初中英语完型填空

阅读下列短文，然后从后面各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入文中空缺处的最佳选项。

During the summer vacation, Zhang Hua took part in the 16th Natural English Competition, and at last he was listed in the top 10 and got valuable ____（1）____.

He never ____（2）____ to go that far. And he had never thought about standing that high on the stage (舞台). ____（3）____ at that moment, he was ready to challenge himself.

To take part in the competition he prepared fully, ____（4）____ a three-minute speech again and again and overcame stage fright (恐惧).

____（5）____ of his teammates, his good friend in his school, gave him lots of encouragement and ____（6）____ during the competition. Her ideas were new and powerful. She was like his coach, who showed him ____（7）____ to search for useful materials online and how to express his own ideas ____（8）____.

Thanks to the competition and the ____（9）____ of his friend, he now feels more relaxed on stage and he isn’t ____（10）____ talking in public any more.

（1）

A．

experience

B．

wealth

C．

time

D．

health

（2）

A．

planned

B．

refused

C．

forgot

D．

expected

（3）

A．

And

B．

But

C．

So

D．

As

（4）

A．

practiced

B．

made

C．

wrote

D．

finished

（5）

A．

Many

B．

Some

C．

One

D．

None

（6）

A．

hope

B．

information

C．

advice

D．

trouble

（7）

A．

how

B．

when

C．

what

D．

why

（8）

A．

suddenly

B．

clearly

C．

simply

D．

slowly

（9）

A．

decision

B．

help

C．

progress

D．

agreement

（10）

A．

glad about

B．

excited about

C．

tired of

D．

afraid of

阅读下面短文。掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出能填入短文相应空白处的最佳选项。

My husband and I recently went to an amusement park with our children and grandchildren. We had a wonderful time and made lots of ___（1）___ memories together. Unexpectedly. I came across（偶遇）a warm ___（2）___ as we made our way through the park.

Our four grandchildren were excited ___（3）___ the attraction（吸引人之处）where children could drive the cars. I sat outside and prepared to take photos of my family. As I waited for my family to drive by, I noticed a car with a father and his son ___（4）___ looked to be about 7 years old. They rolled down the hill at the beginning and suddenly the car ___（5）___. The son shouted. “I can’t do it.” His father ___（6）___ said, “Yes, you can.”

“No. I can’t!”

“Yes, you can, son.”

The little boy was almost in tears. “I CAN’T! “With deep patience, the father said. “Son, you can do this. Let me help you.” Then he taught the boy to push the gas pedal（踏板）and ___（7）___ the car. And a few minutes later, the two went smoothly on their way down the track（轨道）.

The scene brought ___（8）___ to my eyes. “Yes, you can”, the words whispered（悄声说）to my heart. Then every time things got ___（9）___ or when I had failures along the way, I would think of “Yes, you can.” That’s where the true strength（力量）comes in. Are you struggling（奋斗）with something today? You can ___（10）___ the words “Yes, you can.”

（1）

A．

terrible

B．

sweet

C．

nervous

（2）

A．

moment

B．

program

C．

promise

（3）

A．

for

B．

about

C．

with

（4）

A．

who

B．

which

C．

whom

（5）

A．

left

B．

flew

C．

stopped

（6）

A．

angrily

B．

quietly

C．

sadly

（7）

A．

make

B．

wash

C．

drive

（8）

A．

sand

B．

tears

C．

pictures

（9）

A．

hard

B．

exciting

C．

comfortable

（10）

A．

forget

B．

regret

C．

trust

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Jane was a young girl. She loved to see the negative side of life.

Once, her father took her to the kitchen. He asked Jane to take a potato, an egg ____（1）____ two spoons of tea leaves. Jane was ____（2）____, and asked her father, “Do you want me to cook?”

“No,” her father said.

He then took three pots and ____（3）____ some water into each pot. The pots were placed on the stove. Once the water started to boil, he dropped the potato in a pot, egg in ____（4）____ one and the tea leaves in the third one.

