第第頁2025年中考英語考前沖刺復(fù)習(xí)：完形填空精準(zhǔn)提分練習(xí)題學(xué)校:___________姓名：___________班級(jí)：___________考號(hào)：___________Asmoreandmorepeopleareturningtoasimplelifestyle,theywouldliketoselltheirusedthingsatalow(1).Buyingsecond-handthingsnotonlycostslessmoney,butalsoisgoodfortheenvironment.Itisbecoming(2)thesedays.Buyingsecond-handbooksisagoodexample.

Acollegestudentsaid,"WhenIwanttobuybooks,I'llfirstgotothesecondhandmarketsor(3)somesecond-handbookstoresonline.Suchbooksaremuchcheaper—asmuchas70percentlowerthannewones.IfI'm(4)enough,Icanevengetbooksthatarealmostnew.SinceIhavelimited（限制）pocketmoney,it'saperfectchoiceforme."

Besideslowerprices,peoplecanalso(5)out-of-printbooks.The45-year-oldlady,WangMinhasboughtmany(6)classicbooks.Shesaid,"ThefirstoldbooksIcollectedwereJourneytotheWest.I(7)readingthiskindofsmallcomicbooksinmyprimaryschool.Ihappenedtoseethematasecond-hand(8).Itwasreallyapleasant(9).Afterthat,Ioftengotosecond-handmarketstolookforoldbooks."

Buyingusedbookscanevenconnectreaders.A22-year-oldcollegestudent,ZhaoYue,oncefoundanoteinasecond-handbookshebought."Thebookowner(10)herthoughtsandhopedthebuyerwouldenjoythebook.Itwassoheart-warming."shesaid."NowI'mdoingthesamething,too."1.A.voice B.price C.weather D.speed2.A.popular B.helpful C.proud D.lively3.A.lookup B.lookafter C.lookthrough D.lookat4.A.rich B.free C.silent D.lucky5.A.find B.create C.request D.produce6.A.new B.old C.cheap D.expensive7.A.avoided B.finished C.enjoyed D.stopped8.A.market B.form C.product D.corner9.A.pride B.secret C.treat D.surprise10.A.reviewed B.shared C.stole D.processedIfyouseeagroupofkidsridingbikesonacitystreet，andthere'soneadultwiththem，alsoonabike，thisisabikebus.

It'snotarealbus，butonegroupof（1）______togetherdoeswhatthebusdoes.Takethefollowingbikebusasanexample.

DevinOlsonisadadintheUS.Heorganizesabikebusforlocalschools.Itdropsoffstudentsat2primaryschools."We（2）______at8a.m.toplaysoccerandeatbreakfast，"Olsonsays."Thenwecheckour（3）______andstartourride.It'snothingbutlaughing."

Thegroupmakesabout8stopsalongthewayto（4）______children."Wewantkidstoenjoygoingtoschool.Theycanridewiththeirparents，brothersorsisters.Andtheycan（5）______withstudentsindifferentgrades，"saysOlson.

Recently，picturesandvideosofbikebusesgotlotsofattention（6）______theywerepostedonline."Whatasimpleideaitis!How（7）______itistogetstarted，"saysoneWeibouser.

Now，manyparentsagreewiththeidea.Andmore（8）______aregivingupcarsforaride.Thishelpsfightclimatechange，（9）______exerciseandreduceschooldrop-offtraffic.Anditalsomakesthechildren（10）______thanbefore.11.A.walkers B.riders C.drivers12.A.stop B.sleep C.meet13.A.bikes B.bags C.boxes14.A.lookafter B.cheerup C.pickup15.A.stand B.agree C.talk16.A.when B.before C.until17.A.easy B.boring C.strange18.A.schools B.families C.communities19.A.believe B.understand C.encourage20.A.smarter B.happier C.shyerSomescientistssaythatanimalsintheoceansareincreasinglythreatenedbynoisepollutioncausedbyhumanbeings.

