2021语法填空-专项汇编

01-2020年上海市高三英语二模专项训练之语法填空

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andgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththe

properformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Abanondistractedwalking

Youcan'twalkdownthestreetwithoutpassingso-called“smart-phonezombies(僵尸):'

Theyaretooabsorbedintheirscreen(21)(watch)wheretheyaregoing.Almost

fourintenpeopleadmithavingsufferedatechnology-relatedsmallaccident(22)

theypaymoreattentiontotheirelectronicdevicethantothepavement.

NowthecityofHonolulu,Hawaii,hasdecidedit'stimetotakeimmediateactionand

makeitillegaltocrosstheroadwhileusingamobilephone.Those(23)(catch)

usingphones,tabletsorotherelectronicdevicesatcrossingpointscouldfaceafineofupto

$100.

HonoluluisthefirstmajorU.S.citytoban(24)_iscalled"distracted

walking.^^Itcomesafterastudyfoundthere(25)(be)morethan11,000injuriesin

theUnitedStatesresultingfromphone-relateddistractionwhilewalkinginthepastfewyears.

Toexplainthedecision,mayorKirkCaldwellsaid,"Weholdtheunfortunatehonorof

beingamajorcity(26)morepedestriansarehitincrosswalksthanalmostany

othercityinthecountry.

Underthefinesystems.(27)breaksthislawfbrthefirsttimewillgetafineof

$15to$35.Peoplebreakingthelawforasecondorthirdtimewillgeta$99fine.

Thelaw,whichiscalledtheDistractedWalkingLaw,doespermitanexception.

Pedestrians(28)usesuchdevicesinthestreettocallemergencyservicesand

rescueworkers,suchasfirefightersandpoliceofficers.

Ifyoustillwanttotextwhilewalking,youcouldavoid(29)(fine)in

Honolulubyusingavoice-controlleddigitalassistantsuchasSiriorGoogleAssistant.Oryou

couldjustwait(30)youareagain,safely,offthestreet.

21.towatch22.because23.caught24.what25.hadbeen26.where

27.whoever28.can/may29.beingfined30.until

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andgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththe

properformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

ABriefHistoryofChopsticks.

We'vediscussedthestoryofknifeandfork,butthere'sanothersetofutensils(器皿)

usedbybillionsofpeoplearoundtheworld-andithasatrulyancientpast.TheChinesehave

beenwieldingchopstickssinceatleast1200B.C.,andbyA.D.500chopsticks21

(sweep)theAsiancontinentfromVietnamtoJapan.Fromtheirhumble

beginnings22cookingutensilstopaper-wrappedbamboosetsatthesushicounter,

there'smoretochopsticksthanmeetstheeye.

Chopsticks25(develop)about5000yearsagoinChina.

The24(early)versionswereprobablytwigsusedtogetfoodfromcookingpots.

Whenresourcesbecamescare,around400B.C.,craftychefsfiguredout25to

conservefuelbychoppingfoodintosmallerpiecesthatrequiredlesscookingfuel,and

besides,itcouldbecookedmorequickly.Thisnewmethodofcookingmadeitunnecessaryto

haveknivesatthedinnertable一apracticethatalsomatchedthenon-violentteachingsof

Confucius(孔子)，26expressedinoneofhisnumerousquotations:46thehonorable

anduprightmankeepswellawayfromboththeslaughterhouse(屠宰房)andthekitchen.And

heallowsnoknivesonhistable."Asavegetarian,hebelievedthatknives9sharppoints

evoked(诱发)violence27(kill)thehappy,contentedmoodthatshouldreignduring

meals.Thanksinparttohisteachings,chopstickusequicklybecamewidespreadthroughout

Asia.

Differentculturesadopteddifferentchopstickstyles.PerhapsinanodtoConfucius,

Chinesechopsticksfeaturedabluntratherthanpointedend.InJapan,chopstickswere8

incheslongformenand7incheslongforwomen.In1878theJapanesebecamethe

first28(create)thenow-ubiquitousdisposableset,typicallymadeofbambooor

wood.Wealthydinerscouldeatwithivory,jade,coral,brassoragateversions,whilethemost

privilegedusedsilversets.Itwasbelievedthatthesilverwouldcorrodeandturnblack

29itcameintocontactwithpoisonedfood.

