1 . 运用读后续写“动作链”技巧，把下面的语篇补充完整。

A few weeks later, I almost forgot the contest when the news came. To my surprise, I was informed that my essay had ranked first in the contest. A mix of excitement and doubt washed over me.____________________________________________________________________________(再三仔细检查后，我再也无法控制自己，立即与我的英语老师分享了这个消息。)Without her help, I would never have had the chance to obtain the honor. My face lit up with joy as I accepted the award, my smile filled with pride. I felt a burst of gratitude welling up in my heart and surging though me

2 . There was a time when the owners of shops and businesses in Chicago had to pay large sums of money to gangsters in return for “protection”. If the money was not paid p________. the gangsters would quickly put a man out of business by destroying his shop. （根据首字母单词拼写）