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Reading and learning new words is about finding their meaning and use within a passage. The meaning of unknown words which you ________ in your reading sometimes can be known by their ________ , that is, their contexts. The context of the sentence can tell us the part of speech(词性) of the ________ word. Using the context of the paragraph to define unknown words can also be ________ .
Readers often have trouble because they understand the sentence word by word but ________ meaning of a word, when they should identify the way it has been used in the passage.
One consideration in using the context is to determine the unknown word's part, of speech. The words around the unknown word can give you ________ . Once you know if the word is a noun or an adjective, it is often enough for you to ________ reading without having to stop to look up the meaning of the word. After coming across the word a few more times, you will know its meaning more ________ than if you had just looked it up.
Comparison clues indicate that two or more things are ________ .A comparison is possible because the known and unknown words have ________ .Words likewise show you that comparisons can be made.
________clues tell you that an example of an unknown word follows. Example clues are usually ________ by the following words and phrases: such as, such, other, for example, and like.
To find meanings from text -based clues, you should look for clues in the sentence. A second kind of clue does not ________ on specific words to indicate meaning. This kind of context clue is called frame-work -based clue. Your knowledge of the meanings of surrounding words ________ you discover the meaning of a word or sentence. Common ________ and your knowledge of the parts of speech also help in defining unknown words. For example: The angry driver shouted vehemently during his fight with the other driver. What does vehemently_________? You know what ________ means, and you know how people ________when they argue. From this, you can ________ out that vehemently has something to do with strong ________ or intense feeling.
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When Glen Kruger picked a small cat from an animal shelter, he did not expect much. Yet right from the start, eight years ago, there was an uncommon connection between him and the small black cat. He ______ her Inky.
“I grew up on a hundred-acre farm and had only cats ______ playmatcs,”Kruger, The sevevty-year-old man,says.“My hearing was damaged by the ______ of farm epuipment, so I learned to connect with ______. They react to what they see and what you do.”
Inky was a gentle cat, ______the house with five other cats. But on a January night in 2009, Inky did ______ that would set her apart from ______ cats forever. Kruger had gone down to the basemeng to ______ the wood stove for the night. When he was finished, he ______ to the top of the stairs and reached to turn off the lights. In doing so , he slipped and ______ his back against an old shelf. The heavy shelf came crashing down and sent Kruger down the stairs.
______ in a pool of blood on the basement floor, Kruger felt ______ going into shock（休克）. He shouted for help ,______ his wife, Brenda , was asleep in their bedroom at the opposite end of the house.______ Kruger noticed Inky watching from the top of the stairs.
“Go get Brenda, ” Krugger said to Inky.
Inky ______ to the bedroom door and scratched ______ until Brenda opened it. Then Inky led her to the ______ Brenda found her husband ______the stairs and called 911. Kruger was rushed to the hospital. “I spent six months ______ therd,” Says kruger. “Although I became lame , I was blessed. ” Sinec the acciedent, Inky has ______ Left Krhger’s side.
A．gave B． chose C． named D．remembered
A．like B． as C． except D．among
A．sound B． alarm C．noise D．voice
A．animals B． friends C．farmers D．neghbors
A．sharing B． visiting C．dividing D．discovering
A．anything B． nothing C．something D．everything
A．familiar B． lovely C．ordinary D．outstanding
A．shut out B． shut off C．shut down D．shut up
A．marched B． flew C．struggled D．climbed
A．bent B． hit C．shook D．pulled
A．Falling B． Lying C．Appearing D．Thinking
A．it B． itself C．him D．himself
A．and B． but C．or D．so
A．Thus B． Otherwise C．Then D．Rather
A．walked B． ran C．returned D．withdrew
A．rapidly B． suddenly C．madly D．urgently
A．bedroom B． basement C．yard D．house
A．at the bottom of B．in the middle of C．at the top of D．in the front of
A．regretting B． resting C．relaxing D．recovering
A．never B． ever C．still D．Already
I'm one of the fortunate ones without much flood impact on my home. Today, I went over to a friend's house to help with the there. The flash flood broke a basement window, the basement up to eight feet A crew of her friends had been pulling up the carpet and moving all morning when I arrived. She asked me to help move _ items out of a back room where the carpet was _ pulled out
There was a three-foot square of in front of a door, and on it sat a tall cactus(仙人掌)in a blue Our friend had asked us to be with that plant .it had been her mother's.
