Question

As we are growing up, we really need advice from adults. Here are three people talking about their experiences.

Jasper,26, actor

You’re not alone.

Sometimes when you’re a teenager, you feel as if you’re all alone and there’s 1. you can talk to. Do you know twenty to thirty percent of teenagers in the US have a hard 2. going through the  period? They feel lonely and sad. I think life is so much easier if you 3.your troubles with others. I regret that I didn’t take the advice when someone gave it to me.

Steve,27, teacher

Your teachers only want what’s best for you.

When I was in school, I never thought I’d become a teacher. I acted badly in class, and I fell4. about that now. I love my job and I know how challenging it is, so I hope kids can show their teachers more respect(尊 重). I hope kids can5. that teachers push them to do their best and not just to give them a hard time．

Anna,29, doctor

Money doesn’t grow on trees.

When I was a teenager, I never learned 6. to save money. I just spent it! My parents gave me everything I wanted, but I realize now they spent little7. themselves. Now I wish I know more aboutmoney planning even less 8. me years ago. I do wish they could learn about it earlier.

Answer

1.nobody

2.time

3.share

4.sorry

5.understand

6.how

7.on

8.than

【解析】试题短文列举了三个不同职业的人，谈论他们的成长经历，表明随着自己的成长，我们很需要来自大人的建议。

1.句意：有时当你十几岁的时候，你会觉得自己很孤独，没有人可以跟你说话。you can talk to做空格的定语，空格处指人；根据上文you feel as if you’re all alone和上下文提示，可知填nobody。

2.句意：你知道美国有二十到百分之三十的青少年度过了一段艰难的时期吗？hard艰难的，形容词修饰名词；根据句意语境和上下文提示，可知填time。

3.句意：我认为，如果你和别人分享你的烦恼，生活会变得简单多了。if引导的句子是条件状语从句，缺了谓语；根据句意语境和上下文提示，可知填share。

4.句意：我在课堂上表现很差，现在我对此感到抱歉。felt感到，feel的过去式，是表示感觉的连系动词，后面需接形容词；根据句意语境和上下文提示，可知填sorry。

5.句意：我希望孩子们能理解，老师要他们尽最大努力，而不仅仅是给他们一个困难的时间。情态动词can（能够）后接原形动词；that从句做空格处的宾语；根据句意语境和上下文提示，可知填understand。

6.句意：当我十几岁的时候，我从来没有学会如何省钱。learn学习，及物动词需接宾语，空格后面的句子做learn的宾语从句；从句是“疑问词+不定式”结构，缺了方式状语，需用how表方式。how to do如何做，根据句意语境和上下文提示，可知填how。

7.句意：我的父母给了我我想要的一切，但我现在意识到他们花在自己身上的钱很少。spend on sb. 把……花在……，固定搭配。根据句意语境和上下文提示，可知填on。

8.句意：现在我希望我比几年前对理财有更多的了解。even less甚至更少，用于比较级。根据句意语境和上下文提示，可知填than。