英语短文填词专练
阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。
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Rivers are one of our most important natural resources. Many of the world’s great cities are l______ on rivers, and almost each country has at _______ one river flowing through it that _______ an important part in the lives of its people. Since the beginning of history, people has used rivers for ______(运输). Besides, rivers give water to d______, water for crops, and chances for fun and recreation for the people who live along their banks. ______, large cities and industries that are located on _____ often make problems. As the cities grow ______size and the industries increase in number, the water in the rivers becomes______(污染) with chemicals. People are learning the importance to keep their rivers clean if they want to enjoy this ______(自然的) resource. 1. __________ 2. __________
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10.__________ Most Americans don't like to get advice from members of their families. When they n______ advice, they don ’t usually ask people they know. Instead many Americans write l______ to newspapers and magazines. They can get advice on many d_____ subject, such as family problems, the use of language, health, cooking, childcare, clothes, and _____ to buy a house or a car. Most ______(报纸) print letters from readers with problems. There are answers _____(写) by doctors, lawyers or educators, but some of the most famous writers of advice are women ______ special ______(训练) for this kind of work. One of them is called “Dear Abby ” by readers and the o______ is called “Dear Ann Landers ”. Experience is their _______(准备) for giving advice.
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Most people, young or old, don't know to plan a healthy diet. Some people eat too ____, and some eat too little. Many people don ’t eat breakfast at all in the morning except f______ a cup of
coffee, and most people eat a very greasy dinner. One _______ (主要的) factor in a healthy diet is balance. A _______(平衡)diet contains enough amounts of food for the three m_____ of a day
and a variety of foods such ______ vegetables, fruits, eggs, milk, and meat. For breakfast, w______ starts you off on a long day ’s work, you need enough food to ______ (提供) you with enough energy. Lunch is equally important. _______you don ’t store enough energy at
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Half a year ago I went abroad for further study. I received
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countries in it. My brother gave me a note, ______ read, “My present has been put in your b_____. ” When I _______(匆忙) into my bedroom, I found a box in it. Opening the
box, I got a _______(小型的，袖珍的) computer. I was very glad. I ______(明白) these two presents would help me use body language
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It was the first time that I really understood Mum. Mum has done
e_______ for me. What she wants is very simple. She doesn ’t need delicacies(美味，佳肴) and ______ (著名的) brand
clothes. She doesn’t need my p ______ that I’ll give her a big house or much money. What she really c________ about is me. What she really needs is a plain life
______ of love. What she wants is simply a smile on my face, my standing up after ________(失败), and my progress through hard work. For these, she can give ______ her own happiness. This is a mother’s love, not asking
for any ________(回报) after she has given everything to her child. It is too ______(珍贵的) to repay. I don ’t know how to repay her, but I will
be g______ all my life for her great love. Time is important to everyone. Lost time will never be found again. We must b this in mind in our daily life and make the best use of our time. Only in this _______ can we be successful in life.
How can we make full use of our time? _______ of all, we ’d better make a proper and practical plan, ________(安排) our study, work and rest. We must know clearly ________ is to be done next so as to save as much
time as possible when we study o ___ work, and above all, we should put our hearts i ___ it and value every possible minute. When it ’s time for good rest, don ’t _______（犹豫不决）.
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Nowadays, some students would not like to live in a dorm. Instead, they rent houses outside the school. There are （优点） for both. L in a dorm can increase friendships and cooperation between classmates. And of it is safer. A dorm is more like a society, which enables students to learn to （适应）to each other, thus preparing for school life later. As for renting houses to live a , it ’s better for study you can feel free in your own room without being （打扰）by others. As a result, you can have more time and devote yourself to studying whole-heartedly. But there may a some safety p as you live outside of the school. (无论如何), as a student, I prefer living in a dorm. Recently students of our school have made a survey of “View on Newspapers ”.
The people whom we interviewed have two different o . 45% of them enjoy reading newspapers. First of all, as a convenient source of i , reading newspapers is not （限制）by time. Secondly, reading also makes people think, which helps develop people’s （智力）. Moreover, people can select and read whatever section they are interested in. , 55% of the people don ’t turn to newspapers to get information. They hold the view that newspapers are not very a (吸引人的) because they （缺少）the sound and video. What ’ more, readers receive information from newspapers l than from the Internet and TV .