“Why are you doing all these things?” Jane felt puzzled and asked.

“You’ll get the answer in fifteen minutes,” said her father.

The impatient daughter tried her best ____（5）____ for around 15 minutes.

Now, he placed the two plates, one with the potato and ____（6）____ with the egg, and the cup of tea in front of Jane.

Jane asked, “What does it mean, father? I don’t understand!”

“Each object faced similar adversities（不幸）, but reacted（反应）____（7）____. After we put the potato into boiling water, it became very weak. The soft egg became very hard ____（8）____ we put it in boiling water. And the tea leaves changed the water itself, giving it a nice smell. ____（9）____ fantastic it is!”

Jane understood that we could create ____（10）____ new even when we experienced adversities.

So, what are you? A potato, an egg or tea leaves?

（1）

A．

and

B．

but

C．

or

D．

while

（2）

A．

disappointing

B．

disappointed

C．

surprised

D．

surprising

（3）

A．

poured

B．

emptied

C．

pulled

D．

threw

（4）

A．

second

B．

the second

C．

a second

D．

secondly

（5）

A．

to leave

B．

to look

C．

to pay

D．

to wait

（6）

A．

other

B．

the other

C．

another

D．

others

（7）

A．

hardly

B．

regularly

C．

possibly

D．

differently

（8）

A．

before

B．

when

C．

though

D．

until

（9）

A．

How

B．

What

C．

What a

D．

How much

（10）

A．

nothing

B．

anything

C．

something

D．

everything

根据短文内容，从每小题所给的三个选项中，选出一个正确答案。

Dear classmates, I learned how to make dumplings last month. Let me introduce the steps of making dumplings to you.

First, cut ____（1）____ the vegetables and the meat, and put them in a bowl.

Next, add some salt and oil, and ____（2）____ them together.

Then, put a ____（3）____ of filling (饺子馅) in a wrapper (饺子皮) and fold the wrapper around it.

Finally, put the dumplings in the boiling water and cook ____（4）____ they are on the surface of the water. And then it’s time to enjoy them.

I’m so ____（5）____ to share my way of making dumplings. Thanks for listening.

（1）

A．

up

B．

off

C．

down

（2）

A．

mix

B．

fix

C．

print

（3）

A．

basket

B．

spoon

C．

box

（4）

A．

though

B．

since

C．

until

（5）

A．

angry

B．

happy

C．

bored

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Like most children growing up in the countryside, Mike loved being outdoors and traveled around every inch of the area.

With a deep love of the land, he had a strong wish to ___（1）___ it. When Mike saw rubbish floating in the rivers, he got ___（2）___ . He knew he had to do something. While only in third grade, Mike started a group. Its purpose was to ___（3）___ the countryside and teach other young people about pollution and its dangers.

But Mike faced a challenge. As he was ___（4）___, he found it hard to speak out in public. However, with his mom’s help, Mike ___（5）___ dealt with his fear. He said, “I took responsibility（责任）and did what needed to be done. When your heart is into it, ___（6）___ will stop you.”

Mike worked hard to ___（7）___ his idea to the public. He handed out leaflets and even appeared on radio and TV. His efforts paid off. He won ___（8）___ from several thousand people. And his group collected and recycled more than 22,000 pounds of rubbish.

Now as a college student, Mike’s ___（9）___ remains the same. He often says, “I want to create a ___（10）___ life for my kids and grandkids. It’s beautiful countryside, where I’m from, and I want my kids to see it like I see it.”

