Question

Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with ONLY ONE WORD that best fits the context.

In our day to day life we have so many tasks in our to-do list. Some are smaller, some are bigger, some are highly important and __1.___ are least important. We keep working __2.__ these throughout our lives. Sometimes we prioritize and sometimes we don’t. However I would emphasize that ___3.__ we prioritize the tasks, our daily lives can improve dramatically.

However, do you really understand the differences __4.__ urgent and important? ___5.__ really matters if you do.

“important” is something which can not and should not be ignored at any cost. “Urgent” means that a quick action is required to be done as soon as possible. Sometimes, urgent things are not very important, for example, turning a running tap off to avoid wastage of water __6.__ save the bills. However there are times __7.__ urgent things are most important as well, for example, helping __8.__ crying baby in the kitchen due to the fire stove.

Answer

1.others

2.on

3.if

4.between

5.It

6.and

7.when

8.a

【解析】试题分析：我们每天的生活中都有许多任务要去做，但是什么事情先做，什么事情后做？什么事情是紧急的，什么事情是重要的呢？

1.others。考查代词用法。根据前面连续出现的3个some，最后表示“其他的”，故用代词others。其他的是最不重要的。

2.on。考查介词用法。这里考查短语work on，表示“忙于”之意。这里指在整个生活中我们都忙于做这些事情。

3.if。考查连词。这里作者指作者要强调的是如果优化这些任务，我们的生活可能戏剧化的有所改善。

4.between。考查短语固定搭配。这里考查短语between ... and ...。然而，你真的理解紧急的与重要的之间的区别吗？

5.It。考查代词。这里用it作形式主语，真正的主语为if you do。如果你做了，真的很重要。

6.and。考查连词。这里前后句为并列关系，故用连词and。比如说，关掉正在流的水龙头避免水的浪费和节约账单。

7.when。考查名词性从句。句中先行词为times，在句中作时间状语，故用关系副词when。然而，有时紧急的事情也是重要的事情。

8.a。考查冠词。不定冠词a泛指一个。a crying baby表示一位正在哭的婴儿。比如，因为火炉帮助一位正在哭的婴儿。

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