )I should ask my dad before I use his computer. Heuses it for (he) work, and I can o

2、nly use it for my homework. The reason is that hethinks something will go wrong if I play (game) on it.Well, while my dad was out, we decided to (try) out Liu Lei's game. We copied it tothe computer, and after we finished (play), we took it off the computer. However, whenI(start) the computer ag

3、ain to check if everything was OK, some of my dad's documentswere missing. Then, when my dad used the computer last night, he was (real) angry. Hecould no longer find the important documents anywhere.I did not tell him about( 冠词 )computer game because I did not want him to be angry(介词 )me. Now I

4、 feel terrible. I am not sure whether a computer repair (shop) can get the documents back. Should I tell him about the computer game?Should I pay to repair it?Your student,Feng Guoxing【答案】because/since/as； his； games； try； playing； started； really； the ； with ； shop【解析】【分析】大意：短文主要介绍了学生Feng Guoxin 在他

5、爸爸的电脑上打游戏，结果导致了一些重要文件的丢失。爸爸很生气，因此Feng Guoxin 不知道是否该向爸爸坦白游戏的事，他为此烦恼并向张老师倾诉。（ 1）句意：我很担心，因为我在使用电脑之前应该问一下我爸爸。根据很担心，可知是因为我在使用电脑之前应该问一下我爸爸，应用连词I was worried 我because/since/as 表“因为 ”。故答案为because/since/as 。（ 2）句意：他用电脑来工作。根据形容词修饰名词，可知此处应用he 的形容词性物主代词his来修饰名词work。故答案为his。（ 3）句意：如果我在上面玩游戏。根据前面无不定冠词和单数限定词，可知此处应

6、用名词game的复数形式 games。故答案为 games。（ 4）句意：我们决定试试刘磊的游戏。根据固定搭配decide to do sth. 决定去做某事，可知此处应用动词try 的原形。故答案为try。（ 5）句意：在我们玩完游戏之后。根据固定搭配finish doing sth. 完成做某事，可知此处应用动词play的ing形式playing。故答案为 playing。（ 6）句意：然而，当我重启电脑去检查一切是否正常的时候，我爸爸的一些重要文件不见了。根据上文谓语took,可知动作为过去发生，本句时态应为一般过去时，此处应用动词start的过去式started。故答案为started

7、。real 的副词形式（ 7）句意：他真的很生气。根据副词修饰形容词，可知此处应用形容词really修饰形容词angry。故答案为really。( 8)句意：我没有告诉他关于电脑游戏的事。根据computer game 电脑游戏，可知此处特指刘磊的电脑游戏，表特指应用定冠词the。故答案为the。(9)句意：因为我不想他对我生气。根据固定搭配be angry with sb对某人生气，可知此处应用介词with 。故答案为with 。(10)句意：我不确定电脑维修店能不能找回不见的文件。根据不定冠词a,可知此处应用可数名词单数shop。故答案为shop。【点评】考查语法填空，注意根据单词在语境中

8、的词性进行必要的变形，同时熟记固定搭配和基本句型。2 阅读下面短文，在空白处填人适当的内容(不多于 3 个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。According to a study, about 85% of Grade 11 students in Canada have their own mobile phones. About 52% of Grade 7 students and 24% of Grade 4 students also carry mobile phones.In many schools, students must turn off their mobile pho

9、nes and leave in theirschoolbags during school hours. Some schools even don't allow students (take) mobilephones to school.Do you know why these schools don't want students to use mobile phones at school? One of the main (reason) is that mobile phones can distract( 使分心 ) students theirstudy.

10、Many of these mobile phones are "smartphones", and they can be (use) to surf theInternet, send text messages, play games, take (photo) and listen to music. Mr. Jacksonsays, "Many teachers like me are also (worry) that students will use mobile phones tocheat (作弊) in tests, or to record

11、 videos of teachers or other students and post them online.", some people have different opinions. They think mobile phones are (use) at school. Students can use them in class (watch) educational videos online. Mobilephones can be especially useful in the schools where there aren't enough c

12、omputers. What's more, some parents want to be able to reach their children during the day. They want their children to take mobile phones all the time.【答案】them ； totake；reasons；from ；used；photos；worried ；However；useful；towatch【解析】【分析】文章大意：短文谈论了学生在学校带手机的问题，有人主张不允许带手机，二另一部分人认为应该带，可以帮助孩子们学习。( 1 )句

