四、完形填空
"Poor Grandma! I wish we could do something to cheer her up," Amy said to her brother Mark.
Grandma had fallen and broken her
1. The doctor said she would be in bed for six weeks. Grandma was very active and loved to
2 in her garden, so she would not like to sit in her chair waiting for her leg to become well again.
"I have an idea," said Mark. "I saw some pictures of terrariums (栽培盆) in a magazine. Terrariums are little indoor gardens that can be
3 in glass bottles. Let's make a terrarium for Grandma, so she can enjoy a garden in her house."
Amy agreed, so the two of them found the magazine which told them
4 to make a terrarium and showed it to their mother. She said that a terrarium would be a perfect
5 for Grandma. She helped Amy and Mark find a large, clear glass bottle. After a trip to the garden shop to buy the materials, they began to
6 the terrarium.
First, they put some drainage materials (排水材料) at the bottom of the bottle. This would keep the soil from getting too
7. Next, they added some dark, rich soil.
Now they were ready to add the plants. Amy had chosen two plants at the garden shop. To make the terrarium even more
8, Amy placed rocks of different colours and bright green moss (苔藓) around the plants.
9, they watered the plants.
When Amy and Mark showed Grandma her new terrarium, she was so pleased. Now she had a beautiful little
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to enjoy right inside her home.
(
) 1. A. arm
B. teeth
C. leg
D. hand
(
) 2. A. rest
B. read
C. drink
D. work
(
) 3. A. hidden
B. hung
C. grown
D. tied
(
) 4. A. how
B. where
C. what
D. when
( ) 5. A. beginning
B. gift
C. chance
D. task
(
) 6. A. borrow
B. choose
C. plant
D. build
(
) 7. A. hard
B. dirty
C. hot
D. wet
(
) 8. A. expensive
B. colourful
C. traditional
D. personal
(
) 9. A. Finally
B. However
C. Instead
D. Still
(
)10. A. flower
B. bottle
C. picture
D. garden
