Ⅱ.语法填空

Jonny: Hey! I'm just practicing Tai Chi. Would you like to join me?

Peter: I know nothing about it. Is it difficult?

Jonny: It seems easy, but you need a lot of practice. You just follow me like this.

Peter: OK. Don't laugh ___1___ me. I may look funny.

Jonny: Bend your knees slightly and reach out your arms like tree branches, naturally and ___2___ (soft). Try to keep your body straight. Move slowly, then be sure to keep your balance and don't let your body shake.

Peter: I cannot control my body well. My legs are ___3___ (pain)

Jonny: Keep ___4___ (hold) your position for a while. It helps develop your strength and flexibility. Raise your leg and let ___5___ stay in the air for seconds.

Peter: I feel my legs shaking. I cannot do this any longer.

Jonny: Be patient! Tai Chi ___6___ (call)"shadow boxing" in English. It asks you to act like water: to be flexible as well ___7___ strong. In real competition, a Tai Chi master borrows the strength of the competitor and uses this energy to fight back. The ___8___ (hard) you try to beat him, the more likely you will get hit. He controls you!

Peter: Unbelievable! Oh, ___9___ you don't mind, I'll stop and take a deep ___10___(breathe).

答案 1. at 2. softly 3. painful 4. holding 5. it 6. is called 7. as 8. harder 9. If 10. breath

Ⅲ.完形填空

My son,Sam, struggled through elementary school. But his sixth grade teacher took the time to ___1___ Sam's strengths and inspired him to be a better student.

On Valentine's Day, my eleven-year-old son Sam ___2___ me to allow him to buy his teacher an enormous red heart-shaped box filled with