英语语法填空专项训练

1、Tom went to the seaside to spend his holiday last summer holiday with his family.One day, he was swimming in the river when someone shouted, “Look out, there is (16)_ shark not far away！” On hearing the shout, Tom was scared to (17)_ (die) because he (18)_ (scare) of its dangerous characteristic.“Ju

2、st dont worry, Tom！” His father said, “But in order to avoid (19)_ (harm), lets go back to our hotel.”They stayed in the seaside for several weeks.Though the weather was much hotter than that in their hometown, Tom got used to (20)_ and felt at home.Every morning, he got up earlier than his parents

3、and went for breakfast ahead of time.Then he went to have a chat with his new friend, Jack, who he happened to come (21)_ during his holiday.Jack was a native and he was familiar (22)_ the seaside well.He was a man with good (23)_ (qualify)Soon they became very good friends.After they parted, they k

4、ept writing to each other.Now, Tom still often hears (24)_ Jack.They talked in their letters about things and persons (25)_ they remembered in the seaside.The hostess was to have a party and entertain guests at home.She busied herself so early in the morning, cleaning the house.She was so tired (16)

5、_ she felt pain in her waist and on the back.Drops of sweat fell from her forehead.She did not finish cleaning the house (17)_ dusk.(18)_ (look) at the clean and tidy drawing room, she released a sigh with a smile on her face.The guests were coming! Entering the drawing room, they (19)_ (attract) by

6、 the fresh flowers.Surprisingly pleased, they cheered in praise, “Oh, what beautiful flowers！”“How colorful and fragrant！”“Just have a look at it, and life is full of pleasure！”Then they went on to express their thanks (20)_ the hostess for her (21)_ (delicate) arranged flowers.With an embarrassed s

7、mile, the hostess said, “I am glad you like it.Thank you for your praise.I was (22)_ bit surprised about it.I (23)_ make detailed arrangement for your honor.I was busy the whole day cleaning and mopping.As to the flowers in the vase, it is a piece of cake.I did it by just lifting my hand.Now you are

8、 (24)_ (aware) of my hard work and praise (25)_ highly for my easiest effort.It is beyond my expectation.” Suddenly all the lights on that crowded underground train went out.Then it stopped in that dark tunnel.We waited.We expected the lights to come on again.(16)_ nothing happened.Then I began to s

9、mell (17)_People around me then began to cry out in fear.“The train is on fire！” they cried.The woman (18)_ (stand) next to me (19)_ (sudden) fell on the floor.I realized she was overcome by the smoke.Then I saw flames appearing.“If something does not happen soon，” I said to (20)_ , “I (21)_ (burn)

10、alive！” But as I stood there in the dark in that crowded burning train, I could see no way to escape.So I cried, “God, if it is not my time to die, please help me！” I heard a noise.It was (22)_ my right hand side.I at once began to push my way forward to (23)_ that noise came from.For two hours I ke

11、pt walking in that dark train tunnel.At last I saw (24)_ light in the distance.“Thank God！” I cried.“God must have a purpose for saving my life.He must want me to help (25)_ people experience what he could do for them.” I decided.Traditional Chinese culture places much emphasis on food.Considered to

12、 be an important part of each day, eating is far beyond simply (16)_ (meet) a need.However, people are living in a fastpaced society now, so they hardly have time to enjoy their food.They need fast food.That is (17)_ Chinas fastfood market expands.A foreign fastfood restaurant (18)_ (call) KFC arriv

13、ed in China first, quickly followed by (19)_ such as Pizza Hut and McDonalds.(20)_ the development of China, foreign fastfood chains are realizing highspeed growth in China.However, these “junk foods” (21)_ (criticize) by health experts for long because they cant provide balanced nutrition.The exper

14、ts also show that some foreign fast food contains (22)_ food coloring, Sudan 1, (23)_ can cause cancer.In fact, China has many of its own traditional fastfood dishes.Among them, dumplings, soybean milk and noodles are the most popular.(24)_ (compare) with foreign fast food, those traditional ones ar

15、e (25)_ (health)But many Chinese still enjoy the special taste and the good environment in the foreign fastfood chains even though there exist some potential risks.Nowhere are manners more important than at the table.When the Chinese ask their guests to dinner, even though there are excellent dishes