Thenoise（1）______affectsseacreaturescomesfromanumberofhumanactivities.Itiscaused（2）______byindustrialunderwaterexplosions，oceandrilling（大洋鉆探計(jì)劃），andshipengines.Suchnoisesareaddedto（3）______sounds.Thesesoundsincludethebreakingoficefields，underwaterearthquakes，andsoundsmadebyanimals（4）______.

Decibels（分貝）measuredinwaterarenotthesame（5）______thosemeasuredonland.Anoiseofonehundredandtwentydecibelsonlandcausespaintohumanears.Inwater，adecibellevelofonehundredandninety-fivewouldhavethesameeffect.

AresearchteamofAmericanandCanadianscientistsdiscoveredthatpowerfulunderwaterexplosionswerecausingwhalesintheareatolosetheirhearing.Thisseriouslyaffectedthewhales'（6）______toexchangeinformationandfindtheirway.Someofthewhales（7）______died.

Somescientistshavesuggested（8）______anoiselimitofonehundredandtwentydecibelsinoceans.Manyresearcherswhosework（9）______oceansoundsareagainstalimitofonehundredandtwentydecibels.Theysaysuchalimitwouldmeanan（10）______toimportantindustrialandscientificresearch.Manyscientistssuspectthatnoiseisagreaterdangerthantheybelieved.Theywanttopreventnoisesfromharmingcreaturesintheocean.21.A.what B.who C.that D.whose22.A.hardly B.completely C.only D.mainly23.A.cultural B.natural C.industrial D.central24.A.itself B.themselves C.it D.them25.A.with B.as C.from D.of26.A.talent B.direction C.ability D.knowledge27.A.ever B.never C.even D.already28.A.set B.sets C.toset D.setting29.A.comesfrom B.dependson C.liveson D.putson30.A.start B.middle C.entrance D.end

Itisconvenienttomakeashortvideo.Today，almostallsmartphoneshavea（31）

.AndwithfreeappslikeTikTok（orDouyin）,youcan（32）

shareyourvideosorbroadcastlive（直播）.Ifyouarelucky，you（33）manyfanssoon.

Recentlyonepopularonlinebroadcasterwas（34）bythepolice.Why？Duringoneofherbroadcasts，shemadefunofanationalsong.Perhapssheonlywantedtomakeherfanshappy.However，shebrokethelaw.

Inmanyways，theInternethasbroughtalotoffuntoourlife.It'sdifficultto（35）usingit.However，whenweareontheInternet，wemaysometimesforgetwhatwepostcanalsohave（36）effects（影響）.（37）somethingbadontheInternetisbreakingthelaw.Infact，ifyouhavepostedbadvideos，thepolicemay（38）.Whenyouarefindingajob，somecompanies（公司）willalso（39）

youronlineinformation.

Nomatterwhereyouare，youshouldknowaboutthelaw.（40）beforeyouclickthe"share"or"broadcast"button.Maybenooneiswatching，butyoumustberesponsibleforwhatyoupost!31.A.photo B.watch C.camera D.alarmclock32.A.completely B.easily C.lonely D.suddenly33.A.are B.havegot C.willbe D.willhave34.A.putoff B.takenaway C.clearedout D.takendown35.A.keep B.start C.allow D.stop36.A.amazing B.strange C.stupid D.terrible37.A.Missing B.Posting C.Wasting D.Carrying38.A.cheerup B.setup C.wakeup D.findout39.A.check B.explain C.compete D.change40.A.Hurryup B.Bequiet C.Thinktwice D.Giveup

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???????41.A.professor B.teacher C.student D.foreigner42.A.by B.to C.with D.for43.A.thankfulfor B.sorryabout C.calmabout D.angrywith44.A.gothrough B.lookfor C.livein D.getto45.A.happy B.relaxing C.tiring D.quiet46.A.last B.first C.second D.third47.A.studying B.playing C.travelling D.living48.A.weather B.sky C.sun D.temperature49.A.still B.never C.often D.usually50.A.enjoy B.look C.search D.likeStudyinginaforeigncountrycanbeexciting.Itcanalsobedifficult，especiallywhenthecountryisverydifferent（1）______yourown.

