Question

(1) My children are growing up fast. My daughter is 16 and my boy is already in junior high school. As they get bigger our house seems 1.(get) smaller. So we want to sell some of our things in a yard sale and give the money2. a children’s home.

(2)  We have already 3.(clear) out a lot of things from our bedrooms. We have decided to each sell five things that we no longer 4.(use). My son was quite sad at first. Although he has not played with his old toys 5. a long time, he still wanted6.(keep) them. For example, he has owned a train and railway set since his 7.(four) birthday, and he played with it almost every week until he was about seven. And he didn’t want to lose his toy monkey, either. He 8.(sleep) next to the monkey every night when he was a child. My daughter was more 9.(understand), although she also felt sad 10.(part) with certain toys.

Answer

1.to get

2.to

3.cleared

4.use

5.for

6.to keep

7.fourth

8.slept

9.understanding

10.to part

【解析】试题这是一篇记叙文，文章讲述了随着孩子越来越大东西越来越多，房子的空间也变得越来越小，为了赚一些钱以及让房子宽敞一些，“我”决定出售一些不常用的东西，虽然孩子们起初都很不舍。

1.句意：随着他们（孩子们）越来越大，我们的房子似乎越来越小。seem to do看起来似乎；get此处用作系动词，get smaller变得更小。根据句意结构和英文提示，可知填to get。

2.句意：所以我们想在院子里卖一些东西，把钱给一个儿童之家。give sth. to sb. 把某物给某人;根据句意语境和英文提示，可知填to。

3.句意：我们已经从卧室里清理了很多东西。clear out清除；have+过去分词，表示现在完成时结构；根据句意结构和英文提示，可知填cleared。

4.句意：我们决定每个人都卖五件我们不再使用的东西。no longer不再；that从句做things的后置定语，是定语从句，该从句缺谓语动词，主语we是复数人称，动词需用原形。根据句意结构和英文提示，可知填use。

5.句意：虽然他很久没有玩他的旧玩具了，但他仍然想保留它们。for a long time很长一段时间；根据句意语境和英文提示，可知填for。

6.句意：……但他仍然想保留它们。want to do想要做某事；根据句意语境和英文提示，可知填to keep。

7.句意：例如，他四岁生日后就拥有了一套火车和铁路设备。根据句意语境和英文提示，可知用four的序数词形式，故填fourth。

8.句意：当他还是个孩子的时候，他每天晚上都睡在猴子旁边。every night每一晚，用于一般过去时；根据句意时态和英文提示，可知填slept。

9.句意：我女儿更懂得理解。more更多的，修饰多音节形容词，是比较级的一种；根据句意语境和英文提示，可知填understanding。

10.句意：我女儿更懂得理解，虽然她也对某些玩具感到悲伤。不定式短语part with certain toys（与某些玩具分离）做补语；根据句意语境和英文提示，可知填to part。我女儿更理解，尽管她也很难过，因为她放弃了某些玩具。