高中英语语法填空阅读理解

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。
Rosa:  Hi , Marta! It’s me, Rosa!
Marta: Oh! Hi Rosa! How are you? Is everything OK？How’s your family?
Rosa:  Everybody is fine I’m just phoning to find out    you are getting on in your new school in Scotland.
Marta: Oh, I’m OK. I’m      (slow) getting used to all these changes. Things are so different here.
Rosa:  Really? What’s     biggest difference?
Marta: Well…Lessons are very different here. We don’t just listen or write in class. Students can discuss ideas in    (group). We can ask more questions of the teachers and sometimes we even watch films.
Rosa:  That   (sound) good! What about your school day? Is it as long as here?
Marta: Oh no! In Scottish schools the days are     (short). We finish at 3:30 every day. And we don’t work on Saturdays! That’s great, isn’t    ?
Rosa:  That’s fantastic! What about school holidays? Are they as long as in our country?
Marta: No, unfortunately, they’re not as long. But don’t worry, I’ll come back soon     (visit) you!
Rosa:  I hope so! I need to go now but I     (phone) you again soon.
Marta: Bye, Rosa. Thanks     calling me!

Hi, Daisy,
I am wondering why you haven’t showed up online for such
a long time. I’m sorry to know your mother has f   ill in hospital
and that your father is struggling for a living. _____ is no doubt thatwhat you are ________ (经历) affects your life greatly, making youunable to c      on your study. I understand how you are feeling at the moment and I truly wish that I could be ______    any help. Life can be hard at times and we can never expect what lies  （前方）. Life is a challenge. We had no choice but to meet it. ______ happens,you need to r       optimistic and try what you can to help your parents. It is by meeting difficulties and overcoming ________ that one learns how to survive. I hope your mother will be all right soonand it won’t be long _______ things turn better.

The earth is a special planet in the solar system. The explosion of the earth produced carbon, nitrogen, vapor and other gases,       (make) the earth’s atmosphere. What is even more important is _  as the earth cooled, water which is fundamental to the    （develop） of life appeared and stayed on the surface. The continued presence of water allowed the earth to dissolve       (harm) gases into the oceans and this produced a chain reaction which made it possible for life to develop.
Many millions of years later, the _  （arrive） of small plants encouraged the development of early shellfish       all sorts of fish. Then, with the first green plants appearing on land, land animals appeared and dinosaurs developed and existed on the earth for millions of years. Then Dinosaurs’ sudden disappearance made the rise of mammals possible on the earth. They were different from all life forms      ever existed in the past because they produced young from within their bodies. Finally, some small clever animals with hands and legs ______(appear) and spread all over the earth. Thus they, in their turn, have become       most important animals. However, they are putting too much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. So for millions of years to come,       life will continue on the earth will depend on whether the present problem can be solved.