语篇填空提升练(十二)非谓语动词
[考点巩固练]
1.While waiting for the opportunity to get (promote),Henry did his best to perform his duty.
2.The butterfly was left (sob) and disappointed,wanting never to enter another beauty competition in her life.Fortunately,the cockroach forgave the
butterfly for her pride and they became friends.
3.Others think differently.First,the cell-phone is not a must in school,as there are some IC phones there, (make) it easy to call others.
4. (open) it,he found two small table mats and a sum of money totaling $25,000.He asked her about the contents.
5.It suddenly struck me,“(1)(worry) about a problem doesn’t help.Why not just (2) (give) a big smile and face up to the trouble?”
6.Jenny found a wallet (lie) on the ground.
7.Suddenly,one of the few clouds (leave) in the night sky drifted over the large patch of stars.
8.Therefore,you devote yourself to (practise) so as not to waste the best paper and the money.
9.Questioning can lead to (search) for an answer.
10.As a result,I regret (tell) you that I have to change our plans.
[语篇强化练]
A
Say“I Can”
The power of an “I can” attitude is amazing.A guy named Danny who tried out for The Biggest Loser weighed more than anyone I’d ever seen at hi s age—19 years old and 450 pounds.He couldn’t even close his hands 1.(make)a fist.I usually think anyone can do anything,2. I had my doubts about him.“You scare me”,I said to him.“3.(honest),I don’t think you can do it.And by the way,wher e are your shoes?”
“It’s too hard to get them on”,he replied.“Name it.I’ll do anything to be on this show.4. do you want me to prove that I can do it?”
“OK”,I said,5.(figure) I’d scare him off.“Go out of this room,and take the first door on y our right.It’s the 6.(stair).Take them down to the bottom—we were on the 20th floor—then climb back up.”Without 7.
(hesitate),he walked out of the room,still shoeless.
After 20 minutes,he 8. (burst)through the door,bare-foot,sweating all over,hardly able to speak.The place erupted with applause.Then the kid appeared 9. the show and lost almost 250 pounds over two seasons.
When you become 10. “I can” person,a world of possibility opens.
B
In Hangzhou,borrowing books from the library is now as simple as shopping online:click,pay 1. wait for delivery.
The city’s public library recently launched a program on WeChat,2.
popular Chinese messaging software,enabling its readers to check out books online and get them 3. (deliver) to their homes at low prices.
To enjoy the“Hangzhou enjoyable reading” service,one first needs to follow the library’s official WeChat account,4. provides a list of books.After picking books,borrowers are required 5. (present)the information such as their library membership cards,cell phone numbers and so on.The selected items
