考题型专练（综合填空）
综合填空题一般是从一篇短文中挖去数个单词，让学生在整体理解短文内容的基础上，根据上下文将所缺词汇补全。做题时，应把握全局，理清全文脉络，根据设空处前后语境、词汇搭配等，运用所学语法知识，先易后难，逐空解决。遇到不是很合适的选择，可考虑调整词汇顺序，直到全文语言通顺、逻辑严密。
【经典习题】
Ⅰ. 根据短文内容，从方框内选择合适的单词并用其适当形式填空，使短文完整、连贯。
The book Guten Tag！Hello, my home is on the sea! tells about a couple who lived on a sailing ship
with their daughter. They have sailed for eight years to (1)all over the world.
The wife is from Taiwan and the husband is from Germany. They got (2)when the woman graduated from university in Taiwan. They lived a happy and peaceful life. But (3),
the husband got melancholia (忧郁症). And his illness became more and more serious. He was too
(4)to work any more. The wife knew that her husband was interested in travelling. So she made a (5) to move their home onto a sailing ship. She wanted to realize their dream
(6)was travelling around the world.
Their daughter didn’t study in school (7)she was ten years old, though she had a good learning ability. The couple taught her (8)many things during their journey. In 2013, they returned to the husband’s hometown. At first, the couple were worried that the girl might have
(9)getting on with others, but in fact, she adapted to (适应) the school life well and she was (10) outgoing and clever that she was popular in her school.
Ⅱ. 根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入恰当的单词，使短文完整、连贯。
The Akhal-teke horse is the national treasure of Turkmenistan. You can see it on its national emblem (国徽) and coins. It is one of the most ancient and the most (1) v horses in the world. So it is thought to be the best (2) g to the presidents from different countries.
The skin of the Akhal-teke horse is so thin. When it runs, it is easy to see the blood (3) m
in the vessels (血管). After it sweats, its fur (皮毛) will get wet and the color of the fur will (4)
b blood-colored and it looks as if it is bleeding (流血). That’s (5) w it is also called Hanxue Horse. The (6) h of the horse is 1.5 meters with a long neck. It is able to run so fast (7)
t everyone feels amazed (吃惊的). A normal horse can run not more than 200 kilometers per day, but an Akhal-teke horse can run more than 500 kilometers per day. Even under the temperature of 50℃, it only needs to drink water (8) o a day. So it is the best choice for people’s long journey.
There are only about three thousand Akhal-teke horses left in the (9) w. The president of Turkmenistan sent the horse to China (10) a a gift three times in 2000, 2006 and 2014.
【解题思路】
综合填空题要求学生掌握扎实的语言基础知识，并具有对篇章的理解和综合分析能力。答题时应注意以下步骤：
1. 跳过空格，浏览全文，了解文章的大意；
2. 精读短文，前后照应，分析句法，巧选（猜）词汇；
3. 复读全文，仔细推敲，判断词形词性，注意固定搭配，慎重填写；
4. 再读短文，结合基本常识和上下文语境，验证答案。
【巩固练习】
Ⅰ. 根据短文内容，从方框内选择合适的单词并用其适当形式填空，使短文完整、连贯。
The Nobel Prize Ceremony announced the winners on October 13th, 2014. To everyone’s
(1) , a seventeen-year-old girl from Pakistan got the Nobel Peace Prize. Who is the girl? Here’s a brief (2) of her.
The girl is called Malala Yousafzai. She was born on July 12th, 1997. Her father is a teacher and he encourages her to go to school a lot, (3)girls are not allowed to go to school in her hometown. (4)2009, she has been writing blogs about her life in the local area and appealing (呼吁) for education for the girls who can’t go to school. In October, 2011, she (5)
honored with International Children Prize for Peace and two months (6), she got the National Peace Award for Youth.
On October 9th, 2012, she was (7). She was badly hurt and was sent to hospital immediately. After she
recovered (康复), she went on (8). Though she had the terrible experience, she was still a brave girl. In the autumn of 2013, she published her own memoirs (回忆录) which is called I Am Malala. Her aim (目标) was (9) everyone in the world know the fact—it is difficult for some children to receive (10)in some areas.
Ⅱ. 根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入恰当的单词，使短文完整、连贯。
Do you often eat vegetables or fruit? They are (1) n for people’s diets and helpful for people to lose weight, aren’t they? Now, let me
(2) i several kinds to you. Cucumbers (黄瓜). They have plenty of fructose (果糖). If you have them (3) i of foods that are full of starch (淀粉), your blood glucose (血糖) won’t (4) r, and it will come down. (5) B, they are often used by women to put onto their faces to keep the skin perfect.