In my opinion, people can make use whatever means to gather information, so l as it ’s convenient for them.
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If you are fond of watching TV , you can ’t have missed the popular TV show Home With Kids . Xia Xue and Liu Xing can _______(使想起) us ______ our own behavior or our classmates. We love the two teenagers, but are they good students? And what m______ a good student? Being a student is a kind of work, ______ a good student should have good grades. ______(基于) on their school reports, clever and diligent Xia Xue is a much better student _______ her brother, Liu Xing. However, sometimes a student ’s personality is more i________. Many teenagers do not think it is fair to _______(判断) a student only by his or her grades. Take Liu Xing for example. He is bright, good at computers and does everything e______ well _______(除了) studying. He always has fancy ideas. That ’s why he is so popular.
As we all know, communication has been playing an important part in people ’s life. There are many w of communication, of which mail, telephones and computers are most c used. Writing letters for communication has been practised for (世纪). Slow the mail is, it is the cheapest means of communication. The second way of communication is m telephone calls. By telephone, people use sound to communicate with each other. With the （发展） of （现代）science and technology, communication by computer is
become （受欢迎）. It ’s fast and easy. By computer, people can send e-mail or chat to each other the Internet. In a word, mail, telephones and computers all help to b people all over the world closer.
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高考英语短文填词必备单词 一、一个星期七天一年十二个月 1. January 2. February 3. March 4. April 5. May 6. June 7. July 8. August 9. September 10. October 11. November 12. December 二、一年四季 1. spring 2. summer 3. autumn(fall) 4. winter 三、容易拼写错的数字 1. eighth第八2. ninth第九3. forty四十4. twelfth第十二5. twentieth第二十四、亲属称呼及方位表达 1. daughter (女儿) 2. niece (女性晚辈) 3. nephew (男性晚辈) 4. cousin (同辈兄弟姐妹) 5. aunt (女性长辈) 6. uncle (男性长辈) north北方west西方east东方south南方southeast东南southwest西南northwest西北northeast东北 五、以下动词加-ed或-ing要双写最后一个字母1. regret (regretted, regretting) 后悔2. control (controlled, controlling) 控制 3. admit (admitted, admitting) 承认 4. occur (occurred, occurring) 出现 5. prefer (preferred, preferring) 宁愿 6. refer (referred, referring) 提到7. forget (forgetting ) 忘记8. permit (permitted, permitting)允许9. equip (equipped, equipping) 装备注意：quarrel, signal, travel中的l可双写（英国英语）也可不双写（美国英语） 六、部分过去式和过去分词不规则变化的动词 1. broadcast (broadcast, broadcast) 广播2. flee (fled, fled) 逃跑 3. forbid (forbade, forbidden) 禁止4. forgive (forgave, forgiven) 原谅5. freeze (froze, frozen) 结冰 6. hang (作“绞死”讲，是规则的；作“悬挂”讲，其过去式过去分词都是hung) 7. lie 撒谎vi lied--lied--lying// lie平躺vi lay -- lain -- lying //lay 下蛋; 搁vt. laid—laid--laying 8. seek (sought, sought) 寻求9. shake (shook, shaken) 发抖10. sing (sang, sung) 唱歌11. sink (sank, sunk/sunken) 下沉12. spread (spread, spread) 传播13. swim (swam, swum-swimming) 游泳 14. tear (tore, torn) 撕碎15. wear (wore, worn) 穿，戴16. forget (forgot; forgotten) 七、意思相近的词 1. check / examine/ test 2. receive / accept 3. destroy /damage 4. celebrate/ congratulate 5. wear / dress 6. divide/ separate 7. main/ most 八、注意形容词变名词时的拼写变化 1. long—length 长度 2. wide—width 宽度 3. high—height 高度 4. strong—strength力量 九、以-ic结尾的动词，应先把-ic变为-ick，再加ing或ed 1. picnic (picnicked, picnicking) 野餐 十、个别名词的复数拼写1. German (Germans) 德国人 2. hero (英雄)，potato (土豆)，tomato (西红柿) 等有生命的以-o结尾的名词变复数时要加-es。 3. roof (roofs) 房顶/ photo照片(photos) 4. stomach 胃(复数是stomachs而不是加es) 十一、注意动词变名词时的拼写变化 1. succeed—success成功（successful adj.）2. pronounce—pronunciation 发音 3. explain—explanation解释 4. decide—decision 决定 5. enter—entrance进入 6. permit—permission 允许7. refuse—refusal 拒绝8. consider—consideration 考虑9. discover—discovery 发现10. bury—burial 埋葬11. conclude—conclusion 得出结论12. arrive—arrival 到达13. weigh—weight 重量 十三、1. beautifully 美丽的 2. possible—possibly 可能的 3. practical—practically 实际的 4. particular—particularly 特别的5. successful—successfully 成功的 十四、其它必背单词 1. abroad 国外/ aboard 登机，上车2. absence n. 