Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came短文语法填空练习题（含答案）

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Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came
短文语法填空练习题（附答案）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内所给单词的正确形式。
A
It was about 11：00 at night.After 1 (finish) my homework，I saw bright(明亮的) light in my neighbor's kitchen.I thought he was cooking，so I went to bed.Before I fell 2 (sleep)，there was a
terrible smell in the air and I thought something was wrong.I jumped out of the bed at once and went out 3 (have) a look.I saw the fire coming out of my neighbor's kitchen.I shouted “Fire！Fire！”，but no one heard my shouts.
I ran 4 (quick) into my house to call 119.And then I rang my neighbor's doorbell and called his name， 5 there was no answer.I tried my best to get into the house and saved a cat and a dog.
Then I poured water through one of the kitchen 6 (window)，but it was no use.The fire 7 (be) too heavy.Luckily，the firemen(消防队员) arrived in time and put out the fire.
When my neighbor returned，he was sad because his kitchen was broken，but he thanked me 8 calling 119 and saving his pets.
Five days later，my neighbor invited me to 9 (he) house for dinner.In his new kitchen，he took a photo of me.Later on，he gave the photo to me as 10 gift.I was very happy.
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B
It's hard for me to forget some people who helped me in life.Several years ago，Mrs.Smith became my neighbor.She was 11 science teacher in a middle school in my city.Of all the subjects，I was the 12 (much) interested in science.So I sometimes borrowed books on science 13 her.And I always felt 14 (excite) when we talked about science.As time went by，she seemed 15 (be) an old friend of my family.Last year，when my parents were away on business(出差)，I was badly ill.Mrs.Smith stayed with me all the time and looked after me during those days.She helped me take out the rubbish，wash the clothes，sweep the floor and even provided me with delicious dishes.Thanks to her 16 (kind)，I got better soon.But her life was 17 (complete) changed one day.
On November 16th，Mrs.Smith had a car accident on her way to work.It was unlucky for her that she became blind.After that，Mrs.Smith couldn't look after 18 (she) well.When her son knew she had difficulty in 19 (live) alone，he invited her to live with his family. 20 she moved away，she really made a great difference to my life.
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C
When I was 11，a terrible thing happened in the middle of one night. My home 21.__________（sudden） caught fire.Luckily，we ran out and didn’t get hurt. But we had nothing. We felt
22._________（shock） and helpless. We didn’t know if we could get through this by 23.____（we）.
The next day，my mom’s friend brought me a few T-shirts and pairs of jeans. One pair of jeans was too short 24._______ the other pair was too long，but I didn’t care.25.____ least I had
some clothes again. At the same time，my dad returned to our home to see what he could salvage（抢救）. The only thing he could find was my mom’s wedding ring，but it was 26._______（good） than nothing.
After several days，my dad found 27.____ old house by the side of the road near our old house. As we moved in，our family，friends and 28.__________（neighbor） in our community all
came. They gave away many things 29.________（help） us get back on our feet. There were more clothes，furniture（家具），food，money and even some books for me to read.Looking back now，I am thankful for everything we went through that summer because it taught me so much about life，
love，and people’s130._________（kind）. It showed me that when you have nothing left but love，that can still be enough.
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D
It’s hard for me to forget some people who helped me in life. Several years ago，Mrs. Smith became my neighbor. She was 31.___ science teacher in a middle school in my city. Of all the subjects，I was the 32.______（much） interested in science. So I sometimes
borrowed books on science 33.______ her. And I always felt 34.________（excite） when we talked about science. As time went by，she seemed 35._______（be） an old friend of mine.
Last year，when my parents were away on business（出差），I was badly ill.Mrs. Smith stayed with me all the time and looked after me during those days. She helped me take out the rubbish，wash the clothes，sweep the floor and even provided me with delicious dishes. Thanks to her 36._________（kind），I got better soon. But her life was completely changed one day.
On November 16th，Mrs. Smith had a car accident on her way to work. It was 37._________（lucky） for her that she became blind. After that，Mrs. Smith couldn’t look after 38.________（she） well. When her son knew she had difficulty in 39._______（live） alone，he invited her to live with his family.40._________________ she moved away，she really made a great difference to my life.
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E
One day I woke up at midnight. It was raining. I could hear the rain 41________（beat） heavily against the windows of my house. I 42______（try） to go back to sleep but it was too loud. I couldn’t count the seconds between thunder（雷声） and lightning（闪电） like what I 43________（usual） did,because there were a lot.
Suddenly I heard the sound of breaking glass. I found the wind was too strong and it 44________（push） the glass down and the rain came into the house through the 45_______（break） window. The rain water came in very fast and the water was
rising to 46_____（I） ankles（脚踝）.
What should I do. Then I had 47___ idea. It was to open the front door and let the water go out of the house. I got to the front door,but it was difficult to open the door 48________ it was pushed tightly（紧紧地） by the water.49____ last I opened
a gap（缺口） and the water ran away quickly.After about two 50_______（hour） the rain stopped. I was so happy to see the sun in the morning.
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参考答案
1.finishing 2.asleep 3.to have 4.quickly 5.but
6.windows 7.was 8.for 9.his 10.a
11.a 12.most 13.from 14.excited 15.to be
16. kindness pletely 18.herself 19.Living 20.Although/Though
21.suddenly 22.shocked 23.ourselves 24.while 25.At
26.better 27.an 28. neighbors 29.to help 30.kindness
31.a 32.most 33.from 34.excited 35. to be
36. kindness 37.unlucky 38.herself 39.living 40.Although/Though
41.beating 42.tried 43.usually 44.pushed 45.broken
46.my 47.an 48.because 49.At 50.hours
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