Question

In another recent 1. , a group of soldiers 2. they saw an animal moving on the 3. of the water. The soldiers, who were walking along the side of the lake, watched the 4. swimming for about two minutes. “It was greenish-black and had a round head with 10-centimetre 5. ”, one of the soldiers said.

Answer 1

1.sighting

2.claimed

3.surface

4.creature

5.horns

【解析】

1. recent sighting：最近一次目击。这里表示时间状语，意思是：最近目击。故填sighting。

2. group of soldiers 67 they saw an animal moving on the 68 of the water. 根据句子成分分析，这句话缺少谓语动词，此空后面是一个宾语从句。句意：一群战士证实：他们看见湖面上有东西在游动。又因为宾语从句的动词用的过去式，所以此处应该是claim的过去时，故填claimed。

3. on the surface of：在、、、、、、表面，在这里是说“他们看见有东西在湖面游动。”故填surface。

4. sth swimming：看见、、、、、、在游动。此处应为一个名词。水里游动的东西叫做生物，所以应该是creature。

5. a round head with 10-centimetre 70 ，意思是头顶上有什么东西，一般我们说头顶上有什么时，一定会想到角。这里意思是圆形的头上有十厘米左右的角。因为可数名词不能单独出现，所以应该用其复数形式，故填horns。

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