【推荐1】语法填空

Across Africa

For six hours we shot through the Karoo desert in South Africa. Just rocks and sand and baking sun. Knowing our journey was ending, Daniel and I just wanted to remember all we had seen and done. He used a camera     1     I used words. I had finished three notebooks and considered     2     (start) the fourth, a beautiful leather notebook I’d bought in a market in Mozambique.

As we drove towards the setting sun, a quietness fell over us. The road was empty — we hadn’t seen another car for hours. And as I drove, something     3    (catch) my eye, something moving next to me. I glanced in the mirror of the car; I glanced sideways to the right, and that was     4     I saw them. Next to us, by the side of the road, thirty, forty wild horses were racing the car, a cloud of dust rising behind them—brown, muscular horses almost close enough to touch them, to smell their hot breath. I didn’t know how long they       5    (be) there next to us.

I shouted to Dan: “Look!” but he was in such a deep sleep that it was impossible to wake him up before they disappeared far behind us, a memory of heroic forms in the red landscape. When Daniel woke up an hour later I told him what had happened.

“Wild horses?” he said. “Why didn’t you wake     6     up?”

“I tried. But they were gone after a few seconds.”

“Typical,” he said. “The     7     (good) photos are the ones we never take.”

【推荐2】阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

Rise After Falling

A father was worried about his son,     1     was sixteen years old but had no courage at all. So the father decided to call on a Buddhist monk(僧侣)    2    (train) his boy.

The Buddhist monk said to the boy’s father, “I insist that your son should be left alone here. I’ll make him into a real man within three months. However, you can’t come to see him during this period.”

Three months later, the boy’s father     3    (return). The Buddhist monk arranged a boxing match     4     the boy and an     5     (experience) boxer. Each time the fighter struck the boy, he     6    (fall) down, but at once the boy stood up; and each time a heavy blow knocked him down, the boy stood up again. Several times later, the Buddhist monk asked, “     7     do you think of your child?”

“What a shame!” the boy’s father said, “I never thought he would be so     8    (easy) knocked down. I needn’t have him     9    (stay) here any longer!”

“I’m sorry that that’s all you see. Don’t you see that each time he falls down, he stands up again instead of     10    (cry)? That’s the kind of courage you wanted him to have.”

【推荐3】Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Mistakes that work

The best way to learn something is to make mistakes first. Thomas Edison,     1     invented the light bulb, told his colleagues: “Of the 200 light bulbs that didn’t work, every failure told me something was able to incorporate (融入) into the next attempt.” Benjamin Franklin, the US statesman and scientist once said: “I haven’t failed. I have had 10,000 ideas that didn’t work.”

    2     of these people understood that failures and false starts are the condition of success. In fact,     3     surprising number of everyday objects had their beginnings in a mistake or a misunderstanding. Post-it notes, packets of crisps and even bread are all unexpected inventions. In 2600 BC, a tired Egyptian slave invented     4     is now called bread when the dough (面团) rose during his sleep. And crisps were first cooked by a cook in the USA when a customer suggested his fried potatoes be     5     (thin) than they were.

In 1968 Spencer Silver was trying to develop a strong glue when he accidentally invented a very weak glue instead. His colleague, Art Fry decided to use it six years later, in1974, to have his bookmarks     6     (hold) in his books and the post-it note was invented.

Successful businesspeople have often made big, expensive mistakes in their past. When an employee of IBM made a mistake that cost the company $600,000, Thomas Watson, the chairman,     7     (ask) if he would fire the man. “No,” he replied. “I have just spent $600,000     8     (train) him. I won’t let another company     9     (benefit) from the experience.

The important thing to remember is that you need to learn from your mistakes.     10     you don’t, then there is no point making them.

【推荐2】语法填空

What is senior high school like? The path     1     you will go leads to a world full of challenges: a new environment, new knowledge and new ways of thinking.     2    , the opportunity (机遇) lies in each challenge. When you rise to the challenges, you       3     (have) the opportunity to acquire great knowledge and enjoy personal       4    (grow). Most       5    (important), your time and effort at senior high school will open the door to your potential (潜能).

    6     (realize) your potential, it is important for you to make the most of your school resources. Take advantage of your       7     (class), learn from your teachers and classmates, and make use of your school facilities. Good study habits, useful skills and a good state of mind     8     (be) equally important. As     9     senior high school student, you must make efforts to improve your communication and problem-solving skills. Last but not least, always look on the bright side and never lose hope, even in difficult situations. In time you will find yourself    10    (develop) into a well-rounded person.

【推荐3】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。

For many young people,     1     (go) to university is one of the most important stages of their lives. It is the time when young people will move out of their home to live with other people, often     2     (stranger).     3     (especial) in the US, people often travel very far     4    home to study. It is a time to be     5     (independence).

At university, you will     6     (teach) by lectures and professors who are leading figures in their study. The opportunity to learn from and to discuss with them is what drives some people     7     (apply) to university. Students     8     (require) to choose a major (专业) that they wish to study. Apart from the academic(学术的) benefit, life at university also can allow students to develop     9    interests in many fields.

Therefore, university is a place     10    you attain(获取) knowledge, develop your values and accept those who may be different.