完型填空练习与答案
小学英语完形填空专题练习(含答案)
小学英语语文完形填空专题练习(含答案)一、完形填空1．完形填空完形填空。
It was 1 yesterday. I went to the department store with my dad. I wanted 2 a new bag. My old bag was blue. It was nice 3 it was broken. I liked the red bag with pockets. But it was very heavy. Then I 4 a smaller one. It was very nice. I liked it very much. It was 60 yuan. Dad 5 it for me. I was very happy.1. A. sun B. sunny C. suny2. A. buy B. to buy C. to buying3. A. and B. or C. but4. A. see B. saw C. sees5. A. bought B. buys C. buy【答案】（1）B；（2）B；（3）C；（4）B；（5）A；【考点】完型填空【解析】【分析】（1）句意是昨天天气是晴朗的。
根据下句I went to the department store with my dad.主人公和爸爸一起却商场购物可以推测，天气一定晴朗。
sunny是形容词晴朗的含义。
故选B。
（2）句意是我想要购买一个新包。
根据动词词组want to+动词原形可知，此处要表达want to buy想要购买。
故选B。
（3）句意是我的旧包是蓝色的。
它是漂亮的，但是它坏了。
根据形容词nice和broken的对比可知，此处要表达转折之意。
but用来表达转折，但是之意。
故选C。
（4）句意是之后我看上了一个更小的包。
根据上文内容可知，主人公是去因为旧包破损购买新包。
必然要走走看看。
完型填空8篇(附答案)
同学们好，以下8篇文章，每篇10题，共80题。
在系统中提交作业答案时请按篇章顺序。
第2篇的1－10题在系统中题号应为11－20，以此类推。
谢谢。
Passage 1Scientists issued reports on the severe climate changes that could result __1__ the “greenhouse effect”—the gradual __2__ of the atmosphere caused by an increase in carbon dioxide __3__ from the burning of fossil fuels, saying that __4__ global temperatures could start to rise within a few decades and reach levels nine degrees Fahrenheit higher than today’s temperatures by the end of the next century. This, experts said, could create dangerous changes to global weather __5__. For instance, it could change annual amounts of rainfall, swell or dry up rivers, and __6__ the level of the seas.While _7__ that this forecast was somewhat uncertain, scientists warned __8__ treating it as a cry of wolf. Although there is __9__ debate over how severe the greenhouse effect will be, one thing seems certain: Carbon dioxide levels are __10__ the rise.1. A. about B. of C. in D. from2. A. cooling B. warming C. melting D. freezing3. A. level B. degree C. extent D. range4. A. common B. usual C. average D. ordinary5. A. style B. type C. pattern D. form6. A. rise B. arise C. arouse D. raise7. A. admitting B. admitted C. having admitting D. being admitted8. A. against B. about C. of D. for9. A. considerate B. considering C. considerable D. considered10. A. of B. for C. in D. onPassage 2During the next year the two grew to know each other through the mail. Each letter was a seed falling on a fertile heart. A romance was budding. Blanchard ___1___ a photograph, but she refused. She explained: “If your feeling ___2___ me has any reality, any honest basis, what I look like won’t __3____. Suppose I’m beautiful. I’d always be __4____ by the feeling that you had been taking a chance __5____ just that, and that kind of love would disgust me. Suppose I’m __6____(and you must admit that this is more likely). Then I’d always fear that you were going on ___7___ to me only because you were __8____ and had no one else. No, don’t ask for my picture. When you come to New York, you shall see me and then you shall __9____ your decision. Remember, both of us are free to stop or to go on after that—_10____we choose…”1. A. required B. requested C. replied D. inquired2. A. for B. on C. to D. at3. A. important B. manner C. margin D. matter4. A. sought B. haunted C. fainted D. attracted5. A. on B. to C. for D. at6. A. beautiful B. place C. previous D. plain7. A. writing B. write C. to write D. wrote8. A. alone B. lonely C. lone D. only9. A. take B. get C. put D. make10. A. whatever B. whenever C. whichever D. whoeverPassage 3We have spoken of marriage as a formal contract. It should be noted, however, that this contract does not 1 the same form in different societies. In Western societies, the 2 of a man and a woman 3 given the status of legal marriage by being registered by an official 4 by the state. In some African societies, 5 , marriage has nothing to do 6 an official registration of this kind but is legalized by the formal 7 of goods. Generally 8 is the bridegroom who is required to make a 9 of goods to the bride's kin(亲戚), though sometimes a payment is 10 made by the bridegroom's kin to that of the bride.1. A. make