中考英語短文填空題專門練習(xí)100篇(含答案)

中考英語短文填空題專門練習(xí)100篇(含答案)中考英語短文填空題專門練習(xí)100篇(含答案)中考英語短文填空題專門練習(xí)100篇(含答案)中考英語短文填空題專門練習(xí)100篇(含答案)編制僅供參考審核批準(zhǔn)生效日期地址：電話：傳真:郵編:初中英語填空題專練1Yesterdaymorning,LiHuagotupearlyand____1____breakfasthewenttoschool._____2_____hiswaytoschoolhesawsome____3____comingfromthe____4___ofahouse.“Theremustbesomethingon____5_____,”hethought.Thenhe___6____asfastashecouldtogetsomewater,afterashorttime,hecarriedabucketof___7____.Quicklyhepouredthewaterintothefire.Thesmokewasput___8_____.Tohissurprise,hesawanold____9____outofthewindow,withasmokeinhishand.HeshoutedatLiHua___10______,“Seewhatyouaredoing!Youbadboy!”1_________

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10_____________2Moreandmorepeopleare___1_____thelifewithcomputers.UsingcomputersyoucansendE-mail____2___andeasily.Youareabletosendaletterwithpicturesandsoundstosomeone___3____intheworldwithoutputtingastamp.E-mailcansenditsmessagetotheothersideoftheworld____4_____seconds.E-mailiseasytouseandit_____5___timeandmoney.Itserves(服務(wù))fortwenty-fourhours.Soitdoesn’tmatterifyourfriendsareinbedwhenyousendE-mailtothem,oryouareseeingafilmatthecinemawhentheysendE-mail____6____.Canyouimagine(想象)thefuturewithoutteachers____7_____computures

Studentswillteachthemselvesintheschoolsofthefuture.Computershelpstudentsdeveloptheirownwaysof____8___.Studentswillfollowthelearningprogrammesbylookingatonlinelibrariesand_____9____lessonsbyworld-classteachers.Iftheydon’tunderstandsomething,theywillaskotherstudentsonlineorE-mailtheirteachers.Computersarebecomingmoreandmore_____10_____indeed.1_________

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10_____________3Itiseasiertogodownhillthantoclimbuphill,soitiseasierto_____1____intobadhabits(習(xí)慣)thanintogoodones.Badhabitsdon’tcome___2_____.Theycomelittlebylittle(逐漸的)____3___peopledonotnotice(注意)theirdanger(危險(xiǎn)).Schoolboysfirstpickuplittle____4_____habitinschoolandonthestreets.Whentheycan’tfinishtheirlessons,theycopy(抄襲)fromtheir___5______.Iftheyseebiggerboys____6___,theyalsowanttolearntosmoke.Whentheygetbigger,thehabitsbecomeso___7_____thattheycannolongergetrideof___8___.Fromcopying,theyfallbehind,thentheylearntosteal,andsmokingisbadfortheir_______9___.Atlast,theybecomeworseandworse.Hownecessary(必要)itisthatwegetridofthebadhabitsinthe___10_____.1_________

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10_____________4Here’sapartofane-mail_____1______fromJoe,givingsome___2______tohissonincollege.”whenIwasyoung,Ioftenmet___3____”aboutwhattodoandwhatnottodo.Mygrandmothertoldmenotto____4____aboutthosethingsbecauseIonlydidthemonceayearoroncealifetime.____5_______,IshouldtrytodowellthosethingswhichIdoeveryday.Forexample,Ineedtoeateveryday,soIshouldlearnhowto____6____.Ineedtotalk____7_____,soIshouldlearnhowtoworkwith_______8____peopleandknowhowtospeakwell.Iwalkeveryday,somy____9___shouldbeallrightandknowcomfortable(舒服).EverynightIsleep,somybedshouldletmehaveagoodrest.Takingcareofthe___10____thingsmeansthatyoudoabetterjoboftheone-in-a-lifetimethingsaswell.”1_________

