Li:HiRob!I'veheardthatyouhavefinancialproblems1.(recent).Whathashap-pened?Rob:Ihadtogetmycar2.(fix)IreceivedahugetaxbillandthentomakemattersworseI3.(lose)mywalletyesterday—I’m

Question

Li: Hi Rob!I've heard that you have financial problems 1. ____ (recent) . What has hap- pened?

Rob: I had to get my car 2. ____ (fix) I received a huge tax bill and then to make matters worse I 3. ____ (lose) my wallet yesterday —I’m ____ doing my best to keep the wolf from the door.

Li: You really have got problems if you’ve got to keep a wolf out 4. ____ your house!

Rob: Not a real wolf. When people say they re trying to keep the wolf from the door they mean 5.____ they have only just got enough money to survive.

Li: Oh I see!So you just have enough money to eat and live?

Rob: Yes it's not 6. ____ good position to be in.

Li: I get it. With all your 7. ____ (bill) to pay you really are struggling to keep the wolf from the door — so 8. ____ are you going to do?

Rob: I need to ask a good friend 9. ____ (lend) me some money. A really good friend — like you Li? I know you have some spare cash.

Li: Sorry Rob V ve just spent that on a(n) 10.____ (amaze) holiday. Can you wait until next week?

Answer 1

1. recently。考査副词。设空处修饰 动词have 故填副词。

2. fixed。考查过去分词作宾语补足 语的用法。设空处作宾语补足语， 且fix与car之间是逻辑上的动宾关 系，故填fixed。

3. lost。考查一般过去f。由 yesterday可知，lose所表示的动作 发生在过去，故填lost。

4. of。考查介词。keep... outof意为 “不让……进入”。

5. that。考查连接词。设空处引导宾 语从句且从句成分和意义均完整， 故填that。

6. a。考查不定冠词。position是可数 名词且表泛指，故填a。

7. bills。考查名词。由all your可知 应用bill的复数形式。

8. what。考查疑问词。设空处所在句 惫为“那么你打算做什么”，故填 what。

9. to lend。考查不定式作宾语补足语 的用法。ask sb. to db sth.意为“请求某人做某事”。

10. amazing。考查°形容词作定语的用 法。设空处作定语修饰holiday 且意为“令人惊异的故填 amazing 。