根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。（每空一词）

1.?????????? you are wrong, you should say sorry to her. （既然）

2.The doctor put a special machine into his heart because it ??????? too slowly. （跳动）

3.There isn’t too much ?????????? for three beds. （空间）

4.Now it’s time for the ?????????? report. （每周的）

5.February has the ?????????? days in a year. （最少）

6.?????????? a bus is much faster than riding.? (take)

7.—What’s the ?????????? of the tall building? (high)??? —It’s about 375 metres.

8.The old computer ?????????? down easily, so I had to restart it again and again. (break)

9.Nick fell off the rock. ?????????? , he didn’t hurt himself.? (luck)

10.It will be a hot day again tomorrow, with temperatures in the ??????????? . (thirty)

完成句子

1.她很乐意与她的朋友分享她的东西。

She is willing to __________ her things ______ her friends.

2.老虎的数量正在变得越来越少。

The _______ of the tigers _________ getting smaller and smaller.

3.开车去上学花的时间比乘公共汽车少。

Driving to school ________ less time _________ taking the bus.

4.消防员使我们镇定下来，因为我们都安全了。

The firemen ________ us ________ as we were all safe.

5.扎龙是世界上最重要的湿地之一。

Zhalong is one of the world’s _________ ____________ wetlands.

Today we tell about Louisa May Alcott. She wrote one of America’s best loved children’s books.
In 1868, an American publisher asked Louisa May Alcott to write a book for girls. At first, she was not sure if she wanted to do it. She said she didn’t like girls.
However, she decided to write the book finally. She told about her experiences growing up in the northeast of the United States. The book was quite interesting. Little Women became one of the most popular children’s books in American literature. It was published (出版）in more than 50 languages.
Alcott was born in Pennsylvania in 1832. The Alcotts did not have much money. She tried teaching, sewing(缝纫) and taking care of children. She did not like any of these jobs.
At the age of 16, she wrote her first book, Flower Fables. Her stories were exciting, but unreal. She sold them to newspapers and magazines for money.
The first volume (卷) of Little Women came out in 1868. It made Alcott famous and get a lot of money. She continued writing other popular books for young people. These books included An Old-Fashioned Girl, Little Men and Eight Cousins.
Alcott wrote many exciting stories about love. But she was single (独身的) all her life. She continued to help her family during the last years of her life.
【小题1】Alcott grew up in the ______ of the US.