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Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark
单元话题语法填空练习
(2023·浙江温州·统考中考真题)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的词,或填入括号中所给单词的适当形式。
Tina is a thirteen-year-old middle school student. Last year, she went to 1 summer school in France and stayed with a local family, the Truffauts.
At first, things didn’t go well 2 she couldn’t speak French. Simple things like finding the right bus stop became big problems. The Truffauts helped her a lot and treated her like part of the family. They played 3 (game) and shared traditional food with her. Tina was helpful as well. She did some housework with the family every day. On the weekend, she 4 (join) a community club and did volunteer work. For most of the time, she used body language to communicate. People showed 5 (they) thanks with smiles and she would always smile back. Language was not a problem 6 her any more. As a new member of the club, Tina 7 (invite) to have parties with the other members. Day by day, she made more friends. Tina began 8 (love) her new life. “A smile is a second language we were born to speak. It is also the best gift I have got,” she often said 9 (proud).
Smiles and a helping hand can always make people 10 (close) than a language can.
(2023·湖南怀化·统考中考真题)阅读下面的短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Many people often leave their hometowns to work in the cities. Zhang Bin, 11 46-year-old man from Huaihua, is one such person. He 12 (work) in a shoe factory in Wenzhou. He 13 (real) misses his hometown.
More and more hometowns are developing 14 (fast) than before. Large hospitals and new schools are built. There are many new roads and 15 (bridge). This has made traveling between villages 16 cities much easier. Thanks to the new roads around his village, Zhang Bin will now be able 17 (open) an online shop that sells delicious food from his hometown.
Zhang Bin thinks the changes 18 (be) great in his hometown. He is very h