For18-year-oldKusedyo，aChineselanguagelearner，tolearnthelanguage，hardworkisnotjustenough，acertainlevelof"craziness"isalso（2）______."TolearnandunderstandChinese，youhavetobeabitcrazy.Youhavetounderstandthetones（音調(diào)）andthe（3）______andchangeyourthinking."hesaid.

Formanystudents，thelearningprocessisnoteasy.ProsperMarindiko，（4）______Chineselanguagelearner，believesthatmotivation（動(dòng)機(jī)）isveryimportanttolearnasecondlanguageasanadult."（5）______itgetssofrustrating（令人沮喪的）tryingtolearnalanguagebecauseyouthinkyouhaveunderstoodthisword，thenwhenyoumeetaChineseoutthereandtrytosaytheword，theydon'tunderstandyouatall."hesaid.

"ThereasonwhyIamlearningChineseisbecauseatworkwecommunicatealotwiththeChinese，andusuallywehavesomewrongunderstandings（6）______oflanguagebarrier（障礙）."saidMarindiko.

Nowadays，forsomeforeigners，Chinahasbecomeamorepopularstudyplacethansome（7）______English-speakingcountries.Atthesametime，knowingChinese（8）______doorstomanyjobchances.

AlthoughlearningChineseisadifficulttask，technologyandtheInternetaremakingit（9）______difficult，evenforthosewithnochancestomeetnativespeakersofthelanguage.Inthefuture，theChinese-speaking（10）______willbecomelargerandlarger.51.A.from B.with C.against52.A.served B.needed C.created53.A.course B.ability C.culture54.A.other B.another C.theother55.A.Unless B.Finally C.Sometimes56.A.if B.since C.because57.A.strange B.traditional C.humorous58.A.opens B.locks C.closes59.A.less B.more C.fewer60.A.website B.company C.populationAsickmanaskedhisdoctorforhelp.Hesaidhewas（1）______todieandhopedthedoctorcouldtellhimhowlonghewouldlive.Butthedoctorsaidhedidn'tknow.

Themanbecamealittleangry.Afewsecondslater，thedoctor（2）______hisownexperience.

"Igotcancer（癌癥）tenyearsago.Asadoctor，I（3）______knewmylifemightendatanymoment.Ihadthesame（4）______asyou.Atthattime，Iwasworriedtoknowhowlongmylifewouldlast.Beforedying，shouldIliveinsadness？ShouldIstopbeingadoctorandthenwaitfordeath？No.Idecidedtoregardeverydayasagift.Fromthenon，I（5）______thepasttenyearsindoingmeaningfulthings.Everydayisfullofwonder.（6）______Idon'tknowtheanswertoyourquestion，Ibelievethemeaningoflifeisnot（7）______byhowlongitis，butbythewayyouliveit.Yourlifemaybeshorterorlonger.However，ifyoudosomethingmeaningful，youhavemadeyourlifeworthy."Thepatientnoddedandturnedhisworried（8）______intoahappylook.

Thedoctorisright.（9）______knowswhatwillhappeninthefuture.Afterall，tomorrowisstillunknown.Don't（10）______anythingthatisnotsure.Justmakethebestoftoday.61.A.afraid B.angry C.similar D.mad62.A.spread B.heard C.shared D.reported63.A.suddenly B.clearly C.finally D.recently64.A.chance B.idea C.result D.feeling65.A.spent B.cost C.took D.paid66.A.Since B.As C.Though D.Unless67.A.expected B.decided C.finished D.developed68.A.spirit B.face C.sense D.heart69.A.Everybody B.Somebody C.Anybody D.Nobody70.A.thinkof B.lookat C.worryabout D.sticktoItwastimetostartmyafternoonrunontheschoolbus.Idroveuptotheschool,parkedandopenedthedoors.UsuallyIenjoyed

