Question

Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix?

In 1969,the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River Cleveland, Ohio. It 1. （be）unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted that it 2. (actual)caught fire and burned. Now, ears later, this river is one of 3. most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup.

But the river wasn’t changed in a few days 4. even a few months. It took years of work 5. (reduce ) the industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is 6. (clean) than ever.

Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you leave a habit 7. is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or don’t know how to control your credit card use. When you face such an impossible situation ,don’t you want a quick fix and something to change immediately?

While there are 8. (surprise) stories of instant transformation, for most of us the 9. (change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be 10. (patience)

 

Answer 1

1.was

2.actually

3.the

4.or

5.to reduce

6.cleaner

7.that/which

8.surprising

9.changes

10.patient

【解析】

1.根据前一句In 1969,the pollution was terrible得知本文叙述过去的事情使用一般过去时，填 was。

2.】“事实上”用副词形式修饰动词“着火”，填actually。

3.表示形容词最高级“最”用 the+形容词最高级或 the+most +形容词原形.填the。

4.这条河几天或者甚至几个月都没有变化，表示选择关系用 or。

5.】花费几年工作做某事“It took years of work to do”填to reduce。

6.】现在这条河比以前干净了许多，填比较级cleaner。

7.】先行词“习惯”habit在定语从句中做主语，指物可以用that/which。

8.令人惊叹的故事，用形容词修饰名词，填 surprising。

9.从谓语动词are 推断出主语是复数形式，填changes 。

10.】耐心点 be动词后用形容词形式，填patient。

考点：词汇的运用。