Throughouthistory,chopstickshaveenjoyedasymbioticrelationshipwithanotherstaple

ofAsiancuisine:rice.Atfirstglance,you'dthinkthatricewouldn'tmakethecut,butinAsia

mostriceisoftheshort-ormedium-grainvariety.Thestarches(淀粉质食品)intheserices

createacookedproductthatisgummyandclumpy,unlikethefluffyanddistinctgrainsof

Westernlong-grainrice.30chopstickscometogethertoliftsteamingbundlesof

stickyrice,it'samatchmadeinheaven.

21.hadswept22.as23.Weredeveloped24.earliest25.how

26.as27.killing28.tocreate29.if/when30.As/Because/Since

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andgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththe

properformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Thefamilywhoeatstogether

Whafsthepriceofafamilymeal?Formanyfamiliesintheworld'swealthiestcountries,

theanswerseemstobe,'toomuch'.Forinstance,intheUnitedStates,(21)isoftena

trendsetterinsuchthings,themajorityoffamiliesreporteatingasinglemealtogetherfewer

thanfivedaysaweek.Infact,thefrequencyofsharedmeals(22)(decrease)in

Americanfamiliesby33percentoverthelasttwentyyears.Themeals(23)have

shortenedtoo:fromanaverageof90minutestojust12minutes.

Soperhapswe'rebetteroffaskingourselves(24)thecostofnoteatingtogether

is.Onceagain,wecouldturntothefigures.TheOrganizationforEconomicCooperationand

Developmenthasfoundthat15-year-oldswhoreportednotregularly(25)(share)

familymealsweretwiceaslikelytobeabsentfromschool.InEurope,researchhassuggested

thatchildrenwhodon'teatdinnerwiththeirparentsatleasttwiceaweekfacea40percent

higherriskoffatness.Anotherstudy,(26)(conduct)bytheNationalCenteron

AddictionandSubstanceAbuse(滥用)atColumbiaUniversity,foundthatkidswho

eatdinnerwiththeirparentsfiveormoretimesaweekare(27)(likely)tohave

problemswithdrugsandalcohol.

Butthosenumbers,impressive(28)theyseem,maybebesidethepoint.Afterall,

havingamealtogetherismorethanjustapreventivemeasure(29)futuremisfortune.

Theprimarycostofthefamilymealisalsotheverythingthatmakesitimportant:time.

Thetimespenttogetheroverfoodleadstoallthepositiveoutcomesthataremeasuredin

thestudies.Thattimespenttogetherhaslessnoticeable-butnolessreal-effectstoo.So

often,(30)isatthefamilymealthatthefamilyassuch—thefamilyasanorganicunit

withsharedmemoriesandfeelingsandambitions——ismade.

21.which22.hasdecreased23.themselves24.what25.sharing

26.conducted27.lesslikely28.as29.against30.it

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properformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Asentrepreneurs(仓U业者)，wehadavision,werealizedit,andnowwe(21)(run)

ourowncompanies.Butthedreamcandamageour"work-lifebalance/1

Whenthesuccessofthecompanyrestsonyourshoulders,you'vealwaysgotanexcuse

toput(22)elseonhold.

WhatI'velearned(23)(face)thedemandsofastart-upcompanyandayoung

familyoverthepastcoupleofdecadesisthatsometimesthebestwaytosolvethework-life

balanceproblemistothinksmall.Makeahandfuloflifestylecorrections(24),

individually,maynotsoundallthatexciting,buttakentogether,canpreventyoufromgetting

tootired.

Here'smylistoflifehacksthatwillhelppreventexhaustion:

•Workfromhomeonedayaweek

Fewthingsgiveyouamoregrounded,in-controlfeelingthangettingthingsdoneinyour

ownspaceandatyourownpace.Insteadofleavingtheoffice(25)(clear)myhead

overaStarbuckscoffee,Icanfoldthelaundry,andcutbackoneveninghousework.

Nottomention,workinginpajamasisoneoflife's(26)(underestimate)pleasures.

