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Unit 1 Helping those in need
单元话题语法填空练习
(2022·广东深圳·八年级期中)阅读下面短文,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
When I was young, I liked to do voluntary (志愿的) work. Once I gave out water to the ___1___ (runner) in a competition in our city. I was happy ___2___ (see) them passing by and quickly taking a bottle of water. Seeing them, I thought maybe I could play a role in the competition, too! Then the next year I joined in the competition, ___3___ I just hoped I could finish the race. ___4___ the day of the competition, it was very hot. After ___5___ (run) for about 5 miles, I was so tired that I decided I would never do this again. The first 5 miles was pretty hard to me. I jogged (慢跑) and walked. At times, I didn’t know if I could finish.
Near the end, ___6___ 70-year-old man appeared. He ran very fast. I ___7___ (feel) a little embarrassed (尴尬的), because I was about 50 years ___8___ (young) than him, but I couldn’t even keep up with him. At that time, I knew that I should never give up the new things I tried. As I reached the end, I ___9___ (be) happy. The old man set a good example to _____10_____ (I). I didn’t regret (后悔) having such an experience. I learned a lot from that competition.
(2022·广东深圳·八年级期末)阅读下面短文,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号所给词语的正确形式填空。
These days, people often donate blood, but do you know that you can also donate your organs in order ___11___ (save) lives?
Every year, ___12___ (million) of people all over the world die in hospital while they are waiting for organs. Ordinary people like you can ___13___ (easy) help change this. You can help save ___14___ (life) by ___15___ (become) an organ donor when you die.
Organ transplants(器官移植) ___16___ (has) a long history. The first successful transplant was in 1954. And organ transplants have a high success rate(成功率) today.
Some patients need new hearts, for example. Their hearts are no ___17___ (long) strong enough to keep sending blood around the body, and without an organ transplant, they have only a few weeks or months left. Ho