【題目】Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix?

In 1969, the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland, Ohio. It 【1】 (be) unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted that it 【2】 (actual) caught fire and burned. Now, years later, this river is one of 【3】 most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup.

【4】 the river wasn’t changed in a few days or even a few months. It took years of work 【5】 (reduce) the industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is 【6】 (clean) than ever.

Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you have a habit 【7】 is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or don’t know how to control your credit card use. When you face such an impossible situation, don’t you want a quick fix and something to change immediately?

While there are 【8】 (amaze) stories of instant transformation, for most of us the【9】 (change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be【10】 (patience).

【答案】

【1】was

【2】actually

【3】 the

【4】But

【5】to reduce

【6】cleaner

【7】which / that

【8】amazing

【9】changes

【10】patient

【解析】

試題分析：語(yǔ)法填空題

【1】was，根據(jù)前句In 1969提示，可知此處應(yīng)用過(guò)去式。這是一個(gè)強(qiáng)調(diào)句式It was...that...，對(duì)污染如此嚴(yán)重的河流還能被清理干凈表示驚訝。句意：不可想象的是它能被清理干凈。

【2】actually ，副詞，這里是竟然的意思，用在so...that...句型里，表示驚訝。句意：這條河污染的如此嚴(yán)重以致于引起了火災(zāi)。

【3】 the，the most outstanding形容詞的最高級(jí)形式前加上定冠詞the，表示在三者或三者以上中程度最高，句意：現(xiàn)在，幾年過(guò)去了，這條河成為環(huán)境治理工程最杰出的的案例。

【4】But，結(jié)合前句可以判斷，這里缺少表轉(zhuǎn)折的連詞。句意：但是河流的治理不是幾天或者幾個(gè)月就能做到的。

【5】to reduce，It take years to do sth.為常用句型，意為花了好幾年去做某事，動(dòng)詞不定式作真正主語(yǔ)。句意：治理工業(yè)污染、清理河流花了好幾年的功夫。

【6】cleaner ，根據(jù)句意可以判斷采用形容詞的比較級(jí)，cleaner than表示一方比另一方干凈。句意：最后，功夫沒(méi)有白費(fèi)，現(xiàn)在這條河比過(guò)去更加干凈了。

【7】which / that，考查which/that引導(dǎo)的定語(yǔ)從句，從句修飾habit，句意：也許你有一個(gè)讓你的家人感覺(jué)很崩潰的習(xí)慣。

【8】amazing ，用形容詞修飾stories，故填amazing。句意：雖然存在一些瞬間轉(zhuǎn)換的驚人故事。

【9】changes，根據(jù)謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞are可以判斷這里的變化是復(fù)數(shù)形式，句意：對(duì)我們大部分人來(lái)說(shuō)，變化是漸進(jìn)的，需要付出很多時(shí)間和努力的，就像治理好一條河流一樣。

【10】patient，根據(jù)句意可以判斷這里是形容詞，just be patient意為只要你耐心一點(diǎn)。

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