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Dear Li Ming,
How are you? My name is Mary. I’ve been looking forward to ___1___ a pen pal for a long time now. I hope we can become great ___2___!
Ever since I got your name and address from my teacher, Mrs. Brown, I have been thinking about ___3___ to write. First, I thought of telling ___4___ what it’s like to go to school here in London. But then, I thought you could ___5___ London on the internet and read about it yourself. And then I had the idea to tell you about my family, but I realized that the story of my little brother losing a tooth ___6___ the time we got a new kitten might be kind of boring. After that, I thought about asking you questions about what it’s like to live ___7___ Gansu, but I was afraid you might think my questions were ___8___.
I guess I can tell you ___9___ about myself. In fact, you’ve probably already learned one thing about me. I ____10____ have a hard time making up my mind! I hope you will write me back anyway.
Sincerely,
Mary
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解析:选having。句意:我盼望有一个笔友已经很久了。此空位于look forward to后,应用动名词作宾语,结合选词可知have“有”的动名词having符合语境,故填having。
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解析:选friends。句意:我希望我们能成为好朋友!根据“pen pal”可知希望对方和成为朋友,friend“朋友”,可数名词,此处应用复数,故填friends。
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解析:选what。句意:自从我从我的老师布朗夫人那里得到你的名字和地址后,我就一直在考虑写些什么。此处应该是“疑问词+动词不定式”的结构,结合选词可知what“什么”符合,故填what。
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解析:选you。句意:首先,我想告诉你在伦敦上学是什么感觉。根据“First, I thought of telling...what it’s like ”可知是告诉对方,应用第二人称you,故填you。
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解析:选look up。句意:但后来,我觉得你可以在网上查一下伦敦,自己读一下。根据“I thought you could...London on the internet and read about it”可知是指上网查询一下伦敦,look up“查阅”,动词短语,could后加动词原形,故填look up。
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解析:选or。句意:然后我想告诉你我的家庭,但我意识到我弟弟掉牙的故事或者我们养了一只新小猫的故事可能有点无聊。根据“I realized that the story of my little brother losing a tooth...the time we got a new kitten might be kind of boring.”结合选词可知,两句话之间是选择关系,应用or“或者”,故填or。
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解析:选in。句意:在那之后,我想问你在甘肃生活是什么样的,但我担心你会认为我的问题很傻。根据“ what it’s like to live...Gansu”可知此处是固定短语live in“居住”,故填in。
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解析:选silly。句意:在那之后,我想问你在甘肃生活是什么样的,但我担心你会认为我的问题很傻。此空应填形容词作表语,结合选词silly“愚蠢的”符合语境,故填silly。
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解析:选a little。句意:我想我可以介绍一下我自己。根据“I guess I can tell you...about myself.”结合选项可知a little“一点”符合语境,故填a little。
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解析:选sometimes。句意:我有时很难下定决心!此空应填作状语的词,结合选词可知sometime“有时候”符合语境,故填sometimes。