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10_____________5Thecomputerwasoneofthemostimportant_____1___oflastcentury.Thefirstcomputerwasaslargeasaroom.Nowsomecomputersareassmallastelevisionsets.Somecomputerscanevenmadesmaller___2_____abook.About20yearsago,thecomputerwasa____3___machineinchina,notmanypeopleunderstooditandsaidyestoit.Todaymuchofthatischanging.In1984,DengXiaoping___4____twopupilsworkingonthecomputersinShanghai,hesaidthatcomputerlessons_____5____startfromchild.Sotherewasthefirstcomputerbookformiddleschoolstudents.NowinShanghai_____6____allmiddleschoolshaveclassroomsforcomputercourses(課程).Someofthestudentsnowhavetheir___7______comptuersathome.Withthehelpofinternet,theycansendand________8_____messagesande-mails.Theycanlearnabouttheworldmore,quickly.Nowcomputersare____9____usedinbanks,factories,airportsandsoon.Thecomputercomingintoeveryone’s_____10____,soitisimportantforustolearnhowtouseacomputerfreely.1_________

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10_____________6Climbingamountainishardwork,butonestepafteranotherfinallybringsapersontothe_____1_____.Alongtheway,hecanstopandlook___2_____.Andthe______3____heclimbs,themorewonderfulhisview(視野)is.Ifhekeepsclimbing,hewillhaveanewworldbeforehim.Hewillhaveanewwayof___4______everything.Nowlearning_____5____languageissomethinglikeclimbingamountain.Thisnewlanguagecangiveyouanewviewoflife.Anditismorethanalookatthesurface(表面)ofthings.Itcanopenthewayintopeople’smindsandhearts,intoaculture(文化)very______6____fromtheoneofyourown.Thiswillmakeyouricher,____7_____inthingsthatmoneycan’tbuy.Eventhoughyouneversetfootonashiporaplane,youcanbeanarmchair___8_______throughbooks.Likethemountainclimberwhostopsnowandthento__9_____thesceneryaroundhim,everyonewhoisinterestedinreadingwillfind_____10____inbooksashefightsontolearnmoreandmoreofthatnewlanguage.1_________

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10_____________7Astormdroppedheavyrainsoncentralandsouthernpartsofchina.Theradiosaysthat___1_____theXiangjiangRiverinHunan,floodcausedbyterrible___2______inthepastweekskilled25peopleand13othersweremissing.TheChinesegovernmentwarnedsomepartsinYunnanandthecityofChongqingofpossibleheavyrainsoverthe____3_____fewdays.InChangsha,waterleversroseto38metersearlyMondaymorningabout3meters_____4_____thedangerlife.InGuangdong,at______5______21peoplehavebeenkilled,whilethreewere____6_____hurtand7wentmissing_______7___heavyfloodshitnorthernpartsbySaturday.ThecitiesofShaoguan,MeizhouandHeyuan_____8______hardesthitandmanypeoplewerelefthomeless(無家可歸)。About620millionyuanhasbeenlostinthefloods.ThelocalgovernmentofGuangdonghassentsomething_____9______toMeizhou,HeyuanandShaoguantohelppeoplewhohadlosthomesbuildtheir_____10______again.1_________

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10_____________8WhenMartinwasasmallboy,helivedinthealittletownofHoltham.Then,hethoughtthetownwasabig_____1_____.WhenMartinwentbacktoHolthamlastweek,hethought“it’sasmalltown!”Holthamhaschangedlittleduringthe____2____fortyyears.____3_____Martinhaschangedalot.Hehas____4____intoaman.Heisnowinhis_____5_______age.Histhoughtsareaman’sthoughts,andHeseesthingsthrougha____6______eyes.Martin___7_____inHolthamforfivehours,Hewalkedfromstreet_____8_______street.Hecouldseenofriends.WasHolthamthenatownofstrangersNo,Martinsuddenly______9_____ital,Onlyhe_____10____wasastrangerinthetown.1_________

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10_____________9Oneday,MarkTwain_____1_____hisfatherthathehad___2______theruleoftheschool.Accordingtotherule,hehadto___3______forfivedollarsorwas____4____beforethewholeschool.Hisfathersaiditwastoobadto_____5_____theirfamilyshamedinfrontofthewholeschool.His____6_____togiveMarkTwainfivedollarsto_____7____overtheteacher.Butbefore_____8______himthemoney,hegavehimagoodbeating.Ashe___9_____onebeatingathomeandhadgotusedofit,hedecidedto___10______anotherbeatingatschoolandkeptthefivedollars.Thusheearnedhisfirstbitofmoneyinhislife.1_________

