Question

短文填空选择方框内合适的词,并用其正确形式完成短文, 使短文完整、通顺。(有两项多余）

have, learn, talk, practice, be, speak, surprise, go, think, give, say, glad

My brother, John, is a college student. Last year he   1.  to Italy and stayed for two months. I was 2. that John was able to have such a long holiday, because he never   3.  any money.

"How did you manage it, John?" I asked. "I   4. you were going to stay for at most two weeks."

"It was easy." John answered." I got a job."

"A job?" I asked in surprise." What did you do?"

"I 5.  English lessons to a shop manager." John answered.

"His name is Luigi. We have become good friends."

"But you're not a teacher." I said.

"I told Luigi I couldn't teach," John explained. But he insisted on(坚持) having conversation lessons. He wanted to   6.  his English. He had a lot of American customers, so it   7.  important for him   8.  English. I spent three hours a day   9.  to him. In return he gave me a room, three meals a day and a little pocket money.

"Did your student learn much English?" I asked.

"I don't know," John said, "but I   10. a lot of Italian."

Answer

1.went

2.surprised

3.had

4.thought

5.gave

6.practice

7.was

8.to learn

9.talking

10.learnt/learned

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲的是约翰没什么钱但是能在意大利呆上两个月的时间的故事，约翰讲，他在那儿找到一份教人英语的工作，以此赚取生活费，他通过教别人英语自己学会了好多意大利语。

1.考查动词及语境的理解，句意，他去年去了意大利，并且在那儿待了2个月。 went 一般过去时,过去做某事,现在已经结束了。故答案为went。

2.考查形容词及语境的理解，句意，我很惊讶它能在日本待那么久，因为他没有多少钱。对……感到惊讶，be surprised that…,故答案为surprised。

3.考查动词及语境的理解，句意：我很惊讶它能在意大利待那么久，因为他没有多少钱。根据句意及语境此空应用一般过去时态，所以填had。

4.考查动词及语境的理解，句意：我认为你最多在那儿待两周。根据句意及语境此空应用一般过去时态，所以填thought。

5.考查动词及语境的理解，句意，给商店经理上英语课.，我们用动词give表示给……，句子是过去时，动词应该用过去式，故答案为gave。

6.考查动词及语境的理解，句意：他想练习他的英语。根据句意及题干want后面要跟to do形式，所以填practice。

7.考查系动词及语境的理解，句意，由于店里好多美国人，所以讲英语对于他来说很重要。文章是一般过去时态，这个句子要用的事句型It is important to do…,故答案为was.

8.考查非谓语动词及语境的理解，句意：因此对他而言学习英语很重要。根据句意及语境这个句子要用的事句型It is important to do…,所以填to learn。

9.考查非谓语动词及语境的理解，句意，我每天花三个小时跟他说话。spend time doing sth ,意为花费时间做某事，是固定搭配，动词我们选择的是talk,故答案为talking。

10.考查动词及语境的理解，句意，但我学到了很多意大利语，句子是过去时态，动词用过去式，故答案为learnt。

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