B. get C. take D. do2. A. condition B. difference C. union D. divorce3. A. is B. are C. was D. were4. A. recognizing B. recognize C. to recognize D. recognized5. A. however B. yet C. though D. still6. A. with B. from C. for D. to7. A. exchange B. contact C. communication D. connection8. A. that B. this C. one D. it9. A. spending B. payment C. cost D. consumption10. A. also B. too C. either D. as wellPassage 4Children model themselves largely on their parents. They do so mainly through identification(认同). Children identify 1 a parent when they believe they have the qualities and feelings that are 2 of that parent.The things parents do and say—and the 3 they do and say to them—therefore strongly influence a child's 4 . However, parents must consistently behave like the type of 5 they want their child to become. A parent's actions 6 affect the self-image that a child forms 7 identification. Children who see mainly positive qualities in their 8 will likely learn to see themselves in a positive way. Children who observe chiefly 9 qualities in their parents will have difficulty 10 positive qualitiesin themselves.1. A. to B. with C. around D. for2. A. informed B. characteristic C. conceived D. indicative3. A. gesture B. expression C. way D. extent4. A. behavior B. words C. mood D. reactions5. A. person B. humans C. creatures D. adult6. A. in turn B. nevertheless C. also D. as a result7. A. before B. besides C. with D. through8. A. eyes B. parents C. peers D. behaviors9. A. negative B. cheerful C. various D. complex10. A. see B. seeing C. to see D. to seeingPassage 5Exercise is good for you, but most people really know very little about how to exercise properly. 1 when you try, you can run into trouble. Many people 2 that when specific muscles are exercised, the fat in the neighboring area is “ 3 up”. Yet the 4 is that exercise burns fat from 5 over the body. Studies show muscles which are not exercised lose their strength very quickly. To regain it 6 48 to 72 hours and exercise every other day will 7 a normal level of physical strength.To 8 weight you should always “work up a good sweat” when exercising. Probably sweating only 9 body temperature to prevent over-heating. This is 10 but water loss. Once you replace the liquid, you replace the weight.1. A. While B. When C. As D. So2. A. understand B. believe C. hope D. know3. A. built B. burned C. piled D. grown4. A. reply B. possibility C. truth D. reason5. A. top B. part C. every D. all6. A. needs B. need C. costs D. cost7. A. lose B. raise C. burn D. keep8. A. lose B. gain C. keep D. burn9. A. raises B. reduces C. destroys D. keeps up10. A. how B. why C. nothing D. morePassage 6More and more students want to study in “hot” majors. 1 a result, many students want to 2 their interests and study in 3 areas as foreign languages, international business and law, etc. Fewer and fewer students choose scientific majors, such as math, physics and biology, and art majors, 4 history, Chinese and philosophy. Only a few students can study in these “hot” majors, because the number of these “hot” majors 5 limited. If one has no interest in his work or study, how can he do well? I learned this from one of my classmates. He is from the countryside. His parents arefarmers. Though he likes biology, he chose “international business”. He wants to live a life which is different 6 of his parents.In the end, he found he was not interested in doing 7 . He found all the subjects to be 8 . Maybe this wouldn't have happened 9 he had chosen his major according to his own interests. Choosing a major in university does not decide one's whole life. Majors which are not “hot” today may become the “hot” majors of tomorrow. Choosing your major according to your own 10 is the best way to succeed.1. A. Being B. For C. In D. As2. A. give up B. give in C. give off D. give away3. A. some B. many C. such D. those4. A. even B. like C. as D. or5. A. is B. are C. would be D. have been6. A. from which B. from that C. in which D. in that7. A. research B. homework C. business D. things8. A. lovely B. rare C. obvious