短文填空练习一.ThemencametoLondonforholidays.Theycametoaverylargehoteland1____________inaroomontheforty-fifthfloor.Onedaythey2___________toatheatreandcame3___________tothehotelverylate.“I’msorry,”saidthewaiterofthehotel,“butourliftdoesn’tworktonight.”Oneof4_____________saidtohistwofriends,“wehaveto5___________uptoourroom.It’sverydifficult.IthinkIknowhowtomakeiteasier.Onourwaytotheroom,Ishalltellyou6______________jokes,johnwillsingussomesongs.ThenyouPeterwilltellussome7_________________stories.”Sotheybegantolivedwentbackthemwalksomeinterestingwalktowardtheirroom.Tomtoldthemmanyjokes.Johnsangsomesongs.Atlasttheycametothefortiethfloor.Theyweretiredand8______________tohavearest.“well,”saidTom,“Peter,willyoutellusa9_______________storywithasadend?”“Ishalltellyouasadstory,”saidPeter.“it’sshort,butitissadenough.Weleftkeyinthe10______________________roomjustnow.whatshallwedo?”decidedrealdownstairs二.Children’sschoolingischangingveryfasttoday.Inthepast,teachers1_____________childrensittingforhours.Theymadethemremember2____________kindsofthings.Inother3___________,thechildrenhadtogoonrepeatingthingsuntiltheyknewthem”byheart”.Today,manykeptdifferentwordsteacherswanttoknowifitis4____________tomakechildrenlearnall.Theysayyoucan5__________helpthemlearn.Theysayyoumustletchildrenlearnandfindoutthingsby6__________.Butforthesechildren,schoolisakindofprison(监狱).Theyarethereonlybecausetheir7___________makethemgo.Theygetoutoftheclassroomassoonastheteacherletsthem8_____________.Manyofthemwanttofindwork,butthelaw(法律)willnotletthemworkuntiltheyreachacertain9_____________.Andso,theyhavetostayinschool.Oftentheydonotlearnanythingatalland10___________everymoment.possibleonlythemselvesthemselvesleaveagehate三.Afamousricholdmanoncegavea1_______________atanAmericanuniversity.”I’mgoingtotellyouhowtolivealong,2___________lifeandhowtogetveryrich,”hesaid.“youcan’t3_________orsmoke.Butyouhavetogetupearlyeverymorning,workat4___________10hoursadayandsaveevery5___________sawell,”hesaid.Ayoungman6____________stoodup.“myfatherdidallthosethingsandyethe7____________averypoormanattheageofonly39.Howdoyou8_____________that?”heasked.Thericholdmanthoughtfora9_____________.“It’sverysimple.Hedidn’tdothemforlong10_______________,”heanswered.speech/lecturehealthydrinkleastpennyquicklydiedexplainmoment/minuteenough