13、意：在许多学校，学生必须关闭手机，并把手机放在书包里。空缺处指代的是mobile phones ，在句中做宾语，因此使用宾格人称代词them ，故答案是them 。( 2)句意：一些学校甚至不允许学生带手机去学校。allow sb. to do sth. 允许某人做某事，固定搭配，应使用动词不定式，故答案是totake。( 3)句意：一个主要的原因就是手机使学生对于学习分心。reason 原因，可数名词，在one of 结构中，应使用复数形式，故答案是reasons。( 4)句意：一个主要的原因就是手机使学生对于学习分心。distract sb. from sth. 分散某人对于某物的注意力，

14、固定搭配，故答案是from 。( 5)句意：许多手机是智能手机，他们能用来上网，发短信，玩游戏或者拍照。本句为被动语态，在被动语态中，动词使用过去分词，故答案是used。( 6)句意：许多手机是智能手机，他们能用来上网，发短信，玩游戏或者拍照。takephotos 拍照，固定搭配，故答案是photos。( 7)句意：许多像我一样的老师担心学生在考试中用手机作弊，或者给老师或者学生录像，并上传到网上。are 后跟形容词worried 作表语，故答案是worried 。( 8)句意：然而，一些人有不同的观点。后面陈述的与前面陈述的意思是不一致的，应是 只 用 转 折 词 ， 因 为 在 句 首 ，

15、 因 此 使 用 however， 注 意 首 字 母 要 大 写 ， 故 答 案 是 However。( 9)句意：他们认为手机在学校有用。be 动词后需要使用形容词作表语，因此将use 改为useful,故答案是useful。( 10)句意：学生可以在课上观看教学视频。看视频是使用手机的目的，应使用动词不定式做目的状语。故答案是to watch 。【点评】考查词汇在语篇中的运用能力，答题时首先要跳过空格通读文章掌握大意，然后 细读文章字斟句酌逐一作答，注意考虑句型、语法、搭配、语境等因素，最后通读一遍检 查验证。3 阅读下面短文，用括号内所给词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词或情态动词。P

16、eople spend almost a third of their lives doing one thing sleeping. Every year, there is a day for people around the world to celebrate the (important) of good and healthy sleep World Sleep Day.Sleep is like food for the brain. Healthy sleep helps the body and brain grow and develop. People of diffe

17、rent ages need different amounts of sleep. It is said that eight hours per night (consider) the average amount of sleep. For students aged 10 to 17, a healthy amount is about eight to nine hours per night. However, last year, the China Youth and Children Research Center (report) that about four (fiv

18、e) of middle school students didn't getenough sleep. For some students, they want to sleep early, but they keep (worry)about their schoolwork and can't fall (sleep) quickly. A lack ( 缺乏 ) of sleep can greatlyaffect (影响 ) a person's life. Students who don't get enough sleep may get po

19、or grades. They cannot pay attention in class or do well in sports.(solve) this kind of problem, scientists advise that students should have (little) schoolwork and more time to sleep. There are some other ways to help people get enough sleep, such as (take) a 20-minute nap ( 午睡 ) during the day, tr

20、ying to go to sleep earlierand so on . Good sleeping habits are also (help). For example, try to go to sleep andwake up at the same time every day, even on weekends and during the day.【 答 案 】 importance ； is considered ； reported ； fifths ； worrying/worried ； asleep； To solve； less； taking； helpful【

21、解析】【分析】文章大意：本文是一篇与睡眠有关的短文，讲述了睡眠与健康的关系，不同年龄的人需要不同的睡眠时间，中国青少年学生的睡眠现状以及解决措施等。（ 1）句意：每年，世界各地都有一个节日来庆祝良好健康睡眠的重要性 世界睡眠日。由前面的定冠词the,可知此处应填入一个名词，important是形容词 重要的”，与其对应的名词是importance “重要 ”，故答案填importance 。（ 2）句意：据说每晚8 小时的睡眠时间被认为是平均睡眠时间。由题干可知主语eighthours 与动词 consider 之间存在被动关系，所以应用被动语态，文章时态为一般现在时，时间作主语谓语动词用单数