Tomatoes. They’re rich in vitamin A, C, B1 and B2. And they’re (6) h for you to digest
(消化) food. Eating them can make you thinner.
Apples. To lose weight, you can have two or three each day. But you should eat them slowly so that you can have the (7) f of being full.
Starfruit (杨桃). It is rich in vitamin C, B1 and potassium (钾). It can make cholesterol (胆固醇) come down and help (8) c away the rubbish in your body.
Most people can get most of the vitamins they need from a (9) h diet. The only exception is vitamin D. Making sure you get enough vitamin D can reduce your (10) r of developing a number of cancers (癌症) and is also important for bone health.
Key:
【经典习题】
Ⅰ. 1. travel 2. married 3. unluckily
4. weak
5. decision
6. which
7. until 8. to learn 9. trouble 10. so Ⅱ. 1. valuable 2. gift 3. moving
4. become
5. why
6. height
7. that 8. once 9. world
10. as
【巩固练习】
Ⅰ. 1. surprise 2. introduction 3. although
4. Since
5. was
6. later
7. shot 8. studying 9. to make
10. education
Ⅱ. 1. necessary 2. introduce 3. instead
4. rise
5. Besides
6. helpful
7. feeling 8. clear 9. healthy 10. risk
完形填空专练（一） 先通读下面三篇短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。 A My family I have five brothers and sisters, and I'm the second oldest. When we were young, it was fun living with a lot of people, but sometimes it could be a 1 . With so many people, the house was never 2 .It's hard for me to fall asleep before midnight. What's more, I often lost things, and I always had to 3 my turn to use the bathroom. My job In general, I enjoy my work. I'm a ticket seller in a theatre, so I 4 work in the evenings, and especially at weekends. I meet a lot of interesting people, and I don't have to pay for 5 . That's one of the reasons why I love my job since I enjoy watching movies. My studies I go to 6 classes in the morning. Many of the other students in my class work in the evenings, so we have a lot 7 . I study Chinese because I want to learn more about the big country. My free time I read a lot and I 8 play the guitar. At the weekend, I meet some friends and we go bike-riding together. 9 the weather's bad, we go and play music or watch a movie at a friend's house. I 10 spending time with my friends. ( )1. A. habit B. choice C. decision D. problem ( )2. A. tidy B. dark C. peaceful D. beautiful ( )3. A. ask for B. wait for C. look for D. prepare for ( )4. A. easily B. luckily C. usually D. probably ( )5. A. books B. clothes C. meals D. tickets ( )6. A. art B. music C. history D. language
中考英语题型专练汇总：非谓语动词（附答案） 非谓语动词 考点一：动词不定式 【经典习题】 ( ) 1. It takes my younger sister an hour every day. A. dance B. dancing C. to dance D. danced ( ) 2. Whenever you have a chance English, you should take it. A. speak B. spoke C. speaks D. to speak ( ) 3. Mrs Li always tells her students on the road because it’s really dangerous. A. not play B. to play not C. not to play D. not playing ( ) 4. —I’m new here. — Don’t worry. I’ll do what I can you. A. help B. to help C. helped D. helping ( ) 5. — Excuse me. Could you plea se tell me my car? —Sure. Park it right here. I’ll help you. A. where to park B. how to stop C. where to parking D. how to stopping 【考点点拨】 ★动词不定式由“to + 动词原形”构成，在句中可作主语、宾语、表语、定语、 状语或宾语补足语等。其否定形式是“not to + 动词原形”。 ★动词不定式（短语）作主语时，常用it作形式主语，而把真正的主语动词不定 式（短语）后置。同样，动词不定式（短语）作宾语且后面接宾语补足语时，常 用 it 作形式宾语，而把真正的宾语动词不定式（短语）放在宾语补足语之后。 如：He found it hard to catch up with his classmates. ★ask, decide, know, learn, tell, teach, fi nd out等动词(短语)后可接“疑 问词 + 动词不定式”结构作宾语。 考点二：动词的-ing形式 【经典习题】 ( ) 1. I’m sleepy. I prefer at home to going out for a walk. A. sleep B. sleeping C. slept D. to sleep ( ) 2. — Mom, why must I stop the computer game?
