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During the Warring States Period (战国时期), many states made changes to become stronger. One of the most ____1____ (success) changes was created by Shang Yang in Qin
Shang Yang worked out a set of ____2____ (plan). At first, these plans were not easily ____3____ (accept) because people didn’t believe in him.
To solve this problem, Shang Yang came ____4____ with an idea. He ordered his men to put a thin wooden pole (杆) at the south gate. Then he said anyone who took the pole to the north gate would ____5____ (receive) 10 gold pieces. The task was so easy ____6____ nobody believed it was true. They all thought Shang Yang was joking. After seeing that, Shang Yang said he would offer 50 gold pieces to anyone who did it.
And ____7____ (final), a man wanted to have a try. He put the pole on his shoulder and walked to the north gate. ____8____ his surprise, Shang Yang paid him 50 gold pieces.
The news spread across the capital. Soon, people were saying Shang Yang was a man of ____9____ (he) word. Then people ____10____ (follow) him without question. With his efforts, Qin ____11____ (become) the strongest of all the states.
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解析:选successful。这里需要一个形容词来修饰名词“changes”,“success”的形容词形式是“successful”,表示“成功的”,即“最成功的改变之一”。
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解析:选plans。“a set of”表示“一套;一组”,后面接可数名词复数形式,“plan”的复数是“plans”,即“一套计划”。
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解析:选accepted。主语“these plans”和动词“accept”之间是被动关系,即“计划被接受”,所以用被动语态“be + 过去分词”,“accept”的过去分词是“accepted”。
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解析:选up。“come up with”是固定短语,意为“想出;提出”,这里指商鞅想出一个主意。
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解析:选receive。“would”是情态动词,后面接动词原形,所以用“receive”,表示“将收到”。
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解析:选that。“so...that...”是固定结构,意为“如此……以至于……”,这里表示任务如此简单以至于没人相信是真的。
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解析:选finally。这里需要一个副词来修饰整个句子,“final”的副词形式是“finally”,表示“最后;终于”。
8.8.
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解析:选To。“to one’s surprise”是固定短语,意为“令某人惊讶的是”,这里指令他惊讶的是。
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解析:选his。“of one’s word”表示“守信用;说话算数”,这里用形容词性物主代词“his”修饰“word”,表示“他说话算数”。
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解析:选followed。根据上下文可知,这里描述的是过去发生的事情,用一般过去时,“follow”的过去式是“followed”。
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解析:选became。根据上文可知,这里描述的是过去的事情,用一般过去时,“become”的过去式是“became”。