Question

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

When Mark first arrived in Thailand, he saw an old man selling something cheap in the street of Chiang Mai. The old man was one of the poor people in Chiang Mai and there was no  1. (different) from beggars (乞丐). Most of them were some lonely old people. Their life had no support.

Mark was a kind man, so he gave some change to him 2. thinking. The old man told him to pick something he liked. Mark didn’t choose   3. (something) and left.

But the old man followed him closely. At first, Mark didn’t think a lot, just supposing he wanted to go home. But when he went out very far and saw the old man still   4.  him, he was a bit tired, thinking the old man must feel he was kind and wanted to beg more money from him.

Mark turned back and told him not to follow him 5.  he hadn’t much money. But the old man seemed not to understand what he 6.  (mean), still following him. The bag on his back made him sweat (流汗) all over.

Mark happened  7.  (meet) his Thai colleague (同事) in the street and his colleague heard this. The colleague turned to ask why the old man was following his friend.

The old man said out of breath, “My son, you gave me money, but didn’t want my things, so I have to give you something. I see you are a foreigner, likely not to familiar with here. I just want to follow you and show you the way. 8. I can do for you is this.”

Mark  9.  (shock). He said he didn’t know why, when he felt the old man was just 10. his father.

Answer

1.difference

2.without

3.anything

4.following

5.because

6.meant

7.to meet

8.All/What/Everything

9.was shocked

10.like

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了马克在泰国清迈看见一位贫穷的老人在大街上卖东西，他给了老人一些零钱，但是什么也没买。老人一直跟着他。马克以为老人是想要更多的钱。经过同事的询问才知，这位老人为了表示感谢，想给他领路。

1.谓语是系动词was，故此处主语用名词的单数形式difference。句意：这位老人是清迈穷人中的一个，他和乞丐没有区别。

2.根据Mark was a kind man,可知马克善良，给贫穷老人钱是不假思索的，故此处用介词without。句意：马克是一个善良的人，所以他不假思索地给了他一些零钱。

3.此处是否定句，故用代词anything。句意：马克没有选择什么东西，然后离开了。

4.根据But the old man followed him closely.可知老人跟着马克，根据短语see sb doing sth“看见某人正在做某事”，故此处用现在分词following。句意：但是他走了很远，看见这位老人仍然跟着他。

5.根据 he was a bit tired, thinking the old man must feel he was kind and wanted to beg more money from him.可知马克认为老人想要更多的钱，不让老人跟着他，是因为他没有钱。故此处用表示原因的连词because。句意：马克转过身告诉他不要跟着他，因为他没有钱了。

6.此处是过去时，故用过去式meant。句意：但是老人似乎不明白他什么意思。

7.happen to do sth“碰巧做某事”，故此处用动词不定式to meet。句意：马克碰巧在大街上遇到了他的泰国同事。

8.此处表示老人没有钱，只能给他领路，这是老人所能做的一切，故用代词All或What或Everything。句意：这是我能为你做的一切。

9.此处作谓语， 并且修饰人，表示感到惊讶、震惊，用系表结构be shocked。故事发生在过去，故用was shocked。句意：马克感到震惊。

10.……一样”，故此处为like。句意：当时他感到这位老人就像他的父亲一样。

考点：语法填空。