选词填空技巧教案 一、选词填空的练习分析 二、选词填空的常考知识点 三、选词填空的技巧 一、选词填空的例题练习分析 Bob and David are good friends, but they like to joke on each other sometimes. One day they went to London for their holidays. They went to the (1)___________and bought their tickets. When the train arrived, Bob got on the train first, but he dropped his (2)_______________ on the platform(站台）without knowing it. David was behind him and quickly (3) _________it up. Without saying a word to his friends, he put it in his (4)_______After they had been in the (5) _________for a little while, they saw the conductor(列车员）coming along, shouting,“ Ticket, please!” Bob(6)__________ for his and of course he couldn’t find it.“ Oh, dear, I can’t (7)__________ my ticket, David.” he said. “Have another look, Bob; it must be (8)___________”said David.“No, I can’t find it anywhere. What shall I do ?”“Perhaps you’d better hide under the(9)___________so that the conductor won’t see you.”So Bob crawled(爬）under the seat and lay there quietly. Soon the conductor stood in front of David.“Ticket, please.” he said.David handed him (10) __________tickets and said, “This is mine. The other is my friend’s. He prefers to travel under the seat.” 1，2，4，5，9根据上下文意思填名词。3，6，7，8根据上下文意思填入动词，并注意动词的形式及语态。10考数词。 二、选词填空的常考知识点 1、名词 新课程标准要求初中毕业生要掌握1500-1600个单词,200-300个词组和短语；名词需要注意单复数 2、动词 动词的时态及语态。动词的时态：一般现在时、一般过去时、一般将来时、现在进行时、现在完成时、过去进行时、过去完成时、过去将来时。动词的语态（动词的主动语态及被动语态）。 3、数词：基数词和序数词的转化（结合语境提示例如one，the other可推出two tickets） 4、副词（结合语境） 5、介词（固定搭配） 6、代词：（人称代词主格、宾格的转化；人称代词、形容词性物主代词和名词性物主代词的转化）；固定搭配：each of（每个）
中考英语完形填空专项练习经典 一、中考英语完形填空（含答案详细解析） 1．阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 I will never forget May 15, 2011. That night, my car crashed 1 a tree and everything has changed ever since. I lost most of my right 2 , and I was left bleeding with several broken bones. At the hospital, my body was 3 , but my mind was still very clear. I just kept 4 myself to hold on. Life must go on since I was still 5 . Two weeks later, I was allowed to go home. 6 I left the hospital, the fight was far from over. My left leg was badly hurt in that accident as well, as a result, I had to receive different 7 during the next few years. And soon, more of my right leg had to be cut off. This made it harder to wear my artificial leg （假肢）, so I donated it to another girl who couldn't 8 one. The joy of being able to provide this gift for someone else was 9 than the happiness I felt on any day I could wear it myself. People often tell me they are 10 of me for staying strong. But in my mind, being strong has always been my only 11 . On the day I left the hospital, I made a promise to 12 to make good use of every day to live life to the fullest. I am not only confident but I hope to help those around me. In 2017, I 13 started modeling. My dream is that one day a little girl will see me in a magazine and say, "Wow, she only has one leg but she is beautiful 14 confidence and bravery" My dream is simple: to 15 every man, woman and child to know and believe that they are. 1. A. toward B. over C. upon D. into 2. A. arm B. ear C. eye D. leg 3. A. calm B. strong C. weak D. ill 4. A. teaching B. telling C. leading D. advising 5. A. alive B. lively C. live D. lovely 6. A. Since B. So C. Because D. Although 7. A. operations B. gifts C. prizes D. thoughts 8. A. offer B. afford C. borrow D. accept 9. A. greater B. smaller C. less D. fewer 10. A. afraid B. tired C. proud D. guilty
（通用版）中考英语完形填空专练汇总（共 104页） 2021中考英语完形填空基础练（一）及答案 【能力选练】 A It seems that on every street corner in the world, there is a fast food restaurant. People everywhere are __1__, so they do not want to wait for their food. __2__ the world$240 billion a year is spent on fast food. Yes, __3__ fast food has become quite popular, there are many myths(荒诞的说法)about __4__. The first myth is that fast food is a recent __5__. This is not true. More than 2000 years ago, the people of Rome __6__ in the street to buy quick meats at small stands. One __7__ of their more popular fast food looked a lot like a modern hamburger. All through __8__, people have always eaten fast food. A second myth is that all fast food is __9__. While many modern fast food restaurants are American, some very traditional Chinese food is __10__ fast food. This includes mantou, noodles and Chinese dumplings. __11__, one of the most popular fast food chains(连锁店) in the US is a Chinese fast food chain, Panda Express. It __12__ more than 1600 restaurants in America. Finally, many people think that fast food is always __13__ for you. This is true of a lot of fast food. However, nearly __14__ fast food restaurant has some healthy food on its menu, and some fast food restaurants only __15__ healthy food. The problem is not fast food, but the choices we make. We can choose to eat healthy food, even at fast food restaurants. 1. A. slow B. busy C. bored D. tired 2. A. Around B. During C. At D. Of 3. A. while B. even though C. as if D. unless 4. A. them B. you C. us D. it 5. A. invention B. information C. story D. news