D. tiresome9. A. whether B. before C. when D. if10. A. interests B. experience C. mind D. heartPassag 7Churchill's childhood was an unhappy and lonely one. A speech defect(缺陷), which he never entirely 1 , made him a shy and hesitant child, and his only 2 was the friendship of Mrs. Everest, his beloved nurse. His poor performance at school led his disappointed father to send him to the Royal Military College—and to make matters worse, Winston 3 the entrance exam(入学考试) twice before finally managing to pass it. Once there, however, his abundant talent for the art of war became clear, and he graduated 20th in a class of 130. In 1895, the year his father died, he entered the army and was sent to Cuba, 4 he discovered his talent for writing. Churchill was 5 when his reports on the Cuban War of Independence(古巴独立战争) attracted wide attention, and he seriously contemplated a career as a journalist. Churchill's 6 into politics was not a promising one: He lost his first election 7 , although only by a narrow margin. To 8 himself from this shameful failure, he 9 into action, going to South Africa to report on the war there for London Morning Post. Within a month of his arrival, he had won fame for his part in the dramatic 10 of a train that had been taken under control by the enemy. The train was freed, but Churchill was taken prisoner; and his fame was doubled when less than a month later he escaped from the prison. Returning to Britain as a military hero he again stood for election to Parliament in 1900 and won by an overwhelming margin.1. A. overcame B. overwhelmed C. defeated D. won2. A. retreat B. refuge C. recoil D. withdrawal3. A. disappointed B. missed C. failed D. passed4. A. there B. where C. that D. on which5. A. being delighted B. been delighted C. delighting D. delighted6. A. entry B. retreat C. enter D. participate7. A. mission B. campaign C. battle D. conflict8. A. rescue B. diverted C. distract D. prevent9. A. fell B. plunged C. took D. got10. A. rescue B. refuge C. help D. aidPassage 8The amount of usable water has always been of great interest in the world. Owning springs and streams sometimes means control, 1 in the dry areas like the desert. The control is possible even without possession of large areas of 2 land. In the early days of the American West, gun fights were not 3 for the water resources. And laws had to be 4 to protect the water rights of the 5 and the use of the water resources accordingly. 6 is known to us all, there is not 7 water in all places for everyone to use as much as he likes. Deciding on the 8 of water that will be used in any particular period 9 careful planning, so that people can manage and use water more 10 .1. A. p articularly B. distantly C. scarcely D. specially2. A. fine B. beautiful C. rich D. poor3. A. unlawful B. unacceptable C. unpopular D. uncommon4. A. made B. designed C. signed D. written5. A. winners B. settlers C. fighters D. supporters6. A. That B. It C. What D. As7. A. plentiful B. enough C. any D. much8. A. type B. quality C. amount D. Level9.A. requests B. requires C. offers D. suggests10. 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小学英语语文完形填空专题练习(及答案)
小学英语语文完形填空专题练习(及答案)一、完形填空1．完形填空完形填空In 1 , black bears come out from their winter homes. They eat a lot of new spring plants.The plants give them 2 . In summer they eat fruit, berries, plants and 3 . In autumnthey look in the forest for nuts and berries. In autumn, they eat so much and they become very4 . When winter snow comes, black bears look for homes to sleep in for winter. They sleep and sleep in their winter homes. Sometimes the weather is warm and they wake up but they still5 in their homes. They come out again in the new spring.1. A. winter B. summer C. spring2. A. bread B. water C. milk3. A. insects B. stones C. snow4. A. tired B. sad C. fat5. A. draw B. stay C. jump【答案】（1）C；（2）B；（3）A；（4）C；（5）B；【考点】完型填空【解析】【分析】（1）句意：在……，黑熊从他们的冬天的家里出来。
他们吃许多新的春天植物。
根据后句吃春天的植物，可知选项C符合题意，春天，故答案为C.（2）句意：植物给它们……。
根据常识，植物含有水分，A面包，B水，C牛奶，可知选项B符合题意，故答案为B.（3）句意：夏天他们吃水果、浆果、植物和……。
中考英语完型填空练习精选10篇及答案
中考英语完型填空练习精选10篇及答案Years ago。
