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Unit 1 What’s the matter?
单元话题语法填空练习
(2021·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,并将答案填写在答题卷规定的位置上。
James, a boy of 12, was in the car with his mother, father, little sister Rose and little brother Mark. Suddenly, his father drove into a big stone. The family’s car fell down a hill into a river ____1____ went upside down.
James swam ____2____ a broken window and got out of the water. Then he saw the rest of his family were still in the car – in the water. He took a deep ____3____(breathe) and swam back to save them. James moved Mark to a safe place and then swam back to get Rose, who was still inside the car. James had to look for her seatbelt because he could not see anything. He took ____4____ seatbelt off, and then went up for air. ____5____(final), he went back to pull her out of the car. In the end, the whole family was saved. James’s father was badly hurt in the accident and was taken to a nearby hospital.
James’s mother Betty told CNN: “When I ____6____ (wake) up and looked around, I saw my husband ____7____ (lie) on the river bank. The car was under the river. All my children were in the car. I thought they were ____8____ (die). Then I saw James come up out of the water like a dolphin, and I could see that ____9____ (his) had Mark. I shouted across the river, “I’m so proud of you.”
James said: “I didn’t think about it and only knew I had to get them out. I was frightened, but it _____10_____ (be) all happening so quickly, and I didn’t really think about the danger.”
(2021·河北·魏县教师进修学校八年级期中)根据短文内容及所给提示,在文中的空白处填入一个恰当的单词。
On a cold January day, Jimmy and his father were skating ___11___ a lake. Suddenly the ice near Jimmy broke, and he ___12___ (fall) into the cold water. Jimmy’s father jumped into the water, but he couldn’t find Jimmy. Several ___13___ (minute) passed. The father still couldn’t find Jimmy. Some firemen (消防员)arrived. Twenty minutes later they find Jimmy and got him out of the water. Jimmy was not ___14___ (breath), and his heart was n