语法填空专练二.docVIP

语法填空专练(二) 阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 A ?????? Three months ago George was at the Red Sea and when he came back, brown and happy, he said that he had never had 1. ________ a terrific holiday before. As he was very good at swimming and diving and was 2. ________ (concern) with biology, he managed to join a scientific research group 3. ________ was studying the sea life of the Red Sea coast at that time. The researchers allowed him 4. ________ (help) them in their work and gave him a special diving suit, so he was able to stay deep in the sea for quite a long time. George was amazed at 5. ________ beautiful the underwater world was. Millions of brightly coloured fish moved busily around him. Crabs, turtles, and sea snakes looked at him 6. ________ (curious) and then hurried to do their underwater business. Once, when George followed a little crab, a huge fish appeared from behind a coral rock. Luckily, the shark took no interest 7. ________ him and disappeared into the depth 8. ________ it had much more important things to do. ?????? While George was working for the group, 9. ________ (explore) the sea plants and animals in their natural conditions, he made a firm decision to go on studying biology and natural sciences as research work became very 10. ________ (attract) to him. B In 1769 George and Eleanor Coade bought a factory manufacturing artificial stone in south-east London. Within a year of moving to the capital, George Coade died, 1. ________ (leave) his wife and daughter to carry on the business. The Coade Stone they perfected was to become 2. ________ most permanent stone ever made. 3. ________ mother and daughter were clever businesswomen. They employed only the top artists of the day 4. ________ (model) their stone into statues and other ornaments (装饰物). ?????? 5. ________ natural stone slowly breaks down, Coade Stone seems to be able to survive in all weather 6. ________ (condition) for many years. The National Gallery, the Royal Opera House