（1）

A．

practise

B．

protect

C．

prepare

D．

provide

（2）

A．

weak

B．

tired

C．

relaxed

D．

angry

（3）

A．

clean up

B．

break into

C．

set up

D．

move into

（4）

A．

shy

B．

sad

C．

proud

D．

polite

（5）

A．

clearly

B．

carefully

C．

successfully

D．

traditionally

（6）

A．

anything

B．

nothing

C．

something

D．

everything

（7）

A．

accept

B．

change

C．

follow

D．

introduce

（8）

A．

courage

B．

victory

C．

support

D．

reward

（9）

A．

wish

B．

chance

C．

luck

D．

fear

（10）

A．

busier

B．

harder

C．

better

D．

crazier

请阅读下面短文，理解其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。

Recently, I had a hard time working on a group project. My teacher put me with three classmates, but they didn’t care about whether the work could be done. I had no ___（1）___ about what to do at all.

As we set the table for dinner, my mom noticed I was ___（2）___. “What’s going on?” she asked.

“The others in my group aren’t doing any work. It seemed that they didn’t ___（3）___ to work on the projects,” I replied. “Do I have to do all the work for everyone if I don’t want a ___（4）___ grade?”

“Well,” my mom said with a smile. “I doubt you’re responsible(负责的) for everyone else’s part. Why don’t you ___（5）___ it with your partners?”

And at our next group meeting, I tried to share my worries in a friendly way. “Since we are working as a ___（6）___, we’re depending on each other to do the best we can,” I said to them. “If anyone is having troubles, maybe we can talk about the ___（7）___ of solving them together. Let’s work together and finish the task.”

___（8）___, all my group members ended up doing their part. They didn’t do things the way I would have. But I guess that’s the deal with group projects.

（1）

A．

need

B．

idea

C．

rule

（2）

A．

worried

B．

bored

C．

excited

（3）

A．

forget

B．

want

C．

wait

（4）

A．

nice

B．

true

C．

bad

（5）

A．

talk about

B．

learn from

C．

look for

（6）

A．

class

B．

family

C．

team

（7）

A．

ways

B．

habits

C．

lists

（8）

A．

Suddenly

B．

Surprisingly

C．

Unluckily

阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Zhang Ning was a volunteer at the Winter Olympics in 2022. When she was interviewed on the radio, she shared her stories and ____（1）____ with the audience. “I was 10 years old when Beijing hosted the Summer Olympics in 2003. When I was watching TV and ____（2）____ the amazing performances, I was excited.”

She came to know that holding the Olympics was a chance to tell China’s stories to the world, showing the world a more beautiful China. “It’s a wonderful experience to be a ____（3）____ at the Winter Olympics 14 years later. It made my childhood dream ____（4）____.” Said Zhang Ning. “I learned a lot, ____（5）____ I was busy and tired.”

In order to ____（6）____ better service, Zhang Ning and her team were trained seriously. They worked hard in the face of difficulties. One of the most ____（7）____ things was the cold weather, as some of the work was outside. With more than 300 other volunteers, she might have worked for about 1, 000 hours, like checking temperatures and tickets ___（8）___ at Wukesong Sports Center.

“I ____（9）____ for our athletes when they were trying their best. I felt _____（10）_____ proud when I saw our national flag rising high, tears in my eyes,” She said, “Volunteering is unusual. I’ll do such jobs again and invite more people to join us.”

（1）

A．

feelings

B．

plans

C．

hobbies

（2）

A．

preparing

B．

giving

C．

enjoying

（3）

A．

player

B．

volunteer

C．

coach

（4）

A．

come true

B．

come out

C．

come up

（5）

A．

because

B．

unless

C．

though

（6）

A．

find

B．

provide

C．

take

（7）

A．

difficult

B．

different

C．

dangerous

（8）

A．

heavily

B．

angrily

C．

carefully

（9）

A．

swam

B．

cheered

C．

drove

（10）

A．

freely

B．

hardly

C．

truly

阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A few weeks ago, I found a perfect pair of shoes waiting for me at the store. They were green, blue, red and white, with just the right style. I could actually hear them calling ___（1）___— “Leila, Leila, Leila!”

“Mom!” I pointed at the ___（2）___ shoes. “Those are exactly the ones I need! Can I have them? Please?”

“Let’s see how ___（3）___ they are,” said Mom.

