专题二 语法填空专项练（一）-2022-2023学年初中英语人教版八年级下册

专题二 语法填空 Bing Dwen Dwen, the cute mascot (吉祥物) of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, has been selling like hotcakes. Why is the ice-glazed panda so popular? What are the ideas behind its design? Professor Cao Xue, who is in charge of the design team, told us the story. Cao Xue 1 (clear) remembers the exciting day of September 17th, 2019. “That day our design was 2 (choose) as the mascot of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. We were 3 excited that we jumped up with joy.” After 4 (discuss), the mascot got a new name — “Bing Dwen Dwen”. Bing Dwen Dwen is a panda with its full-body “shell” (壳) made out of ice. Cao said 5 idea came from traditional Chinese snack “ice-sugar gourd”, also known 6 tanghulu. In order to make the panda look more pleasant, Cao and his team members 7 (fly) to Sichuan Province to watch pandas. They found that the ratio (比例) of a baby panda’s head to body is different 8 that of an adult panda’s, making them 9 (cute) and more playful. So they improved the image based on the baby panda. As for Bing Dwen Dwen’s popularity, Cao said he expected (预料) it to be popular, 10 did not expect it to become so popular. “Its ice shell is cold, but the image looks warm and lovely. I believe this kind of warmth can be something everybody feels,” said Cao. Early in the morning, at noon, or in the evening you can see 11 (American) running. Men and women, young and old run—along the beaches of California, through Central Park in New York, down quiet streets in small towns or at the gym. Some people even run in their living rooms. Running wasn’t so popular in the past. In the 1960s, runners were mostly athletes and 12 (health), strong people. When people 13 (see) them, they used to ask, “Hey, what’s the hurry?” or they might say to 14 (they), “Are they crazy?” At that time, women almost never ran. If they did, they might be laughed 15 . But today all the