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.Mythinkingchanged.Icouldn'tcontrolShayn'sdrinking.Therewasstillhope,evenwhenIdidn'tknowwhattodo.Isearchedmyrearviewmirror(后視鏡)forthechildwho'dgivenmethenote,butnotasingleonehadlongblondehair.71.A.pulling B.teaching C.greeting D.separating72.A.eyes B.thought C.bus D.plan73.A.cheap B.expensive C.easy D.difficult74.A.meaningless B.hopeless C.Useless D.homeless75.A.trouble B.pleasure C.failure D.success76.A.laid B.covered C.passed D.returned77.A.threwaway B.cutup C.pickedup D.gaveout78.A.grow B.hang C.disappear D.go79.A.For B.And C.Or D.However80.A.seriously B.socially C.undoubtedly D.politely81.A.unless B.though C.so D.if82.A.stopped B.refused C.left D.explained83.A.unlocked B.unpacked C.unfolded D.untied84.A.confidence B.hope C.patience D.courage85.A.shook B.ached C.moved D.relaxedEveryyear，whentheDragonBoatFestivaliscoming，F(xiàn)angShaohuangandhisfamilyarebusy.Theymakedragonboatsathis（1）______inFangzhuangVillageofMinhouCountyinFuzhou，F(xiàn)ujianProvince.

Fangzhuangisthelargestdragonboat-makingplaceinChina.Itis（2）______foritsdragonboattradition.Ithasahistoryofmakingdragonboatsforover700years.Nearly（3）______canmakedragonboat.Therearefourbigdragonboat-makingfactoriesinthevillage.OneofthemisFang's.Thisyear，theymadeabout200boats，（4）______atabout6?millionyuan.That'salotofmoney，andthefactorycanimproveitselfbecauseofit.

FangShaohuangis72yearsoldnow.Hebeganlearning（5）______tomakeboatsattheageof14andnowrunsthefactory.Hehasbuiltboatsfor（6）______years.In2018，thefamily'sskillbecamethecity'sintangibleculturalheritage（非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)）.Theykeepusingtraditionaltools（7）______makedragonboatsbyhand.

15yearsago，F(xiàn)ang'sbrother'ssonFangJianwei（8）______himtolearnhowtobuilddragonboats.TheyoungerFangoftenposts（發(fā)布）（9）______ofhisteam'shardworkonline.Hehasgotmanyfansonline.Theylovewatchinghisvideos."Overthepastthreeyears，ourfactorywelcomedmanystudyandresearchteams"saidFangJianwei."Ihavea（10）______tobuildamuseumtoshowhowtobuilddragonboatssothatmorepeoplecanenjoydragonboatculture."86.A.home B.office C.factory87.A.famous B.happy C.ready88.A.nobody B.everyone C.someone89.A.pointed B.succeeded C.valued90.A.why B.how C.where91.A.fifty-eight B.fifty-nine C.seventy-two/92.A.or B.and C.but93.A.asked B.advised C.followed94.A.videos B.plays C.films95.A.mistake B.dream C.reasonLastsummer，Ijoinedaclubwithmanyfunactivities.Oneofthemwasajumpinggame.Wehadto（1）______fromahighplatform（高臺(tái)）whileholdingastring.Atfirst，Iwastooafraidtotryit.Theplatformwas7metershigh，andjumpingdownsounded（2）______.Butmycoachencouragedme，"Youneverknowuntilyoutry."

Ithoughtforawhileanddecidedtodoit.（3）______，Ididn'twanttobeknownastimid（膽小的）.So，Ijoinedtheothersontheplatformandwaited.Itlookedreally（4）______.Someoftheotherscalledoutloudlyastheyflew.Whenitwasmy（5）______，Iwasstillalittlenervous."Remembertobend（彎曲）yourkneeswhenItellyou，"saidourcoachasshegavemethestring.Ihelditwithallmystrength，makingmyhandshurt.

I（6）______adeepbreathandthenjumped.

