Question

When I met Larry, my husband-to-be, he came with an eighteen-month-old daughter, Mckenna, and a four-year-old son, Lorin. I quickly1.(fall) in love with Lorin and Mckenna, 2.the children’s mother, Dia, was a different story.

There was a feeling of hostility（敌意）between us. Sometimes I wished that she would simply disappear. Then the children could stay with us—3.(true) be mine—and we could be a “real” family.

Years4. (pass) by, something changed. I began to enjoy talking to Dia about the Kids. And she realized that there were very few people in the world5.were as interested in her children 6.I was. One year, Dia sent me a Mother’s Day card thanking me for “co-mothering” her children.

Thank you, Dia, for being kind enough7. (share) your children with me. Thank you for making Christmas morning8.exciting and warm time, so the children never had to feel sad on these important days. We all could sit around the tree. There9.were, you and your husband, Larry and me, the kids ... and10.(surprise), I felt at home.

Answer

1.fell

2.but

3.truly

4.passing

5.who/that

6.as

7.to share

8.an

9.we

10.surprisingly

【解析】作者讲述了和丈夫以前的孩子和前妻相处的过程，由敌意到像一家人一样。

1.fell 考查动词时态。文章讲述的是过去发生的事，全文是过去时。与上下句中的动词met和was一致，也用过去时。故填fell。

2.but 考查连词。句意：我很快喜欢上了Lorin 和 Mckenna，孩子们的母亲Dia却不同。通过下文介绍也知她有敌意。前后句是转折关系，故填but .

3.truly 考查副词。此处修饰动词stay用副词，指真正地和我们呆在一起。故填truly。

4.passing 考查非谓语动词。此处是分词的独立主格结构，years是passing的逻辑主语，表主动关系。故填passing。

5.who/that 考查关系代词。句中包含定语从句，先行词是few people指人，在定语从句中作主语，用关系代词who引导，故填who或that。

6.as 考查固定句型。此处是as…as…表同级比较，“像……一样”。第一个as后加形容词或副词，第二个as后加比较对象。故填as。

7.to share 考查不定式。enough to do“足以……”，不定式作补足语，故填to share。

8.an 考查冠词。此处修饰可数名词单数time，指一个令人兴奋温暖的时刻，exciting开头音标是元音音素，表示“一”用an，故填an。

9.we 考查代词。此处指我们是you and your husband, Larry and me, the kids指在场的所有人，作者把这些人都当成一家人。故填we。

10.surprisingly 考查副词。此处修饰动词felt用副词，句意：我出人意料地感到轻松自在。故填surprisingly。