Question

Elvis Presley was America's 1. popular singer. He was 2. in Tupelo, Mississippi. His family was very poor. During his childhood, he liked to listen 3. music and he sang in church with his parents. After high school, he had to work to make a 4..

In 1953, he made his first 5., My Happiness. The story of this song was that he paid four dollars to make it for his mother.

The owner of Sun Records, Sam Phillips, had been looking for a white singer who 6. sing black rhythm and blues(黑人节奏蓝调). He asked Elvis to work in a group with other people. A few months 7., Mr. Phillips made a record for the group. The record 8. very well. Elvis became 9. not only in America, but also around the world. He died in 1977, 10., nowadays, thousands of people still visit his hometown in Memphis every year.

Answer

1.most

2.born

3.to

4.living

5.record

6.could

7.later

8.sold

9.famous

10.however

【解析】本文介绍了美国最受欢迎的歌手埃尔维斯·普雷斯利的生平经历。虽然他在1977年去世，然而，现在成千上万的人们仍然每年到他的家乡孟菲斯来参观。

1.most

句意：埃尔维斯·普雷斯利是美国最受欢迎的歌手。修饰形容词popular，表示最高级，故用most。

2.born

句意：他出生在密西西比州图珀洛。be born in出生于，故为born。

3.to

句意：他童年时期，喜欢听音乐，而且他和父母在教堂唱歌。listen to听，故此处为to。

4.living

句意：中学毕业后，他为了谋生不得不去工作。make a living谋生。故此处为living。

5.record

句意：在1953年，他只做了他的第一张唱片《我的幸福》。根据后文的The story of this song was that he paid four dollars to make it for his mother.可知此处指的过去，应是唱片，故为record。

6.could

句意：太阳唱片公司的创始人山姆·菲利普斯一直在寻找一位可以唱黑人节奏蓝调的白人歌手。修饰动词原形sing，表示能，会，故用情态动词could。

7.later

句意：几个月后，菲利普斯先生为这个乐队制作了一张专辑。位于时间短语a few months之后，故用副词later。

8.sold

句意：这张唱片卖得非常好。此处作谓语，故用动词sold。

9.famous

句意：埃尔维斯不仅在美国，而且在世界各地出名。此处作为系动词became的表语，故用形容词famous。

10.however

句意：虽然他在1977年去世，然而，现在成千上万的人们仍然每年到他的家乡孟菲斯来参观。此处是连词，连接前后两句，故用however。

点睛：根据句意，结合词性，短语，句型和主谓一致，选出正确的单词填空。例如小题4，句意：中学毕业后，他为了谋生不得不去工作。make a living谋生。故此处为living。