Little by little, Amy and her grandparents were busy cleaning up the house. All over the house were boxes of all sizes placed on top of each other. Amy's grandparents had lived in the house for years and they had 1 many things.
The dining room was full of 2. Amy's grandfather kept many fine dinner plates from his hometown. Amy remembered that they ate from the red, yellow, and blue plates during important holidays.
3 packing the plates and putting them into a box, Amy lifted it up and moved it out of the way. But the box was too heavy. It suddenly fell from her arms and 4 to the floor. All three of them heard the plates shatter(破碎).
"I'm sorry!" Amy apologized.
"It's okay. It was a(n) 5," her grandfather said gently.
They opened the box and, sure enough, many of the plates were broken. Only a few stayed 6. Looking at the small pieces, Amy felt really 7. She knew these plates were passed down from her great grandparents and...
"Don't worry," her grandmother said, patting her on the back. 8, they put the broken pieces into a rubbish bag.
They continued packing for a little while, but Amy still felt very sorry. She was trying very hard to think of a way to make it up for her grandparents.
Soon, Amy's father came.
"I have to go," she said. "Dad is here to 9 me up."
She kissed her grandparents both, took the bag of the broken pieces and left. "What's that?" her father asked, as Amy climbed into the car.
Amy looked at the bag in her hands as a sudden 10 came to her. "This," she said, "is an art project."
The following day, Amy went to an art store and bought what she 11. Then she started to work. She used a thin board as the base. Then she took out the colourful plate pieces and glued them in a creative way on the 12. When it was dry, Amy wrapped it up.
A few days later, Amy's family had a big dinner at her grandparents' new house. She 13 her gift to her grandparents.
"This is 14, Amy!" said her grandfather.
"I can't 15 to put it up in our new home," Amy's grandmother said as she gave her a big hug.
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The dining room was full of 2. Amy's grandfather kept many fine dinner plates from his hometown. Amy remembered that they ate from the red, yellow, and blue plates during important holidays.
3 packing the plates and putting them into a box, Amy lifted it up and moved it out of the way. But the box was too heavy. It suddenly fell from her arms and 4 to the floor. All three of them heard the plates shatter(破碎).
"I'm sorry!" Amy apologized.
"It's okay. It was a(n) 5," her grandfather said gently.
They opened the box and, sure enough, many of the plates were broken. Only a few stayed 6. Looking at the small pieces, Amy felt really 7. She knew these plates were passed down from her great grandparents and...
"Don't worry," her grandmother said, patting her on the back. 8, they put the broken pieces into a rubbish bag.
They continued packing for a little while, but Amy still felt very sorry. She was trying very hard to think of a way to make it up for her grandparents.
Soon, Amy's father came.
"I have to go," she said. "Dad is here to 9 me up."
She kissed her grandparents both, took the bag of the broken pieces and left. "What's that?" her father asked, as Amy climbed into the car.
Amy looked at the bag in her hands as a sudden 10 came to her. "This," she said, "is an art project."
The following day, Amy went to an art store and bought what she 11. Then she started to work. She used a thin board as the base. Then she took out the colourful plate pieces and glued them in a creative way on the 12. When it was dry, Amy wrapped it up.
A few days later, Amy's family had a big dinner at her grandparents' new house. She 13 her gift to her grandparents.
"This is 14, Amy!" said her grandfather.
"I can't 15 to put it up in our new home," Amy's grandmother said as she gave her a big hug.