Ihadneverfeltlikethatbefore.ItseemedlikeIwasflyingintheairlikeabird.Itruly（7）______it.ThenIheardmycoachsayloudly，"（8）______yourknees!"Idid，andIwassoexcited.Afterawhile，shesaid，"Good，nowit'stimetoletgo."Ilandedperfectly.

Throughthisexperience，Ilearnedthattryingnewthings（9）______behard.Butwedon'tknow（10）______wetry.So，justchallengeyourself!96.A.jump B.swim C.throw D.drop97.A.easy B.great C.hard D.smart98.A.However B.Inaword C.Instead D.Afterall99.A.exciting B.relaxing C.boring D.disappointing100.A.choice B.change C.turn D.point101.A.made B.took C.blew D.opened102.A.enjoyed B.scared C.hated D.worried103.A.Forget B.Bend C.Break D.Lose104.A.hadto B.should C.might D.need105.A.since B.if C.yet D.unlessTomhadabadtoothache.Hismotherwantedtotakehimtothedentist's（牙科診所），buthe（1）______.Hewasafraidofthe（2）______whenthedentisthadtoextract（拔出）histooth.Tom'smothertoldhimthatifhedidnotvisitthedentist，thepainwouldget（3）______.Atlast，Tomhadtoagree.

Therewerenotmanypeopleatthedentist's.（4）______，itwasTom'sturn.Hewalkednervouslyintotheroomandsatdown.Thedentistlooked（5）______andsaidhellotohimwithasmile.HeaskedTomto（6）______hismouth.AndthenhetoldTomthathehadtoextractthebadtooth.ThedentistgaveTomaninjection（注射）and（7）______himthathewouldnotfeelanypain.

Tomreallydidnotfeelanypain.ThenthedentistadvisedTomtobrushhisteethtwiceadayandtaughthimthe（8）______wayofbrushinghisteeth.HealsotoldTomnottoeattoomanysweetthings（9）______histeethwouldbehealthy.

Afterthat，Tom（10）______howimportantitwastoprotecthisteeth.106.A.relaxed B.refused C.nodded D.joked107.A.pain B.trust C.success D.training108.A.nicer B.smaller C.warmer D.worse109.A.Sometimes B.Recently C.Soon D.Especially110.A.dangerous B.friendly C.noisy D.careless111.A.fill B.shut C.open D.cover112.A.allowed B.asked C.warned D.promised113.A.right B.brave C.weak D.rich114.A.but B.sothat C.or D.whether115.A.regretted B.hoped C.realised D.guessedThewomen'ssinglesfinalofthe2024AustralianOpenended.21-year-oldChineseplayerZhengQinwenlostthefinalgamebutwonthesecondplace.（1）______shedidn'tgetthefirstplace，shestillmadehistory.ShebecamethesecondChinesewomanafterLiNato（2）______aGrandSlam（大滿貫）singlesfinal.

Zheng'sgoodperformancegreatly（3）______Chinesetennislovers."ThatwasthefirsttimeIhadplayed（4）______theworldNo.1Sabarenka，soIreallywantedtocatchthischance.Icouldknowaboutherlevelandtestmyself，"saidZheng.Shewascheeredonby（5）______Chinesecrowdon-site.Hergoodjobalso（6）______awildcelebrationfromthelocalChinesecommunityinMelbourneaswellasthefansathome."ConsideringZhengQinwen'sperformancesinthisyear'sFrenchOpen，she's（7）______atruefighter，"sportscommentator（評(píng)論員）HanQiaoshengwroteonWeibo.Zheng'sachievementhasmade（8）______getatop-10placeontheWTArankings（排名）.

（9）______thefinal，itwasreallyhardforZheng.Sabarenkawassostrongthatfew（10）______weregiventoZhengtowin.TheChinesestarstillhasalongwaytogobeforereachingtheverytopofthegameinbothherskillsand（11）______.

