Question

八、缺词填空 根据短文内容和首字母提示，补全空格内的单词，使短文完整，通顺。

(10分)

I am Jackie Lee, an American Chinese. Let me tell you about my grandfather’s life story.

My grandfather was b1. in 1932 and grew up in a poor village in Fujian, China. At the age of 14, he first heard of America. It was said to be the land of gold and poor people could easily become r2. there.

So, my grandfather came to America. “I thought it was easy to m3. money in America,” he told me, “But when I a4. in Los Angeles, I realized it was not true. I couldn’t find a good job because I spoke little English. I wanted to go to a language school to learn English, b5. I couldn’t pay for it. Later, I worked in a small r6., serving the guests, cleaning up the tables, washing the dishes and sweeping the floors. I was s7.a helpful and honest worker that my boss（老板）was happy with me. I was popular with my workmates, t8.. Life became easier and in the end I entered an evening school to learn English.”

My grandfather kept working hard, and finally made h9. dream come true. Things do not come easily in life. That is what I have learned f10. my grandfather.

Answer

1.born

2.rich

3.make

4.arrived

5.but

6.restaurant

7.such

8.too

9.his

10.from

【解析】这篇短文主要讲述了作者的爷爷在美国艰苦创业的故事，一开始作者的爷爷不懂英语，就在一家小饭店工作。凭着自己的诚实，乐于助人及努力工作获得了老板及同事们的认可。最后进入夜校学习英语，实现了自己的梦想。

1.句意：我的祖父出生在1932年。短语be born in出生于。故答案为： born 。

2.句意：据说那里是金土地贫穷的人在那里很容易变富。become是系动词，后用形容词。根据It was said to be the land of gold可知，这里指富有的。故答案为：rich。

3.句意：我原认为在美国是很容易挣钱的。短语make money挣钱。故答案为： make 。

4.句意：但是当我到达洛杉矶的时候，我意识到这不是真的。短语arrive in到达；根据I realized it was not true. 可知，句子叙述的是过去的一件事情，所以空格处应该用一般过去时。故答案为：arrived。

5.句意：我想去语言学校学英语，但是我付不起钱。前后是转折关系，用but，故答案为：but。

6.句意：后来我在小餐馆工作，给客人上菜、擦桌子、洗盘子、扫地。根据serving the guests, cleaning up the tables, washing the dishes and sweeping the floors.可知，这些活都是餐馆里的活，故答案为：restaurant。

7.句意：我是那么一个爱助人又诚实的工人以至于老板很高兴。such+冠词+名词+that+句子,“如此……以至于”故答案为：such。

8.句意：我在工友中也很受欢迎。根据I was s___7___a helpful and honest worker that my boss（老板）was happy with me. 可知，表示祖父受老板的欢迎也受工友的欢迎。too用于肯定句中的句末，故答案为：too。

9.句意：我的祖父继续努力，终于实现了他的梦想。因为句子的主语是My grandfather ，所以这里用对应的形容词性物主代词his，故答案为：his。

10.句意：那就是我从我祖父那里学到的东西。短语learn from sb向某人学习。故答案为：from。