My heart broke when we saw the price —＄ 100! I knew Mom would ___（4）___ buy them.

“I only have ＄25,” I ___（5）___ what I was going to do.

Autumn was surely here. The days were ___（6）___, and the leaves were falling from the trees. I was looking out of the window one afternoon, watching the leaves falling in the yard. Suddenly I got a(n) ___（7）___. I rushed downstairs.

“Mom,” I called into the living room. “I think I know ___（8）___ I can make money to buy those shoes!”

Mom looked up from her book. “And how’s that, Leila?”

“People want their ___（9）___ clean and tidy. I can rake（耙）leaves for them.”

A smile slowly spread across Mom’s face. “Now that’s a good idea!”

Each week, I ___（10）___ leaves in people’s yards and put them in waste bins. It took five ___（11）___ of hard work. I raked leaves until I got blisters（水疱）on my hands. My coats and trousers got dirty, but I didn’t ___（12）___. As time went by, I was getting closer to my goal. In the end, I got enough ___（13）___.

The big day finally came. Mom drove me to the store, and I walked ___（14）___ into the shoe store. I found the shoes I’d wanted so much and tried them on in my size. They ___（15）___ me perfectly! I finally had the exact shoes I wanted!

（1）

A．

me

B．

you

C．

him

D．

them

（2）

A．

big

B．

old

C．

ugly

D．

colorful

（3）

A．

funny

B．

heavy

C．

expensive

D．

different

（4）

A．

always

B．

usually

C．

sometimes

D．

never

（5）

A．

hated

B．

agreed

C．

refused

D．

wondered

（6）

A．

hotter

B．

cooler

C．

wetter

D．

longer

（7）

A．

gift

B．

idea

C．

email

D．

photo

（8）

A．

how

B．

why

C．

when

D．

whether

（9）

A．

stores

B．

rooms

C．

yards

D．

schools

（10）

A．

talked about

B．

played with

C．

listened to

D．

picked up

（11）

A．

days

B．

weeks

C．

months

D．

years

（12）

A．

care

B．

decide

C．

follow

D．

answer

（13）

A．

time

B．

money

C．

coats

D．

shoes

（14）

A．

sadly

B．

angrily

C．

excitedly

D．

secretly

（15）

A．

fit

B．

found

C．

helped

D．

missed

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入短文空白处的最佳选项。

Lots of junior high school students enjoy sports. My classmates and I had a lot of ____（1）____ at our school’s yearly sports meeting last week.

It was pretty ____（2）____ for me because I took part in the 800-meter race for the first time. ____（3）____ I practiced running hard every day, I was still nervous on the day of the meeting.

My arms were shaking and my heart was beating ____（4）____ when I stood at the starting line. ____（5）____ the endless runway（跑道）, I felt like a boat fighting against the wind and rain. I ____（6）____ myself that simply joining in was a victory（胜利） itself. I started to calm down(冷静）.

Just then, the starting gun ____（7）____ and all the runners rushed out like tigers running down a hill. By the time I finished the first lap（圈）, I had used up almost all my ____（8）____. But I had to keep running for the last 100 meters. I ____（9）____ I couldn’t breathe. Looking at the runners in front of me, as they got closer to the finishing line, I really wanted to _____（10）_____ running and sit down. But I reminded myself that it must be a victory to keep going and it filled me _____（11）_____ strength（力量） again. With my remaining strength, I desperately（拼命地）_____（12）_____ to the end of the finishing line.

I _____（13）_____ in seventh place. This might have been a _____（14）_____ achievement to other people, but it made me feel excited and _____（15）_____. I have tried all my best.

