Question

Complete the sentences with proper forms of the words given.

Mrs. Clarke were going to America for their holidays. They had a dog   1.  (call) Billy. They liked him very much. But they couldn’t take him to America with  _2._ (they). So they found a place to leave him while they were away. At the end of their holidays they got back to England very late at night so they didn’t go to get Billy. The next morning Mr. Clarke got into his car and drove happily to get Billy. When he got home with the dog he said to his wife, “Dear, I 3. (not) think Billy has enjoyed his days at that place. He made lots of 4. (noisy) all the way home. I guess he must want to tell me something!” Mrs. Clarke looked at the dog 5. _(careful) and answered, “ You are quite right, dear, but he wasn’t trying to tell you he hadn’t enjoyed his day at that place. He was trying to tell you that you had brought the wrong dog home. That isn’t our Billy.”

Answer

1.called

2.them

3.don’t

4.noise

5.carefully

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了克拉克先生和夫人去美国度假，但是他们不能带他们的宠物狗一起去，所以他们就找了一个地方把它留下。在他们的假期结束后，克拉克先生就开车去领回他们的爱狗。回到家后，克拉克先生对他的妻子说他们的爱狗在那个地方过得并不愉快，它在回家的路上制造了很多噪音。克拉克太太仔细看着狗对克拉克先生说爱狗不是想说在那个地方过过得不愉快，而是把错误的狗带回家了。

1.根据语境可知，这里指的是他们有一只被叫作Billy的狗。这里应用过去分词表示被动，作后置定语，即“被叫作……”。结合所给词汇可知应填：called。

2.根据语境可知，这里指的是他们不能带它和他们一起去美国。在介词后，代词应用宾格。结合所给词汇可知应填：them。

3.根据语境可知，这里指的是克拉克认为Billy在那个地方过得并不愉快。这里强调的是说话当时的看法，应用一般现在时，助动词应用do，结合所给词汇提示可知应填：don’t。

4.根据语境可知，这里指的是Billy在回家的路上制造了很多噪音。这里应用名词形式。结合所给词汇提示可知应填：noise。

5.，这里指的是克拉克太太仔细看着狗。这里强调的是“看”的状态，应用副词修饰动词。结合所给词汇提示可知应填：carefully。

考点：故事类短文填空。