语法填空（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
In the 1950s, a family that owned a farm near Beulah, Michigan kept a bull chained to an elm (榆树). The bull paced around the tree, dragging the heavy iron chain,
led to a groove (槽) in the bark. The groove was deepened over the years. Though for whatever reason, did not kill the tree.
After some years, the family took their bull away. They cut the chain, (leave) the link around the tree.
Then one year, agricultural catastrophe (strike) Michigan in
form of Dutch elm disease. All of the elms lining the road leading to the farm became infected died. Everyone thought that the old elm would be the
. The farm owners considered
(go) the safe thing: pulling it out and chopping it up into firewood before it died.
(amazing), the tree did not die. It’s said that what doesn’t kill you will make you stronger. Or,
a plant pathologists (病理学家 ) put it , “Life breaks us all, but afterwards, many of us are strongest at the broken places.”
阅读下面短文，根据以下要求：1）汉语提示；2）首字母提示；3）语境提示, 在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，所填单词要求意义准确、拼写正确。（每题1分；共10分）
Nowadays many parents leave their work in order to provide necessary help for their children when they reach Senior Three. They usually live with their children in the rented apartment to keep their children________(陪伴).There are positive effects as well as
________effects over the issue.
The advantage is obvious. With parents preparing food and doing all the washing, children can eat_________(有规律) and have more time to study and enjoy themselves. Most of
______, children can enjoy the love of their parents every day.
However, it costs more money and gives students more_________(压力) because they have to think about how to
_________(回报)their parents. If a student is always
u_________ the protection of his parents, he can’t develop his own ability to live on his
________, nor can he deal with his daily life properly. They might be in trouble when
________ along with his fellow students in the days to come,
__________may affect his work or even his life in the future.
There are moments in life you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug （拥抱） them for real．
When the door of happiness closes, opens, but often we look so long at the closed door
we don’t see the one which has been opened for us．
Don’t go for looks; they can deceive（欺骗）．Don’t go for wealth; even that fades（消退）away．Go for someonemakes you smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day bright．
Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be you want to be．
The （happy） of people don’t
（necessary）have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that
（come）along their way．The brightest future will always be based
a forgotten past．
When you were born, you were crying and everyone you was smiling．
How are you getting along with your senior high school? It may be hard for you as this is the first time that you(leave) your parents. I know that you are now having trouble
(communicate) with others, and you may often feel lonely. That’s
you are new here and people don’t know about you. But I think you can overcome the difficulty if you can follow the advice below.
First, you should attach great (important) to taking an active part in the discussions and show your own opinions about the matters, and at the same time, learn to listen to other people’s views
(careful). Second, you should learn about your classmates’ likes and dislikes,
can make you get familiar with them. Only in this way can you get to know more
(difference) people and show them that you are just as friendly. Last but not least, I’m always here ready to help. We can take part in some
(activity) together and I can introduce you to others.
There’s no need (worry) too much, people will know you more very soon and will like to make friends
you if you can do as the above. Just remember, “God helps those who help themselves”.
Last night, my dad showed me something special that I had never seen before. It was____ old box which contained many silver coins. My dad has been collecting old silver coins_
____ he was a kid. But I didn’t know
______ he had put all his coins he showed them to me. He said his father used to do the same. He decided to give me his collection when I was to move out to live
______ my own. I knew the
_______(choose) I made was a difficult one, but I wanted to do things by myself.
My father divided his collection into two parts and told me to use______ only when I really got into trouble. I didn’t understand what he
______(mean), so he explained it to me. And I didn’t know whether I could sell them or not, so I asked my father some other questions about them and he answered them
_______(patience) one by one. He said he only sold_
____ of his coins to help him finish his studies many years ago. After_
_____(take) out part of the coins, I thanked him and promised that I would use them wisely.
One day, a tramp (流浪汉) was sleeping on a park bench, ____(satisfy) with the afternoon sunshine. A couple walked by. The man stopped, woke the tramp up, and asked him, “Excuse me. ___
you have the time?” the tramp replied, “I’m sorry---I don’t have a watch, so I don’t know the time.” The man apologized and walked away with his wife.
The tramp lay down and went back to sleep. Just then, a woman, ______ was out walking her dog, shook the tramp’s shoulder until he woke up, ___
said, “I’m sorry to trouble you, but do you happen ___
___ (know) the time?” The tramp was a little annoyed at ___
(wake) up again, but he politely told the woman he didn’t have a watch and had no idea ___
___ the time. After the woman left, an idea ___
(occur) to the tramp. He opened his bag and took out a pen and a piece of paper. He wrote down with all his ___
(strong), “I do not have a watch. I do not know the time.” He then hung the paper round his neck thinking that nobody would hold him back in his sleep. Fifteen minutes ___
, a policeman noticed the tramp and the sign around his neck. Out of a sense of responsibility, he woke the tramp up and said, “It’s 2:30 p.m.”