Exercise 3

短文語法填空

Passage 1

A man has risked his life 1 （save） a sheep that got stuck on a rock at a cliff （懸崖） edge as the ocean’s tide began to rise. While 2 （walk） along the coast at Woolacombe in North Devon， Chris and his wife Jilly noticed the helpless animal 3 （look） up at them as if to say help. So the two decided 4 （try） a rescue. Although Chris used to go rock climbing， 5 （find） a suitable path to the animal proved quite difficult for the experienced rock climber. The rocks pointed with limited footholds were really dangerous especially when wet. Jilly stayed on the cliff top 6 （guide） Chris and call for help if things went badly， but luck was on their side. Once Chris made it to the sheep， the animal had become even more nervous and was moving carefully so he caught it without 7 （waste） much time. Then he put it around his neck， held onto its front legs with one hand， and flexibly climbed up the rocks with the other. Finally， the 50-kilo sheep was carried back to safety. Upon 8 （return） with the sheep， a large number of bystanders were cheering and praising Chris’s bravery. The owner of the sheep thanked him with gratitude. “ 9 （do） such thing before， I can try my best 10 （help） animals out of danger，” Chris said.

1." " " " " " " " " " ""2." " " " " " " " " " ""3." " " " " " " " " " ""4."" " " " " " " " " " ""5." " " " " " " " " " ""

6." " " " " " " " " " ""7." " " " " " " " " " ""8."" " " " " " " " " " ""9."" " " " " " " " " " ""10."" " " " " " " " " " ""

Passage 2

If you are given the opportunity 1 （sing） together with hundreds of other people while at home alone， you can take part in a virtual choir （合唱團(tuán)）. All you need is a video camera and an Internet connection. A virtual choir helps connect ordinary people together and enables them 2 （add） their voices to those of other individuals and become part of the global community， 3 （prove） to be a positive influence on the lives of many people.

The virtual choir is a popular one 4 （create） by award-winning composer and conductor Eric Whitacre， who began to learn music， 5 （move） by Mozart’s classical music at the University of Nevada in 1988. After graduation， his original compositions began 6 （become） quite popular among singers and choirs. In 2009， he received a video of a girl who was singing one of his works. 7 （inspire） by this， he asked his fans 8 （produce） videos， which he then joined together into one performance. His first virtual choir 9 （receive） millions of views on the Internet， the virtual choir has become a worldwide phenomenon. The virtual choir is a wonderful way for people around the world to sing with one voice， thus 10 （make） the world a better place.

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6." " " " " " " " " " ""7." " " " " " " " " " ""8."" " " " " " " " " " ""9."" " " " " " " " " " ""10."" " " " " " " " " " ""