Question

Dear Mr. Costa,

I’m sorry it has taken me so long to write. I’ve been very busy with work and school, but I’ve thought about you often.

How have you been 1._________ (late)? Did you have a good Christmas and New Year’s? Mac says you’ve been working hard at 2._________ restaurant and that business is very good. What else have you been doing?

I had a short 3.________ good vacation. Mac and I went to Chicago for a few days before Christmas, but I had to come back and work 4._________ Christmas and New Year’s, 5. _________ (include) Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve! Every time something like that 6._________ (happen), I wonder 7.________ I really want to work in the hotel business.

The other day I was thinking about the fun 8._______ we used to have in our English class. I haven’t seen many of our classmates 9._________ the course was over. In fact, the only one I see very often is Tomiko. I’d really like to get in touch with Franco. Does he ever write to you? If so, could you please send me his address?

Well, Mac and I are going skating and he is waiting for10._________, so I guess I’d better say goodbye now. Write as soon as you can.

Yours ever

Answer

1.lately

2.the

3.but

4.between

5.including

6.happens

7.if /whether

8.that

9.since

10.me

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一封书信，作者回信给Mr. Costa，询问了他最近的一些情况，以及告诉Mr. Costa自己的一些情况，同时提到了我很怀念以前一起上英语课的快乐，最后询问Mr. Costa是否有Franco的地址，因为作者很想跟Franco联系。

1.lately考查副词。Late作形容词时，译为：晚的，迟的；做副词时，译为：在晚期。而lately是副词，译为：最近，不久前，这里作者是询问对方最近过得怎么样。故填lately。

2.the考查冠词。这里是说我从Mac那里了解到你在那个餐馆工作很努力，而这个餐馆是我和Mr. Costa都知道的，所以用定冠词。故填the。

3.but考查连词。这里的short 短的、good好的，愉快的 都是修饰vacation假期的，从意思上可知这两者之间存在转折关系，很短却又很愉快的假期。故填but。

4.between考查连词。Between … and… 固定搭配，在…之间，这里是说在圣诞节到新年这段时间，我必须回去工作。故填between。

5.including考查介词。分析该空所在的这句话语法可知，这句话已经完整了，所以该空所填的词不能作为动词，通常情况下，including做介词，译为：包括。这句话是说：在圣诞节到新年这段时间，我必须回去工作，包括圣诞节那天和除夕那天。故填including。

6.happens考查动词。分析可知这里从句的主语为something，其谓语动词用单数形式，故填happens。

7.if /whether考查连词。通常有这样的搭配I wonder if/whether +句子，译为：我在想是否…，这里是说我在想我是否真的想在酒店行业工作。故填if /whether。

8.that考查代词。在定语从句中，当先行词为抽象名词时，如fun/fact等，关系代词用that。故填that。

9.since考查连接词。这里是说自从我们的课程结束了之后，我就再也没有见过很多我们的同班同学了，因此可知空格处需填一个连接词，根据I haven’t seen…现在完成时的时态可知，这里应该用since自从，其常用于现在完成时的句子里。故填since。

10.

考点：考查书信类