It was nine on a cold winter night. I hurried to go home from work on my bike.
While I was waiting for the green light by the side of the road. ____1____ old man waved and walked towards me. I felt a little nervous. He said ____2____ (slow), “Excuse me, Could you please help me?” I looked at him up and down. He looked about seventy years old. He took out ten yuan and said, “You see the old lady over there? She ____3____ (sell) baked sweet potatoes. Could you just take the money and buy one ____4____ her?” He pointed at the woman about fifty ____5____ (meter) away.
“But ____6____ don’t you buy it yourself?” I was puzzled (困惑). The old man continued, “That old lady is my wife and it’s her ____7____ (one) day to sell baked sweet potatoes. She forgot to take gloves with her. I know she can’t stand the cold because her legs hurt, too. She told me there was only one sweet potato left and that she wouldn’t go home until all the sweet potatoes were sold out. I’m very ____8____ (worry) about her.”
At that time, I ____9____ (understand) everything. I felt really warm and moved. Without ____10____ (take) the money, I rode fast to the old lady and bought the last sweet potato.
1.1.
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解析:选An。此处需要一个冠词修饰“old man”,且在句首,“old”以元音音素开头,因此用“An”。
2.2.
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解析:选slowly。括号内给出的是形容词“slow”,但此处修饰动词“said”,需要用副词形式“slowly”。
3.3.
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解析:选is selling。根据上下文,老妇人正在卖烤红薯,表示正在进行的动作,用现在进行时“is selling”。
4.4.
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解析:选from。根据上下文,老人让作者从老妇人处买烤红薯,用介词“from”。
5.5.
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解析:选meters。表示距离的单位“米”是可数名词,且前面有“fifty”,因此用复数形式“meters”。
6.6.
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解析:选why。根据上下文,作者对老人不自己买红薯感到困惑,因此用疑问词“why”。
7.7.
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解析:选first。括号内给出的是“one”,但此处表示“第一天”,需要用序数词“first”。
8.8.
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解析:选worried。括号内给出的是动词“worry”,但此处需要用形容词形式“worried”作表语,表示“担心的”。
9.9.
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解析:选understood。根据上下文,作者在那一刻明白了老人的用意,用过去式“understood”。
10.10.
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解析:选taking。介词“without”后接动名词形式“taking”。