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One Sunday morning in August I went to local music festival. I left it early because I had an appointment   1.    (late) that day. My friends walked me to the bus stop and waited with me   2.      the bus arrived. I got on the bus and found a seat near the back, and then I noticed a man   3.     (sit) at the front. He   4. (pretend) that a tiger toy was real and giving it a voice. He must be   5.    (mental) disabled.

Behind him were other people to   6.    he was trying to talk, but after some minutes.  7.      walked away and sat near me, looking annoyed

I didn’t want to be laughed at for talking to him but I didn’t like leaving him   8.     his own either.

After a while I rose from my seat and walked to the front of the bus. I sat next to the man and introduced myself. We had   9.   amazing conversation. He got off the bus before me and I felt very happy the rest of the way home.

I’m glad I made a choice. It made   10. of us feel good.

 

1.later

2.until

3.sitting

4.pretended

5.mentally

6.whom

7.he

8.on

9.an

10.both

【解析】

试题分析:

1.1】句意:我很早就离开了,因为那天的晚些时候,我有一个约会。所以填later。

2.2】句意:我的朋友们和我走到汽车站和我一起等,直到汽车到达。所以填until。

3.3】“一个人”和“坐在前面”是主动关系,故用现在分词。

4.表示发生在过去的事情,故用一般过去时。

5.用副词修饰形容词。

6.这里含有一个介词+关系代词引导的定语从句,指人,只能用whom。

7.句意:他走过来坐在我旁边。所以填he。

8.On one’s own是固定用法,意思是独自。

9.泛指“一次令人吃惊的交谈”,所以填an。

10.句意:它使我们两个人感觉都很好。所以填both。

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