Question

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix?

In 1969, the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland, Ohio. It1.____(be) unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted that it 2.___(actual) caught fire and burned. Now, years later, this river is one of 3.___most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup.

But the river wasn’t changed in a few days 4.___even a few months. It took years of work 5.____(reduce) the industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is6.___(clean) than ever.

Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you have a habit 7.___is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or don’t know how to control your credit card use. When you face such an impossible situation, don’t you want a quick fix and something to change immediately?

While there are 8.___ (amaze) stories of instant transformation, for most of us the 9.___(change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be10.____(patience).

Answer

1.was

2.actually

3.the

4.or

5.to reduce

6.cleaner

7.that/ which

8.amazing

9.changes

10.patient

【解析】

试题分析：本文通过河流治污见成效，来说明做事要有耐心，坚持。考查了动词，名词，形容词，副词等的用法。

1.was 考查be 动词。它能被清理干净是令人难以想象的。全文都是一般过去时，主语是it，所以用was。

2.actually 考查副词。河流被污染得如此严重，以至于事实上，曾经着火被焚烧。应该用副词修饰动词。

3.the 考查冠词。多年以后的现在，这条河是一个环境清理很突出的例子。

4.or 考查连词。但是河水不是在几天甚至是几个月改变的。or或者，在否定句中意思是：和。表递进关系。

5.to reduce 考查非谓语动词。这里是句式：It takes some time to do sth.做某事花费一些时间。

6.cleaner 考查形容词的比较级。这里有than说明前面应该用比较级cleaner。

7.that/ which 考查定语从句的关系词。你有一个令家人发疯的习惯。that/ which代替先行词在从句中做主语。

8.amazing 考查形容词。这里用动词-ing构成形容词，意思是令人......的。有一些令人惊奇的马上就变化的例子。

9.changes 考查名词。后面的are说明前面是名词的复数，所以用changes 。

10.patient 考查形容词。be后用形容词，意思是：要有耐心。

考点：考查语法填空。