语法填空训练一

语法填空训练一：

We arrived at Chiang Mai at 9 p.m.. It wasn’t _________ two days later that we were able to take a closer look at Thai Elephant Camp, some 20 minutes’ drive from the city center. The camp, __________ stands aside a rushing river in a lush tropical valley, is the home of 78 elephants. When we arrived there in the early morning, many black elephants, some with creamy white tusks, ______________(enjoy) their daily bath in the river.

At Measa, we were amazed by the elephants’ ____________(astonish) skills. They could not only play football and _______________harmonica(口琴), but also paint incredibly wonderful pictures with ___________trunks. Little wonder then that Bangkok’s little elephant accomplished the feat（技艺）vividly ____________(describe) in the primary school textbook.

At the end of the Thailand tour, everybody in the group seemed to be attracted by these elephants as all of ____________ rushed to purchase elephant sculptures, toys, ornaments and T-shirts. I was no______________(expect). The elephant-pendant (坠饰) key chains I bought turned out to be popular gifts for my colleagues.

Experts say creativity by definition means going against the tradition and breaking the rules. To be creative, you must dare to say “no”, and _________(brave) express your own ideas and take pride in ___________makes you unique.

But does our society encourage children to break the rules? I am afraid _________answer is no. The famous film director Ang Lee recalls his father’s disappointment with him when he was young. ________ a small child, he would pick up a broom and pretend __________(play) guitar for the entertainment of family guests. Then when he was studying film in college, he would exhaust____________ just for a performance tour. His father, ________ always hoped that he would get a PHD and become a professor, __________(react) with a scoff（嘲笑）, “What is all this nonsense!” But it later turned ______________ that it was exactly his courage to “rebel”and to express his own ideas _____________ marks his films with distinct creativity.