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10_____________10Ioftenbytraintosome____1____ofinterest.ThissummerIdecidedtotakeatraintriptothecountryside.Igotonthetrainand____2______aseatbythewindow.Whenthebellrang,thetrainstartedmoving.Thetrainmovedalong_____3___andgraduallygained______4____.Wewentthroughanumberoftunnels,crossedsomebridgesandtraveledinthecountryside.Itwasa_____5_____dayandthesceneryoutsidewas______6_____.Therewerefieldseverywhere.Wecouldseefarmersworking____7_____inthefields.Somechildrenwhowereplayingundertreeswavedtousasthetrainwentby.Thetrain____8_____overabridgeunderwhichagroupofduckswereenjoyingthemselves.Theywerefrightenedbythenoiseofourtrainand__9_______off.Ilookedoutofthewindow,afterwhile,Iclosedmyeyesandstartedtomake___10______formynextholiday.1_________

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10_____________=11\*Arabic11Children’sschoolingischangingveryfasttoday.Inthepast,teachers_____1______childrensittingforhours.Theymadethemremember____2___kindsofthings.Inother______3_____,thechildrenhadtogoonrepeatingthingsuntiltheyknewthem”byheart”.Today,manyteacherswanttoknowifitis_____4_____tomakechildrenlearnatall.Theysayyoucan___5_____helpthemlearn.Theysayyoumustletchildrenlearnandfindoutthingsby____6____.Butforthesechildren,schoolisakindofprison(監(jiān)獄).Theyarethereonlybecausetheir_______7_______makethemgo.Theygetoutoftheclassroomassoonastheteacherletsthem_____8_______.Manyofthemwanttofindwork,butthelaw(法律)willnotletthemworkuntiltheyreachacertain___9______.Andso,theyhavetostayinschool.Oftentheydonotlearnanythingatalland___10_____everymoment.1_________

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10_____________ThemencametoLondonforholidays.Theycametoaverylargehoteland___1_____inaroomontheforty-fifthfloor.Onedaythey__2______toatheatreandcame____3____tothehotelverylate.“I’msorry,”saidthewaiterofthehotel,“butourliftdoesn’tworktonight.”O(jiān)neof_____4______saidtohistwofriends,“wehaveto_____5__uptoourroom.It’sverydifficult.IthinkIknowhowtomakeiteasier.Onourwaytotheroom,Ishalltellyou_____6____jokes,johnwillsingussomesongs.ThenyouPeterwilltellussome____7_______stories.”Sotheybegantowalktowardtheirroom.Tomtoldthemmanyjokes.Johnsangsomesongs.Atlasttheycametothefortiethfloor.Theyweretiredand_____8___tohavearest.“well,”saidTom,“Peter,willyoutellusa____9______storywithasadend?”“Ishalltellyouasadstory,”saidPeter.“it’sshort,butitissadenough.Weleftkeyinthe__10_____roomjustnow.whatshallwedo?”1_________

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10_____________Manypeopleliketoplay_____1_______.Hereisone.Itmakeyourclassmates______2____.Anditis____3_____,too.Forthistrickyouneedafive-fencoinandapieceofpaper.Onthepaperdrawa____4_____smallerthanthecoin.Thencutoutthelittlecircleyoudrewjustnow.nowgivethepaperandcointooneofyourfriends.Askhimorherto___5_______throughtheholebutdonotgetthepaper_______6_______.Ofcourseheorshecan’tdoit.Thenaskyourfriendtogiveyoubackthepaperandthecoin,andtellhimthatyouwillshowhim_____7______todothetrick.Putyourfingerthroughtheholeandpushthecoin_____8_____yourfinger.Itwillbe___9_______toyouhavepushedthecoin____10___theholeinthepaper!1_________

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10_____________Abeewenttoarivertodrink.Asitwas_____1_____,thebeewascarriedawaybytherunningwater.Akindbirdsawthatthebeewasindanger.Itpickedaleafoffthetreeandthrewitintothe____2_____infrontofthebee.Thebeeclimbedontotheleaf,anditwas_____3____safelytotheland.Thebee___4_____thebirdalotandthenflewaway.Notlong_______5___that,abirdwassittingonthebranchofthetree.Itdidnot_____6___amanwasshooting(射擊)atit.Butbeesaw_____7___themanwasdoing.Soitflew__8_____theman’seyeandstung(刺)him.Thepain(疼痛)intheman’seyewasso____9_____thathewasnotabletoshootthebird,andthebirdflewaway.Inthis_________,thebee,whoselifehadbeensavedbythebird,wasabletosavelifeofthebird.1_________

