34. Helping the Remote Village
A year ago, the famous astronaut received an invitation by airmail from a remote village. Intending to sniff some fresh air, he and his interpreter paid_1____fortnight visit there. It was a privilege for them to be there, but they were shocked by ___2____ they saw. The tracks were muddy. The river was drying up. Most villagers only possessed one broom, a few tins and several jars and their rectangular grass huts with round angles __3_____(surround) by weeds. Besides, their school had no roof and platform,__4____the students had no concept of clicking a computer at all. They were badly in need.
Soon, the astronaut made a generous voluntary donation to the village. There were textbooks for students, sewing machines for tailors and tractors _5_____farmers. His distribution catalogue also included operating a clinic and a trunk library, as well as giving___6____(week)lessons to teach relevant farming 《高中英语单词串记法》40篇英语短文语法填空题第13 页
knowledge ___7___ how to dry out seeds or raise oxen. He _8____not only helped do some paperwork but also purchased grills for boys to toast potatoes and combs for girls____9___were dying to get one. The other day, he heard from the villagers again____10__(invite)him to participate in the donation anniversary. For political and security reasons, he couldn’t adjust his outgoing arrangement-otherwise he would go. But his deeds were remembered forever. 35. Study in America
Nannan’s father runs an enterprise near the Ming Tombs selling batteries and drills to the Daqing Oilfield. Hoping to get the qualification to help govern it, Nannan made much _1____(prepare) and then left her motherland with _2____ visa to study in America. _____3_____ her destination, she settled in an inn recommended by the travel agent.
As far as Nannan was concerned, she always kept it up in China. But she had to acknowledge it was not easy to adjust herself to the new academic requirements, _4______ were not parallel with China’s. ____5____ she was occupied with lectures and seminars day in and day out, the essays she drafted were still contradicted by her tutors. As for her routine life, she felt that it was hard to fit____6__, too. For example, she found English idioms difficult___7_____(understand). And it was out of the question to eat delicious Chinese foods though many optional cafeterias served abundant substitutes. In addition, she had to wait in a queue early for the minibus that took her to school and it was usually so cold that she felt numb.__8____ bothered her most was that she received no apology when her sleeping ___9____(disturbed) by a barking dog in a shopkeeper’s cage. Luckily, with her parents comforting her by videophone, she became autonomous soon and eventually got her bachelor’s degree___10_____ (success).
36. Immigrate to America
Attracted by the boom in America, my nephew teamed up with a Korean to illegally cross the Bearing Strait in the Arctic to America. __1_____(avoid) the Customs’ punishment, they hid in a small ferry called the North Pole Seagull, sitting back to back ____2______ sleeping, showering and shaving for 3 days, and had no chance to mourn their lost luggage when landing. The hardship of this crossing was apparent.
At first, he made a living by means of raising cattle and then ___3___ (hire) in aircraft industries. He lived in a Catholic district. Taking in a small percentage of Pakistani immigrants, the majority of the residents were from Italy and Denmark, ___4___ all kept up their customs and cultures. Different blocks here were distinctly marked out and indicated from the __5___(race) angle. It was unfair and needed reforming. But with nowhere else to go, my nephew lived on and managed to make a life __6___ himself.
My nephew’s fortune came when he __7___(brave) helped a conductor brake a ream to stop it from slipping out of the rails. The man was elected vice chairman of the Socialist Party later. It occurred to my nephew ___8___ he could grasp this 《高中英语单词串记法》40篇英语短文语法填空题第14 页
opportunity to ask for his help. The man who was thankful helped him apply to___9__ civil authority for the right to live in America by inserting his brave deed into his documents. Unlike a great many other applicants, __10___ application was approved by the Federal Justice Ministry. Before long, he started his own bakery and lived a better life.
37. Be Careful about Cloning
After a series of initial experiments and corrections, the scientist’s hard work paid off when the twin clone turkeys were hatched with normal feather and claws. This breakthrough ____1__(possible) enabled people to bring their adored pets back to life. ____2___, it bothered him from time to time that their health was in poor condition because they were unable to resist illnesses. This drawback cast him down. Merely 2 weeks later, the clones and their carrier died, ____3___ struck frustration into his heart. He retired before he attained his ambition and became a member of an opera chorus _____4____(relieve) his depression.