第二节 语法填空

I was always told that the three Ps, patience, positive thinking and perseverance（毅力），were a sure path 31     success. But this advice does not always work as planned. My high school maths exam is one example. The exam, 32     was originally to be held in our classroom, 33    (change) to the library at the last minute. This, 34     ，didn’t bother me because maths had always been my strongest subject. I patiently walked to the library, took my seat and did some deep breathing to help relax 35     ．But my mood quickly changed when I saw一36      first question. I had no idea how to do it. I tried to stay positive and persevered 37      I finally found the solution. With the problem 38     (solve), I felt proud of my achievement. 39    (fortunate), I then noticed that I had just 10 minutes left 40       (complete) the rest!

 He will never ______ anything if he doesn’t work hard.

A. hope                B. wish

C. achieve             D. succeed

He regards that book _____ one of the worst that he’s _____ read.

A. to be, ever                          B. to be, never

C. as, ever                             D. as, never

 Neither of her parents wanted her to _____ her cousin.

A. marry                             B. marry to

C. marry with                         D. marry for

 With my work _______ early today, I am able to enjoy a happy night with my family.

A. finish       B. finished       C. finishing    D. to finish

Born in America, I spoke English, not Chinese, the language of my ancestors. When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese 36 at my face, but I pushed them 37 . My mom believed I would learn 38 I was ready. But the  39  never came.

On a Chinese New Year’s Eve, my uncle spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do was  40  at him, confused, scratching my head. “Still can’t speak Chinese?” He  41  me, “You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown.”

“Hey, this is America, not China. I’ll get some  42  with or without Chinese.” I replied and turned to my mom for   43  .

“Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu,” she said, handing over a $20 bill. I  44  the words, running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.

I found the fish  45  surrounded in a sea of customers. “I’d like to buy some fresh fish,” I shouted to the fishman. But he  46  my English words and turned to serve the next customer. The laugh of the people behind increased  47  their impatience. With every 48  , the breath of the dragons（龙）on my back grew stronger---my blood boiling---  49  me to cry out, “Xian Sheng Yu， please.” “ Very Xian Sheng,” I repeated. The crowd erupted into laughter. My face turned  50  and I ran back home  51  ,expect for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket.

Should I laugh or cry? They’re Chinese. I’m Chinese. I should feel right at  52  Instead , I was the joke , a disgrace（丢脸）to the language.

Sometimes , I laugh at my fish      53   , but , in the end .the joke is on    54  . Every laugh is a culture     55   ; every laugh is my heritage （传统）fading away.

36. A. custom            B. games             C .characters .          D. language

37. A. ahead           B. around            C. along               D. aside

38. A. when            B. before            C. unless              D. until

39. A. success          B. study             C. time               D. attempt

40. A. aim             B. joke                    C. nod                D. stare

41. A. cared about      B. laughed at      C. argued with          D. asked after

42. A. right now      B. from now     C. at times             D. in time

43. A. decision         B. permission      C. information          D. preparation

44. A. repeated        B. reviewed       C. spelled              D. kept

45. A. farm             B. stand           C. pond               D. market

46. A. guessed         B. forgot          C. doubted             D. ignored

47. A. by              B. as             C. with                D. from

48. A. second           B. effort           C. desire              D. movement

49. A. forcing        B. allowing      C. persuading          D. leading

50. A. bright         B. blank          C. pale               D. red

51. A. open-mouthed    B. tongue-tied    C. empty-handed        D. broken-hearted

52. A. service          B. home           C. risk                D. root

53. A. trade          B. deed           C. challenge            D. incident

54. A. it             B. us             C. me                 D. them

55. A. thrown        B. lost            C. divided             D. reflected

 The best way for starting a person’s breathing is to use______way

A. face to face     B. mouth-to-mouth     C. face-to-face   D. mouth to mouth

Sometimes the best and most beautiful things in this world ________．but can be felt with the heart．

A．can see      B．cannot see      C．can be seen      D．cannot be seen

— Why weren't you at school yesterday morning, Li Lei?  — ________, sir.

A. Yes, I was          B. No, I was      C. Neither was I　 D. But I was

— Do you still remember when we went to Nanjing? 

— I can't remember now but ________sometime last summer?

A. might it be     B. could it be     C. could it have been　 D. should it have been