完形填空练习（九十三）

 

Have you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay home and watch TV on a weekend? Now you   1   do both at the same time. Home shopping television networks (网络) have become a   2   for many people to shop without   3   having to leave their homes.

Some shoppers are   4   of department stores and supermarkets—  5   the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes   6   of finding anything they want to buy. They’d rather sit quietly at home in front of the TV set and   7   a friendly announcer describe a product   8   a model shows it. And they can   9   around the clock, buying something   10   by making a phone call.

Department stores and even mail-under companies are   11   to join in the success of home shopping. Large department stores are busy   12   their own TV channels(频道)to encourage TV shopping in the future.   13   can ask questions about products and place   14  , all through their TV sets.

Will shopping by television   15   take the place of shopping in stores? Some industry managers think so.   16   many people find shopping at a   17   store a great enjoyment. And for many shoppers, it is still important to   18   or try on dresses they want to buy. That’s   19   specialists say that in the future, home shopping will   20   together with store shopping but will never entirely replace (取代) it.

 

1. A. must                    B. should                      C. shall                        D. can

2. A. programme           B. way                         C. reason                      D. purpose

3. A. ever                            B. never                       C. still                          D. once

4. A. proud                   B. fond                        C. tired                        D. careful

5. A. fighting                B. striking                    C. treating                    D. stopping

6. A. sense                    B. doubt                       C. hope                        D. feeling

7. A. see                       B. watch                       C. let                           D. notice

8. A. until                     B. since                        C. if                             D. while

9. A. shop                     B. wait                         C. turn                         D. deliver

10. A. suitably                     B. cheaply                    C. simply                            D. hardly

11. A. nervous               B. lucky                       C. equal                       D. eager

12. A. putting up           B. making up                C. setting up                 D. looking up

13. A. Guests                B. Assistants                 C. Managers                 D. Customers

14. A. orders                 B. goods                       C. books                       D. answers

15. A. lastly                  B. finally                      C. especially                 D. fortunately

16. A. Then                  B. Yet                          C. However                  D. Therefore

17. A. general               B. popular                    C. real                          D. true

18. A. design                B. make                       C. wear                        D. touch

19. A. how                   B. why                         C. what                        D. when

20. A. exist                   B. practice                    D. follow                            D. appear

完形填空练习（九十四）

 

Learning to Accept

I learned how to accept life as it is from my father.   1  , he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was   2   and ill.

My father was   3   a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness   4   all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is   5  . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started   6   about life, and I told them about one of my   7  . I said that we must very often give things up   8   we grow --- our youth, our beauty, our friends --- but it always   9   that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father   10   up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up   11  ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn’t think of anything to say.   12  , he answered his own question: “I   13   the love of my family,” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.

I was also   14   by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (愤怒的) at someone, I   15   remember his words and become   16  . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be   17   to give up my small irritations. In this   18  , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.

Sometimes I   19   what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one   20  .

 

1. A. Afterwards            B. Therefore                 C. However                  D. Meanwhile

2. A. tired                            B. weak                        C. poor                        D. slow

3. A. already                 B. still                          C. only                         D. once

4. A. took                            B. threw                       C. sent                         D. put    

5. A. impossible            B. difficult                   C. stressful                   D. Hopeless

6. A. worrying                     B. caring                      C. talking                            D. asking

7. A. decisions                     B. experiences               C. ambitions                 D. beliefs

8. A. as                        B. since                        C. before                      D. till

9. A. suggests                B. promises                  C. seems                       D. requires

10. A. spoke                 B. turned                      C. summed                   D. opened

11. A. something           B. anything                   C. nothing                    D. everything

12. A. Surprisingly        B. Immediately             C. Naturally                  D. Certainly

13. A. had                    B. accepted                   C. gained                      D. enjoyed

14. A. touched                     B. astonished                C. attracted                   D. warned

15. A. should                B. could                       C. would                      D. might

16. A. quiet                  B. calm                        C. Relaxed                    D. happy

17. A. ready                  B. likely                       C. free                         D. able

18. A. case                    B. form                        C. method                    D. way

19. A. doubt                 B. wonder                    C. know                       D. guess

20. A. award                 B. gift                          C. lesson                      D. word

完形填空练习（九十三）

1~5 DBACA          6~10 CBDAC        11~15 DCDAB             16~20 BCDBA

 

完形填空练习（九十四）

1~5 CBDAB          6~10 CDACA        11~15 DACAC             16~20 BDDBB