题目内容
Being （健壮的）, Tom found the climb quite easy.
Food is stronger than language. Growing up in Canada, my first __1__ was Cantonese but, as I entered school, my parents switched over to speaking English, __2__ me to this day with a dicey (不确定的)command of the dialect. But more than that, living in Canada and now Beijing means I don't have to __3__ with my original language. I do, however, have to __4__ like a Cantonese, avoiding jiaozi for yuntun and steak for steamed fish.
We are what we eat, not only in terms that __5__ our bodies but culturally. __6__ can be embarrassing. What 9-year-old doesn't remember the schoolyard teasing she got when she opened up her lunch bag __7__ to find a special treat from the "motherland" (heard in the USA: "Eew! You got a chicken's foot?" Heard in China: "Waah! You got peanut butter AND jelly?"). And as every fifth-grader knows, food can make you __8__ in the crowd or be a part of it.
Even for the third and fourth generations, they may not __9__ the mother tongue of their ancestors but they __10___ with their heritage through their traditions; traditions that centre around family gatherings and food.
We __11___ American Thanksgiving the other day and as__12__, had a roast turkey the size of a sturdy(健壮的) bulldog, mashed potatoes, brussels sprouts and pumpkin pie. But being Chinese, we __13__ the traditional bread stuffing with rice because, as everybody knows, you ___14__ going into diabetic shock if you don't have rice every four hours or at least that's what my mother always told me when I asked __15__ we couldn't have pizza for dinner.
（ ）1. A. challenge B. knowledge C. ability D. language
（ ）2. A. leaving B. showing C. giving D. leading
（ ）3. A. come up B. keep up C. catch up D. take up
（ ）4. A. eat B. drink C. play D. live
（ ）5.A. supply B. support C. affect D. build
（ ）6. A. Thought B. Language C. Fun D. Food
（ ）7. A. only B. always C. happily D. suddenly
（ ）8. A. stand up B. stand out C. come up D. come out
（ ）9. A. remember B. tell C. speak D. say
（ ）10. A. confirm B. consider C. insist D. identify
（ ）11. A. celebrated B. created C. cheered D. classified
（ ）12. A. usual B. custom C. normal D. culture
（ ）13. A. examined B. expected C. changed D. charged
（ ）14. A. keep B. risk C. stop D. suggest
（ ）15. A. what B. when C. where D. why
根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词）
1．Being （健壮的）, Tom found the climb quite easy.
2．It is not easy for you to get a （证书）if you don’t work hard.
3．Many （志愿者）are to take part in the Olympic Games.
4．He can’t provide any （证据）to prove his innocence.
5．The film star finally became （州长）of California.
6．Most children （相似）their parents to some degree.
7．With so many competitors, his （企业）is faced with great depression.
8．Knowledge is （积累）little by little.
9．He received it as a （报酬）for his bravery.
10．I can hardly （区分）one from the other, they are so much alike.