综合填空 【经典习题】 Ⅰ. 根据短文内容，从方框内选择合适的单词并用其适当形式填空，使短文完整、连贯。 amazed, but, by, believe, break, hold, leg, simple, small, why As my friend was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped. He was surprised that these huge animals were being held (1) only a small rope. The rope was tied (绑) to their front (2) . No chains, no cages. It was clear that the elephants could break away from their bonds(束缚) at any time, but for some reason, they did not. My friends saw a trainer nearby and asked (3) these elephants just stood there and made no attempt to get away. “Well,” the trainer said, “when they were very young and much (4) , we use the same size rope to tie them. At that age, it was enough to (5)them. As they grow up, they are trained to (6) that they cannot break away. They believe the rope can still hold them, so they never try to (7) free.” My friend was (8) . These animals could at any time break free from their bonds, (9) because they believed they couldn’t, they were kept right where they were. Like the elephants, how many of us go through life in the belief that (相信) we cannot do something, (10) because we failed in doing it once before? Failure is part of learning; so we should never give up the struggle in life.Ⅱ. 根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填写恰当的单词，使短文完整、连贯。 It seems that Americans are much happier to help strangers than Chinese. Once I walked on the street and tried to find my (1) w to my hotel. I stopped and (2) t out my map and began searching for the right way. Then a lady came to me with a friendly smile. I was wondering if I was in her way. The lady asked, “Do you need any help? I can (3) s you the way.” I was very surprised. In China, most people won’t give you a hand (4) u you ask. I said (5) y to her. She carefully explained the direction to me. I was deeply moved by her warm attitude. After experiencing (6) s many things like that in the US, I thought about the situation in China. My teacher in China told me that several years ago he traveled to (7) a city by himself. After a whole day’s hard work at a factory, he (8) b a pancake at a stall (摊位). But he later found out that it had gone bad. Since then, he has been very (9) c to buy food at the little stalls.
【揭秘奉献】2012上海中考英语新题型精练（共9套）2012年上海中考英语题型已确定，词汇与语法部分新增选词填空题，根据文章意思，选择方框中最恰当的词语，不需要进行词性转换。但也增加不少难度，首先需要读懂文章，才能选择最正确的词，以下为2012年上海中考英语新题型选词填空专项练习，供学生学习参考。 2012年上海中考英语新题型专项练习——选词填空1 destroy(毁坏) whole cities. First, it is not a 1 .________ idea to build houses along lines where 2. ________ of the earth's plates(板块) join together. Second, if you think there 3. ________ be an earthquake, it is better to build houses on rocks , not on 4. ________. Third, you must make the houses as 5. ________ as possible. Weak buildings will fall down in an earthquake, but strong ones may 6. ________ Scientists are 7. ________ that one day an even bigger earthquake will hit the part around San Francisco(旧金山) . They call it " The Big One ". However, people today are still building more 8. ________ . The population in and around San Francisco is 9. ________ ten times more than it was in 1906. This means that 10. ________ there is another earthquake, a great many houses and buildings will be destroyed. 参考答案： 1.good 2.two 3.may 4.sand 5.strong 6.stayup 7.afraid 8.houses 9.now 10.if 2012年上海中考英语新题型专项练习——选词填空2 forget, bring，mend，beside，luck，pick，same，differently, I ，every , stop，each Mr. Brown had an umbrella shop in a small town. People sometimes 1 ________ him
