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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式．

A group of boys were playing basketball in the park． The playground was great，（1）　　 there was no fence（栅栏）around it．If one boy missed the ball， someone had to catch it at once， so it wouldn't go too far away．

One boy threw the ball too hard and it flew like a rocket over the （2）　　（head）of all the other boys， and kept on flying．

Anna was sitting nearby and watching the ducks swim in the river． Suddenly， she （3）　　（hear）some shouting and turned to see a big， orange object coming towards （4）　　（she）．

"Stop the ball，" one of them shouted．

The ball landed close to the river． The ducks flew away quickly．

Anna opened her arms， just in time （5）　　（stop） the ball as it was going to fall into the river．

"Could you please bring it over here？"asked one boy （6）　　（polite）．

Anna walked to them with the ball． She was nervous because the boys were （7）　　（old） than her． However， they were very nice and thanked her （8）　　 saving the ball．

"Can I join you？" Anna asked．

The boys agreed， but they were not sure （9）　　 she could throw the ball even close to the basket．

Anna took the ball and then had （10）　　 try． The boys watched in surprise as the ball went straight into the basket． Anna smiled as the boys cheered loudly for her．

阅读下面短文，然后根据括号内所给汉语意思写出单词的正确形式（每空一词）．

Cooking was once regarded as a necessary part of education in England． But in recent years， it has become less important in schools． As a result，（1）　　（基础的） cooking and food preparation skills are being lost． It is also making more children overweight， as parents use too much fast food that is（2）　　（有害的） to their health．

The government is worried and is looking for ways to （3）　　（解决） the problem． A new law has been passed． All secondary schools should offer cooking （4）　　（课程） to students aged from 11 to 14 years old． They hope that this will encourage people to cook instead of eating （5）　　（准备好的） meals， fast food and snacks．

Students will learn to cook for one hour a （6）　　（星期） for one term． They will learn to use simple and fresh ingredients（原料） to prepare healthy， tasty food， following （7）　　（说明）． These cooking skills will be helpful in their future life． Schools are also setting up cooking clubs all over the country． The clubs will （8）　　（提供） more children with the chance to learn to cook．

There are still difficulties． Head teachers are worried about the things they will need for the cooking． And about 15% of schools do not have （9）　　（厨房） and there are not enough teachers．

The speaker from the government （10）　　（允诺） to train 800 teachers and to give schools million pounds a year to help children from poorer families to pay for ingredients．

用所给词语的适当形式填空，每词仅用一次．

nine， ours， beside， punish， after all

（1）Don't lose heart． You are new to the work　　．

（2）According to the present law， drunk driving must　　 seriously．

（3）I always keep a dictionary　　 me when I'm doing crosswords．

（4）Last Sunday the whole family celebrated my sister's　　 birthday．

（5）The main difference between our brains and those of monkeys is that　　 are bigger．

Last summer my son，Eric， left for university in another country． Our once lively house became quiet and （1）　　． I missed him so much that I started sending him messages on the phone， mainly to say（2）　　or to give him a word of warning．

One of my messages says， "So you told me you（3）　　your credit card（信用卡）．If you don't try hard to mend your careless ways， one day you'll （4）　　 and find your brain missing．"

I did get Eric's messages， but most of them were about（5）　　．They were no different from the notes he used to leave （6）　　 the white board when he was at home．

"I bought a new pair of shoes． They cost me ﹩90． Please help!"

"Money is running short（7）　　I've bought some books for my research paper． Help me please!"

（8）　　， however， Eric begins to send me all kinds of articles： some funny， some touching and some worth（9）　　． He says they will help me understand young men better and keep up with the times．

I read the articles slowly， like a（10）　　student，with mixed feelings as well﹣my kid， who followed me around not long ago， has now become my（11）　　!

So I write back， "I've read all those articles． I'll take（12）　　as a loving son's expectations towards his mother． He must be thinking that his mother is still （13）　　enough to accept new things． That makes me feel proud． What we parents lack（缺乏） most is the ability to learn and（14）　　，in both body and mind．Thank you， my son．"

In this way we share ideas and（15）　　each other， with a gentle and beautiful language we seldom use． Every time I read those messages， I feel my heart filled with warmth．

（1）A．dark	B． clean	C． lonely	D．comfortable
（2）A．hello	B． sorry	C． thanks	D．goodbye
（3）A．lost	B． lent	C． designed	D．received
（4）A．give up	B． wake up	C． set off	D．take off
（5）A．health	B． music	C． money	D．safety
（6）A．on	B． across	C． behind	D．opposite
（7）A．if	B． until	C． though	D．because
（8）A．Luckily	B． Actually	C． Recently	D．Immediately
（9）A．copying	B． writing	C． thinking	D．correcting
（10）A．crazy	B． popular	C． nervous	D．careful
（11）A．doctor	B． teacher	C． customer	D．classmate
（12）A．us	B． you	C． him	D．them
（13）A．young	B． pretty	C． friendly	D．honest
（14）A．fight	B． change	C． exercise	D．remember
（15）A．watch	B． invite	C． protect	D．encourage

Lydia runs，and picks up rubbish along the way．What she does is called "logging"，an activity combining collecting rubbish with running． Last （1）　　（六月） she first learned the idea of plogging on the Internet and decided to plog．

Lydia runs four or （2）　　（五）times a week and takes a daily walk with her two dogs．She often wears her gloves and takes several（3）　　（袋子） when she goes out．Sometimes she spends（4）　　（一半；半数）an hour collecting rubbish．She says she （5）　　（浪费）the last few years of her running life．Now she feels（6）　　（更好的） to do plogging than just running by the litter．

"It just takes a moment to stop and pick something up off the ground．（7）　　（然而），it makes a big difference to my community．Now my husband also（8）　　（加入）me，" Lydia says（9）　　（自豪地）．"It doesn't matter how much rubbish I pick up．It's a good way to protect our （10）　　（星球）．"