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be        sell       know       remember       live

The world paused (暂停) 【小题1】__________ a cultural giant on April 17 after Nobel Prize-winning writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez died at the age of 87.Garcia Marquez was born in Colombia but 【小题2】_________ in Mexico for more than 30 years. He 【小题3】_________ one of the 20th century’s most famous writers.He is best 【小题4】_________ for his 1967 novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude (《百年孤独》). It’s about a family over several generations. The story is about the development of Colombia since the 19th century. The novel 【小题5】_________ about 50 million copies already.

Answer 1

【小题1】to remember
【小题2】lived
【小题3】is
【小题4】known
【小题5】has sold

解析试题分析：短文大意：加西亚马奎斯出生在哥伦比亚但在墨西哥生活了30多年。他是二十世纪最著名的作家。他因他的小说《百年孤独》而非常出名。这部小说已售出约50000000本。
【小题1】根据句意：为了纪念诺贝尔奖获得作家加布里埃尔加西亚马奎斯世界暂停。可知该填写to remember，动词不定式做目的状语。
【小题2】根据句意：加西亚马奎斯出生在哥伦比亚但在墨西哥生活了30多年。结合并列谓语动词was可知该填写lived。
【小题3】根据句意：他是二十世纪最著名的作家。可知该填写is。
【小题4】根据句意：他因他的小说《百年孤独》而非常出名。Be known for因……而出名，是一固定用法，所以该填写known。
【小题5】根据句意：这部小说已售出约50000000本。结合时间副词already可知该填写has sold。
考点：选词填空。