Question

    "Olyvia, love is simple. You don't have to do much to make someone happy." That was what my mother said to me when I was a child. More 1. a year ago, my good friend Kaylee told me about her unforgettable trip to Gary, a small town on Lake Michigan southeast of Chicago. After 2. (hear) Kaylee's story, I decided to go there myself.

When I told my parents about the decision, they didn't agree 3. first. They said I didn't know much about the place. They were worried that it was not safe for me to go there. Thankfully, after I 4. (explain) my plan to them in detail, they said yes.

When our group arrived in Gary, I noticed 5. different the town was from where I lived. There were few stores or restaurants in the town. Houses were built on small hills. Many of them had 6. (break) doors or windows.  As part of our volunteering, my job was to help the local people to repair their houses. The work days were long and tiring, 7. it was really good to see the houses taking on a new look day by day.

The people there were also different.  They seemed 8. (enjoy) every moment in life. The community was like a big family. Everyone knew each other and was there when someone needed help. A little thing would make them happy. I couldn't find 9. (word) to describe their joy when the kids received an ice﹣cream,  a ball or even a kiss.

I am so glad that I had this life﹣changing experience. I truly learned 10. meaning of what my mother said. You don't need to do much to make a difference to others' lives.

Answer

1.than

2.hearing

3.at

4.explained

5.how

6.broken

7.but

8.to enjoy

9.words

10.the

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者的妈妈告诉他一句话“爱是简单的，你不必做许多事使一个人快乐”，作者的一次经历使作者对妈妈的话有了更深刻的理解。

1.

句意：一年多以前，我的好朋友Kaylee向我讲述了她难忘的Gary之旅，Gary是芝加哥东南部密歇根湖上的一个小镇。

根据空格前的“more”可知这里是比较级，因此其后要用“比”than，more than意为“多余”，符合句意。故填than。

2.

句意：听到Kaylee的故事后，我决定自己去那里。

根据所给词“hear”听说，动词，因空格前的“After”是介词，后接动词用动词ing形式。故填hearing。

3.

句意：当我告诉我父母这个决定后，他们一开始不同意。

根据固定搭配“at first”一开始，故填at。

4.

句意：幸亏，当我向他们详细解释我的计划后，他们同意了。

根据提示词“explain”解释，动词。由“they said yes.”可知句子要用一般过去时，所以填explain的过去式形式。故填explained。

5.

句意：当我们组到达Gary时，我注意到这个镇和我住的地方有多不一样。

根据后文“There were few stores or restaurants in the town. Houses were built on small hills.”可知镇上几乎没有商店或餐馆。房子建在小山上。可见这个小镇和我住的地方是如何不同。故填how。

6.

句意：大多数房子有破损的门或窗。

根据提示词“break”损坏，动词，空格后的“doors or windows”门或窗，是名词，因此此处需用形容词来修饰，即用break的过去分词形式做定语，修饰后面名词。故填broken。

7.

句意：工作日很长，很累，但是看到房子一天天焕然一新真是太好了。

根据前句“ The work days were long and tiring…”可知工作日又长又累，根据后句“…it was really good to see the houses taking on a new look day by day.”可知看到房子一天天焕然一新真是太好了。前后句意表达转折之意，需用转折连词。故填but。

8.

句意：他们似乎很享受生活中的每一刻。

根据提示词“enjoy”享受，动词。根据固定搭配“seem to do sth.”似乎要做某事，可知此处需用动词不定式。故填to enjoy。

9.

句意：当孩子们收到一个冰激凌，一个球，甚至一个吻时，我无法用言语来形容他们的快乐。

根据提示词“word”单词，名词，由语境可知这里描述孩子们快乐的话语有很多，所以此处需用名词复数。故填words。

10.

句意：我真正了解了妈妈说的意思。

根据后句“You don't need to do much to make a difference to others' lives.”你不必做很多事情来改变别人的生活。可知这里是特指这句话的意思。需用定冠词“the”。故填the。