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10_____________Oncea____1______GermanwritervisitedJapan,hewas______2_____togivealecture____3_____ofstudents.Mostofthemcouldn’t_______4___spokenGerman,sohehadtohaveaninterpreter(口譯)。_____5______hislecturehetoldanamusingstory.Thestorywentto_____6________forquitealongtime.AtlasthestoppedtolettheinterpretertotranslatethelongstoryintoJapanese.Hewas____7______whenthemandidthisinfewseconds.Whentheman______8_____translatingit,allstudentslaughed______9_____.ThewriterwonderedwhatasimplelanguageJapanesewas.Afterthelecture,thewriterthankedtheinterpreterforhisgoodworkandthensaidtohim,“nowpleasetellmehowyoutranslatedthatlongstoryof_____10____intosuchashortJapaneseone

”“Ididn’ttellthestoryatall,”theinterpreteransweredwithasmile,“thewell_-knownwriterhasjusttoldafunnystory,youwillalllaugh,please.”1_________

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10_____________Afamousricholdmanoncegavea_____1______atanAmericanuniversity.”I’mgoingtotellyouhowtolivealong,_____2______lifeandhowtogetveryrich,”hesaid.“youcan’t______3____orsmoke.Butyouhavetogetupearlyeverymorning,workat____4______10hoursadayandsaveevery______5___sawell,”hesaid.Ayoungman____6______stoodup.“myfatherdidallthosethingsandyethe______7____averypoormanattheageofonly39.howdoyou_____8_____that

”heasked.Thericholdmanthoughtfora___9____.“It’sverysimple.Hedidn’tdothemforlong____10______,”heanswered.1_________

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10_____________Awomansawthreeoldmensittinginherfrontyard.Shesaid,”Idon’tthinkIknowyou,butyoumustbe___1____.pleasecomeinandhavesomethingtoeat.”“wedonotgointoahousetogether,”theyansweredatthe____2______time.“____3_______isthat?”shewantedtoknow.Oneoftheoldmenexplained,“his___4_____iswealth,thisissuccess,andIamlove.”Thenheadded(補(bǔ)充),“nowgoinanddiscusswithyourhusband____5______oneofusyouwantinyourhome.”Thenthewomenwentinandtoldherhusband_______6___theoldmansaid.herhusbandsaid,”let’sinvitewealth,lethimcomeand________7________ourhomewithwealth!”hiswifeagreed.Thenthedaughtersaid,”wouldn’titbe_8_______toinvitelove

Ourhomewillthenbe_____9___withlove!”“allright,”saidthefather.Sothewomanwentoutandasked,“whichoneofyouislove

pleasecomeinandbeourguest.”lovegotupandstartedwalkingtowardsthehouse.Theothertwoalsogotupand____10______him.Thewomanwas____11_________andaskedwealthandsuccess,”I_____12_____invitedlove.Whyareyoucomingin?”thethreeoldmenansweredtogether,”ifyouhadinvitedwealth_____13__success,theothertwoofuswouldhavestayout.But_____14_____youinvitedlove,wherehegoes,wegowithhim,whereverthereislove,_______15________isalsowealthandsuccess!”1_________

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15_____________SupposeyouaregoingtoBostonandyouhave_____1_____visitedthecitybefore.Ifsomeonetellsyouaboutthe___2_______placesinthiscity,you____3________togetsomeideaofwhatyouwillsee.Butyoudon’thavea________4_______ideaofwheretheseplacesareorofhowtofindthem.However,ifsomeonehasamapofthecityand____5_______youthemainroadsandbuildings,youmaysay,“oh,nowI___6____icanfindmywaywithnotroubleatall.”workinginmathsissomewhatliketryingtofindyourway____7_______anewcity.Perhapsinproblemsthewordsmaytellyousomethingsandyouhaveheardaboutthem,butyoucan’tseeanyclearroad____8___theanswers.Maybeyouneedtohaveakindofmapofthe____9____roadsinmathstohelpyoufindyourway.Explorewhatgoesoninmaths,andtryyourbesttofindthemainroads.Theywillleadyoutoanswers.Ifyoucanfindtheroadmap,themathsproblemswillbe___10_______workedout.1_________