I lived in a building in a large city。
and my neighbor lived in the building next door。
Although I had never met her。
I could see her seated by her window each afternoon。
sewing or reading.After several months had passed。
I began to notice that her window was dirty。
and everything was unclear because of the dirty window。
I would often say to myself。
“I wonder why that woman doesn’t wash her window。
It really looks bad.”One bright morning。
I decided to clean my flat。
including washing the window on the inside。
Later in the afternoon。
when I finished the cleaning。
I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest。
What a surprise。
Across the way。
the woman was sitting by her window。
watching me the whole time I was watching her through my own dirty window.That was a very important lesson for me。
小学英语完形填空练习题(含答案)
小学英语完形填空练习题(含答案)一、完形填空1．完形填空完形填空Almost everyone 1 music. There are so many kinds of music to 2 and you are sure to find something very interesting. People can get different feelings from hearing music. Music can 3 you happy or sad. That's why music is loved by all.Every country has its own kind of music. Many people like the music of their country, but with the 4 of television and radio, people can learn about different kinds of music all over the world. People can enjoy foreign music.-There are great differences between the music of the east and that of 5 . But people from the east can understand the music of the west and people from the west can understand the music of the east. Because music is a language for everyone.1. A. hates B. enjoys C. plays2. A. feel B. hear C. listen to3. A. make B. play C. keep4. A. watch B. report C. help5. A. China B. the west C. the north【答案】（1）B；（2）C；（3）A；（4）C；（5）B；【考点】完型填空【解析】【分析】（1）句意：几乎每个人都喜欢音乐。
[完型填空]完形填空大全及答案
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[完型填空]完形填空大全及答案(一) Stacy had recently moved from New York City to Stoneybrook, Connecticut. It was ___1___ for her to make new friends but she finally had three when she joined the Babysitters Club to ___2___ little children whose parents were busy. Claudia, Kristy, and Mary were in her class at school and also the other ___3___ of the club. The girls met at five o’clock on Fridays and waited for the ___4___ to ring. So far they had been busy, in spite of the ___5___ that they couldn’t stay out late and were und er 13.___6___, the girls’ world was invaded by a second group ___7___ themselves the Babysitters Agency. They were ___8___ and the group also included a few boys. The Babysitters Club tried to think of ways to ___9___ with the older group. They could clean and work for less money, however, they ___10___ it would be difficult to compete. The shock was even greater than they had ___11___ when most of their best customers started to call the new group. They ___12___ to get only a few jobs.To try a new ___13___ Kristy recruited a few older kids who told the club they didn’t want to ___14___ their money with the other group. The club ___15___ only too quickly that these older girls joined only as spies and didn’t ___16___ for their job assignments. Thus, more parents were ___17___ with the club.Finally, the girls realized that the ___18___ in the other group were not good babysitters. They watched television, talked on the phone, and invited boyfriends to the house ___19___ they were sitting. When the children of the families started to ___20___, and a near accidentalmost occurred, the club went to the parents to tell them what was happening.1. A. active B. thoughtful C. easy D. hard2. A. take care of B. run into C. go through D. take advantage of3. A. children B. members C. circles D. players4. A. alarm B. traffic C. phone D.neighbor5. A. fact B. degree C. question D. demand6. A. Therefore B. Suddenly C. Rergularly D. Unwillingly7. A. attracting B. finding C. calling D. matching8. A. younger B. cleverer C. taller D. older9. A. compete B. fight C. do D. meet10. A. heard B. knew C. promised D. shot11. A. damaged B. caught C. expected D. forced12. A. hoped B. liked C. refused D. seemed13. A. chance