•Pencilintimeforexercise

Itreallybotheredme(27)withthedemandsofcompanyandfamily,mytennis

gamewasgoingdownthedrain.Thatmaysoundunimportant,butitwasn'ttome,(28)

itwasameaningfulpartofmylifeoutsideofwork.Togetsomebalancebackinmylife,I

rearrangedmyschedule.Twomorningsaweek,Iwokeupanhour(29)(early)towork

outwithatenniscoach.Ifsportsaren'tyourthing,tryyogaorthathobbythatyoualways

lovedbutletgoofafterstartingyourbusiness.

•Learnsomethingnew,outsidetheoffice

Itcanbedrainingtoalwaysbethepersonwho'ssupposedtohavetheanswersasa

businessleader.Itssurprisinglyliberatingtobeontheotherside,(30)(absorb)

knowledgewithoutthepressuretoperformortoalwaysberight.

21.arerunning22.everything23.facing24.that25.toclear26.underestimated

27.that28.because29.earlier30.absorbing

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properformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Sneakers(运动鞋)MadefromOldChewingGum

DutchfashionandshoelabelExplicitWearishopingtosolveoneoflife'ssticky

situations—theannoyanceofsteppinginwastechewinggumonthepavement—while

helpingtokeepAmsterdam'scitystreetsclean.Thebrandhaspartneredwithlocalmarketing

organizationlamsterdamandsustainabilityfirmGumdrop(21)(create)alimited

editionsneakerforadultsmadefromrecycledgumcollectedfromthecity'spavements.

Chewinggumcausesanincrediblyseriousecologicalproblem,(22)itismade

fromplasticsthatdonotbiodegrade(生物降解).It'salsothesecond(23)(common)

formofroadsidelitter,aftercigaretteends.Anincredible3.3millionpoundsofgumare

incorrectlythrownawayonthesidewalkseachyear,(24)(cost)thecitymillionsof

dollarstocleanup.GumdropplanstocollectwastegumfromthestreetsofAmsterdam,clean

them,andturnthemintoGum-Tec,thematerialthatformsthebaseoftheshoe.

Thewastegumwillbeputtogoodusetomakestylishkicks,(25)willalsoraise

awarenessfortheanti-litteringcause.(26)(price)ataround$332,theshoeswill

comeintothemarketsometimenextmonth.

Availableforpreordernow,thenewGumshoesneakers-offeredinbothabubblegum

pinkandablack/redcolorway一(27)(feature)long-lastingrubberoutsoles(鞋子外

底)shapedfromrecyclablecompoundsproducedbyGumdrop,20percentofwhichare

madefromgum.

Nearly2.2poundsofgum(28)(use)ineveryfourpairsofshoes.Amapof

Amsterdamismadeintothebottomofthesolestoremindpeopleofthelitteringproblem.

Evenbetter,thesneakersactuallystillsmelllikebubblegum,(29)theannoying

stickiness.Justasgoodasanysneakerwitharubbersole,theGumshoeshelpgetchewing

gumoffourstreetsandkeepthedangerouslynon-biodegradablesubstanceoutofour

eco-system.

Tohelpspreadtheirsustainabilitymessage,(30)Gumshoe'screatorsarehoping

todoistoexpandtheirprojecttoothermajorcitiesaroundtheworld.

21.tocreate22.because/as/since23.mostcommon/commonest24.costing

25.which26.Priced27.feature28.isused29.without30.what

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properformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

PlantsScreamintheFaceofStress

Forthefirsttime,researchersappeartohaveevidencethatlikeanimals,thoseplants

deprivedofwateror(21)(force)toendurebodilyharmcanletouttheirpain.The

study,(22)hasyettobepublishedinascientificJournal,addsanotherdimensionto

scientists(23)(grow)understandingofhowplantsdetectandinteractwiththeir

surroundings.

Inrecentyears,ithasbecomeveryclearthatplantsaremoresensitivethanresearchers

(24)(think).Theyrespondwhentouchedbyinsectsandturntowardsourcesoflight.

