阅读下面短文.按照句子结构的语法和上下文连贯的要求.在空格处填入一个适当的词 或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空. One day a rich man took

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词

或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

One day a rich man took his son on a trip to the country. He wanted to show his son how the poor lived so he could be thankful   1   his wealth.

They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of   2   would be considered a very poor family.

On their return the father asked his son   3  （explain） what he had learnt. The boy, who had remained silent and deep in thought on the journey home,   4  （reply）in a way that shocked his father.

The boy said he wanted to become a farmer. He envied the farmers who had the beautiful night stars to give them light   5   his family had only expensive lanterns. His wish was to have a farm   6   he could go swimming in an endless river instead of the garden pool in their home. Finally he asked his father, “What makes us safer, large walls around our house   7   friends that will protect us?”

The boy finished by saying, “  8   the trip I thought we were rich but today I learnt who is   9   （true） rich.” With this the boy got up and walked away, leaving his father sitting on their comfortable sofa, totally   10  （speech.）

试题答案

1．for          2．what     3．to explain    4．replied    5．while / because / as

6．where / so    7．or       8．Before       9．truly     10．speechless