Question

angry  invite  however  with  please  from  visitor  celebrate  taste  soup  fine  he

One day a visitor came to Nasreddin’s house. “I am your cousin ___1.____ Konya,” he said, “and I have brought you a duck to ___2.___ the visit.” Nasreddin was ___3.___. He asked his wife to cook the duck, and served the visitor a ___4.___ dinner.

The next day another visitor arrived. “I am the friend of the man who brought you the duck,” he said. Nasreddin invited him in and gave ____5.___ a good meal. The next day another visitor arrived and said he was the friend of the friend of the man who had brought the duck. Again Nasreddin invited him in for a meal. ___6.___, he was getting a bit angry. ___7.___ seemed to be using his house as a restaurant.

Then another visitor came, and said he was the friend of the friend of the friend of the man who had brought the duck. He was ____8.___ in. Nasreddin’s wife brought some ____9.__ to the table and the visitor tasted it. “What kind of soup is this? It ____10.___ just like warm water.” “Ah!” said Nasrdddin. “That is the soup of the soup of the soup of the duck.”

Answer

1.from

2.Celebrate

3.Pleased

4.Fine

5.him

6.However

7.Visitors

8.Invited

9.Soup

10.tastes

【解析】短文大意：这篇短文中的南斯尔丁夫妇因为热心招待了一位访客，结果引来了接二连三的访客，好像他们把这里当成了一个餐馆。最后他们用尝起来像温开水的汤来招待一位访客，并借机巧妙的提醒了这个人。

1.联系上下文，可知此处指的是来自某地的某人，根据所给单词，可知填介词from，来自；

2.联系下文描述，此处指的是用鸭子来庆祝这次访问。本句中to是不定式符号，故后面动词用原形。根据所给单词，可知填原形动词celebrate，庆祝。

3.联系后一句描述，可知南斯尔丁很高兴。根据所给单词，可知填形容词pleased，高兴的。

4.联系上下文描述，可知此处指的是招待了这位访客一顿不错的大餐。根据所给单词，可知填形容词fine，好的，不错的。

5.结合语境可知此处人称代词指的是前文的another visitor ，根据he said.可知他是男性。做动词宾语用宾格形式。根据所给单词，可知填宾格人称代词him，他。

6.联系前文描述，及下文他有点生气了。可知前后是转折关系。根据所给单词，可知填转折连词however，然而，可是。

7.联系前文描述，可知此处指的是，好像访客们把他的家当成一家饭店了。结合语境及所给单词，可知填复数名词Visitors，参观者们，访客们。

8.联系下文，可知此处他被邀请进了家。本句中主语he是动作对象，故用被动语态。根据所给单词，可知填过去分词invited，邀请。

9.联系后一句描述，可知他的妻子拿来一些汤。根据所给单词，可知填soup，汤。

10.结合语境可知此处指的是，这汤尝起来就像温开水。结合语境可知本句描述的是客观性动作，故用一般现在时态。主语it是单数第三人称，故谓语动词用单数。根据所给单词，可知填tastes，品尝。