Question

one  anything  should  but   begin    few   enjoy  dad   empty   even

How do you usually get to school? By bus? On foot? Roby Burch, 16, a US student, gets to school a little differently---he goes by horse .
Burch has been riding his white horse 4 miles to and from school since(自从)the 83 _____ of the semester. “Every morning, wearing my blue jacket and jeans, I’m on my way at 6 am. ” Burch says, “The streets are mostly 84________ at this time of morning. It’s a nice way to start the day. ”
The idea was his 85__________. His family were 86______ their vacation on their farm this summer, “My dad just said, ‘Roby, you 87__________ ride your horse to school every day. ’” says Burch. He thought it really was a good idea.
When they got back home, Burch asked for permission from the headmaster (校长), Joe Cox, and surprisingly, he got the green light. Cox 88_______  allowed（允许）Burch to keep the horse next to the headmaster’s house. Then his dad helped Burch find the best route to school. It is along back streets and has 89_________ cars than the others.
For the return trip every afternoon, Burch leaves school at 5:45 pm. Even now, as the days grow shorter and colder, he continues to ride his horse. “ I will ride my horse even in the coldest weather. ” he says.
Burch says the 90________ time he sat on a horse as a four-year-old boy he was afraid. 91__________ now, “it’s what I do best. ” It’s no surprise that he wants to be a cowboy (牛仔) when he grows up. “I love riding horses more than 92 _______ else. ” He says, “It’s really a guy thing. ”

Answer 1

【小题1】beginning
【小题2】empty
【小题3】dad’s
【小题4】enjoying
【小题5】should
【小题6】even
【小题7】fewer
【小题8】first
【小题9】but
【小题10】anything

解析【小题1】考查名词：自从学期初，用beginning
【小题2】早上6点，街上是空空的：empty
【小题3】从后面的My dad just said,可知这是爸爸的想法：dad’s
【小题4】考查动词：enjoy their vacation享受假期，用enjoying和were连用，表示过去进行时
【小题5】考查情态动词：你应该每天骑马上学：should
【小题6】考查副词：校长甚至允许他把马拴在他房子旁边：even
【小题7】这是条后街，车辆比接的街道少：fewer
【小题8】考查序数词：他第一次骑马很害怕：first
【小题9】现在是做得最好的，表示转折but
【小题10】考查不定代词：我喜欢骑马甚于其他任何东西：anything