《英語語法》期末復習指導(閱讀）

III. Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate expression chosen from the list. Each is used only ONCE.   

A

into,  talked,  so,  when,  fill in,  rang,    like,   forward,

out,   off,    as soon as,   at,   over,    explained,  upset

I was looking 1.      to a perfect Sunday evening. My wife was 2.       on a quick errand, and 3.          she got back we would go for dinner at the new French restaurant. I was shaving when the phone 4.         . “No need to rush, darling”, my wife said. “W[a-z] [a-z]e not going anywhere tonight.” I felt 5.       I was having a nightmare. “What happened?” She then 6.        : “ I was preparing to stop at a red light when a huge lorry crashed 7.        me. The mudguard cut into the tyres, 8.           I ca[a-z] [a-z] move the car. The lorry driver said his brakes did[a-z] [a-z] work. He looked very 9.                  . [a-z] [a-z]l have to 10.          the insurance papers, wait for the towing service, and then [a-z] [a-z]l take a cab home. By the way, have we got anything to eat in the fridge?”

 

B

nor, so that, made, have seen, when, flying,

sometimes, by, or, for, saw, catch, with, who,

Most people have flown a kite or 1.         one ride and dip in strong spring wind. Not so many people know that kites were first 2.         in China thousands of years ago. The ancient Chinese were making and 3.        kites even before they were writing.

A long time ago, the Chinese made kites to use in wars. They would fly these war kites in the dark. The kites were fixed 4.   they made strange sounds. Men 5.        were at war with them would hear these sounds and run away. They thought those strange sounds were made 6.       gods in the sky.

The ancient Chinese also flew kites to bring good luck and to make their crops grow rich and tall. 7.       they tied long strings and hooks to their kites. Then they would fly the kites over water, letting the hooks hang down to 8.         fish.

The Chinese use sticks, strings and paper 9.        their kites. Some of these kites look like animals 10.         trees. Others look like birds or houses.

 

C

tried, bad, which, worse,  at, with, out, how, would, what,

should, himself, over, worst, answered, has happened,

Jack went to a barbe[a-z] [a-z] shop and had his hair cut, but when he came out, he was not happy 1.        the result. When his friend Bob saw him, he laughed and said, "What 2.           to your hair, Jack?"

Jack said, "I 3.          a new barbe[a-z] [a-z] shop today, because I was[a-z] t quite satisfied with my old one, but this one seems even 4.           ."

Bob agreed. "Yes, I think yo[a-z] [a-z]e right, Jack. Now [a-z] [a-z]l tell you 5.           to do when you go into a barbe[a-z] [a-z] shop next time: look at all the barbe[a-z] [a-z] hair, find 6.            whose hair looks worst, and then go straight to him."

"Why shall I go to him?" Jack asked. "But that 7.           be foolish!"

"Oh, no, it would[a-z] t," 8.             Bob. "Who cut that ma[a-z] [a-z] hair? Just think it. He could[a-z] t cut it 9.         , could he? Another of the barbers cut it. So you know he ca[a-z] t be the 10.            barber."

 

D

showing, what, that, watched, by, while, to show, which, gluing,

has watched, to tell, eating, glued, once in a while, telling, to eat,

David is always at home 1.                   8 p.m. on Tuesdays. Ther[a-z] [a-z] this TV show 2.                      he loves, a soap-opera 3.               on Channel 2, and he 4.             it regularly for almost two years now. His wife has given up 5.         him to help with the dishes after dinner. He forgets 6.                 his dessert, and rushes to the living-room with his cup of coffee. He turns the TV on and just sits back on his favourite armchair with his eyes 7.            to the TV set for as long as the show lasts. 8.       , he grabs the remote control firmly in his hand, and uses it 9.            or threaten the characters on the screen. His wife just shakes her head, 10.            their children giggle in the kitchen with her.

 

E

thought, make, do, will take place, in honour of, the, has confirmed,

a, its, would prefer, will join, with, honour, an, understood, the first time

  The Cannes Film Festival 1.           the Force. Star Wars creator George Lucas will tonight receive the Festiva[a-z] [a-z] major award. The ceremony 2.             onboard a luxury liner. 3.        latest film in the series will also have 4.its world premiere tonight.

   This is not 5.                   that George Lucas is slated to receive prestigious awards 6.             the same film series. On one previous occasion, he told the awarding board that he 7.                 he was too young to be honoured in this way and 8.                 to wait until he completed the series. He would then gladly accept the honour. Tonigh[a-z] [a-z] award will finally 9.           justice to the directo[a-z] [a-z] lifetime achievement.

    George Lucas 10.                 that the current film, Revenge of the Sith, will be the last one in the series.