阅读下面短文，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词或情态动词。
I recently heard a story about a famous scientist. Because of his great achievements, he was thought to be more creative than the common person. When he _______(ask) why he was able to do this, he gave the answer. It all came from an experience with his mother when he was about three years old. “I
______(try) to get a bottle of milk from the fridge when I lost the bottle and it fell, spilling（溢出）the milk all over the floor—a sea of milk! I was frightened and I didn’t know what to do!” he said.
His mother heard the noise and got into the kitchen. “I___(consider) how to explain all this to you, mom.” he said. Instead of
_____(punish) him, she said, “Robert, what a great mess you have made! I
__ (not see) such a huge sea of milk before! Well, since the milk has already been spilled, would you like
____ (play) in the milk for a while? We
______(clean) it up after that.” Then, he did so. After a few minutes, his mother said, “You know, Robert, whenever you
______(make) a mess like this, finally you have to clean it up.” He used a sponge （海绵）and together they cleaned up the spilled milk.
His mother then said, “You know, we _____(fail) in how to successfully carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands just now. Let’s go out in the yard and fill the bottle with water to see if you
_______(discover) a way to carry it.” Then the little boy learned that if he grasped(抓紧) the bottle at the top with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it.
What a wonderful lesson!
阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的动词，并用其适当形式填空。有的需要加助动词或不定式符号 (每词限用一次)。
Mr. Jackson is sixty-four years old. He (1) ______________ in a high school in a small town. All the town people know him very well because he (2) ______________ a teacher there for over forty years.
Mr. Jackson was born in London. He was twenty-two when he (3) ______________ college. Then he came to the small town to teach. He is hard-working and always makes his lessons interesting. He likes his students and the students like him, too. He (4) ______________ as the best teacher in the school.
Mr Jackson will retire next year. But he doesn’t plan (5) ______________ back to London. “I think this small town is my hometown. I won’t leave it,” he said.
阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的单词填空。
Some people in Britain and America like to invite friends to dinner at home. But this is more common in America (1)______________ in Britain. Don’t worry if your English friends don’t invite you home. It doesn’t mean that (2)______________ don’t like you.
When you are invited to an evening dinner, ask your friends what (3)______________ you should arrive. It is a good idea to take a small present when you arrive, and it is (4)______________ to say how much you like the house, the room, or the pictures in the room. But don’t ask how much these things cost. In this way, (5)______________ you and your friends will have a pleasant get-together.
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To make sure that there was enough 78for his sister’s wedding meal（婚宴）， Ma missed four school days. He 79the time carrying water from a lake, 30 miles away from his home. “How I wish I could live 80a river,” said Ma.
This is the dream of many in northern China. 81it has the world’s third largest quantity（数量）of water, China is 82of the 13 thirstiest(最干旱的) countries.
The areas that are in most need of water are western and northern China, where there is 83 rain. These areas have just six percent of the country’s total water, but that water has to feed one third of Chinese people. Much of the water comes from underground. But using much underground water has made the ground sink（下沉）in some places.
Things are getting 84worse because people are wasting water. Half of the water that farmers use for crops goes to waste. Factories use more water 85they need and they put dirty water into rivers and lakes. The less water there is, the more worried people will be. How can we use water in a smart way? It’s a question for you to think about on World Water Day, Mar 22.
根据下列短文内容，在短文后的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。
We usually use _ 76__ kinds of money. One kind is money made of paper and the other kind is money made of metal. But in the past people used many things77 of money. Some countries used salt, tea or stones. Other countries even used some animals. Today people in some places in the world 78do not use paper money all the time.
On the island of Yap, people use the 79money in the world —Yap stones . These are round, white stones 80a hole in the middle. The Yap stones do not 81from this island. The Yap men have to go to the islands over 600 kilometres away to get82
Rich people do not carry the heavy Yap stones. Servants 83the rich. Today people on the island of Yap use paper money for everyday shopping. But for other things they still 84Yap stones to 85money.
根据下列短文内容，在短文后的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。
Dear Bob,
My name is Rich .I’m fourteen old. I’m studying in a middle school. My school is nice and clean. There are 30 students in my class. It’s
today. My classmates and I are
a good time on the beach. It’s a nice place .The water is blue and clear. Many birds
flying over the sea. Many people are
in the sea. Some boys are
football. Some people are lying
the beach. A girl is
a book on a chair .Another girl is
photos. I
writing to you! What are you doing?
I hope you can write to me soon.
Best wishes!
Rich