Unit 5 Music reading课时作业

Ⅰ.单句语法填空

　　在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

　　1．If the firms failed to make enough money，they would close__________．

　　2．China is one of the largest countries in the world，________(cover) an area of 9.6 million square kilometres.

　　3．They were__________to hear the__________story.(frighten)

　　4．It's too late.Andy is unlikely__________(come)．

　　5．Ellen was a painter of birds and nature，__________，for some reason，stopped painting.

　　6．There were__________(thousand) of doves here yesterday.

　　7．They promise that they will finish the project in a month，but I remain sceptical__________their claim.

　　8．John invited about 40 people to his wedding，most of__________are family members.

　　9．Last year I had a narrow escape from a car accident，and I don't want to risk my life__________second time.

　　答案与解析

　　1．down　close down 意为"关闭，倒闭"。

2．covering　cover 在此为及物动词，意为"占(一片面积)"，与其逻辑主语China之间是主谓关系，故用现在分词形式。