Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词,使其内容通顺,每空格限填一词,首字母已给)
A thousand years ago, Hong Kong was covered by a thick forest. As more and more people came to live in Hong Kong, these trees were cut down and burnt. Now there is no forest left, though there are still some small areas covered with trees. We call these “woods”.
Elephants, tigers and many o__1__ animals were living in the thick forest. When people came to live in Hong Kong, the animals began to die out. Early farmers grew rice and r__2__ pigs and chickens in the valleys. They cut down the trees and burnt them. They needed fire to keep t__3__ warm in winter, to cook their food and to drive away the dangerous animals. Elephants quickly d___4__because there was not enough food for them. So did most of the wolves and tigers.
You might think that there are no longer any animals in Hong Kong e__5__ in the zoos, but there are still about 36 different animals living there. One of the most lovely of Hong Kong’s animals is the barking deer. There are beautiful little animals w__6__ a rich brown coat and a white patch under the tail. They look like deer but they are much smaller. They are less than two feet high. They make a noise rather like a dog barking. In Hong Kong the barking deer has only one r__7__enemy- men. People hunt these little animals though it is illegal(犯法的). There are now not many barking deer left. So it is important for people to protect these wild animals.
词汇运用She won a skating c____________ when she was ten.
Chopin became______________(serious) ill when he was only 25.
We need to have the a___________ to live alone in the society.
It’s natural to feel unsure of ourselves when ___________(start) conversations with strangers.
It’s very c______________ to go shopping because I live near a supermarket
Why not consider_______________(visit) Pairs?
I know a boy __________(call) Tony.
B___________singing English songs, we study English by working in groups.
I’d love to sail __________(cross) the Pacific.
I don’t think it’s possible _____________(learn)English well in such a short time.
We received several different answers t___ the question: What would you like to do after finishing your
e______? It seems some students would like to start work as soon as
p_____, so
t___ they can help provide better lives
f____ their parents. Other students hope to continue
s_______ after finishing school and to go to
u___________. Although money is important , many teenagers said that they want to do jobs they
e_____ .
A______ to the survey ,the most popular
c______ of job is computer programming.
A traveler came to a village carrying nothing but an empty pot.He was h, but nobody would offer their food to him.The traveller then f
the pot with water, put a large stone into it, and placed it o
a fire in the village square.
One of the villagers asked whe was doing.The traveler answered, “I’m making ‘ stone soup’.” The villager seemed i
.
The traveler continued, “The soup tastes wonderful but I need some carrots to make imore tasty.” The villager then b
him some carrots and put them in the pot.
Another villager walked by, asking about the pot, a the traveller again told him about his stone soup.This time he really needed some meat.The villager brought him some meat to help him out.
More and more villagers walked by.Each added othings.Finally, the traveller had a delicious pot of soup.Of course, he s
it with everyone.
根据句意和所给的中文提示,写出句子中的单词。Something must be done ____________(阻止)the good land from being blow away by the strong wind.
Today is my mother’s_____________(四十)birthday.
I was ______________(失望)because my best friend didn’t show up at my birthday party.
Remember to lock your bike. Don’t have it ____________(偷)
The man is seriously injured, he needs _____________(医学)treatment at once.
Reading is an activity people enjoy a lot in their free time.
Some like reading newspapers and o__________ enjoy novels or comic(喜剧的) books. My
f__________books are those about the lives of great people. Reading them always gives me a lot of ideas on how to make my
o____________ life better.
Great people are remembered not because they were handsome or beautiful, but because they did not give up w__________their lives were difficult. They tried to use
e________ chance to change their lives and make the world better.
One good example is Orville and Wilbur Wright, the two brothers w_______ invented the airplane. The plane has
m________ the world into a small village. Hard work, not good luck, is the
r________ why the Wright Brothers could invent this convenient(方便的) machine and become great people. Today we will remember them when we see planes
i________ the sky.
Whenever I read s_________ about great people, I always learn a lot from them and they encourage me to march on.
This is why I enjoy reading about great people’s lives.