广东省佛山市顺德区2021-2023年三年中考一模英语试题分类汇编：短文填空

广东省佛山市顺德区2021-2023年三年中考一模英语解析版试题分类汇编 短文填空 2023年广东省佛山市顺德区中考一模英语试题 五、短文填空（本大题共10小题，每小题15分，共15分） 请阅读下面短文，在所给的每个空格中填入一个形式正确、意义相符的单词，并将答案写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。 Jane’s brother Steve’s 9th birthday was just two weeks away. She wanted to buy a new basketball ____41____ him. The basketball Steve played with was getting old. Jane saved some money but not ____42____ to afford a basketball. And she didn’t want to ask money from her parents. She decided to see if her neighbors had any odd jobs (零工) she could do for them. She picked up her courage ____43____ went to Mrs. Wilson’s house next door. “I will wash your car for a dollar,” she said. Mrs. Wilson told ____44____ to go ahead and wash the car. Jane also cleaned Mrs. Wilson’s yard and swept her sidewalk (行道) for two dollars. Jane ____45____ the Steeles’ dog after washing it. Each job was different, and Jane worked very ____46____. She was quite tired at night and slept like a bear in winter. Little by little, Jane ____47____ enough money for the basketball. Two days before Steve’s birthday, Jane was given the last dollar she needed and went to the store. When she bought the basketball, Jane proudly ____48____ for it. When Steve opened the____49____ from his sister on his birthday and saw the new basketball, he was moved to tears. “Now I know _____50_____ you worked so hard in the past few days!” he said, “You’re the best sister ever!” Jane was glad. All of her efforts paid off. 2022年广东省佛山市顺德区中考一模英语试题 五、短文填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分） 请阅读下面这篇文章，在所给的每个空格中填入一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。 One day, five people were waiting for an interview in a room of a company. They couldn’t use the phone or the Internet inside the room, ____36____ could do whatever they liked. On the first day, ____37____ of the five people were excited. They were talking about their bright future loudly. Until five o’clock in the afternoon, ____38____ was no interview. On the second day, they came again ____39____ the interview. But to their surprise, there was still no ____40__