叶检生
I. 根据课文内容,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Li Daiyu and her cousin were on a trip to Canada. They decided to fly and then take the train rather than 1. ________ (go) by air all the way. After arriving at the airport in Vancouver, they
2. ________ the cross Canada train to Vancouver, a city 3. ________ (surround) by Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. The coast north of Vancouver has some of 4. ________ oldest and most beautiful forests in the world. It is so wet there that the trees are 5. ________ (extreme) tall, some 6. ________ (measure) over 90 metres. That afternoon aboard the train, they settled down in their seats. When they crossed the Rocky Mountains, they managed 7. ________ (catch) sight of some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle. Their next stop was Calgary, 8. ________ is famous for the Calgary Stampede. Cowboys from all over the world come 9. ________ (compete) in the Stampede. Many of them have a gift 10. ________ riding wild horses and can win thousands of dollars in prizes. Then they reached Thunder Bay, a city at the top of the Great Lakes, and learned even more about Canada and its 11. ________ (nature) resources.
They knew 12. ________ had come to Canada, for they had seen red maple trees and the
13. ________ on the ground. At the top of the CN Tower, they saw the misty cloud that
14. ________ from the great Niagara Falls. 15. ________ was a pity that they couldn't go as
16. ________ as Ottawa. The train arrived 17. ________ Montreal the next morning. They found Montreal was a 18. ________ (French, speak) city because there were signs and ads in French. They spent the afternoon in lovely shops and visited 19. ________ (art) in their workplaces
20. ________ the St Lawrence River.
II. 單句语法填空。
1. The two girls sat on the soft grass, ________ (chat) with each other about their ideal universities.
2. The beach is ________ easy reach of the hotel, so you can go there on foot after supper.
3. The audience were greatly ________ (impress) with her sweet voice and couldn't help applauding.
4. When Tony found himself ________ (surround) by several big boys, he felt quite terrified.
5. Qingdao is a beautiful coastal city and also one of the most important ________ (harbor) in China.
6. They caught a lot of fish last night, some ________ (measure) as long as 1.5 metres.
7. Your mother told me about your success in your career, and I'm very ________ (please) to hear about it.
8. His car knocked into the tree. Fortunately, he just got ________ (slight) injured.
9. Bill Gates is one of the ________ (wealthy) people in the world and often helps those in need.
10. It's reported that ________ (approximate) 60,000 people filled the stadium to watch the match.