Question

【题目】I Put Down My Magazine

Sitting in the waiting room yesterday at the doctor’s office, two women were uneasy and impatient. There was a long wait and their unrest was obvious. I was trying to stay 【1】 (focus) on a magazine article that 【2】 (true) interested me, but try 【3】 hard as I could, their energy kept distracting me. I knew I should put my magazine down and care them, but had been resisting because I was so enjoying 【4】 (me).

Anyway, to make a short story long, I put down my read, smiled at them, and engaged them in conversation,【5】 (try) to help the nervous woman feel calmer and change the focus of the other woman 【6】 was a constant complainer.

I find it so difficult to be around complainers. It so tested my 【7】 (patient). At one point, I told the complainer “a watched pot never boils” when she 【8】 (keep) checking on who was next to see 【9】 doctor. The other woman smiled at me and said “thank you”. I 【10】 (call) in first and as I was leaving the complainer, I saw her smiling and waving.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】focused

【2】truly

【3】as

【4】myself

【5】trying

【6】who / that

【7】patience

【8】kept

【9】the

【10】was called

【解析】作者讲述了在医生候诊室中安慰和帮助两个焦躁不安的女士的故事。

【1】focused

考查形容词。此处指我努力想专注于看杂志，stay focused “持续专注”，形容词表状态，故填focused.

【2】truly

考查副词。此处修饰形容词interested用副词，指真地感兴趣，故填truly.

【3】as

考查固定短语。as +形容词/副词+as sb. can表示某人尽可能…的，故填as.

【4】myself

考查反身代词。句中enjoy的宾语和句子的主语I是同一个人，指我很欣赏自己，用反身代词作宾语，故填myself.

【5】trying

考查动词形式。句中try的主语和句子的主语一致，都是I，二者是主动关系。此处作状语用动词的-ing形式，故填trying.

【6】who / that

考查关系代词。句中包含定语从句，先行词是woman指人，在定语从句中做主语用关系代词who / that引导，故填who / that.

【7】patience

考查名词。此处是my修饰名词，指我的耐心，故填名词patience.

【8】kept

考查动词。根据开头的yesterday可知全文叙述过去发生的事，用的是过去时。此处也用过去时，故填kept.

【9】the

考查冠词。根据开头the doctor’s office可知此处特指这个医生，表示特指，故填the.

【10】was called

考查时态语态。主语I和动词call是被动关系，指我被医生叫进去。与全文时态一致用过去时，故填was called.