22、，所以be动词用is, consider的过去分词是 considered,故答案填 is considered。（ 3）句意：然而，去年中国青少年研究中心报道。由last year 可知，动词时态用一般过去时， report 的过去式为reported ，故答案填reported 。（ 4）句意：大约五分之四的中学生睡眠不足。这里考查分数的表达方法，在英语中一般用基数词表示分数的分子，用序数词表示分数的分母；当分子大于1 时，分母要用复数形式，所以五分之四的正确书写是four fifths ，故答案填fifths 。（ 5）句意：对于一些学生来说，他们想早点睡觉，但是他们总是担心他们的学业。

23、keepdoing sth.或者keep+形容词，者B表示使处于某种状态"，worried ,是形容词，故答案填worrying/worried 。（ 6）句意：他们不能很快入睡。联系上文语境，结合提示词可知此处句意为“他们不能很快入睡。“人睡" fall asleep固定词组，前面有情态动词can't,所以这里用动词原形，故答案填 asleep。（ 7）句意：为了解决这类问题。这里应用动词不定式表示目的，故答案填To solve。（ 8）句意：科学家建议学生应该少做功课，多睡觉。根据后面的more time to sleep 可知此处应表达的是 作更少的功课”，句

24、中暗含比较级，little的比较级为less,故答案填lesg （9）句意：比如白天小睡20分钟。such as意思是 比如"，as是介词后接动词ing形式，故答案填taking。（10）句意：良好的睡眠习惯也很有帮助。前面有系动词are,后接形容词作表语，help “帮助 ”，动词，与其对应的形容词是helpful 有帮助的、有益的 “”，故答案填helpful 。【点评】考查语言综合运用能力，注意谓语的时态，语态，非谓语动词，词性，连词搭配等多种用法。4 阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。A wealthy old man lived al

25、one in a big house. He was growing (weak) day by day.Since he was unable to look after (him), he decided to hire ( 雇佣 ) a nurse to take carehim.One day, the old man interviewed two (nurse) Anthony and Peter. Anthony was ahandsome young man while Peter looked quite ordinary. The old man asked Anthony

26、 to make tea for him. After Anthony left, the old man turned to Peter and said, "Anthony has (give)me a very bad account of you. He said you are rude and untrustworthy. Is this correct?"Peter thought for a minute and said, "Anthony has a bad opinion of me, there mustbe something wrong

27、 with me. I should take some time to change these things."The old man was very impressed by Peter's words. At the same time, Anthony came back with cup of tea for the old man.The old man sent Peter to make breakfast for him. He then returned to Anthony and told him. "Peter spoke very p

28、oorly of you while you were gone. do you think about this?" Afterhearing this, Anthony shouted （angry）.In the end, Peter （choose）. Peter looked quite common, but he had impressive innerbeauty.【答案】weaker； himself； of； nurses； given； If； a； What； angrily； was chosen【解析】【分析】本文介绍了一个老人在录用护士时，故意挑起对方的

29、矛盾，通过两人截然不同的反应，从而判断谁适合。（1）句意：他一天比一天虚弱。weak是形容词，形容词修饰系动词grow,根据day byday可知是比较级 weaker,故填 weaker。（ 2）句意：因为他不能照顾自己，他决定雇一个护士来照顾他。look after oneself ，照顾自己，主语是he,故反身代词是 himself,故填himself。（3）句意：因为他不能照顾自己，他决定雇一个护士来照顾他。take care of,固定搭配，照顾，故填of 。（ 4）句意：一天，老人面试两个护士 Anthony and Peter 。 two 后是可数名词复习，nurse,是可数名词

30、，故填 nurses。（ 5）句意：安东尼对你的评价很差。根据助动词has 可知此处是现在完成时，故填过去分词，give 的过去分词是 given, 故填 given。（ 6）句意：如果安东尼对我有看法，我一定有什么问题。此处是条件状语从句，故是引导词if,如果，故填If。（ 7）句意：同时，安东尼给老人端了杯茶回来。cup 是名词单数，以辅音音素开头，故用不定冠词a表示泛指，a cup of,固定搭配，一杯 ；故填a。（ 8）句意：你对此怎么想？此处是特殊疑问句，think 后缺少宾语，故用what 提问，故填 What。（9）句意：听到这，安东尼生气地大喊。副词修饰动词shouted ,

