Question

阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。请将答案写在短文后相应题号的横线上。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。方框中有两个词是多余的。

receive, helpful, if,  I,  from, free,  year,  but, enjoy, realize

Michael Leung, a famous TV host in Hong Kong, wrote a letter to his son. It’s not only  h 1. to children, but also good for all ages. The following are chosen f 2. his letter.

Life is short. While you’re wasting it today, you’ll r 3. you are at the end of it tomorrow. So the earlier you start to value your life, the earlier you can e 4. it.

You might not be successful i 5. you don’t study hard, although a lot of successful people haven’t r 6. higher education.

I don’t expect you to support me for the rest of m7. life, so I’m not going to do the same for you. You will be living on your own when you grow up.

You can require yourself to be nice to others, b 8. you shouldn’t expect the same from others.

I’ve been buying the lottery(彩票) for almost 20 y 9. , but I’m still poor. I have never even got third place. So you have to work hard to be successful. There’s no f 10. lunch in the world.

Answer

1.helpful

2.from

3.realize

4.enjoy

5.if

6.received

7.my

8.but

9.years

10.free

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文以香港一位著名节目主持人Michael Leung写给儿子的信为主要内容，告诉我们人生的哲理。做人要善良，凡事要独立，要拼搏进取，不要走捷径，因为世界上没有免费的午餐。

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9. 修饰，因此要用复数形式。故答案为years。

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考点：短文填空。