缺席(absent adj.) 3. accepted (NMET1997) 4. accident事故(accidental adj. 偶然的，accidentally adv. 偶然地) 5. achievement成就(achieve v. 获得) 6. address 地址7. admire钦佩8. benefit优势，益处/ beneficial 有利的，有帮助的9. agreement 协议10. shortcoming缺点11. altogether总共12. ancient 古代的13. announced(NMET1999) 14. anxiety 忧虑(anxious adj. 焦急的，anxiously adv. 焦急地) 15. apologize v. 道歉(apology n. 道歉) 16. silence 安静(silent) 17. appreciate感激/欣赏(感激人用thank sb；谢谢某人做的事用appreciate sth.) 18. Asian(NMET1996) 19. assistant 助手20. situation形势/情况21. astronaut 宇航员22. atmosphere气氛23. attempt尝试(可作名词也可作动词) 24. slightly(2000全国卷) 25. voyage航行26. attitude 态度27. attract 吸引(attraction吸引力) 28. average 平均29. average(NMET1999) 30. balance平衡31. beauty 美(beautiful) 32. believe相信(belief n.信念unbelievable adj.难以置信的) 33. beyond超过34. biology生物35. birthday生日36. brave 勇敢37. broadcast(NMET1996) 38. broadcast广播(过去式、过去分词同原形) 39. carefully 小心(carefully) 40. ceiling天花板41. celebrated (2000北京春季卷) 42. celebration 庆祝(celebrate v. 庆祝) 43. century 世纪/country 国家44. challenge 挑战45. character 性格46. charge收费47. cinema电影院https://www.doczj.com/doc/2f16037405.html,fort v. & n. 安慰(comfortable adj. comfortably adv.舒适地) 49. shortcoming缺点50. comment 评论51. communication 交流52. competition竞赛(compete v. competitor竞赛者) 53. composition 作文54. concert 音乐会55. conclude v. conclusion n. 结论56. condition情况(conditions条件) 57.corner 角落58. congratulations 祝贺(congratulate v.) 59. constantly 不断地60. construction (NMET1996) 61. continue继续62. contribution 贡献(contribute v.) 63. convenience方便(convenient adj.) 64. conversation 谈话65. cough咳嗽(NMET1997) 66. similar 类似的(2000北京春季卷) 67. cruelty 残酷(cruel adj. cruelly adv.) 68. curious
八年级上册英语短文填空(10篇) （一） Every year students in many countries learn English. Some of these students are children. 1_________ are young people. Some learn at 2__________ , others teach themselves. Why do all these people want to 3_________ (learn) English? It is hard to answer that question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is 4________ of their subjects. Many people learn English 5__________ it is useful in their work. Some young people learn English 6______ their higher studies because some of their books 7______(be) in English at college （学院）or university（大学）. 8________ people learn English because they want to 9________(read )newspapers and magazines（杂志）in 10_________. （一） 1.Others 2. school 3. learn 4. one 5. because 6. for 7. are 8. Other 9. read 10. English （二） In England, afternoon tea is 1_______ most informal (非正式) meal of a day. It is taken 2__________ four and five. If you are a friend of the family, you may come for tea 3_______ any time. Very often it is not taken at a table. The members 4______ the family and visitors take the tea in the sitting room. Each person 5________(have) a cup and saucer (茶盘), a spoon (调羹)6________ a small plate for bread and butter (黄油) and cakes. 7_______ the way, do not help 8___________ to cakes first, bread and butter first, and then cake. Do remember: Though you can eat as 9_________ as you want, do not put more 10________ one piece of bread or cake on your plate each time. （二） 1.the 2. between 3. at 4. of 5. has 6. and 7. By 8. yourself 9. much 10. than (三） How Much Is It Mrs Wilson likes to ask his husband 1_______(go) shopping with her on Sundays. Her husband pays for the things that she 2________(buy). Now they are in a shop. "Look, Andy. Is it a fancy hair clip?" Mrs Wilson asks his husband. "All right. And how 3________ is it?" he answers and gives money to the shop assistant. 4__________ Mrs Wilson asks him about something good or 5_________, he often says "All right. And how much is it?" to her. 6______ about 8 o'clock p.m., Andy is tired and thirsty, 7________ he wants to have a drink. Suddenly (突然地) his wife looks 8______ at the moon and says, "Look, Andy. Is the 9_______ so beautiful?" "All right. And how much is it?" his husband answers 10__________ (quick).