16、 on the table, (16)_ host is (17)_ (like) to say something like “There are no special dishes tonight.Please help yourselves.” The praises of the dishes (18)_ (leave) to the guest.But this is different in the West.If (19)_ (ask) a guest to eat at his home, the host may say, “This is the (20)_ (good)

17、dish my wife cooks.” The seats are arranged in a different way.The hostess or host sits at the head of the table (21)_ the main guest on his right, the second guests on his left.There are some (22)_ (different) in offering wine and cigarettes.(23)_ a Chinese host gives a toast, he usually says “Bott

18、oms up” and drinks up all the wine in the cup.He wants the guests to do the same.But in the West (24)_ is up to the guests to decide how much they drink.Usually the host just leaves the cigarettes on the table, instead of offering (25)_ to his (her) guests one after another.Many years ago, when I wo

19、rked as a volunteer at Stanford Hospital, I got to know a little girl (16)_ (name) Lisa who was suffering from a rare and serious disease.Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion (17)_ her fiveyearold brother, (18)_ had miraculously (奇迹般地) survived the same disease and had deve

20、loped the antibodies (抗体) needed to fight the (19)_ (ill)The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister.I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking (20)_ deep breath and saying, “Yes, Ill do it (21)_ it can sa

21、ve Lisa.”As the transfusion progressed, he lay in a bed next to his sister and (22)_ (smile), as we all did, seeing the color returning to her cheeks.Then his face grew pale (23)_ his smile faded.He looked up at the doctor and asked with a trembling voice, “Will I start to die right away？”(24)_ (be)

22、 young, the boy had (25)_ (understand) the doctor; he thought he was going to have to give her all his blood.A good teacher is many things to many people.In my own experience, the people I respect most are the teachers (16)_ demanded the most discipline from their students.I miss one teacher in part

23、icular that I had in high school.I think she was a good teacher because she was a very strict person.I remember very (17)_ (clear) a sign over her classroom door.It was (18)_ simple sign that said, “Laboratoryin this room the first five letters of the word was emphasized, not the last seven.” In oth

24、er words, I guess, labor (19)_ her was more important than oratory, which means (20)_ (make) speeches.She prepared her work very carefully and demanded us to do the same.We got lots of homework from her.(21)_ she had broken her arm, and everybody in the class thought that maybe the homework (22)_ (r

25、educe), but it continued just the same.She checked our work by stamping her name at the bottom of the papers to show that she had read (23)_I think sometimes teachers who demand most are liked (24)_But (25)_ time goes by, this discipline really seems to benefit the students.The blacksmith Jones work

26、ed hard in his shop.The son of Mr.White, (16)_ rich neighbor, came to see him everyday.“Young man, why not learn to make shoe tacks (钉)？” said Jones.“It may be (17)_ use to you one day.” After a little practice, the boy found he could make some of the finest tacks.Old Mr.White died and because of th

27、e war the son lost all his goods.He (18)_ (force) to leave home and live in another country.It happened (19)_ in this village many shoemakers spent a lot of money (20)_ (buy) tacks for their shoes and sometimes they were not able to buy them (21)_ there was a high demand for soldiers shoes.Young Mr.

28、White, who was finding (22)_ difficult to earn his (23)_ (day) bread, told the shoemakers that he would make the tacks if they would help to get him (24)_ (settle) in his workshop.The shoemakers were only too glad of the offer.Soon Mr.Smith found that he was making the finest tacks in the village.“H

29、ow funny，” he said, “Even making tacks can bring a fortune.My trade is (25)_ useful to me than all my former riches.”We are all in the position of the farmer.If we plant a good seed, we (16)_ (get) a good harvest.If our seed is poor and full of weeds, well get a (17)_ (use) crop.If we dont plant any

30、thing, well harvest (18)_ at all.I want the future to be better (19)_ the past.I dont want it (20)_ (pollute) by the mistakes and errors (21)_ which history is filled.We should all be concerned about the future because that is (22)_ we will spend the rest of our lives.The past is gone and static.Nothing we can do will change it.The future is (23)_ us and it is dynamic.Everything we do will affect it.Each day it will bring us new frontiers in our homes and in our businesses as long as we recognize (24)_We are just at (25)_the beginning of the progress