2024届高考英语外刊阅读天天练：语法填空专题十六

高考英语外刊阅读天天练：语法填空专题十六 1 Three pandas bid US goodbye Three giant pandas at the National Zoo in Washington, including a pair ____1__ came 23 years ago and their 3-year-old son, ___2_____(head) back to China on Wednesday, an "unbearable" moment for millions of their fans who have usually cited the bears ___3____ the reason to visit. At noon on Wednesday, before the steel and plexiglass crate that contains Xiao Qi Ji, the panda junior, was about ____4____(load) onto a FedEx plane at Dulles International Airport, the little one seemed to be waving his paws at the window, to the awe-struck fans who ____5___(follow) him from the Zoo. Three Zoo staffers, including assistant curator of giant pandas Laurie Thompson, along with a bonanza of the pandas' favorites: about 220 pounds of bamboo, eight pounds of leaf-eater biscuits, six pounds of apples, ____6_____even a pound of cooked squash. For Zoo visitors from the US capital and beyond, ____7____(say) good-bye to the pandas is not easy. "Dear Mei Xiang, Tian Tian, and Xiao Qi Ji - I have dreaded this post for quite a while, living in denial and hoping this day would somehow never come. Because saying goodbye to you is the ____8___(hard) thing I've ever had to do," wrote a Zoo-goer identified as DC Panda Girl. Brandie Smith, director of the Smithsonian's National Zoo, said that as the family of three departed for their new home in China, they've left behind a "tremendous" legacy in Washington DC. "It is exciting and humbling __10_____ people around the world have followed these pandas, shared in our joys and rooted for our success," Smith said. 【China Daily (November 9,2023)】 2 Living Heritage: Acupuncture Acupuncture, an ancient Chinese medical practice, ____1____(be) the remedy for countless patients for thousands of years. Before modern medicine came to life, ancient Chinese used stone tools ___2____(relieve) pain. Over time, this instinctual practice evolved into a comprehensive and profound medical system ____3____ sh