B. possibility C. power D. policy14. A. share B. give C. provide D. mark15. A. put down B. paid off C. found out D. come through16. A. check up B. end up C. look up D. show up17. A. satisfied B. unhappy C. curious D. helpful18. A. kids B. adults C. systems D. situations19. A. that B. when C. where D. how20. A. blow B. complain C. appreciate D. spread(二)In 1985 a France television company sent its reporters to the Paris Metro[地铁]. They took ___1___ to see what passengers would do if they saw someone ___2___ on the platform or trains. The incidents looked ___3___ but they were all done with the help of actors. However, very ___4___ people tried to help, and most passengers ___5___ not to notice. In one of the ___6___, a foreigner was attacked by three men.The attack was on a ___7___ which was quite full, and although the man tried to get ___8___ passengers to help, they all refused. This is not only a French ___9___. A British newspaper reported in 1991 that a professor of Social Psychology in New York had ___10___ his students out to rob their own cars. The students didn’t try to ___11___ what they were doing. About 80 people ___12___ 250 car thefts, and only twelve of them tried to ___13___ the student robbers. In a typical incident, one man stopped, looked, and then put his hands over his ___14___ and shouted “I didn’t see that!” About forty people ___15___ to help the thieves, and two people ___16___ sat down next to the car and ___17___ to buy a camera and a television set a student was ___18___ from the back seat of his own car. The professor ___19___ whether it is a problem of big cities or would be the ___20___ thing as happens anywhere.1. A. notes B. cameras C. trains D. newspapers2. A. wounded B. stolen C. attacked D. struck3. A. great B. serious C. terrible D. real4. A. many B. few C. old D. large5. A. seemed B. pretended C. managed D. asked6. A. passengers B. actors C. incidents D. accidents7. A. train B. plane C. truck D. bus8. A. the other B. all C. more D. another9. A. situation B. problem C. agreement D. accident10. A. brought B. took C. sent D. put11. A. hide B. expose C. tell D. find12. A. realized B. discovered C. found D. watched13. A. help B. refuse C. report D. stop14. A. face B. head C. ears D. eyes15. A. offered B. expected C. hated D. liked16. A. bravely B. actually C. surely D. certainly17. A. wanted B. waited C. needed D. loved18. A. taking B. sending C. offering D. robbing19. A. knows B. learns C. wonders D. asks20. A. same B. different C. former D. small(三)I once found out that doing a favor for someone could get you into trouble. I was in the eighth grade at ___1___ time, and we were having a final test. During the test, the girl next to me ___2___ something, but I didn’t quite catch it. ___3___ I leaned over her way and found out she was asking me if I could ___4___ her a pen. She showed me that hers was ___5___ ink and ___6___ not write. I ___7___ to have an extra one and I handed it to her.After the test papers had been ___8___, the teacher asked me to stay in the room. As soon as we were ___9___, she began to talk to me about ___10___ it meant to grow up, and how important it was to stand ___11___ your own feet. For a long time, she talked about the importance of ___12___ and the harm of cheating, she made me ___13___ that I would think seriously about what she’d said. I kept ___14___ for quite a while why she had to talk to me about all those things.Later, I found out that she ___15___ I had done some cheating in the test, and ___16___ answers from the girl’s test paper. I managed to ___17___ about the pen, but she said ___18___ seemed very wrong to her that I didn’t mentioned anything about it ___19___ she talked to me right after the test. I am sure she continued to believe that I had cheated in the ___20___ of the test.1. A. any B. a C. the D. one2. A. whispered B. shouted C. spoke D. talked3. A. But B. Because C. And D. So4. A. spare B. change C. share D. borrow5. A. without B. off C. out of D. lack6. A. would B. should C. must D. might7. A. used B. happened C. seemed