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-优题课

语法填空（共10题，每题1分，满分10分）
______(exact) when the first people arrived in what we now know as California，no one really knows. However,______is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago.
Scientists believe that these first settlers______ (cross) the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America _______ means of a land bridge which existed in prehistoric times. In the 16th century, after the _____ (arrive) of Europeans, the native people suffered greatly. Thousands were killed or forced into slavery. In addition, many died_____ the diseases brought by Europeans. However, some survived these terrible times, and today there are more Native Americans ______ (live) in California than in any other state.
In the 18th century, California was ruled by Spain. Spanish soldiers first arrived in South America in the early 16th century. Two centuries later, the Spanish had settled in most parts of South America and along the northwest coast of _______ we now call the United States. Of ______ first Spanish to go to California, the majority were religious men, whose ministry was _______(teach) the Catholic religion to the natives.

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
My interest in Chinese food started years ago, when I was a young reporter for the Washington Post. Our office wasn’t far from Chinatown, ______ I found some very good Chinese restaurant.
The first time I ever ate Chinese food, I loved it. I _______ (notice) the fresh taste of the meat and vegetables. When I learned more about the food, I began to understand why ______ has this special feature.
Many years ago, china had ______ energy crisis because it lost much of its wood due to over population and poor management of its forests. This_____ (lose) was very bad for the country, of course, but it turned out to be very good for the food. Wood became very expensive and hard to get, so the Chinese had to either find a substitute for their_____ (value) wood, or learn how to use it better. There weren’t any substitutes so people found ways to economize.
In order to economize in _____ (cook), they had to use very little wood. So they started cutting their meat and vegetables into small pieces before they put them in the hot oil. That way, the food cooked____ (fast) and they saved more fuel. The food ____ (prepare) in this way kept its fresh flavor--- and it’s this flavor _____ attracts people from other countries to the art of Chinese cooking.

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。
Painting a picture of Picasso
Pablo Picasso was born in Spain, in 1881. His father, was also an artist, encouraged him (start) drawing at a very young age. The father soon noticed that his son was far more talented painter than he was, so he promised never to pick up a paintbrush again. In 1895, Picasso and his family moved to Barcelona, where he attended the school of Fine Arts. After (graduate), he continued his studies in Madrid, but instead of going to class, he spent his days at the Prado Museum, copying the style of famous old painters.
When he later returned to Barcelona, Picasso started to visit the Four Cats, a café which (be) popular with artists. Picasso would spend hours debating art with poets and other artists. These lively meetings at the café led to two (importance) events in Picasso’s life: first, he met the poet Jaime Sabartes and the painter Carlos Casagemas, who became his closest friends; second, he decided to devote his life experimenting with different styles of art instead of producing traditional art. In October 1900, Picasso (leave) Barcelona for the bright lights of Paris, and his life as a wandering artist really began.
Picasso formed his own style where the world is being (construct)of cubes and rectangles and finally he a huge (succeed)in the world of art.

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Jane: Hi, Leo. You seem tired and sleepy today. Are you OK?
Leo: Oh, my neighborhood is so ______ (noise)—I can’t sleep much.
Jane: What’s going on in your neighborhood?
Leo: The road near my home ______ (repair), and that makes a lot of noise. That’s____ ___ I can’t sleep well at night these days.
Jane: Is it really loud?
Leo: Oh, it’s terrible! ______ (hope), the construction won’t last long.____ ___ they don’t finish the road soon, I’m afraid I’m going to go deaf.
Jane: Oh, that’s awful. How about your neighbors? Are they quiet and friendly?
Leo: Yes, most of them are. But one of my neighbors, David, ________ holds parties every night, won’t stop making noise. Being exposed____ ____ so much noise day after day really drives me mad!
Jane: It’s no use just________ (complain). Why not hold a neighborhood meeting? I’m sure you could come up with some good ______ (approach).
Leo: That’s a good idea. Why didn’t I think of that? _______ seems that I haven’t got a brain in my head these days.

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There once was a man who (be) blind from birth! He owned a fruit stand on a very busy street.
One day his only son came to him told him that he had read a new discovery in the newspaper they could operate on his eyes. The father and his son traveled to the doctor and paid for the operation.
The doctor asked the man the operation, “ What is the first thing you want to see when I take the bandages(绷带) off?”
The blind man replied, “ I want to see my (beauty) fruit on my stand!”
The doctor and the son led the man to busy street where his fruit stand was located. They (careful) unwrapped the bandages. The man was so happy to see his life’s work taking care of his fruit!
After a few hours of enjoying his beautiful fruit stand, looked down at the street both ways and saw there were quite a few fruit (stand) in both directions. He looked across the street and saw other fruit stands. He spent so much time (look) at other fruit stands that he failed in his business!