中考英语完形填空专项训练 (附带答案解析) 1 Several years ago I studied in a university in the biggest city in our country. It’s beautiful but it’s hot in __1__. So I usually returned to my hometown when my __2__ began. It is not big, but it’s cool and quiet. I could __3__ in the daytime and have a good sleep at night. One day I had some __4__ to solve. But I didn’t take the dictionaries home. My father told me Charlie, one of my __5__, had a good library. I went to his house at once. We didn’t see each other after I __6__ mid dle school. At first he didn’t recognize me. He __7__ me up and down. And then he called out, “Oh, dear! It’s you, Fred!” Of course we were __8__ to meet each other again and talked a lot about our schoolmates and __9__. Later on he showed me around his li brary. It wasn’t big but there were a lot of nice books in it. And the dictionaries I __10__ were in them too. At last I said, “__11__ you lend some dictionaries to me, please?” “I’m sorry I don’t lend any books to __12__,” said the young man. “Are you afraid I’ll __13__ them?” “No, I’m not. I’m afraid you won’t __14__ them to me. Look! All the books are not __15__, but borrowed!” 1. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter 2. A. birthday B. Saturday C. Sunday D. holiday 3. A. study B. play C. rest D. run 4. A. words B. sentences C. problems D. stories 5. A. brothers B. sisters C. aunts D. classmates 6. A. finished B. heard C. saw D. met 7. A. lifted B. carried C. looked D. pulled 8. A. angry B. happy C. worried D. sad 9. A. doctors B. teachers C. workers D. drivers 10.A. looked for B. read C. wrote D. looked at 11.A. Need B. Must C. May D. Can
功能项目 【经典习题】 () 1.— Thanks for taking my friends and me out tonight. —. A. Don ’ t worry B. You are welcome C. That ’ s a good idea D. I ’ m afraid not () 2. — Tomorrow will be fine. Shall we go out for a picnic? —. A. Good luck B. Have fun C. Sounds great D. Take it easy () 3. — Don’ t be nervous whenever you have a test． —. A. You ’ d better not B. Please don’ t C. Yes, I’ d love to D. Well,I won’t () 4. — Hello, who’ s that speaking? —. A. That is Jane B. This is Mary speaking C. I ’ m Mike D. She is Maria () 5. —, please. Could you tell me which bus I can take to get to the railway station? — Take No.15 bus and then No.1 bus. A. Excuse me B. Yes C. Sure D. Hello () 6. — What a beautiful dress you are wearing today! —. It’ s nice of you to say so. A. Not at all B. Thanks C. Oh, no D. Never mind () 7. — Would you mind turning down the music? —. A. Not at all ( ) 8. — B. Never mind C. Yes, I will D. Yes, go ahead ? — I have got a stomachache and I don’ t feel like eating anything. A. How are you B. How do you like it C. What are you D. What ’ s the matter with you ()9. — I feel really tired. — A. Good luck to you! B. You ’ d better work harder. C. Congratulations! D. Why not go and have a rest? ()10. — So kind of you to give me a ride to the station. —. A. It doesn’ t matter B. Never mind C. My pleasure D. Don ’ t think like that 【巩固练习】 () 1. — Can I have some cookies, Mum? —I ’ ll get you some. A. No way. B. How come? C. Why not? D. How can it be? () 2. — Would you like some milk?
选词填空专练 [A] 阅读短文，从方框中选择恰当的词并用其适当形式填空，使短文完整、通顺，每词限用一次。 [ask, when, sand, final, leave, run, hard, feeling, expect, fail ] A few weeks ago, I visited Sydney, a perfect place to surf. I knew I couldn't (1)_____ it without going surfing myself. I booked a group surf lesson (2)_____ I was in Byron Bay. Byron Bay is a really popular place for professional surfers to go! We first (3)_____ to learn how to read the sea conditions and what to (4)_____ in the water. Then we did a warm-up by (5)_____ along the beach. Next, it was time to learn how to stand on the surfboard. We did it on the (6)_____. After a lot of practice, we were ready to go out into the sea and try it out on the water. I have to say, surfing is much (7)_____ than it looks. When you watch people from the beach, they make it look so easy! I (8)_____ many times to stand up. Then one of the coaches came to help me and held my board steady (平稳的). (9)_____ I learned how to do that and by the end of the lesson I had managed to “walk on water”. It was a prett y amazing (10)_____ and I felt so proud of myself! [B] 阅读短文，从方框中选择恰当的词并用其适当形式填空，使短文完整、通顺，每词限用一次。 [somewhere, change, food, hard, thick, grow, another, way, little, until] Winter is cold in some places. Many plants do not (1)_____ during the winter. Some plants even die. Snow and ice may cover the ground, so it can be (2)_____ for animals to find food during the winter. Animals get through the time in many (3)_____. Birds and butterflies can fly. Many of them leave their homes for (4)_____ warm. Then they come home next spring. We call this migration, which is a good way to avoid the cold. (5)_____ good way to avoid the cold is to sleep through it. Many animals hide