D. found8. A. handed over B. handed out C. handed around D. handed in9. A. lonely B. together C. alone D. both10. A. that B. which C. what D. how11. A. on B. against C. with D. towards12. A. test B. study C. honesty D. trust13. A. agree B. promise C. insist D. allow14. A. discovering B. wondering C. finding D. understanding15. A. thought B. concluded C. recognized D. regarded16. A. copied B. judged C. found D. corrected17. A. quarrel B. explain C. argue D. prove18. A. that B. this C. it D. I19. A. the moment B. before C. after D. once20. A. end B. beginning C. course D. way完型填空答案(一)1-5 DABCA 6-10 BCDAB 11-15 CDDAC 16-20 DBACB(二)1-5 BCDBB 6-10 CAABC 11-15 ADDAB 16-20 BBACA(三)1-5 CADAC 6-10 ABDCC 11-15 ACBBA 16-20 ABCAC。
小学英语语文完形填空专题练习(及答案)
小学英语语文完形填空专题练习(及答案)一、完形填空1．完形填空完形填空Today it is 1 to get on-line(上网). 2 people use the Internet every day. People cando many things at home with the 3 of the Internet, for example, shopping, seeing a doctor, booking a plane ticket. 4 you want to know some information but the library is far away, the Internet can give you a hand. 5 E-mail is more and more popular among people. The Internet is important in our work and life.1. A. easy B. difficult C. different2. A. Millions B. Million of C. Millions of3. A. computer B. help C. need4. A. If B. Because C. why5. A. Sending B. Building C. Making【答案】（1）A；（2）C；（3）B；（4）A；（5）A；【考点】完型填空【解析】【分析】这是一篇介绍网络用途的短文。
（1）句意：今天上网很......。
A选项是：容易的；B选项是：困难的；C选项是：不同的。
根据后面叙述和实际，A选项正确。
故答案为：A。
（2）这是考查短语的题目。
这是短语Millions of“许许多多的”，A选项和B选项结构和用法错误。
故答案为：C。
（3）这是短语with the help of“在......的帮助下”，computer“电脑”和need“需要”意思搭配不合适。
完型填空测试题及答案
完型填空测试题及答案阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出一个最佳选项。
In old times, there was a wise king. He had a problem: every day many people 1 him for advice. He decided to find someone who could help him. He 2 a competition to find the most intelligent person in the kingdom.1. A. praisedB. visitedC. avoidedD. criticized2. A. organizedB. wonC. lostD. ignoredThe competition was very 3 . People from all over the kingdom came to take part in it. The king was 4 to see so many people interested in the competition.3. A. easyB. difficultC. popularD. boringB. disappointedC. angryD. boredThe final round of the competition was a 5 test. The king himself set the questions. The winner would be the one who answered all the questions 6 .5. A. physicalB. intelligenceC. strengthD. speed6. A. correctlyB. quicklyC. confidentlyD. nervouslyThe winner was a young man who was not only 7 but also very humble. The king was very 8 with him and decided to make him his advisor.7. A. intelligentB. strongC. wealthyD. famous8. A. impressedB. confusedC. annoyedThe young man helped the king a lot. He 9 many problems and made the kingdom a better place. People 10 the king for his wise decision.9. A. ignoredB. createdC. solvedD. postponed10. A. criticizedB. praisedC. questionedD. ignored答案：1. B2. A3. C4. A5. B6. A7. A8. A9. C10. B。
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Bernie Voytas, 46, had been working 28 hard and long days. That’s the way of it for a ___1__during harvest time in Randolph County, Illinois.So he decided to take a ____2____ and spend a Sunday with his friend Stephen Keith at a St. Louis Rams football game. But Keith noticed something ___3____ : V oytas’ speech was halting and he was slurring his words.Just after the game started, V oytas’s face became contorted, ___4_____ his right side froze. Keith found someone to help send V oyats to the hospital. Doctors stabilized him and discovered the ____5____ of his illness.Early the next moring more than 15 farmers arrived at V oytas’s fields with their tools and trucks. They came without ____6______ asking them to. “This is a small community,”Keith explained. “Hard to say how the news gets ____7____ . it just does.”There were so many that Keith had to refuse some of their help.The neighbors harvested the corn and soybeans and planted wheat. They worked into darkness and were back at 6 a.m. After five days the job was done.This is a farming thing, the workers said. ___8____ is