EIM1一级别 U7短语运用（短文补全）.docxVIP

U7短文补全填空练习题

Myfriend,Tom,hadaninterestingexperiencewithlanguages.

Tomwasborninasmalltown.His1.______isEnglish.2.______five,hestartedtoshowagreatinterestinlearningdifferentlanguages.However,he3.______speakinfrontofothersatfirstbecausehewasshy.Hewasworriedabout4.______andbeinglaughedat.

Ashegrewolder,Tomfoundawaytoovercomehisshyness.Heknewhehadtolearnnewwords.Everyday,hewould5.______newwordsinthedictionary.When6.______whatlanguagetolearnnext,hedecidedonSpanish.HethoughtSpanishwas7.______Englishinsomeways,whichmadeitabiteasierforhim.

Tomsschoolwas8.______hishome,sohehadtotakeabuseveryday.Onthebus,hewouldoften9.______Spanishphrases.HeeventriedtotalktootherSpanishlearners.

Tomsteacher10.______himasahard-workingstudent.Withhisteachersencouragement,Tombecamemoreconfident.

Afterschool,Tomdidntliketo11.______aimlessly.Instead,hewouldgotothelibrary.There,hecouldreadSpanishbooks12.______practicespeakingwithotherlanguagelovers.

LearningSpanishwasntalwayseasy.SometimesTomwouldfeel13.______repeatingthesamewordsandgrammarrules.Butheknewhecouldntgiveup.

WhetherhecouldmasterSpanishwell14.______hisownefforts.Tomwassurethathe15.______speakSpanishfluentlyoneday.

Now,TomlivesinacommunitywheremostpeoplespeakSpanish.Hishomeis16.______hisSpanishfriendshouses.TheyoftengettogethertopracticeSpanish.

答案详解

答案：mothertongue

详解：文章开篇介绍Tom出生于小镇，紧接着描述母语情况，“mothertongue”表示“母语”，符合此处语境，表明他的母语是英语，因此填入“mothertongue”。

答案：Attheageof

详解：“Attheageof+数字”为固定搭配，用于表达“在……岁时”，此处描述Tom在五岁时开始对学习不同语言展现出浓厚兴趣，所以填入“Attheageof”。

答案：wasafraidto

详解：根据“becausehewasshy”可知，由于Tom害羞，起初他不敢在其他人面前讲话。“beafraidtodosth”表示“不敢做某事”，结合文章时态为一般过去时，主语he为第三人称单数，所以应填入“wasafraidto”。

答案：makingmistakes

详解：“beworriedabout”后接名词或动名词，根