40篇英语短文语法填空题 1. Fall in Love with English 1 (hide) behind the loose dusty curtain, a teenager packed up his overcoat into the suitcase. He planned to leave home at dusk 2 there was thunder and lightning outdoors. He had got to do this 3 h e was tired of his parents’ nagging about his English study and did not want to go through 4 any longer. He couldn’t get along well with English and 5 (dislike) joining in English classes because he thought his teacher ignored him on purpose. As a result, his score in each exam never added up 6 over 60. His partner was concerned about him very much. She understood exactly 7 he was suffering from, but entirely 8 (agree) with his idea. In order to calm him down and settle 9 problem, she talked with him face to face and swapped a series of learning tips with him. The items she set down helped him find the highway to 10 (study) English well. The teenager was grateful and got great power from his friend’s words.Now, he has recovered from being upset and has fallen in love with English. 2. Different Countries Have Different Kinds of Englishes V oyages of people from England play an important part in spreading 1 English language. At present, English is frequently spoken 2 an official or common language in many countries, such as America, Singapore, Malaysia and some African countries. All 3 (base) on British English, the English spoken in these countries can 4 (understand) well by native English speakers. But actually, these Englishes 5 （change）gradually in accents, spellings, expressions and the 6 (use) of vocabulary. Because of this fact, you can make use of the differences to tell 7 country the foreigners of your block are from. For example, if a boss fluently commands 8 driver, ―Come up straight to my apartment by elevator 9 take some gas for my trucks and cabs‖, instead of requesting, ―Please come to my flat by lift and take some petrol for my lorries and taxis‖, you can recognize his American identity, 10 the latter suggests that he is British. 3. A Hard Trip My sister was fond of traveling. Ever since graduating, she 1 (determine) to organize a trip to an old temple. Since transporting fare was expensive, she decided to use a bicycle to cycle there not 2 (care) about the disadvantages. 3 stubborn attitude was always her shortcoming. Once she made up her mind to do something, no one could persuade her to change her mind. Finally, we gave in 4 usual though we preferred to take a train. 5 we prepared everything, including the schedule, 6 (rely) weather forecast and the insurance, we began our trip. Our journey was along a river 7 (flow) from a high altitude. Our pace was slow because the river frequently had many sharp bends through deep valleys, 8 the water seemed to boil. Just as I recorded in my journal, it was really 9 hard
高考英语短文填词练习篇 Each morning, I get up early. When I wake up, I give thanks, __16__ my achievements and the person I have become. My reflection __17__(remind) me to be grateful for the unique characteristics that make me who I am. At times, I may not feel pleased __18__ the characteristics that I struggle to improve on. But that feeling doesn't remain with me for long __19__ I tell myself that there is so much more I can celebrate about me and my life. When I am not __20__ (please) with my body weight, for example, I avoid always thinking about that feeling. Instead, I ask __21__ why at I plan to do about it. I am also learning to be happy with what I already have. My life and environment are really extensions of me —__22__ (result) from doing the best I can with the gifts and challenges of my life’s journey. Today, I look in the mirror and see __23__ divine(神圣的) creation, I commit to loving the person __ 24__ looks back at me because I am __25__ (true) blessed. 【参考答案】 16. for 17. reminds 18. with 19. because 20. pleased 21. myself 22. resulting 23. a 24. who 25. truly 语法填空 16. for。考查介词。后接表示感谢的内容。 17. reminds。考查谓语动词。此处需要用动词的第三人称形式。 18. with。考查介词。feel pleased with意为“对……感到满意”。 19. because。考查连词。此处句意为，但是那种感觉不会伴随我很长时间，因为我告诉自己我和我的生活还有很多可以庆祝。 20. pleased。考查词类转换。根据句意，此处应该用形容词作表语。 21. myself。考查反身代词。根据主语I可知，应是我问“我自己”。 22. resulting。考查非谓语动词。