Question

【題目】閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入適當?shù)膬?nèi)容（不多于3個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

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).

Answer 1

【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】

【1】句意：很難想象它能夠被清潔。因為后面用could，所以這里是was。

【2】句意：這條河被污染地如此嚴重以至于它實際上是著火而且被燒了。使用副詞，故答案為actually。

【3】句意：現(xiàn)在，很多年后，這條河是環(huán)境清除的最杰出的例子。使用最高級，故答案為the。

【4】句意：但是這條河不是幾天甚至幾個月中改變的。表示轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，故答案為But。

【5】句意：花費了很多年的工作才減少了工業(yè)污染。使用It took some time to do sth, 故答案為to reduce。

【6】句意：現(xiàn)在河里面的水比以前更干凈。使用比較級，故答案為cleaner。

【7】句意：可能你有個讓你家人發(fā)瘋的習慣。使用定語從句，定語從句缺少主語，故答案為which / that。

【8】句意：雖然有令人驚嘆的立刻改變的例子，使用形容詞，故答案為amazing。

【9】句意：對我們大多數(shù)人來說，這個改變是逐漸的，故答案為changes。

【10】句意：僅僅要有耐心。使用形容詞，故答案為patient。