Question

    Terry was a middle-aged businessman. He was1. (successful) in career. He didn't like his boss and workmates and often complained that he had been fooled by others. One day he told his wife he was so disappointed with everything that he had to leave the city, so his family moved to 2. (other) city．

It was Saturday evening. When Terry and his wife were busy 3.(put) their things in their new home，the lights suddenly went out and they had to stop working. Terry was sorry4.(forget) to bring along some candles（蜡烛）. Just then he heard light knocks on his door．

“Who is it？” he5. (wonder). Terry knew nobody else in the new city, and this was the moment he especially hated to be troubled. He opened the door impatiently. At the door was a little girl, 6.(shy) asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I'm your neighbor.” “No,” answered Terry angrily. He shut the door heavily．

After a while the door7.(knock) again. He opened it and found the same little girl outside. But this time she8.(hold) a candle radiating（放光）red light. She said, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She sent me here to give you this.”

At that moment Terry suddenly realized what caused his9. (fail) in life. It was his unkindness to other people. The person who had fooled him in life was actually nobody else but 10.(him), for his eyes had been covered by his cold mind.

Answer

1.unsuccessful

2.another

3.putting

4.to forget

5.wondered

6.shyly

7.was knocked

8.was holding

9.failure

10.himself

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了Terry是一位事业不成功的商人，他总是抱怨别人愚弄了他，所以他和家人搬到了另个城市，一天晚上他和妻子在家整理物品，灯突然熄灭了，Terry忘了带蜡烛，一个女孩想帮助他，但是他误会了女孩，对她很冷淡，后来他意识到了他的冷漠及对他人的刻薄导致了他失败的人生。

1.

句意：他事业不成功。

根据下文“He didn't like his boss and workmates and often complained that he had been fooled by others. ”可知，他的事业不成功。所给单词successful形容词，成功的，这里用反义词unsuccessful“不成功的”。故答案为unsuccessful。

2.

句意：因此他的家搬到了另一个城市。

所给单词other别的，其他的，后加名词复数，这里是另一个城市用another，意思是 “另一个”，后加名词单数，another city另一个城市。故答案为another。

3.

句意：当Terry和妻子正忙着把东西放在新家里时，灯突然熄了，他们不得不停止工作。

短语be busy doing sth.忙于做某事，这里是忙着整理东西。所给单词put动词，放，这里用动名词putting。故答案为putting。

4.

句意：Terry很抱歉忘了带些蜡烛。

根据下文“bring along some candles”可知，Terry很抱歉忘记了带蜡烛。be sorry to do sth.忘记去做某事；所给单词forget动词，忘记。故答案为to forget。

5.

句意：他想知道“是谁在敲门？”

根据上文“Just then he heard light knocks on his door.”可知，这里是他想知道，整篇文章都是一般过去时态，wonder动词，想知道，过去式是wondered。故答案为wondered。

6.

句意：门口有个小女孩，害羞地问：“先生，你有蜡烛吗？我是你的邻居。”

这里是副词修饰动词，所给单词shy形容词，害羞的，这里用副词shyly，害羞地，故答案为shyly。

7.

句意：过了一会儿门又被敲了。

根据下文“He opened it and found the same little girl outside. ”可知，这里是门又被敲了。主语是the door，这里用被动语态，其结构是be done的形式。这里是一般过去时态，主语是单数，be动词用was。knock动词，敲门，过去分词是knocked。故答案为was knocked。

8.

句意：但这一次她正拿着一支发出红光的蜡烛。

根据“a candle radiating（放光）red light. ”可知，这里是手里正拿着一只发光的蜡烛。过去进行时，其结构是was/were doing的形式。主语是she，be动词用was。hold动词，握着，拿着。故答案为was holding。

9.

句意：在那一刻，Terry突然意识到是什么导致了他的人生失败。

根据下文“It was his unkindness to other people. ”可知，这里是说他意识到什么导致了他的失败。所给单词fail动词，失败，his+名词。fail的名词是“failure”。故答案为failure。

10.

句意：在生活中愚弄过他的人其实不是别人，而是他自己，因为他的眼睛被他冷酷的头脑所遮蔽。

根据下文“for his eyes had been covered by his cold mind. ”可知，上文是不是他别人，而是他自己。这里用反身代词，him的反身代词是himself，他自己。故答案为himself。