a sense of community when everybody is dependent upon the ___9_____ and the soil. But it was more than that. “Bernie is always the first to help others,”Keith said. “He ____10____ his equipment to others. He does things for people that he doesn’t have to do. It’s why we had to turn people away.”V oytas has resumed farming with the continued help of his friends.1. a. boy b. farmer c. worker d. woman2. a, walk b. picture c. break d. leave3. a. strange b. unreasonable c. negative d. funny4. a. so b. but c. and d. for5. a. trouble b. reason c. case d. cause6. a. him b. anyone c. someone d. her7. a. through b. away c. off d. around8. a. There b. It c. As d. That9. a. nature b. season c. weather d. environment10. a. rents b. lends c. borrows d. purchasesKey: B C A C D B D A C BPart III ClozeMark Clements, 53, a garageman, had long and untidy hair. Laura Shira, 43, who gives haircuts, needed car repairs. Rather than __1___ for service, the two residents helped each other. A typical small town favor, right? No, the two didn’t know each other. They __2__ the Neighborhood Service Exchange ( NSE), where members ___3___ their skills. The exchange need not be direct; members earn credit for hours __4____ and can cash in later from anyone in the group.The NSE may help people save a little money, but at its heart it’s building a (n) ___5____ of community in a place that was losing that small town feel. In a recent __6___, 78% said they didn’t feel comfortable asking a neighbor for help. “We want neighbors to ___7___ like neighbors again,” says Kathiryn Myron, Who __8___ the group in 1998.It’s working. Hidi Hanson, 53, agreed to make “__9_____ phone calls “ to Katie O’Brien, 66, who had suffered a stroke. Th e two became fast friends who now talk on the phone almost daily. “I don’t even bother to keep ____10___ my credits anymore,” says O’Brien.1. a. making b. looking c. paying d. calling2. a. applied for b. worked inc. learned aboutd. belonged to3. a. trade b. accumulate c. train d. sell4. a. acquired b. exchanged c. got d. served5. a. idea b. sense c. degree d. environment6. a. interview b. election c. survey d. discussion7. a. act b. aid c. feel d. look8. a. found b. founded c. discovered d. operated9. a. effective b. urgent c. truly d. friendly10. a. in touch with b. control ofc. track ofd. away fromKEY: C D A D B C C B D CIf you’re driving in Brooklyn, Ohio, and find yourself attracted by your surroundings, resist the urge to get hold of your cell phone and share the moment. The leafy Cleveland suburb is the first town in the country in which it’s ____1_______ to drive and talk on a cell phone at the same time. “We don’t ban cell phones,” ____2_____ former mayor John M. March. “But pull to the side of the road.”It wasn’t the first _____3__ Brooklyn, with a population of 11,924 and Coyne, 83, who served as mayor for 52 years, __4______ the lead on driving safety. In 1966, after Coyne, saw a child who was riding in the front seat of her parents’ car hit her head __5______ the windshield, the city passed the nation’s first mandatory seat-belt law.His idea to stop cell-phone users was ______6___ by another accident. “In early January 1999,” he says, “our chief of police ___7____ a car smashed from behind by another vehicle.” The driver of the second car was talking on a cell phone and, according to the chief, ___8______ talking even after the crash.The regulation ____9___ drivers to keep both hands on the steering wheel talking on a cell phone. First-time offenders are fined $3, then the fine jumps ___10_____ $100.Coyne doesn’t own a cell phone. “I’m not that important,” he says.1. a. fault b. illegal c. incorrect d. mistaken2. a. demands b. explains c. insists d. tells3. a. city b. law c. man d. time4. a. held b. made c. took d. did5. a. by b. into c. on d. with6. a. confirmed b. determined c. decided d. found7. a. arrested b. discovered c. drew d. saw8. a. continued b. insisted c. persisted d. stopped9. a. allows b. forces c. requires d. wants10. a. as high as b. as many as c. as far as d. as well asKey: B B D C C A D A B A。