1 . Directions: Fill in each blank with the missing words according to the text.
● However, Hua did receive the support of a     1    while he was at school.
● He loved maths and studied so hard that he managed to win a     2    .
● Then something terrible happened: because of a serious illness, his left leg became     3    .
● Despite this terrible setback, Hua continued to study on his own and     4    .
● Mentally, at least, most of us could     5    lists of ‘dos’ and ‘don’ts’.
● The same old favorites recur year in year out    6    .
● Past experience has taught us that certain accomplishments are     7    .
● If we remain     8    , it is only because we have so often experienced the frustration that     9    .
● We also make the fundamental error of announcing our resolutions to everybody so that we look even more foolish when we     10    our bad old ways.

3 . Mr. Taylor, the owner of a ________shop was admiring a new window ________.（根据课文内容填空）

4 . The editor at once sent the journalist a fax ________ him to find out the exact number of steps and the ________ of the wall. （根据课文内容填空）

5 . He will be earning only half as much as he used to, but he feels that his rise in ________ is well worth the ________ of money. （根据课文内容填空）

6 . By coincidence, oil paints were also developed at this time, which made the colours used in paintings look ________.(根据句意填空)

7 . His feet didn't seem to be touching the ground at all. He could hear his heart _________ somewhere in his throat. (根据句意填空)

8 . Many times a day, he would see other children taking bars of creamy chocolate out of their pockets and ________.(根据句意填空)

9 . Walking to school in the mornings, Charlie could see great slabs of chocolate piled up high in the shop windows, and he would stop and stare and press his nose against the glass, ________.(根据句意填空)