Question

用括号中所给动词的正确形式填空，使短文完整。

Chen Qingyue, an eighth grader at Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School, California, is a "star" on WeChat now. He 1. (start) using WeChat last August.   "My Chinese classmate's mother advised me  2. (write) articles about my US experience. Then I got the idea," he said.

At the beginning, few of his stories 3. (read). But he didn't give up.  "Gradually, I realized that followers prefer things that are"useful’ to them." His most popular article was how to deal with interviews when hoping for a US private high school.

Many readers encourage and thank him by  4. (send) messages and money. So far he  5.(receive) about 1,500 yuan. "I  6. (keep) writing at least until high school," he said.

Answer

1.started

2.to write

3.were read

4.sending

5.has received

6.will keep

【解析】短文大意：本文介绍了八年级学生陈青月在微信上写美国经历的事情。

1.句意：去年8月他开始用微信。start动词，开始；去年发生的事，所以谓语动词使用过去式started。故填：started。

2.句意：我中国同学的妈妈建议我写一些关于我的美国经历的文章。write动词，写；advise sb. to do sth.建议某人做某事。to write 在句中作宾补。故填：to write。

3.句意：在开始的时候，他的故事很少被阅读。read动词，阅读；根据语义可知，主语与谓语动词是被动关系，因而使用被动句。be+动词的过去分词。were read过去时态的被动结构。故填：were read。

4.句意：许多读者通过发送信息和金钱来鼓励和感谢他。send动词，发送；sending动名词。by介词，后跟动名词。故填：sending。

5.句意：到目前为止，他已收到大约1500元。receive动词，收到；received过去式或过去分词。so far到目前为止，通常和现在完成时态连用，其结构式：has/have+动词的过去分词。主语为第三人称单数，所以使用助动词has。故填：has received。

6.句意：我会一直写下去直到高中。keep动词，保持；keep doing继续做某事。本句表示将来发生的事，所以使用一般将来时态，will+动词原形。故填：will keep。