中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台 期末专项培优 语法填空 一．语法填空（共15小题） 1．A 90﹣year﹣old has been awarded "Woman Of The Year" for（1） （be） Britain's oldest full﹣time employee﹣still working 40 hours a week.Now Irene Astbury works from 9 am to 5 pm daily at the pet shop in Macclesfield， （2） she opened with her late husband Les.Her years of hard work have（3） （final） been acknowledged after a customer nominated（提名）her to be Cheshire's Woman Of The Year.Picking up her "Lifetime Achievement" award，proud Irene （4） （declare） she had no plans （5） （retire）from her 36﹣year﹣old business.Irene said，"I don't see any reason to give up work.I love coming here and seeing my family and all the friends I （6） （make）over the years.I work not because I have to， （7） because I want to." Granddaughter Gayle Parks，31﹣who works alongside her in the family business﹣said it remained unknown as to who nominated Irene for the award.She said，"We don't have any idea who put grandma forward.When we got a call （8） （say）she was short﹣listed，we thought it was（9） joke.But then we got an official letter and we were blown away.We are so proud of her.It's （10） （wonder）." 2．At the age of 21，Chris Nikic became the first person with Down syndrome to complete the Ironman triathlon，which consisted of a 2.4﹣mile swim，a 112﹣mile bike ride and a 26.2﹣mile run.The very thought would be enough（1） （put） off those in the greatest physical condition.However，by completing（2） challenge in 14 minutes under the official cut﹣off time，this sporting hero set a Guinness World Record. This（3） （impress） accomplishment was made possible thanks to the loving guidance of Nikic's father，Nik.While（4） （raise）Nikic，Nik was worried about his son's inactive lifestyle，thus giving him the task of becoming 1% （5） （fit） every day.And the first step （6） （achieve） with a single push﹣up. Now，three years later，Nikic has gathered much（7） （strong） and determination to really push his body to the limits.Considering those with Down syndrome have to fight varying physical and learning disabilities，Nikic's accomplishment is another example of（8） people with this condition overcome barriers and achieve success.The key for him is resilience. Nikic isn't stopping there.He has set new goals for 2021，including the plan to participate（9） the special Olympics in Orlando，Florida in 2022.Undoubtedly，with his family，friends and followers by his side，Nikic （10） （continue） to set new records. 3．Hockey （冰球） goalkeepers are the rare athletes in team sports who can try to show their history，family and personality through the（1） （choose） of clothes.That's no different at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. China's goalkeeper Zhou Jiaying caught the attention of the world when she showed（2） with her dragon﹣themed pads （护膝） at the hoc ... ...
