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【題目】Communicating with the old can be challenging, 【1】 (especial) when considering the fact that their abilities are failing.

First of all, you are 【2】 (suppose) to respect the old’s thoughts, backgrounds and life experience. Do not correct their opinions even when you can’t reach any 【3】(agree). And when old people are talking, listen 【4】(careful). Let them finish because letting them express their thoughts and emotions 【5】(be) important.

When you’re together with them, try to know if they would like 【6】(chat) or be quiet. And when you feel they want to be quiet, just be there, because 【7】(spend) time with them is as important as talking to them or cheering them up.

As communication with old people can be difficult, it is 【8】(importance) to be always patient. When you are explaining something 【9】 them, you should remain patient when they ask you to repeat yourself. Try using gestures while you talk with them, or write down what you want to say when 【10】is necessary.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】especially

【2】supposed

【3】agreement

【4】carefully

【5】is

【6】to chat

【7】spending

【8】important

【9】to

【10】it

【解析】與老年人交流很有挑戰(zhàn)性，因?yàn)樗麄兊哪芰υ谙陆�。本文講述了更好地與老年人溝通交流的方法。

【1】考查副詞。句意：尤其是當(dāng)老年人的能力在不斷下降時(shí)。副詞修飾句子，故填especially。

【2】考查過去分詞。句意：首先你應(yīng)該尊重老年人的想法、背景、人生經(jīng)歷。be supposed to do是固定短語(yǔ)表示“應(yīng)該”，故填supposed。

【3】考查名詞。句意：在與老年人意見不一致時(shí)，不要試圖糾正他們的觀點(diǎn)。達(dá)成一致reach an agreement，動(dòng)詞修飾名詞，故填agreement。

【4】考查副詞。句意：當(dāng)老年人講話時(shí)，要認(rèn)真傾聽。副詞修飾動(dòng)詞，故填carefully。

【5】考查謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞。句意：讓老年人表達(dá)自己的想法和情感很重要。動(dòng)名詞做主語(yǔ)謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用單數(shù)，故填is。

【6】考查不定式。句意：與老年人相處時(shí)，我們要確定一下老人想要聊天還是想安靜。would like to do是固定短語(yǔ)，表示“想要”，故填to chat。

【7】考查現(xiàn)在分詞。句意：因?yàn)殪o靜地陪伴老年人和與他們聊天使他們振作一樣重要。動(dòng)名詞做主語(yǔ)，故填spending。

【8】考查形容詞。句意：對(duì)老年人耐心是很重要的。be動(dòng)詞后面用形容詞，故填important。

【9】考查介詞。句意：當(dāng)給老年人解釋問題時(shí)，你要耐心。explain something to somebody,解釋，故填介詞to。

【10】考查代詞。句意：當(dāng)有必要時(shí)，把你說的話寫下來。代詞“它”指代一件事是有必要的，故填it。