The woman helping me had been there all morning, and she was getting tired and I was ，at one point she asked me to just tell her what to do. I thought, if we could get the floor on that little under the cactus cleaned up, it would make our friend feel So, together we _ the cactus enough to get the mud out from under it ,and I the floor. Then I asked my helper to get some water and get that little square of floor _ . It was small job that I thought would he for her, since she'd worked so much already.
When our friend came back in to us, she was really affected by what we had _,andI think our taking so much care with her mom's plant did what I hoped. She shouted , and smiled, and put her hand to her heart. I think n was a for her, just to see one little space so clear of mud
A．repair B．decoration C．cleanup D．painting
A．filled B．separated C．enlarged D．lifted
A．used B．mended C．damaged D．recycled
A．still B．already C．even D．ever
A．floor B．grass C．blanket D．step
A．cup B．pool C．pot D．cupboard
A．concerned B．ashamed C．guilty D．careful
A．although B．since C．unless D．until
A．fresh B．tall C．intelligent D．handsome
A．plant B．carpet C．section D．wood
A．sadder B．better C．dirtier D．calmer
A．planted B．watered C．straightened D．moved
A．cleared B．dug C．fulfilled D．covered
A．hardly B．nervously C．really D．occasionally
A．colorful B．clean C．crowded D．exact
A．easy B．accessible C．important D．possible
A．call on B．care for C．check on D．turn t
A．expected B．offered C．sent D．accomplished
A．experience B．relief C．belief D．duty
I still remember the moment I looked at my saving book when I had only two clients all month. I started my speech pathology (言语病理学) practice in 1998 and gradually the business to 13 employees. But last year, people were not able to speech therapy (言语治疗) because of the economic crisis. I cut my own because I didn’t want to let any of my staff go. my husband, Brian, lost his job.
We had 11 in all and our oldest four were already and away from home. We’ve always been interested in food sources and the kids where their came from. We love fresh vegetables, eggs or meat directly from small farms, which are safe and . So we wondered what if we started farming.
When a local farmer we get some laying hens because there was a market for fresh , our plan came together. It was scary and . What if no one bought anything? people did buy the eggs. The local farmer took eggs to to his customers, and today he purchases about 20 dozen a week from us.
The children out, which is important we already have 270 laying hens and 200 chickens.
The speech therapy business is still , but I put in less than ten hours a week. I know that on the , there is life, there is physically satisfying work, and our family members more to each other. Our quality of life is so much better. I spend most of the day with my children, which I was grateful . And at night, I have the good feelings that come from working with my hands and doing something positive.
A．developed B．divided C．presented D．passed
A．call for B．care for C．pay for D．apply for
A．fund B．salary C．profit D．cost
A．Unlikely B．Excitedly C．Unfortunately D．Specially
A．partners B．employees C．children D．maids
A．anxious B．independent C．complicated D．prepared
A．checking B．satisfying C．questioning D．teaching
A．food B．wealth C．property D．money
A．processed B．polluted C．healthy D．expensive
A．suggested B．required C．learned D．demanded
A．water B．fruit C．eggs D．chicken
A．stressful B．safe C．helpless D．regretful
A．But B．Thus C．Otherwise D．So
A．donate B．devote C．send D．sell
A．give B．run C．help D．need
A．because B．until C．before D．though
A．alive B．busy C．easy D．painful
A．business B．farm C．campus D．hand
A．contrast B．care C．relate D．compete
A．on B．at C．in D．For
Long, long ago, in a dense forest there were thousands of tall and beautiful trees. They were happy, but____ of themselves. Among them there also a(an) ____ tree whose branches were badly twisted. All the trees made ______ of that ugly tree.
