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选择性必修二Unit 4 Reading and Thinking 课文语法填空
SEEING THE TRUE NORTH VIA RAIL:
VANCOUVER AND THE HEART OF CANADA
Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian went to Canada __________(visit) their cousins in Halifax ____ the Atlantic coast. Rather than travel by __________(commerce) airline all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train. For both of them, the thought of ______ (cross) the whole country by rail was __________(excite).
Before starting out, they spent a couple of days in Vancouver, _______(see) the __________(sight). During their first day, __________ is typical of Vancouver, it rained. ______ the weather, they were able to take a boat ride out into the bay, and later visit an island __________ had wonderful shops selling crafts and antiques. The next day was clear and mild, and they were pleased to see the beautiful mountains __________(look) out over the city. Later they took a pleasant hike in a forest just a short distance away.
The next morning, the two girls __________(arise) early to take the train to Lake Louise, passing through the Canadian Rockies. __________(see) from the train window, the mountains and forests of Canada looked __________(mass). When the train arrived ______ the station, they took a taxi to Lake Louise where the blue water literally took their breath away with its __________(exception) beauty. They spent the night, and then took a coach bound north through the Canadian Rockies to Jasper. __________(look) at the beautiful scenery, they both agreed that it was the most awesome journey __________they had ever taken. In addition to __________(see) spectacular mountain peaks and forests, one highlight of their trip was being able to see many different creatures, ________ (include) deer, mountain goats, and even a grizzly bear and __________ eagle.
From Jasper, they caught the train towards Toronto. One of the train’s first stops was in Edmonton, the provincial capital of Alberta, the centre of Canada’s huge oil and gas drilling industry. Edmonton is __________(freeze) cold in winter, with daily temperatures __________(average) -10 °C. _______ it can be too cold _____(go) outdoors, Edmonton is home to many __________(shop) malls. In fact, one of the largest shopping malls in North America is in Edmonton.
From Edmonton, the train __________(head) southeast across the great Canadian Prairie. At school, Daiyu and Liu Qian had learnt that Canada’s population is only slightly over thirty-seven million. However, they did not anticipate __________(see) such an open country, and were __________(true) amazed. They went through two wheat-growing provinces, __________ they saw a bunch of farms that covered a very large area.
After another day on the train, eventually they were back in __________ urban area, the city of Winnipeg. From there, they travelled through the night, and woke up in Ontario — a land of forests and lakes. The train __________(thunder) on, through the rolling hills. The bushes and maple trees outside their windows were red, gold, and orange, and there was frost on the ground, __________ (confirm) that autumn had arrived in Canada. Night came again, and the train turned south towards Toronto. When they woke up __________ next morning and pulled back the curtains, they could see the wide stretch of Lake Huron — one of the four Great Lakes on Ontario’s southern border. It was not until 9: 30 a.m. __________ they finally reached the capital of Ontario, Toronto. All in all, their trip from Vancouver to Toronto had taken __________ duration of four days.
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