中考英语完形填空专题练习 一、中考英语完形填空（含答案详细解析） 1．阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案. The Secret Soldier A young soldier, Robert Shurtliff, lay dying in a hospital bed. He was too 1 to speak or move. Two men stood over him. "I think this young man has 2 ," one man said. "I'll take his jacket and boots," said the other. Robert gathered all of his strength to 3 , "I…I'm alive. " The doctor came running over as Robert fell into a coma（昏迷）. "We can 4 him," he said as he examined the young soldier, "Oh, my! He's a 5 ! " It was true. The young soldier, Robert Shurtliff, was really Deborah Sampson. 6 who was she？ Deborah Sampson had grown up in Massachusetts, living as a servant. She 7 of having great adventures （冒险）. 8 the Revolutionary War broke out in 1775, women were not allowed to serve in the army. But Deborah 9 herself as a man and became a solider. She called herself Robert Shurtliff. One day, during an attack, Deborah was shot in the neck and 10 . Another soldier lifted Deborah into his horse and rode her to the 11 . A doctor treated the wound on her back and asked if 12 had any other injuries. Deborah lied and said no. She was afraid that if the doctor examined her leg, he would discover her 13 . Using a pocket knife, Deborah got the bullet（子弹）out of her own leg. She 14 to fight as a soldier. After the war ended, Deborah got married and had children. But she still longed for 15 . So she put on her soldier's uniform and travelled around the country telling of her life as young, brave soldier, Robert Shurtliff. 1. A. busy B. weak C. surprised D. strong 2. A. got up B. lost heart C. passed away D. got lost 3. A. whisper B. cry C. shout D. laugh 4. A. accept B. kill C. support D. save 5. A. soldier B. mother C. woman D. father 6. A. Though B. But C. Or D. However 7. A. died B. talked C. heard D. dreamed 8. A. When B. While C. Until D. Since 9. A. worked B. dressed C. acted D. lived 10. A. arm B. hand C. leg D. stomach 11. A. hospital B. library C. studio D. bedroom 12. A. she B. he C. it D. they 13. A. appearance B. ability C. beauty D. secret 14. A. failed B. continued C. agreed D. planned
完形填空专项练习 (1) My son Joey was born with club feet. The doctors said that with treatment he would be able to walk, but would never run very well. The first three years of his life was ___1___ in hospital. By the time he was eight, you wouldn’t know he has a problem when you saw him ___2___. Children in our neighborhood always ran around ___3___ their play, and Joey would jump and ran and play, ___4___. We never told him that he probably wouldn’t be ___5___ to run like the other children. So he didn’t know. In ___6___ grade he decided to join the school running team. Every day he trained. He ran more than any of the others, ___7___ only the top seven runners would be chosen to run for the ___8___. We didn’t tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn’t know. He ran four to five mile every day—even when he had a fever. I was ___9___, so I went to ___10___ him after school. I found him running ___11___. I asked him how he felt. “Okay,” he said. He has two more mile s to go. Yet he looked straight ahead and kept ___12___. Two weeks later, the names of the team ___13___ were out. Joey was number six on the list. Joey had ___14___ the team. He was in seventh grade —the other six team members were all eighth graders. We never told him he couldn’t do it … so he didn’t know. He just ___15___ it. 1. A. spent B. taken C. cost D. paid 2. A. talk B. sit C. study D. walk 3. A. after B. before C. during D. till 4. A. either B. too C. though D. yet 5. A. able B. sorry C. glad D. afraid 6. A. sixth B. seventh C. eighth D. ninth 7. A. so B. if C. then D. because 8. A. neighborhood B. family C. school D. grade 9. A. excited B. tired C. pleased D. worried 10. A. think about B. hear from C. agree with D. look for 11. A. alone B. away C. almost D. already 12. A. riding B. walking C. playing D. running 13. A. jumpers B. runners C. doctors D. teachers 14. A. got B. kept C. made D. found 15. A. made B. played C. had D. took (2) Several years ago I studied in a university in the biggest city in our country. It’s beautiful but it’s hot in __1__. So I usually returned to my hometown when my __2__ began. It is not big, but it’s cool and quiet. I could __3__ in the daytime and have a good sleep at night.