31、angrily ,是副词，生气地，故填angrily。（ 10）句意：最后，Peter 被录用。根据Peter looked quite common ， 可知时态是一般过去时，choose 与主语 Peter 是被动关系，故用一般过去时的被动语态，主语是第三人称单数，故助动词是 was, choose的过去分词是 chosen,故填 was chosen。【点评】考查语法填空，注意调整词性，时态，主谓一致和名词的数等。5 根据短文内容及所给提示，补全文中单词或用所给单词的正确形式填空。Anna was a 9-year-old girl from a small village. It wa

32、s the (one)day of her school intown. W seeing her simple clothing and knowing her identity( 身份 ), other studentslaughed at Ann. Then the teacher told everyone to write d the 8 wonders of theworld. Everyone except Anna handed in (they) answer papers. The teacher came toher, "Don't worry. Jus

33、t write. you have known. "Anna replied "There are so many(thing) Which 8 wonders can I pick to write?"Most students answered (correct)-the Great Green Wall of China, the Great Pyramidof Giza, the Leaning Tower of Paris Finally the teacher(start) reading Anna's answer,"The 8 w

34、onders: To be able to see. To be able to Hear, To Feel, Laugh, Think, Be Kind, Love and Learn! "The whole class kept （silence）.The girl from a small village reminded them the precious（ 宝贵 ）gift in their life, whichwere true wonders.【答案】first； When； down ； their； What； things； correctly ； starte

35、d； silent； of【解析】【分析】文章大意：课上老师让学生写出世界上的八大奇迹，一个来自农村的小女孩的答案与众不同，他的答案提醒了我们生活中真正的礼物是什么。那才是真正的奇迹。（ 1）句意：这是她在镇上上学的第一天。根据the 可知应会使用序数词，one 的序数词为first,故答案是first。（ 2）句意：当看到她简单的服装并且知道她的身份时，其他同学就嘲笑她。根据两个句子的意思可知，该句是一个时间状语从句，根据首字母w 可知应会使用when ，故答案是When 。（ 3）句意：老师然每个人写下世界上的八大奇迹。write down 固定短语，记下，写下，故答案是down 。（ 4

36、）句意：除了安娜每个人都把他们的答卷交上去了。they 在这里作定语修饰answerpapers,因此应使用形容词性物主代词their,故答案是their。（ 5）句意：就写你所知道的。句子为宾语从句空缺处作从句的宾语，应使用从属连词what,故答案是what。（ 6）句意：安娜回答到：有那么多的东西，我从中选八个吗？根据many 可知 thing 应使用复数形式things ,故答案是things。（7）句意：大多数同学回答正确。correct在这里修动词answered,应使用副词形式，correct 的副词形式为correctly ，故答案是correctly 。（ 8）句意：最后，老师

37、开始看安娜的答案。本文的基本时态是一般过去式，在这里应使用start的过去式started ,故答案是 started。（ 9）句意：全班都保持沉默。kept 在这里是连系动词，后面跟形容词作表语，因此将silence 改为 silent,故答案是 silent。（ 10 ）句意：这个来自乡村的小女孩提醒我们生活中宝贵的礼物，那才是真正的奇迹。remind of 提醒，固定搭配，故答案是of。【点评】考查词汇在语篇中的运用能力，答题时首先要跳过空格通读文章掌握大意，然后细读文章字斟句酌逐一作答，注意考虑句型、语法、搭配、语境等因素，最后通读一遍检查验证。6 根据短文内容及所给提示，在文中空白处

38、填写一个正确单词。This is a true story. Debbie and her husband, Billy, had an (argue) about anotherwoman his mother. "You two haven't had dinner together for so long," Debbie said.Billy replied, "My busy job casts most of my time. My mother will be happy wshemeet you and the two lovely gra

39、nddaughters.""But you are the son and tomorrow is Mother's Day. I (order) for you both at FashionRestaurant for tomorrow at 7: 00 p. m." his wife said. 'Tell mother the dinner.""Hello, mon, would you like to go to the Fashion Restaurant tomorrow night for dinner? You

