语法填空专练(一)(1)

语法填空专练(一)

阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

A

Halloween is one of the most famous holidays in the US,and it is on October31. People carve pumpkins and make1.________(fun)faces on them.These2.

________(call)jack-o’-lanterns.On October31,children dress up like witches, ghosts,or clowns.They go to many houses and knock on the door3.________(say),“Trick or Treat!”It means that if people don’t give them4.________treat,they will play some kind of trick5.________the household.So,usually people give candy to them.

I carved my first Halloween pumpkin at my friend Lucas’house.First,I cut open the top of the pumpkin and pulled the seeds6.________.It was not easy for me because it was sticky and7.________(smell)bad.Next,I carved the eyes and the mouth.When I finished making the face,I put a candle inside.It looked more beautiful than8.________(intend),so I was happy.

That was a good experience because I had a better9.________(understand)of American culture by taking part in it.I think Halloween is an interesting American holiday10.________involves all family members and neighbors too!

B

Have you ever suffered because of something you ate?Are you scared1.

________strawberries?Well,2.________you are,you are not alone.Many people suffer from food allergies.For some3.________(luck)people,even smelling or

touching the food they are allergic to can cause a mon foods to4.

________people can be allergic include milk,eggs,nuts and seafood.In general, food allergies are not life threatening,but you5.________need to be cautious.For example,take peanut allergies.In really bad cases,peanuts can result in6.________ symptom known as anaphylaxis(过敏反应),causing your airways7.________ (block)and stopping you from breathing.When that happens,the person must be taken by ambulance to a hospital at once.There is no cure for food allergies other than8.________(stay)away from the food that causes you to have reactions.This requires reading product ingredients9.________(care)and making sure that the food you order in a restaurant is safe.If you have a friend who has a food allergy,pay special attention to10.________you give him/her to eat.Their life could depend on it!

C

The Burj Al Arab is a luxury hotel in Dubai.It stands on a man-made island1. ________(locate)just off Dubai’s coast,and is connected to the mainland by means of a private bridge.The amazing building is one of the tallest hotel in the world.It was designed to look like the sail of a“dhow”,2.________type of Arabian boat. Tom Wright,the designer of the hotel,said he wanted the Burj Al Arab to be a symbolic3.________(construct)for Dubai like the Eiffel Tower is for Paris.

The Burj Al Arab has202rooms as well as six award-winning restaurants.One of these restaurants,the Al Muntaha,4.________(offer)fantastic views of Dubai, because it is200metres above sea level.

Guests5.________decide to stay at the Burj Al Arab can look forward to6.

________(receive)extremely good service.From the moment you check in to the moment you are dropped off at the airport,the hotel’s staff take care of everything.