“How are you, hunchback?” the other ____ always shouted and their laughter made the ugly tree ____. The ugly tree thought, “I wish I were as ____ as the other trees. Why did God do this to me? Neither can I provide shade to the travelers. Nor can the ____ make their nests on me. Nobody needs me.”
One day, a woodcutter came to the____. He took a look at the trees and said, “These trees are lovely. I must ____ them.” As soon as he picked up his axe, the trees became ____. “Chop, Chop, 
Chop” went the woodcutter’s axe and one by one the trees started to fall.
“None of us is going to ____,” screamed one of the beautiful trees.
But when the woodcutter came near to the ugly tree. He had just raised his axe when suddenly h
e noticed how ____ the ugly tree was. “Hmm! This crooked tree seems to no ____ to me.”, he thought. Then he moved towards another beautiful tree. The ugly tree breathed a huge sigh of ____. He realized that by making him ugly, God had actually given him a boon. From that day on, the ugly tree never ____. He was happy with his crooked branches. He never forgot how he had escaped from the woodcutter’s axe, only because he was crooked and ugly.
A．proud B．short C．tired D．full
A．strong B．ugly C．thin D．straight
A．light B．fun C．sense D．use
A．directions B．persons C．trees D．animals
A．surprised B．angry C．sad D．moved
A．short B．long C．hard D．beautiful
A．fish B．pets C．hens D．birds
A．forest B．shop C．office D．hospital
A．cut B．put C．bring D．take
A．puzzled B．frightened C．amused D．satisfied
A．appear B．escape C．remove D．lie
A．soft B．flexible C．bent D．tall
A．doubt B．harm C．use D．way
A．desperation B．anger C．sorrow D．relief
A．complained B．grew C．spoke D．Waited
It was Mother’s Day morning and I was doing some shopping at our local supermarket with my five-year-old son, Tenyson.
As we were leaving, we found that an elderly woman had fallen over at the and had hit her head on the concrete. Her was with her, but there was blood everywhere and the woman was embarrassed and clearly . Walking 39 the scene, Tenyson became very upset about had happened to the couple. He said to me, “Mum, it’s not much fun falling over in front of everyone.”
At the front of the supermarket, a charity group had set up a selling cooked sausages and flowers to funds. Tenyson that we should buy the lady a flower. “It will make her feel ,” he said. I was that he’d such a sweet idea. So we went over to the flower seller and asked her we could buy a flower for the lady to cheer her up. “Just take it,” she . “I can’t take your money for such a wonderful gesture.”
we walked up to her, my son became frightened by all the blood and medical equipment. He said he was just too to go up to her. , I gave the flower to the woman’s husband and told him, “My son was very upset for your wife and wanted to give her this flower to make her feel better.”
that, the old man started crying and said, “Thank you so much, you have a wonderful son. Happy Mother’s Day to you.”
The man then bent down and gave his wife the flower, her who it was from. badly hurt and shaken, the old lady looked at Tenyson with love in her eyes and gave him a little smile.
A．entrance B．front C．middle D．end
A．son B．husband C．daughter D．friend
A．in time B．in case C．in shock D．in short
A．towards B．through C．over D．by
A．which B．that C．who D．what
A．building B．study C．notice D．stand
A．get B．make C．raise D．rise
A．suggested B．asked C．told D．admitted
A．less B．more C．worse D．better
A．angry B．happy C．amazed D．sad
A．catch up with B．come up with C．get away with D．put up with
A．because B．though C．if D．when
A．asked B．replied C．repeated D．received
A．As B．Since C．For D．With
A．energetic B．scared C．satisfied D．excited
A．Instead B．However C．Also D．So
A．For B．At C．About D．Of
A．talking B．begging C．ordering D．telling
A．When B．Because C．Why D．Though
A．away B．off C．up D．down