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10_____________CananimalsbemadetoworkforpeopleSomescientiststhinkthatonedayanimalsmaybetrainedtodoanumberofsimplejobs____1_____.ofpeople.Theysaythatatacircus,forexample,wemayseeelephants,monkeys,dogs,bears,orotheranimalsdoing_____2_______skillfullthings.perhapsyouhaveseenthemontvorinafilm.Ifyouwatchclosely,youmayfindthattrainers___3_____theanimalssomesugar_____4____apieceoffruitasreward.Thescientistssaythatmany_______5______animalsmaybetrainedtodoalotofsimplethingsiftheyknowtheywillgetareward____6____doingthat.Ofcourse,asweknow,dogscanbetrainedtoguardahouse,andsoldiersinbotholdandmodern______7____have_____8_____geesetogivewarningby___9_____alotofnoisewhenanenemycomesnear.Andalsoitmaybepossibletotrainanimalstoworkinfamiliesor______10_____.1_________

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10_____________Withthe____1________ofthematerialprosperity,advertisementhavebecomemoreandmore____2_____inourdailylife.Advertisementsgivethe________3______informationaboutproducts.Iftherewerenoadvertising,consumerscouldnot____4______aboutgoodsintherenearbyshops.Advertisementshelpsellatabiggermarket.Therefore,asmoregoodsaresold,theyarecheaper.Advertisementalsoprovides________5____fornewspapers,magazines,radioandTVstations,etc.buttherearealsosomeopinions_____6____advertising.Somepeoplethinkthatadvertisementsdonotgivemuchinformationbutonlytryto____7_____youtobuy.Theycreateademandforgoodsthatarenot______8_____needed.Besides,advertisingaddstothepriceofgoods.Actually,everycoin______9____twosides.Advertisingiswithoutexception.Butintoday’sworld,advertisingisnotonlynecessary,butalso_______10_____.1_________

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10_____________Westerncountrymusicisveryold.ItcamefromtheUnitedStates,Canada,Ireland,andGreatBritain.Westerncountrymusicisamixtureofmusicfromallofthese__________1_____.IntheAmericanwest,cowboyshadtotakecareofthecattle.Theyhadtowatchthemalldayandallnightbecausethecattle______2_____nervousandsometimesranaway.Acowboy’slifewas______3____anddangerous.Whenhewasaloneinthedesertwiththecattle,he____4______strongcoffeetostayawakeatnight.Hesangaboutthe_____5______andthemoon,abouthisfamilyandhisfriends.Thecattlelistenedtothecowboyandwentto________6___.Theydidnotrunawayifhesangbeautifulmusic.Thecowboysalsosangmusicthey________7________totown.Sometimestheyplayedeitherguitarsorharmonicas(口琴)。Later,theyusedviolinsandotherinstruments(樂器)。IntheAmericansouth,manypeoplecamefromIreland,Scotland;otherpeoplecamefromFrance,Canada.They___8______theirownkindofmusic.Theyalsoadded(添加)instrumentsfromtheirhomes.WhentheyvisitedtheirfriendsandfamiliesonholidayslikeChristmas,theyusuallysangandplayedcountrymusic.Westerncountrymusicdescribes(描述)life.It___9___________aboutlove,jobsandmoney.Peopleinmanypartsoftheworldlikewesterncountrymusicbecauseeveryoneknowssomethingabouttheseideas.Also,manywesterncountrymusicfanswearwestern____10_____anddancetogethertowesterncountrymusic.1_________

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10_____________Ican’trememberwhenI_____1_____inlovewithmusic.MaybeithappenedwhenIwasfeelingbluesometimelongago.Ican’ttellyouexactlyhowmusic_____2_____mefeelbetter.ButwhenIlistentomusic,especiallylightmusic,itmakesmefeelcalmandpeaceful.NowIamlisteningtoasong_____3_____moonriver.Itreallyisafantasticsong.Itinspired(激勵(lì))metowritethisarticle.Ididn’tlikethissongatthe______4______,but_____5___founditsslowmelody(旋律)and______6_______lyrics（曲調(diào)）deeplytouching(感人的).“Oh,dreammaker,youheartbreaker.Whereveryou’regoingI’mgoingyourway.Twodrifters(流浪者)offtoseetheworld.There’ssuchalotofworldtosee.”Yes.____7______thereisalongwaytogofordrifterandmaybetherearemanytroublesahead,heseems_____8____ofnothing.Ilikemusic.Musicremindsmethathumanbeingshavealotincommon_____9________ifcomefromdifferentcountriesorbackgrounds,becauseweallhavethesamefeelingor________10_______ofmelodiesandwords.1_________

