语法填空三 <br />1、阅读下面短文,在空白处填人 1 个适当的单词或括号内单同的正确形式。 <br /> When I first heard about the Belt and Road Initiative (&quot; &mdash;带一路&rdquo;),I thought about something <br />simple and straightforward&mdash;like a fragrant cup of tea. <br /> For centuries,tea has brought ①__________(culture) communities and people closer together. <br />In the past centuries, tea ②__________(connect) economies through trade and investment. The <br />Belt and Road Initiative holds a similar promise, ③__________is about connecting <br />cultures,communities, economies, and people. It is about reviving ancient trade routes and ④ <br />__________( build) new ones. It is also about adding a new economic flavor by setting up <br />infrastructure(基础建设)projects based on 21st century expertise and standards. Delivering on this <br />promise is not an easy task, ⑤__________doing so could bring great benefits. <br /> First,high-quality infrastructure could help stimulate potential global ⑥ <br />__________( grow) ,and increase the incomes of millions <br />of people. As a Chinese proverb ⑦__________( go ),&ldquo; To become rich, one must first build <br />roads&ldquo; A second benefit is greater <br />inclusiveness. Think of improved roads in rural areas that can raise productivity, and access ⑧ <br />__________health services. By sharing the benefits of investment and knowledge more <br />broadly,growth will be ⑨__________(strong) and more inclusive. A third benefit is closer <br />economic cooperation. This would help boost global trade,investment and financial <br />cooperation,making ⑩__________easier to share the benefits of growth more widely. All this is <br />good for consumers,good for productivity and good for poverty reduction. <br />2、阅读下面短文,在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 <br /> I won’t call myself the most accomplished person when it comes to①__________(hold) <br />chopsticks. In fact, I’m pretty sure that my technique looks clumsy at times. I tend to hold② <br />__________(I) in the middle, more beginner than expert. <br /> Still, since I eat almost every meal with the eating utensil(器皿)of choice in China it’s not <br />uncommon for a new friend or acquaintance to come to a simple③__________(conclude) after <br />observing me that my Chinese husband, Jun, must ④__________ (show) me how to use them. <br /> They are wrong. I’ve used chopsticks ever since I was a teenager, a time when my sister and <br />mother were both fond of Chinese cuisine and introduced me⑤__________many new dishes, <br />along with the⑥__________(prefer) utensils in China. We always kept bamboo chopsticks along <br />with our⑦__________(knife), forks and spoons, ready for whenever we happened to have <br />Chinese food for dinner. It was my closest family⑧__________observed my first mistakes I made <br />in using chopsticks. <br /> Plus, I lived over two years in China before Jun and I started dating and I⑨__________(expect) <br />to use chopsticks in almost every restaurant, stand and bar...