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期中专项复习——语法填空
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Last year, my brother and I went to Miami for a vacation. Some of my ___36___ (friend) who had been there before said it was a wonderful holiday destination. Before we went, we had planned for months. When the day came, we were ready.
After our plane landed, we went to the hotel. We had made our reservation six months___37___ (early), but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake. We ___38___ (tell) that our rooms hadn’t been reserved for that week, ___39___ for the week after. I didn’t understand ___40___ this would happen and my credit card had already been ___41___ (charge) for the reservation. What’s worse, the hotel had been fully hooked (吸引人的). When we were wondering what to do, the managercame out. She was surprisingly ___42___ (help). She apologized for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on the top floor. We had never stayed in such an ___43___ (amaze) room, and we weren’t charged extra.
The next day, my brother and I went to the beach ____44____ we watched some people play volleyball. We got a little sunburned, but the day had been so relaxing _____45_____ we didn’t mind.
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For more than 12 years, Pailin Chongchitnant has hosted the YouTube cooking show Hot Thai Kitchen. Chongchitnant’s recipes aim to offer a deeper understanding of the steps and the ingredients that make Thai cuisine so distinct. They also highlight the ___51___(culture) background of each dish. Chongchitnant weaves stories from her own life and childhood into each video. And the videos are resonating (共鸣)___52___ (wide).
While her love for food was always a ___53___ (drive) force,the road to Chongchitnant’s current position had some unexpected turns. She___54___ (grow) up in Southern Thailand,and when she was in high school,cable TV became available to her. She started to imagine what pursuing ___55___career in food could look like. Cooking shows ___56___ (host) by Jarmie Oliver and Nigella Lawson offered her a dream to be the host of her own cooking