（1）

A．

fun

B．

trouble

C．

worries

D．

problems

（2）

A．

easy

B．

boring

C．

special

D．

fair

（3）

A．

As

B．

Though

C．

Then

D．

After

（4）

A．

slowly

B．

quietly

C．

clearly

D．

quickly

（5）

A．

Making

B．

Facing

C．

Taking

D．

Breaking

（6）

A．

returned

B．

researched

C．

remembered

D．

reminded

（7）

A．

went off

B．

went on

C．

went up

D．

went down

（8）

A．

education

B．

energy

C．

experience

D．

expression

（9）

A．

saw

B．

heard

C．

felt

D．

smelt

（10）

A．

stop

B．

keep

C．

start

D．

remain

（11）

A．

of

B．

in

C．

with

D．

under

（12）

A．

ran

B．

swam

C．

lifted

D．

turned

（13）

A．

set up

B．

used up

C．

ate up

D．

ended up

（14）

A．

great

B．

terrible

C．

amazing

D．

small

（15）

A．

anxious

B．

proud

C．

nervous

D．

personal

阅读下面短文, 从短文后所给各题的A. B. C. D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

One night many years ago, an angry voice woke me up from sleep. It was my drunken (喝醉的) father. Those days, he would always ___（1）___ home very late. Sometimes, he would also go on to fight with my mom.

My earliest memory of these events began when I was around four years old. I was filled with ___（2）___ at that time. There were lots of ___（3）___ — crying, shouting, and doors slamming (砰地关上).

Then, there was a ___（4）___ knock at the door. My father opened the door. There were two tall men in blue. They wanted to come inside to ___（5）___ everyone was okay. In a moment, my father was taken away. Everything became peaceful.

My father came back the next day. He became very friendly and ___（6）___ brought my mom flowers. I knew that these men in blue had taken away my fear. From that day on, ___（7）___ I wanted to be was a policeman. And my dream has come true.

I realized that police officers not only ___（8）___ the little boy in me, but made me a helpful person. Once, my colleague (同事) and I jumped into a river and got a driver ___（9）___ a sinking (下沉的) car. Another day, we kicked open the door into a house ____（10）____ the fire spread through the whole building.

Police officers will always be my heroes, and I will always love my job.

（1）

A．

forget

B．

leave

C．

return

D．

miss

（2）

A．

surprise

B．

pleasure

C．

interest

D．

fear

（3）

A．

noises

B．

records

C．

choices

D．

results

（4）

A．

lively

B．

wrong

C．

weak

D．

sudden

（5）

A．

worry about

B．

cheer up

C．

make sure

D．

depend on

（6）

A．

still

B．

just

C．

even

D．

almost

（7）

A．

all

B．

none

C．

both

D．

neither

（8）

A．

believed

B．

saved

C．

followed

D．

remembered

（9）

A．

as for

B．

out of

C．

on to

D．

from among

（10）

A．

until

B．

after

C．

since

D．

before

通读全文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个正确答案。

FIFA World Cup is one of the biggest sports events in the world. It ___（1）___ every 4 years. The first World Cup was in 1930. It has a history of over 90 years. During the World Cup, ___（2）___ fans watch the games and cheer for their favorite teams or players. We have known some famous football players from the football competitions, such as Beckham, Messi, and Figo. They have excited football fans for many years. The World Cup ___（3）___ the best chances for football players around the world. The winners can get not only ___（4）___ but also respect（尊重）.

The 2022 World Cup will start on November 21st and ___（5）___ on December 18th. The competition is going to last（持续）___（6）___ days. To avoid the high ___（7）___ in Qatar（卡塔尔）, the games will come in winter ___（8）___ summer. Gianni Infantino, FIFA’s president（国际足联主席）said, “This is a good decision, the ___（9）___ temperature in Qatar is up to 45℃. It’s too hot for players to compete.” The true spirit of the 2022 World Cup is “Where there is life, there is struggle（奋斗）.” It’s sure that every football player will try ____（10）____ best to achieve their goals.

If you have time, if you love soccer, why not come to Qatar to enjoy the exciting football event?