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10_____________23WhiletravelinginRussia.EdJacksonranshortof(缺少)money.Sohewrote______(1)hisbrother,askingfor$500."Sendthe________(2)bytelegram(電報(bào))tothebank(銀行)here."hewrote.AfteraweekEdbegan________(3)thebank.He________(4)hispassport(護(hù)照)tothebankclerk(職員)."Nothinghascomeforyou,MrJackson."hewastold.Thiswent________(5)forthreeweeks,andMrJacksongotvery___(6),hephonedhisbrother,asking__________(7)themoneywas.Thebrothersaidithadbeensentthreeweeks________(8).ThateveningEdJacksonwasarrested(被捕)forfailingto_________(9)hishotelbill(帳單).Hetriedtotellthepolicewhathisproblemwas,butnoonewouldbelievehim.Atlasthewas________(10)tothepolicestationforfifteen.1_________

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10_____________heprogramsSunXiaomeihosts(主持)mightbeamongtheshortestonCCTV.“onScreen_____1_____week”isonceaweekfor15minutes.And“TVYou,HeandI”comesfor5minuteseachtimetoo.“___2______theseprogramsareshort,Ihavemany___3_______tomakethemlivelyfortheaudience,”shesaid.Sunwas___4_______inmusicinherchildhood(童年).Sheplayedtheviolinsincetheageof5untilshefinishedmiddleschool.Atfirstherfatherwantedherto______5______amusicschool,however,16-year-oldSunXiaomeibecamea_____6______inBeijingBroadcastingCollege(北京廣播學(xué)院).Sunlovesherjobasahostess(女主持人)verymuch.Sheplays______7________attentionto(注意)learningfromhercomrades,especiallyZhaoZhongxiang.WhenZhaohosted”TheAnimalWorld”,Sunwould_______8_____besidehimtolearn.”IamsurewhenIamseenbyhundredsof_____9_____ofaudiencesontheweekend,Icanmakefriendswiththem________10____mywarmandeasytalk,”shesaid.1_________

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10_____________Travelingtoallcornersoftheworldgetseasierandeasier,buthowwelldowedoknowand______1_______eachother____2______atfouro’clock,whattimeshouldyou___3__yourforeignbusinessfriendstocome

IftheyareGerman,theywill___4______ontime.IftheyareAmerican,they’llprobablybe15minutesearly.IftheyareBritish,they’llbe15minuteslate.TheBritishseemedtothinkthatsincetheEnglish______5____waswidelyusedintheworld,whattheydidwascertaintobewidelyunderstood.Very_____6____theywerecompletelywrong.For___7______,theBritisharehappytohaveabusinesslunchanddiscussmatterswithadrinkduringthemeal.ButtheJapanese_____8_____nottoworkwhileeating.Lunchisatimeforthemtorelaxandgettoknow____9_____other,andtheydon’tdrinkatlunch.TheGermanliketotalkbusiness___10_____dinner.TheyFrenchliketoeatfirstandtalkafterwards.Theyhavetobewellfedandwateredbeforetheydiscussanything.1_________

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10_____________Ayoungmanwasgoingtospendhisholidayinamountainvillage.Thatnighthe___1______atasmallhotelneartherailwaystation._______2_______goingtobed,hewenttotheownerofthehotelandsaid,“Excuseme,sir.Willyouplease_____3______meupataquartertofivetomorrowmorning?”“I’lltakefiveo’clock___4_____.”“Oh,sorry,”theownersaid____5_____ahurry.“I’mafraidIcan’t.Iwon’tbeabletogetup_____6____early.”Themanwasabouttoreturntohis____7_____whenhestoppedandasked,”Haveyougotanalarmclock_

___8____itcanhelpme.”yes,hereyouare,youngman.”Theyoungmanthankedtheownerhappily.Butwhenhelookedatth