"It'sapitybutthat'showitwas，"a（n）（12）______Zhengsaidafterthefinal."I'dliketoexpressmythankstoallthefansforcomingheretowatchmeandthankmyteamforhelpingme.I（13）______playingintheAustralianOpen.It'sa（14）______experienceforme.I'msuretherewillbemoresuchexperiencesinthefuture."

Zhengisstillyoungandshehasmuch（15）______fordevelopment.Giveherenoughtime.116.A.Because B.Though C.When D.Unless117.A.reach B.win C.change D.hold118.A.developed B.supported C.encouraged D.reminded119.A.with B.for C.around D.against120.A.noisy B.polite C.special D.crazy121.A.caused B.created C.raised D.followed122.A.mostly B.simply C.certainly D.luckily123.A.me B.you C.him D.her124.A.Thinkingover B.Lookingbackat C.Goingthrough D.Endingup125.A.skills B.chances C.wishes D.choices126.A.body B.growth C.mind D.study127.A.disappointed B.relaxed C.worried D.excited128.A.remember B.regret C.mean D.enjoy129.A.wonderful B.personal C.boring D.strange130.A.courage B.space C.pleasure D.prideHaveyoueverthoughtaboutseeingtheworldforfree？Althoughitmaysound（1）______，there'sagrowingcommunitythatismakingthatdreamonestepcloser.

ThecommunityiscalledCouchsurfing.The（2）______isthatpeopleopentheirhomesuptotravelersforfree，andinexchangebothpeoplewill（3）______fromeachother.

（4）______payingalotofmoneystayinginhotels，livingwithlocalsisbothcheapandauthentic（正宗的）.Maybeyou'llfindalesswell-knownsiteinthecity.Thisisalsoyour（5）______toaskwhatlifeintheircountryisreallylike.Italso（6）______asacultureexchange.Forexample，ifyouplaytheguitarandyourhostisagreatcook，teachhimorherhowtoplaytosaythankyouforthedinner.Thistypeofexchangeispopular.

Butwhataresomemannersofbeinga（n）（7）______Couchsurfer？First，becarefulaboutculturaltaboos（禁忌）.Forexample，（8）______youeatwithIndianpeople，neveruseyourlefthand.InIndianculture，lefthandsareusedforthetoilet.Also，whenyouaregoingtoleave，it'sagoodideato（9）______asmallgift.Thisshowsyourthankstothehomeowner.

Now，areyoureadyto（10）______likealocal？Wherewillyousurffirst？131.A.magical B.embarrassing C.lucky D.impossible132.A.example B.secret C.idea D.agreement133.A.keep B.learn C.stay D.find134.A.Insteadof B.Suchas C.Becauseof D.Thanksto135.A.chance B.thought C.point D.dream136.A.seems B.works C.offers D.helps137.A.bad B.fair C.good D.honest138.A.whether B.although C.since D.if139.A.prepare B.receive C.steal D.send140.A.live B.exchange C.look D.travelIstronglybelievetherightwordsatjusttherighttimecouldchangesomeone'slife.

WhenIwas3yearsold，myparents（1）______Iwastotallydeaf.Butfromthethirdgrade，theydecidedtoputmeina"mainstream"schoolwhereallofmyclassmateshad（2）______hearing.SoIwastheonlydeafchildatBlueCreekElementarySchool.Fromthefirstdaythere，theotherkidsoften（3）______meandcalledmenamesmainlybecauseofmyhearingaid（助聽器）andthewayItalked.

Iwas（4）______throughoutelementaryschool.Besidestheproblemsof"fittingin"withtheotherstudents，Ialsohad（5）______withmostofmyschoolwork.

Onemorning，MrsJordan，myfifth-gradeteacher，asked（6）______aquestioninhermathclass.Shewasalargewomanwitha（7）______thatbouncedoffthewallsofhertinyclassroom，anditcouldevenspreadtothehallway.

I（8）______herlips（嘴唇）andimmediatelyraisedmyhand.ForonceIknewtheanswer!（9）______Iwasafraidwhenshecalledonme.ThenIansweredherquestion（10）______.Iwillneverforgetwhathappenednext.

