语法填空

阅读下面短文，在空格处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式（每空不多于3个单词）。

One day a rich man ___1.___(invite) his friends to a party and they drank a lot of wine. At last there was only a pot of wine ____2.____. Who could get ___3.__? They thought of an idea and decided to have a match. The person who finished the painting of a snake ___4.___could drink the wine, so they began drawing.

One of them drew quickly. After he finished, he saw others were still busy ____5.___. He said, "How slow you are! I am the first ____6._(finish) the painting. I still have enough time to draw something ___7.____." So he added feet to the snake. However, before he could finish the feet, ___8.____man also finished drawing. He ___9.___(take) away the pot and said, "who has ever seen a snake with feet? Snakes have no feet, so yours is not a snake. I am the winner, I will get the wine." ___10.___ the words, he went away. The man looked at his drawing and regretted what he had done.

— What’s the of the car at present?

— It’s about 70 kilometers an hour.

A. place B. speed C. price D. mark

I don't know________ they have passed the exam.

A. what B. if C. when D. where

— Could you tell me____ about Valentine’s Day in Japan?

— Well, not only adults but children celebrate it.

A. something B. anything

C. everything D. some thing

— It’s not enough an English club. You should also read English newspapers and magazines often.

— Thanks for your advice.

A. join B. to join C. joining D. to joining

--- This math problem is _____ hard for me to understand. Can you help me ?

----Sure. It’s my pleasure.

A. very B. too C. quiet D. rather

The old photo _______me of my happy childhood.

A. makes B. remind C.thinks D.reminds

用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，每词限用一次。

1.It’s a good idea parents to do something instead.

2.How about conversations with friends in English?

3.He thinks __________ English grammar is too boring.

4.----Where is John?

----He to the tapes in his bedroom.

5.I’m sure that you will______ ___ in passing the math exam.

6.He ____ _me to follow the school rules if I don’t want to be punished.

It is said that more than four million people die each year from smoking. That number is frightening.

Yet people around the world continue to smoke. In the United States, about forty-seven-million adults smoke. This year, more than 430,000 Americans died of diseases which have something to do with smoking. The American Cancer Society(美国癌症协会)says smoking harms the body greatly. It warns that smoking even a number of cigarettes is dangerous.

It’s (1) ______________________________(戒烟是不容易的。)However, doctors say you probably will live longer if you do stop smoking. You will feel better and look better. You also will protect the health of family members who breathe your smoke.

There is not one right way to stop smoking, doctors say. Any wa y can help. You can take long walks or spend time in places where smoking is not allowed. Also, you can eat a small piece of fruit or vegetable instead of having a cigarette. (64)The sooner you stop smoking, the more you’ll reduce (减少) your chances of getting cancer and other diseases.

Stop smoking before smoking stops you!

(一)根据短文内容，简要回答下列问题。

1.How many people die from smoking each year?

_______________________________________________________________

2.What does the American Cancer Society say about smoking?

___________________________________________________________________

(二)根据短文中所给汉语完成句子。

3.It’s_______________________________________________________________

(三)把短文中划线的句子翻译成汉语。

4._________________________________________________________.

(四)给短文拟一个恰当的英文标题。

5._________________________________________________________

Her grandfather lives a simple life _____________ he has much money.

A. because B. so C. though D. if