40、 know, it's Mother's Day." Hearing this, his mother felt very (worry). She thought maybewas something wrong with them." Don't worry, Mom," the son explained. "The family is great. I just think it'll be fun if only two of us go out, like we din the old day."Th

41、e next day Billy picked up his mother (happy). They drove to the restaurant and satat the same table they sat 30 years ago. Billy's mother said she needed to tell (he) onething first. "Billy, I know you have to work hard to be (success), but make sure youspend as much time with your family

42、as possible."【 答 案 】 argument ； when ； ordered ； about ； worried ； there ； did ； happily ； him ； successful【解析】【分析】主要讲了Debbie 的丈夫 Billy 工作忙碌，没时间和家人一起吃饭，Debbie在母亲节前一天打电话给母亲明天一起吃饭，母亲教育儿子要尽可能多地陪伴家人。( 1)句意：Debbie 和丈夫 Billy 关于另一个女士 他的妈妈有争论。an 后面用可数名词单数，argue是实义动词，其名词是argument,故填 argument。( 2)句意：当妈妈见

43、到你和两个可爱的孙女时我妈妈将是高兴的。根据句意可知表示当时候，所以用 when,故填when。3）句意：我为你们两个在明天晚上7 点在风尚餐馆订位了。根据句意可知已经订位 了，所以用一般过去时，即 ordered,故填ordered。（ 4）句意：告诉妈妈关于这次晚饭。tell sb. about sth. 告诉某人关于某事，故填about。（ 5）句意：他的妈妈感到非常担心。felt 是系动词，后面用形容词，worry 的形容词是worried ，担心的，故填worried 。（6）句意：她认为或许他们有一些问题。there's something wrong with 表示出了一

44、些问题，故填there 。（7）句意：像我们在过去做得那样。时态是一般过去时，所以用过去式 did,故填did。（ 8）句意：第二天Billy 高兴地接他的妈妈。picked 是实义动词，副词修饰实义动词，happy 的副词是happily ，故填 happily 。（9）句意：Billy的妈妈说她需要首先告诉他一件事情。tell sb. sth.,告诉某人某事，sb.用宾格， he 的宾格是him ，故填him。（ 10）句意：我知道你不得不努力工作来成功，但是确保你尽可能多地和你的家人度过时间。be+形容词，success 的形容词是 successful,故填 successful。【点

45、评】考查语法填空，考查词汇在语篇中的运用能力。注意理解句意，首先读一遍，然后再逐一作答。注意句型、搭配、短语及语境。7 阅读下面短文，根据语境、音标或单词等提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的单词，使 短文意思完整、行文连贯。Pandas live in the forests and mountains of Southwest China. They feed on . But nowthey have less and less /l? nd/ to live on. So pandas are becoming (few) innumber. The heaviest animals in

46、 the are not elephants. They are blue whales. They arethe (large) but they feed on the smallest /s?:/ animals. Now they are indanger because some people their ocean home dirty and others /k ?l/ whales for their meat.Chinese tigers live in the south of China. They are also in （dangerous） now. They ar

47、ethe oldest type of tigers in the world and they eat small animals. Some people kill tigers their fur and bones.【答案】bamboo； land； fewer； world ； largest； sea； make； kill； danger； for【解析】【分析】本文分别介绍了大熊猫，鲸鱼和老虎，他们的共同点是由于人类的破坏，他们都处于危险之中。（1）句意：它们以竹子为食。 feed on以为食，根据常识可知大熊猫吃竹子。bamboo泛指一般的“竹；竹子”时不可数，故答案为：ba

48、mboo。（ 2）句意：但是现在他们赖以生存的土地越来越少了。根据音标可知/l? nd/ land 土地，不可数名词，故答案为：land。（ 3）句意：所以熊猫的数量正在减少。句意暗含大熊猫的数量正变得比以前更少了，用few 的比较级，故答案为：fewer。（ 4）句意：世界上最重的动物不是大象。in the world ，在世界上，是拿世界上所有动物比较，故答案为：world。（ 5）句意：他们是最大的但是他们以最小的海洋动物为食。根据The heaviest animals inthe world are not elephants. They are blue whales.可知此处表示