MrsJordanpointeddirectlyatme.Withsparking（閃光的）eyesandawide（11）______，shecried，"THAT'SRIGHT，STEPHEN!"

Forthefirsttimeinmyyounglife，Ibecameashiningstar.Ihad（12）______beensoexcitedbefore!

RightthenandthereImadea（13）______thatIwouldmakeaplaceformyselfinthisworld.NomatterhowmanydifficultiesImight（14）______inlife，IknewIcouldovercomethem.

Asimplethree-wordphrasehadtotally（15）______myyounglife，"THAT'SRIGHT，STEPHEN!"、141.A.explained B.heard C.discovered D.agreed142.A.normal B.poor C.strange D.special143.A.thoughtof B.laughedat C.heardof D.lookafter144.A.excited B.pleased C.surprised D.worried145.A.practice B.experience C.progress D.trouble146.A.us B.them C.me D.her147.A.body B.mouth C.voice D.look148.A.found B.read C.followed D.touched149.A.And B.So C.But D.Or150.A.happily B.quietly C.luckily D.nervously151.A.smile B.heart C.mind D.interest152.A.often B.always C.never D.ever153.A.decision B.story C.rule D.difference154.A.understand B.remember C.imagine D.meet155.A.protected B.changed C.controlled D.startedOneofmyearliestmemoriesisplaying"shops"withmygranddadwhenIwas5yearsold.After（1）______schoolat15，Iworkedinafruitshop，butIhadno（2）______ofhowtorunmyownshopbackthen.

Severalyearslater，Igotmarried.MyhusbandEricandIheardaboutashopforsaleinthenearbyvillage.Wehadalookanddecidedtohaveashopofourown.ThatwasJanuary1973.Wewereabit（3）______atshopkeeping，soweoftendidn'tknowwhatthecustomerswereaskingfor.Butwesoonlearned.

Youcantellbytheweatherhow（4）______it'sgoingtobe.Onwetdaysthereareveryfewpeoplearound，andwhenit's（5）______peoplewantbreadandmilk，asthey'reworriedaboutbeingsnowedin.Whenit'shot，everyonebuyscolddrinksandicecream.

Morepeopleshoponlinenowadays，buttheystillcomehereforthingsmissingfromtheirorder.I'vekeptupwithtechnologyandhaveacardreader，buttheshopitselfhasn'tchangedmuch.Now，asI'mgettingolder，it'sopenfrom7amto6pmonweekdays，（6）______closingat8：30pm.However，Iopenuntil2pmatweekends.

Ericpassedaway16yearsago，butIam（7）______gettingridof（擺脫）theshop.Iloveitall—talkingtothecustomersandgettingwhattheywant.Therearecustomerswhocomeintwoorthreetimesaday，andweseeseveralgenerations（代）offamilies.Customersoftentellmetheir（8）______andIofferadviceifIcan.

Itwasthe50thanniversary（周年紀(jì)念）oftheshoponJanuary13thisyear.Iwantedtodosomething（9）______，soIheldapartyandhaddrinksandsnackswithcustomers.Ialsowroteabookaboutmymemoriesintheshop.It'scalledJustAskJenny，asI'malwaysthefirstport（端）ofcallwhenanyonewantstoknowanything.

Thisshophasbeenmylife.Inever（10）______I'dstillbehereafter50years，butIloveitandthepeople.It'swhatkeepsmegoing，andI'vegotnoplanofretiring（退休）.156.A.leaving B.goingto C.changing157.A.choice B.decision C.idea158.A.experienced B.fresh C.disappointed159.A.common B.expensive C.busy160.A.snowy B.rainy C.sunny161.A.asfor B.becauseof C.insteadof162.A.always B.never C.seldom163.A.suggestions B.questions C.problems164.A.special B.historical C.traditional165.A.imagined B.hoped C.experiencedPengJingxuanisa29-year-oldChinesegirlwhooncestudiedabroadinamusicuniversityinParis.Shehasbeenworkingatspreading