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这是一道英语完形填空题，主要考查学生对上下文理解、词汇辨析以及语境应用的能力。题目给出了一个短文，其中包含15个空格，每个空格有4个选项，需要从选项中选择最合适的词填入空格，使短文意思完整、语法正确。
针对这类题目，解题的关键在于：
1. 仔细阅读短文，理解上下文意思。
2. 分析每个空格所在句子的语法结构和意思，确定所需词的词性和时态。
3. 对比选项中的词汇，根据语境和语法选择最合适的词。
接下来，我会按照题目要求，逐一解答每个空格。
【答案】：
1. D。根据上下文，Amy的祖父母在这所房子里住了很多年，他们“收集”了很多东西，所以选D（collected）。
2. C。餐厅里充满了“回忆”，因为下文提到了Amy的祖父保留了许多来自家乡的精美餐盘，这些餐盘承载着回忆，所以选C（memories）。
3. B。在“打包好”餐盘并放入箱子后，Amy抬起箱子，所以选B（After）。
4. C。箱子太重，突然从她的手臂中“掉落”到地上，所以选C（dropped）。
5. A。祖父安慰Amy说这是个“意外”，所以选A（accident）。
6. D。他们打开箱子，发现很多餐盘都碎了，只有少数保持“完整”，所以选D（whole）。
7. A。看着这些碎片，Amy感到很“糟糕”，因为这些餐盘是从曾祖父母那里传下来的，所以选A（terrible）。
8. B。他们“小心地”把碎片放入垃圾袋，所以选B（Carefully）。
9. C。Amy说爸爸来“接”她了，所以选C（pick），pick up意为接人。
10. B。Amy突然有了一个“主意”，说这是一个艺术项目，所以选B（idea）。
11. C。Amy去艺术商店买了她“需要”的东西，所以选C（needed）。
12. C。她用一块薄板作为基础，然后把彩色的餐盘碎片以创造性的方式粘贴在“板子”上，所以选C（board）。
13. D。Amy把她的礼物“递给”祖父母，所以选D（handed）。
14. B。祖父说这个礼物“太棒了”，所以选B（fantastic）。
15. A。祖母说她“迫不及待”要把这个礼物挂在新家里，can't wait to do sth.意为迫不及待做某事，所以选A（wait）。
这是一道英语完形填空题，主要考查学生对上下文理解、词汇辨析以及语境应用的能力。题目给出了一个短文，其中包含15个空格，每个空格有4个选项，需要从选项中选择最合适的词填入空格，使短文意思完整、语法正确。
针对这类题目，解题的关键在于：
1. 仔细阅读短文，理解上下文意思。
2. 分析每个空格所在句子的语法结构和意思，确定所需词的词性和时态。
3. 对比选项中的词汇，根据语境和语法选择最合适的词。
接下来，我会按照题目要求，逐一解答每个空格。
【答案】：
1. D。根据上下文，Amy的祖父母在这所房子里住了很多年，他们“收集”了很多东西，所以选D（collected）。
2. C。餐厅里充满了“回忆”，因为下文提到了Amy的祖父保留了许多来自家乡的精美餐盘，这些餐盘承载着回忆，所以选C（memories）。
3. B。在“打包好”餐盘并放入箱子后，Amy抬起箱子，所以选B（After）。
4. C。箱子太重，突然从她的手臂中“掉落”到地上，所以选C（dropped）。
5. A。祖父安慰Amy说这是个“意外”，所以选A（accident）。
6. D。他们打开箱子，发现很多餐盘都碎了，只有少数保持“完整”，所以选D（whole）。
7. A。看着这些碎片，Amy感到很“糟糕”，因为这些餐盘是从曾祖父母那里传下来的，所以选A（terrible）。
8. B。他们“小心地”把碎片放入垃圾袋，所以选B（Carefully）。
9. C。Amy说爸爸来“接”她了，所以选C（pick），pick up意为接人。
10. B。Amy突然有了一个“主意”，说这是一个艺术项目，所以选B（idea）。
11. C。Amy去艺术商店买了她“需要”的东西，所以选C（needed）。
12. C。她用一块薄板作为基础，然后把彩色的餐盘碎片以创造性的方式粘贴在“板子”上，所以选C（board）。
13. D。Amy把她的礼物“递给”祖父母，所以选D（handed）。
14. B。祖父说这个礼物“太棒了”，所以选B（fantastic）。
15. A。祖母说她“迫不及待”要把这个礼物挂在新家里，can't wait to do sth.意为迫不及待做某事，所以选A（wait）。