“Plantsarenotjustroboticstimulus-responsedevices,saidFrantisekBaluskaofthe

UniversityofBonninGermany."They'relivingorganismswhichhavetheirownproblems/9

Actuallymakingtheirsufferinghearable,however,isanothermatterentirely.(25)

(test)thatpossibility,ateamledbyItzhakKhait,aplantscientistatTelAviv

UniversityinIsrael,placedmicrophonescapableofdetectingultrasonicfrequencies(超声波

频率)fourinchesfromtomatoandtobaccoplants.Theresearchertheneitherstopped

wateringthemorcuttheirstems.

Measuringintherangeof20to150kilohertz(千赫)，theresearchersfoundthateven

happy,healthyplantsmadetheoccasionalnoise.Butwhencut,tobaccoplantsemitted(26)

averageof15soundswithinanhourofbeingcut,(27)tomatoplants

produced25sounds.

(28)researchersaren'tyetsurehowplantsproducethesesounds,Khaitandhis

colleaguesproposedonepossibilityintheirpaper(29)aswatertravelsthroughthe

plants1tubes,airbubbleswillformandexplode,producingsmallvibrations.

Allthis“screaming“causedbystresswasn'tinarangedetectablebyhumanears.But

organismsthatcanhearultrasonicfrequencies-likemice,batsorperhapsotherplants—(30)

possiblyheartheplantscriesfromasfarawayas15feet.

21.forced22.which23.growing24.thought25.Totest

26.an27.while28.AlthoughAVhile/Though29.that

30.could/can

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andgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththe

properfromofthegivenword;fbrtheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

HowCanYouLookYourBestinPhotos?

Haveyoueverseenapictureofyourselfandfeltembarrassedbywhatyousaw?Actually,

it'sreallyall(21)(tie)tohowwerespondtothecamera.Withthefollowingtips,

you'resuretolookyourbest.

No.1StudyPhotosofYourself

Thefirststepinsimple:learnfromthepast.Youneedtoknowhowyoulookinphotos

beforeyoucanimprove.Gathersomeoldpicturestogether,(22)

theymakeyouashamedalittle.Nowlookoverhowyourbodyisplacedinthepicturesand

thinkforawhile.(23)(analyze)alltheseoldphotos,youcanfindafewnatural

posesyoucanuseinthefuture.

No.2PracticeinFrontofaMirror

Nowthatwhatworksforyouinphotos(24)(figure)out,startusingwhat

you'velearnedfromyouroldpictures,practicinginfrontofmirror.Workonyourfavorites

andyou'llbeabletomentallypickoutaposeinthefuture-(25)amirror.

Onethingthatgoesgreatwithaniceposeisamatchingsmile,sotryoutseveralsmile

untilyoufindonethatfits.Youshouldconsider(26)aclosedoranopen-

mouthedsmilelooksbetter.

No.3Say“Money”

We'reusedtosaying“Cheese”,butthisonlycreatesafakesmile.Abandonthecheese

andtryouttheword'tMoney^^instead.Theending'ey'istheverysound(27)

forcesthecomersofyourmouthupwardandcreatesafoldaroundyoureyes.Theresultisa

morenatural,realisticsmile.Anothergreattricktopreventatoo-widesmile(28)

(happen)isplacingyourtongueonthebackofyourfrontteeth.

No.4ChoosetheRightLighting

Gettingsomesunnyphotosonabrightdaymakesyoulookgoodapictures.Butinreality,

thesuncanoftencreateunpleasantshadowsthatare(29)butattractive.

Standingrightunderanindoorlightwillhavethesameeffectasthesun,whichisalsoworthy

(30)(mention),storyasourceofnaturallightinstead,suchasawindow.

21.tied22.evenif/eventhough23.Havinganalyzed24.hasbeenfigured

25.without26.whether27.that28.happening29.anything30.tobe

mentioned

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properformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

LegowantsyouroldLegosback

IfyouhaveaboxofoldLegobrickssittingunusedinagarage,Legonowwantsthemback.

Inanewprogram,consumersintheU.S.candumpoldbricksinabox,printafreeshipping

label,andsendthemofftoGiveBackBox,asocialenterprise(21)willcleanthetoys

andrepackagethemforTeachforAmericaandtheBoysandGirlsClubofBoston.