（1）

A．

takes off

B．

takes a walk

C．

takes place

（2）

A．

few

B．

little

C．

quite a few

（3）

A．

has agreed

B．

has refused

C．

has provided

（4）

A．

silence

B．

honor

C．

mistakes

（5）

A．

end

B．

begin

C．

cross

（6）

A．

8

B．

18

C．

28

（7）

A．

price

B．

heat

C．

speed

（8）

A．

instead of

B．

in total

C．

in front of

（9）

A．

deepest

B．

highest

C．

widest

（10）

A．

their

B．

theirs

C．

them

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。

Sagarika Sriram is a high school student living in Dubai and founder（建立者）of Kids for a Better World—a digital platform（数字化平台）. It ____（1）____ nearly 10,000 teens together from all over the world. Its goal is to fight climate（气候）change.

When Sagarika was 10 years old, she felt ____（2）____ about the future of Earth. Sagarika knew she needed to do something. So she ____（3）____ a group that organized cleanup activities in Dubai. “The ____（4）____ helped me understand what one person could do and how I could ____（5）____ make a difference,” she said. In 2016, Sagarika ____（6）____ Kids for a Better World. She believes even ____（7）____ actions can make a big difference.

Kids for a Better World is for people aged 8 to 16. It teaches kids about what they can do at home and in their community to fight climate change. They can ____（8）____ food or plant trees. They can collect recycables or stop using plastic bags. Sagarika wants schools to teach these lessons. “These can help change our future,” she says.

Sagarika has big ____（9）____. She’d like to study at Stanford University. And while she’s there, she won’t stop ____（10）____ Kids for a Better World. Sagarika hopes to encourage more and more people to fight for a greener planet.

（1）

A．

orders

B．

serves

C．

brings

（2）

A．

surprised

B．

sorry

C．

uneasy

（3）

A．

knew

B．

joined

C．

met

（4）

A．

experience

B．

hobby

C．

feeling

（5）

A．

really

B．

clearly

C．

quickly

（6）

A．

left

B．

created

C．

noticed

（7）

A．

small

B．

special

C．

new

（8）

A．

borrow

B．

buy

C．

grow

（9）

A．

changes

B．

deals

C．

plans

（10）

A．

showing

B．

running

C．

helping

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。

Sun Jiarui is a 10-year-old girl from a primary school in Wuxi, Jiangsu province. She got popular online for her cooking skills ____（1）____. Sun, who has been learning to ____（2）____ from her father since she was eight, can now cook more than 50 dishes. In November last year, stories of Sun’s skillful cooking were ____（3）____ by People’s Daily on its official Sina Weibo account.

In the coming term in September, primary and middle school pupils in China will find a new “practical activities” ____（4）____ in their school timetable, with at least one class every week. The new course has three kinds of ____（5）____: everyday chores, productive labor（劳动）and experience of new technologies.

（1）

A．

recently

B．

usually

C．

secretly

（2）

A．

work

B．

cook

C．

cake

（3）

A．

read

B．

reported

C．

kept

（4）

A．

skill

B．

book

C．

course

（5）

A．

tasks

B．

questions

C．

games

从A、B、C三个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。

One morning, a teacher was giving a lesson in a middle school. All of the students stared at him in ____（1）____ because the teacher had a rope (绳) in his hand.

At the beginning of the class, the teacher didn’t say anything. ____（2）____ he started tying knots (打结) in the rope. Then he asked, “I have tied three knots in this rope. Is it the same rope I had before?”

One of the students replied, “It’s not ____（3）____ to answer. The rope seems to have ____（4）____ from the outside. It has three knots which were not there before. But from the inside it is still the same rope ____（5）____ it was before.”

“Yes, you are right!” the teacher said. “Now, I will untie (解开) these knots.”

Then he began to ____（6）____ both ends of the rope away from each other.

Seeing that, the student said, “You are not untying them. You are making them tighter (更紧的).”

So the teacher stopped and asked, “____（7）____ can I do to untie these knots?”

Some students replied, “You have to look at them closely so that you will know how they are tied. Then you can try to untie them.”

