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语法填空专题练习（1）

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。

A

My favourite season is winter. You're probably thinking I'm slightly

mad — after all, who doesn't love summer? Winter, in 1. ________ (it)

own way, is wonderful. For anyone who still needs to be convinced, let

me explain 2. ________ I love winter.

During November, Christmas markets appear in 3. ________ number

of towns and cities across the UK. London's Hyde Park becomes a huge

winter wonderland, 4. ________ there are countless small shops selling

food and gifts. Christmas markets have something for everyone. And this

provides great entertainment!

The weather gets noticeably colder: the mornings are often frosty and

the nights close to freezing. I like the cold weather — for me, there's

something nice about wearing a thick winter coat with a scarf and 5.

________ (glove).

Along with countless school children across the UK, I get very 6.

________ (excite) about the thought of snow. A few years ago there was a

lot of snow and many schools had the day off. Snowball fights are great

fun and many families enjoy 7. ________ (build) snowmen together. I

love a white Christmas; 8. ________ (unfortunate) this doesn't happen

often in the UK.

Throughout December, many churches and schools hold carol

concerts: lots of 9. ________ (tradition) songs are sung. Christmas dinner

is my favourite meal of the year. In my house, Christmas dinner usually

10. ________ (include) turkey, potatoes and lots of vegetables, followed

by Christmas cake, pies and lots of chocolate!

B

1. ________ (think) about my time in France, I noticed quite a few

differences between the French and the English.

In French, there are two ways 2. ________ (say) “you”: “tu” is the

informal form, while “vous” is the formal form. When I learnt French, I 3.

________ (teach) to call everyone vous unless they were my family or a

friend. So I was surprised that 4. ________ (actual) everyone in France

used tu all the time. But I continued to use vous because I didn't want

people to think I was being 5. ________ (polite). To be honest, I'm

thankful that in English we don't have to worry about these things!

School children in the UK traditionally wear a school uniform but in

France pupils do not wear a uniform. It was a culture shock 6. ________

me to see children wearing Spiderman T-shirts and baggy blue jeans

while in the classroom. The final difference which struck me was the 7.