“TheclassicLegobrickismadefromatoughmaterial(22)(call)ABS,andthetoys

canbeplayedwithfordecadeswithoutbreaking.It'salreadyfairlycommon,ofcourse,that

Legos(23)(hand)downfromonechildtoanother."saysTimBrooks,vicepresidentof

corporateresponsibilityatLegoGroup.

Thecompanylookedforapartnerthatcouldprocesstheusedtoyswhile(24)

(maintain)Lego*sstandardofquality/'Wewanttomakesurethatallkidsaregettingagreat

experience,"hesays."Youshouldn'tgetareallyinferiorexperience(25)thebricksare

donated."Iftheprogramgoeswell,Brookssays,it(26)expand.

Heseesit(27)oneversionofthecirculareconomy,asystemofkeepingmaterialsin

use-andarguesthatthetoysthemselvesillustratetheideaofthecirculareconomy."Youcan

buildarocketandthenyoucantake(28)apartandbuildaship,oracar,orahouse,or

(29)youlike,nBrookssays.Astoysarereused,that'sanothercircularsystem"We

intend(30)(show)thatgreatqualitytoyslikeLegocanbeusedinlotsofrepeating

circles-used,reused,donated,used,reused,donated.H

21.that/which22.called23.arehanded24.maintaining26.may/might

27.as28.it/that29.whatever25.although/because30.toshow

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GreenSpringRenewsLife'sPromise

Forme,twooftheloveliestwordsintheEnglishlanguageare“Lifepersists”.Icame

acrossthemyearsagoasacollegefreshman,sittinginthelibraryonabeautifulspringday,

bored,workingonahistorypaper,Idon'trecall(21)Iwasresearchinginto.Out

ofnowhere,thosetwowordscame(22)(dance)offthepageinaquotebyGandhi,

“Inthemidstofdeathlifepersists,inthemidstofuntruthtruthpersists,inthemidstof

darknesslightpersists.”

Afterthosewords(23)(read)againadozentimes,suddenlyIwasnolonger

bored.Outsideinthesunshine,Ikickedoffmyshoesanddancedbarefootacrossa

spring-greenlawn.

Ilovespring.Andthisyear,Iwasespeciallyhungrytoseeit.Flyinghomelastweekend

toLasVegas,after10daysinCalifornia,IlookeddownonhillsthatweresogreenthatI(24)

almosttastethem.WhenIapproachedVegas,thegreenturnedadulldesertbrown.

Welandedaftersunset,andtheonlygreentobeseenwasneon(霓虹灯).

Butthenextmorning,tomysurprise,I(25)(awake)tofindsignsofspringall

overmyyard.(26)myabsence,allsortsofthingshadleafedandbloomed.Three

dayslater,IdrovetoArizonatovisitafriendandgetyetanothertasteofspringseeingthe

GiantsplaytheA'sinspringtraining.Thedriveacrossthedesertwascompletelygreat,a

varietyofwildflowersandbloomingcactuses.

Sometimesweneedthechance(27)(remind)thatwe'restillalive.Aftermy

husbanddied,afriendsentmeacardwhichread:"Just(28)youthinkyouwill

neversmileagain,lifecomesback.”

Lifepersists,andsodo(29)inthegreenofspringandthedeadofwinter,in

thebirthofachildandthepassingofalovedone;inthewordsweleavebehindandthehearts

ofthose(30)willrememberus.Springremindsusthatwe9realiveforever.

21.what22.dancing23.wereread24.could25.awoke/wasawoken

26.In/During27.tobereminded28.when/as29.we30.who

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properformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Aftergraduation,SusanwasaskedtobecometheexecutivedirectoroftheFloating

Hospital.Shehesitatedatfirst,asitwasademandingjobandshewonderedwhethershe

couldhandleit.Butonsecondthoughts,sheagreedtotakethejob.(21)thisjob

turnedoutrewarding,shesoongottiredofit.(22)(seat)atherdeskoneday,she

wantedtogodowntotheNewSchoolforSocialResearchallofasudden.Sinceshealways

believedinstinctwasanadvantageshe(23)trust,shedecidedtohaveago.