The teacher said, “That’s what I want to hear. In our lives, many people want to ____（8）____ problems, but they don’t even know the reasons that cause the problems. Just like the ____（9）____ goes, everything must be carefully examined before we act. We need to first know the cause of a problem, and only then can we solve ______（10）______ as soon as possible.”

（1）

A．

danger

B．

surprise

C．

trouble

（2）

A．

Perhaps

B．

Sometimes

C．

Instead

（3）

A．

easy

B．

brave

C．

polite

（4）

A．

grown

B．

burned

C．

changed

（5）

A．

or

B．

as

C．

until

（6）

A．

put

B．

pull

C．

point

（7）

A．

How

B．

When

C．

What

（8）

A．

ask for

B．

deal with

C．

depend on

（9）

A．

saying

B．

promise

C．

memory

（10）

A．

it

B．

him

C．

them

阅读下面短文，从文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Late one night, Gulliver received a warning that some nobles wanted him killed. Even the emperor of Lilliput wanted to give him less food to save ___（1）___. It was true Gulliver was very expensive.

Quickly, he wrote a letter to the emperor, “I’m ___（2）___ to visit Blefuscu, as I promised.”

Then he hurried down to the sea ___（3）___ Lilliput and Blefuscu.

The king of Blefuscu himself came out to meet him.

“Welcome!” cried the king. “Stay as ___（4）___ as you like.”

Walking on the beach a week later, Gulliver saw out at sea a small boat—but a full-sized one. It was ___（5）___ upside down in the water.

Gulliver rushed to the king. He begged, “Can you help me rescue the boat? This could be my chance to go home.”

“Of course,” said the king. “Take some ships to help you.”

Gulliver swam out to the boat, holding ropes from each of the ___（6）___.

With the ships pulling and Gulliver ___（7）___, the boat was brought safely to shore.

Gulliver and the king’s men set about fixing the boat for his long journey home. Soon, the boat was finished.

“I’d like to leave now,” Gulliver told the king. “But no one at home will ___（8）___ my story. Could I take some of your people with me?”

“I can’t possibly ___（9）___ that,” said the king. “But you may take some ____（10）____ and a sheep.”

He also gave Gulliver fifty bags of gold coins. “I don’t want you to go,” he said. “But I understand ____（11）____ you have to.”

“Thank you,” said Gulliver. “I’ll never ____（12）____ you all.”

After only a few days at sea in his boat, Gulliver saw a ship. He shouted and waved wildly.

He was ____（13）____! One sailor found him. The ship sailed over and ____（14）____ Gulliver. “Where have you come from?” asked the captain. “A place called Lilliput.” said Gulliver and he showed the captain the ____（15）____ from the emperor.

The captain was so surprised. For a few gold coins and a couple of cows, he agreed to take Gulliver all the way home.

—Adapted from Gulliver’s Travels

（1）

A．

life

B．

time

C．

money

D．

energy

（2）

A．

against

B．

beyond

C．

off

D．

through

（3）

A．

between

B．

among

C．

upon

D．

during

（4）

A．

long

B．

far

C．

often

D．

soon

（5）

A．

taking

B．

falling

C．

swimming

D．

floating

（6）

A．

boats

B．

ships

C．

men

D．

sails

（7）

A．

filling

B．

shaking

C．

pushing

D．

carrying

（8）

A．

make

B．

expect

C．

suppose

D．

believe

（9）

A．

require

B．

refuse

C．

avoid

D．

allow

（10）

A．

food

B．

people

C．

coins

D．

cows

（11）

A．

when

B．

how

C．

why

D．

whether

（12）

A．

forget

B．

regret

C．

force

D．

obey

（13）

A．

in danger

B．

in luck

C．

in fear

D．

in peace

（14）

A．

picked up

B．

gave up

C．

set up

D．

dressed up

（15）

A．

awards

B．

presents

C．

victims

D．

rewards