result与主语之间为主动关系，因此用V-ing作状语。 23. a。考查冠词。此处泛指一件神圣的作品。 24. who。考查定语从句。先行词是人，从句缺主语，因此用who。 25. truly。考查词类转换。此处修饰表语blessed，因此用副词truly修饰。 高中英语短文填空练习篇 “Get up!” my mother would shout. “Help me iron my shirt. I have 30 minutes to get to work. ” My sisters and I would rise，__1__(peek)at the dark outside that little white house on the black side of town. I would plug in the iron，then press Mom's jeans and white shirt—the uniform she__2__(wear)to the aircraft factory. __3__(puzzle)，I wondered why Mom could not prepare her clothes herself. I grew up，and Mom came to visit: “Where's your iron?” “Back of the linen closet”，I told her. “I don't use it at all. I hate__4__(iron).I never understood why you couldn't iron your own clothes when we were growing up. ” “Neenie，” she said，“you have no idea__5__ we went through in those factories. But I knew I could not quit because I had four girls to take care of. ” She explained she needed our help to arm her with the faith__6__(return)for shift work. Dull labor for__7__ brilliant woman. “One day my supervisor got much__8__(crazy)at me，” she recalled，“and made me go outside and pick up trash. ” He ruled over her__9__ absolute power. Then I understood. It was women like my mother—and many women today—who did the hard jobs，so their children can sit at computers and watch programmes__10__(glad). 1.解析：作前面sit的伴随状语，因此用现在分词的形式。
看图短文填空专项练习 1 Tom was a poor boy．He made a living by cleaning leather(皮革) 1 for others in the street．Tom was also a 2 boy．One day，a rich man 3 Miser appeared in front of Tom．He watched his 4 shoes for a while，and then，looked at Tom．Tom knew this kind of people well．They love money but hate to spend it． Tom said，“Let me 5 your shoes，sir．Only two pence(便土)，sir． Mr．Miser shook his head and walked away． Tom thought for a second and then called out，‘‘I’d like t o clean it for nothing．”Th is time Mr．Miser agreed．And soon one of his shoes was shining brightly． When the rich man put his other shoe on the stool(凳子)，Tom said he would n’t clean it for him 6 he was paid two pence for his work．Mr．Miser was very 7 ．He refused to pay anything and went away． But to his 8 ，the well-cleaned shoe was so bright that it made the other one look even dirtier．Mr．Miser looked round．People in the street were 9 at him． Finally the rich man 10 and gave Tom two pence．In a very short time his two shoes shone brightly． 2 Jerry is a middle school student. He likes 1 very much and his favourite star is Jay Chou. He usually practices Jay’s songs. One day, he took part in an imitation 2 of Jay in a park. He chose one of Jay’s most 3 songs, he sang and acted with his heart. He 4 he was acting just as Jay himself did. So when he heard someone 5 “once again, once again”, he was moved and 6 them. But to his surprise, the other two 7 of Jay who watched Jerry act told him what they really 8 . They wanted Jerry to practice more 9 he had acted so badly! Jerry was 10 and could n’t say a word.
福建省2009年高考英语新题型短文填词专项训练9 阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边想对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。 （1） Dear Bob, Long time no see. How is everything going? In your last letter, you asked me something about Manchester University. Here is the __________(信息)about it. 1. The university is about 200 miles_____from London, and it 2. has a very big schoolyard. You can live in the school______ 3. near the school. They have all s_____ of course. 4. I’m _s___ you will find one you like. I know you 5. are particularly i________ in Human Rights. So I will 6. see if there is a_______ on their website. 7. I’ll send my friend Charlie to _____(接)you at the airport. 8. when you arrive. You met him a _____ years ago, but he 9. has changed a lot since then. Both your aunt and I_____ 10. forward to seeing you again. See you soon. Pat （2） There are many things happening in our family which worth recalling. W____ our six children were young, suppertime was always 1. being interrupted by neighborhood children r_____ the bell. 2. They wanted one child or another to come out and ___(玩). 3. Finally we had_____ good idea. We hung a sign on the front 4. door that _____(写着), “we’re having dinner. Come back 5.