Withoutanyplan,shetitledthecoursePeeltheFearandDoItAnyway*,Susanwas

nervousasshefacedthefirstsessionofthetwelve-weekcourse.Thetwohourswenton

smoothly,butshethen(24)(challenge)withanewfear,forshedidn'tknowwhatto

presentthenextweek.Butsurprisingly,everyweekshefoundshehadmoretosay.Her

confidencelevelgrowing,sherealized,shehadequipped(25)somuchoverthe

yearsaboutgettingoverfearandherstudentsweredrinkingitup.Attheendofthecourse,

theywereamazedat(26)shiftingtheirthinkingreallychangedtheirlives.

Susaneventuallydecidedtowriteabookbasedonthecourseshehadtaught.Shefacedmany

obstacles.Andafter(27)(reject)byfouragentsandvariouspublishers,she

unwillinglyputtheproposalinadrawer.

Onedayafterthreeyearsofwriting,shewentthroughthedrawer(28)sheheldher

much-rejectedbookproposal.Pickingitup.shehadasharpsensethatsheheldsomethingin

herhandsmanypeopleneededtoread.Shesetoutwithmuchdetermination,therefore.

(29)(find)apublisherwhobelievedinherbookthesamewayshedid.Thistime,she

succeeded.Shesucceededbeyondherwildestdreams.

Shewassohappythatshefollowedherheartandnevergaveupovercomingfearswhich

stood(30)herway.

21-25While/Though/Although:Seated:could/should:waschallenged:herself

26-30low:beingrejected:where:tofind:in

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DiscoveringaLostBrother

KieronGrahamalwaysknewhehadanelderbrothernamedVincent.Hisadoptionpapers,

(21)(sign)whenhewasthreemonthsold,listedabrothernamedVincentbutnolast

name.ThoughKieronspentyearsthinkingaboutVincent,hecouldnevertrackhimdown.

ThatchangedinDecember2017,whenKieron'sadoptiveparentsgavehimanDNAtest

asaChristmasgift.Whenhisresultscameback,hewassurprised(22)(find)hehad

alotofDNAmatchesforrelativeswhohadalsotakenthetest.Mostweredistantconnections,

butonematchwassostrongthatit(23)(label)“closefamily.^^Hisnamewas

VincentGhant.KieronlookedforhimonFacebookandsoonmadeapossibleconnection.

Whentheyconnected,itwas(24)theyhadknowneachothertheir

wholelives.Astheytalked,thebrothersrealizedtheylivedabout20minutesfromeachother.

(25)(surprisingly),theyattendedthesameuniversityandmajoredandminoredinthe

samesubjects.

VincentwasninewhenKieronwasbomandrememberscaringforhisbabybrother.But

timesweretough,andShawn,whoworked15-plushoursadayasanurse,decidedthat(26)

(place)Kieronforadoptionwouldgivehimthebestchancetosucceed.

“Shewasveryemotionalaboutthattime,tothepoint(27)itwashardforherto

putintowordsanythingaboutwhathappened/9Vincentsays.

Nowthebrothershadthechancetomakeupforlosttime.Theydecidedtomeetatalocal

teashopthatweek.OneofVincenfsconcernswasthatKieron(28)hatehisbirth

familyforplacinghimforadoption.HewasrelievedKierondidn't,and(29)he'd

grownupinalovingfamily.Afterthatfirstmeeting,thebrothersplayedfootballtogetherand

celebratedChristmaswiththeirfamilies."WeUlkeepgrowingourrelationship(30)

it'stimetoleavethisplanet,saysVincent.Thatshouldn'tbehard.AsKieronsays,"We've

gotyearsandyearstocatchupon.”

21.signed22.tofind23.waslabeled/labelled24.asif/though

25.Moresurprisingly26.placing27.where28.might

29.that30.until/till

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properformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

ATasteofWar—FoodsThatWereCreatedDuringWar

Thesaying“anarmymarchesonitsstomach^^tellstheimportanceofgivingsoldierstasty,

nutritiousfoods.Insomecases,foodsthat(21)(create)forsoldiersorduringtimes

ofwarbecamepopularinhomesaswell.

Today,Fantaisafamoussoda,butitsbeginningswerehumble.Thesoftdrinkwas

invented