49、它们是最大的。所以用最高 级，故答案为：largest。（ 6）句意：他们是最大的但是他们以最小的海洋动物为食。/s?:/sea 海洋，海洋，see 看见动词，形容词修饰名词，故答案为：sea。（ 7）句意：现在他们处于危险之中，因为一些人把他们的海洋家园弄脏了，而另一些人 为了吃肉而捕杀鲸鱼。make sth/sb adj.使某人或某物,句子时态是一般现在时，故答案为：make。（ 8）句意：现在他们处于危险之中，因为一些人把他们的海洋家园弄脏了，而另一些人为了吃肉而捕杀鲸鱼。/k ?l/kill ，杀害，故答案为：kill。（9）句意：他们也处于危险之中。介词 in后跟名词，dangero

50、us ,危险的，形容词，in danger,处于危险中，故答案为：danger。（ 10 ）句意：有些人为了他们的皮毛和骨头杀老虎。此处指人们杀害老虎的目的，for 为了，表示目的，故答案为：for。【点评】此题考查语法填空。先阅读短文理解短文大意。然后仔细阅读每个句子，根据英语语法知识和固定搭配，用所给词的正确形式填空或填上合适的词使用语句完整。8 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词或情态动词.One of the world's most important and lovely animals is quickly disappearing, Can you gue

51、ss which one it is? It (have) the longest neck among all animals. Yes, it's the giraffe.In 1985, there were between 152,000 and 163,000 giraffe, and they lived in the plains ( 平原 ) and forests of Africa." The number of giraffes(fall) by as much as 40 percent since the1980s," says a new

52、 report on endangered wild animals and plants.Why are there fewer and fewer giraffes? Because humans(cut) down many trees tobuild more houses. And they are also killing the animals(eat) their meat. A report fromthe International Union for Conversation of Nature says," Giraffes (disappear) silen

53、tly inthe near future. And it is time that we do something for the giraffe before it is too late."People think giraffes are everywhere. Kids' books are full of giraffes, and there are always giraffes in zoos. But giraffes are in great danger now. Humans(stop) killing off certainendangered w

54、ild animals and try hard (help)save them.【答案】has； has fallen； are cutting ； to eat； will disappear ； should stop ； to help【解析】【分析】大意：短文主要介绍了长颈鹿的生存现状。(1)句意：它在所有的动物之中有着最长的脖子。根据主语it,可知应用have的三单形式has。故答案为has。( 2)句意：自从十九世纪八十年代，长颈鹿的数量已经减少高达百分之四十。根据时间状语since the 1980s自从十九世纪八十年代，可知本句应用现在完成时have/has+过去分词。根据主

55、语The number of 数量，可知助动词应用has， fall 的过去分词为fallen 。故答案为has fallen。( 3)句意：因为人类正在砍下大量的树去建更多的房子。根据上文Why are there fewerand fewer giraffes?为什么长颈鹿越来越少，可知询问的是现状，应用现在进行时be+现在分词。根据主语 humans,可知be动词应用are, cut的现在分词为 cutting。故答案为 are cutting 。( 4)句意：他们也在猎杀动物吃它们的肉。动词不定式做目的状语，表“为了 ”。故答案为 to eat。( 5)句意：长颈鹿在不远的将来将会默默

56、地消失。根据时间状语in the near future 在不远的将来，可知本句时态为一般将来时will+动词原形。故答案为will disappear o( 6)句意：人类应该停止猎杀濒危的野生动物。根据上文But giraffes are in great dangernow. 但长颈鹿正处于巨大的危险之中，可知人类应该停止猎杀。情态动词should 表 “应该 ”，后接动词原形。故答案为should stop。( 7)句意：然后努力试着去帮助拯救他们。固定搭配try to do sth. 尽力做某事。故答案为to help 。【点评】考查语法填空，注意根据单词在语境中的词性进行必要的变形

57、，同时熟记固定搭配和基本句型。9 用所给单词的适当形式填空，未提供单词的根据上下文填入适当的词。My father and I had a big argument. We avoided (see) each other recently. But lastTuesday I decided to tell my father I loved him. The next morning I got up early. I was so excited I could hardly sleep. At 9 a.m. I called my dad. he answered the phone ， I said, "Dad， can I come over after work tonight? I have something (tell) you." My dadanswered angrily, "Now what?"I told him it wouldn't take long, so he (final) agreed. At 5:30 p.m., I was ringing thedoorbell at my parents' house. Dad (answer) the