Question

【题目】Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix?

In 1969, the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland, Ohio. It __【1】__ (be) unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted that it __【2】__(actual) caught fire and burned. Now, years later, this river is one of __【3】__ most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup.

But the river wasn't changed in a few days __【4】_ even a few months. It took years of work __【5】__ (reduce) the industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is _【6】__(clean) than ever.

Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you have a habit __【7】_ is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or don't know how to control your credit card use. When you face such an impossible situation, don't you want a quick fix and something to change immediately?

While there are __【8】_ (amaze) stories of instant transformation, for most of us the __【9】_(change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be _【10】__(patience).

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】was

【2】actually

【3】the

【4】or

【5】to reduce

【6】cleaner

【7】that/which

【8】amazing

【9】changes

【10】patient

【解析】

【1】文章讲的是1969年的事情，故用过去时。

【2】修饰动词caught，用副词actually“实际上”。

【3】most outstanding是最高级，前面需要加the。

【4】河流不是几天或者几个月里就改变了的，这里两个时间是选择关系，故用or。

【5】这里考查固定句型：It takes some time to do sth.“做某事花费多长时间”。故应填不定式to reduce。

【6】根据下文than知用形容词的比较级。

【7】habit是先行词，故用that/which引导定语从句。

【8】是“令人吃惊的”，用形容词修饰名词stories，而amazed指“人感到吃惊的”，用来修饰人。

【9】根据句子的谓语are可知主语应为复数。

【10】根据空格前系动词be可知这里应为形容词。