M3语法专练和课文语法填空

M3 U1

At four o ’clock on a foggy day, Polly left work and stepped out into the fog, wondering 1. _________ the buses would still be running. She walked 2. _______ (quick) towards her usual bus stop, only 3. _________(tell) the bus couldn ’t run as far 4. __King Street that day.

She had to take the Underground to Green Park, 5. ______there was no one in sight. As she walked along the narrow street, Polly heard the sound of footsteps approaching, 6. ___ then the footsteps were gone. Suddenly Polly7. _____________(frighten)by a man ’ s rough hand brushing her cheek. 8. ____said sorry to her and moved away. Then the footsteps were heard again. Polly was more frightened 9. ____a minute before, and she couldn ’ t move at all. Luckily for Polly, it was a blind man that wanted to offer help. 10. _____ the

blind man ’s help, Polly got to her living place, King Street.

M3 U2

All through history, people from many different countries and cultures have lived together in Britain 1. ____ brought grammar and vocabulary to Britain.

Old English consisted of 2. _ _mixture of different languages from several groups. By the 10th century, Old English 3. ___________(become)the official language of England. Then came Middle English. Many things contributed 4. _

_ it. French did not replace English as the first language 5. ___ the English language 6. _ __ borrow many words from French. In 1399, HenryⅣ became King of England and used English for all 7. ______ (office) events. Modern English appeared during the Renaissance in the 16th century. Modern English includes many Latin and Greek words. Pronunciation also went through huge

8. _______ (change) during this period. The question of whether English will

keep on changing in the future is easy 9. _________(answer). 10. __ is certain that this process will continue.

M3 U3

I feel lucky to have won a place on this trip. We attended a lecture about Pompeii, 1. ________ (found)in the 8th century BC. In 89 BC, it 2. _________(take) over by the Romans. Near the city was a volcano 3. ______erupted one day. Many people along with the city were buried. When I walked around 4. ___city, I saw streets just as they had been, with 5. ________(step) stones along the road 6. __you did not have to step in the mud on rainy days!

Finally, we arrived in Loulan 7. _____several days of travelling. It was 8.

__ stopping point on the famous Silk Road between the East and the West. The ruins of the Loulan Kingdom were discovered by Sven Hedin who also discovered a lot of 9. ________(treasure)here. The desert was once a green land with huge trees, but they were cut down and that resulted in the city 10.

___________(bury)by sand.