40篇英语短文搞定高考3500个单词 1先完成语法填空，理解文章 2 识别带下划线单词，英文处写中文，中文翻译处写英文 1. Fall in Love with English 1 _______(hide) behind the loose dusty curtain, 2 _____ teenager pack ed up his overcoat into the suitcase. He planned to leave home at dusk though there was thunder and lightning outdoors. He had got to do this 3 ________ he was tired of his parents’ complaining about his English study and did not want to go through it any 4 _____(long). He couldn’t get along well with English and dislike d join ing in English classes because he thought his teacher 5________(ignore) him on purpose. As a result, his score in each exam never add ed up to over 60. His partner was concerned about him very much. She understood 6________(exact) what he was suffer ing from, but entirely disagree d 7_______ his idea. In order to calm him down 8________ settle his problem, she talked with him face to face and swap ped a series of 9______(learn) tip s with him. The item s she set down helped him find the highway to studying English well. The teenager was grateful and got great power from his friend’s words. Now, he has recover ed from being upset and 10_______(fall) in love with English. 有个少年躲在积满灰尘的松散窗帘后把大衣装入手提箱。尽管外面正打雷闪电，他仍计划在黄昏时分离家出走。他不得不这样做是因为厌倦了父母对他英语学习的唠叨，不想再忍受下去了。他的英语学习总是无法取得进展，而且不喜欢参加英语课的学习，因为他以为老师有意忽视他。结果，他每次考试的分数合计从未超过60。 他的搭档很关心他，也确切地理解他遭受的折磨，但却完全不同意他的想法。为了使他冷静下来好好解决问题，她和他面对面地交谈，并交换了一系列的学习心得技巧。她写下来的条款帮助他找到了学好英语的最佳捷径。 这个少年非常很感激，并从朋友的话里获得极大的动力。现在，他已经从沮丧中恢复过来，真正爱上了英语。
（一） Every year students in many countries learn English. Some of these students are children. 1_________ are young people. Some learn at 2__________ , others teach themselves. Why do all these people want to 3_________ (learn) English? It is hard to answer that question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is 4________ of their subjects. Many people learn English 5__________ it is useful in their work. Some young people learn English 6______ their higher studies because some of their books 7______(be) in English at college（学院）or university（大学）. 8________ people learn English because they want to 9________(read )newspapers and magazines（杂志）in 10_________. （二） In England, afternoon tea is 1_______ most informal (非正式) meal of a day. It is taken 2__________ four and five. If you are a friend of the family, you may come for tea 3_______ any time. Very often it is not taken at a table. The members 4______ the family and visitors take the tea in the sitting room. Each person 5________(have) a cup and saucer (茶盘), a spoon (调羹)6________ a small plate for bread and butter (黄油) and cakes. 7_______ the way, do not help 8___________ to cakes first, bread and butter first, and then cake. Do remember: Though you can eat as 9_________ as you want, do not put more 10________ one piece of bread or cake on your plate each time. (三） How Much Is It Mrs Wilson likes to ask his husband 1_______(go) shopping with her on Sundays. Her husband pays for the things that she 2________(buy). Now they are in a shop. "Look, Andy. Is it a fancy hair clip?" Mrs Wilson asks his husband. "All right. And how 3________ is it?" he answers and gives money to the shop assistant. 4__________ Mrs Wilson asks him about something good or 5_________, he often says "All right. And how much is it?" to her. 6______ about 8 o'clock p.m., Andy is tired and thirsty, 7________ he wants to have a drink. Suddenly (突然地) his wife looks 8______ at the moon and says, "Look, Andy. Is the 9_______ so beautiful?" "All right. And how much is it?" his husband answers 10__________ (quick). （四） I went to bed at 10 and 1_________（sleep）soundly. I ________ （wake）up at 2a.m. and smelt something 3_________ (burn). I leaped out of bed and ran to the kitchen. I 4 _______ （see）nothing there: it was dark 5_______ quiet. I ran 6_______ the living room. The television was still on. I 7________ （forget）to turn it 8________ before I went to bed last night.