Question

根据下面短文内容，在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。
I dreamed of going to the USA when I was a middle school student. When I was in high school, I made up my   小题1:  to go to America.
I wanted to study English and American culture. And I didn’t want to study in college in Japan at all. In Japan, it is very   小题2: to enter a famous college or university but easy to graduate, so students don’t study hard after they enter the college or university. This was one of the reasons why I came to America.
I came to America last September. I have been here for eight months. When I first came here, I was very surprised. There are many differences   小题3: Japan and America. I felt it was very strange and interesting.
I was also very upset because I heard English   小题4: . Whenever I watched TV, went shopping, or even   小题5:  a walk, I heard only English. Everything was very hard for me because I could hardly understand English. Now I am used to hearing English and I can talk with Americans more easily,   小题6:  things are getting better.
After I came here, I realized how much I love my family, how difficult it is to live by   小题7: , how exciting it is to live in another country, and how important it is to do   小题8:  I want to do. If I didn’t come here, maybe I didn’t realize these things. This is the most important experience in my life. I’m going to stay here for about three years. I’ll never forget the life in the USA.

Answer 1

小题1:mind
小题2:difficult/hard
小题3:between
小题4:everywhere
小题5:took/had
小题6:so
小题7:myself
小题8:what

试题分析：
小题1:考查固定短语make one’s mind to do 下定决心做某事。
小题2:结合下文but easy to graduate,可知日本大学是难进易出，联系谓语动词is，可知填形容词difficult或者hard。
小题3:结合句意可知考查介词between，这个词常和and一起构成固定短语，在……和……之间。
小题4:根据Whenever I watched TV, went shopping, or even   82  a walk,及下文描述，可知本句意思为我也很心烦，因为到处听到的都是英语。故填everywhere。
小题5:联系下文a walk可知前面缺少谓语动词，故填take，从事或者have从事的过去时态。
小题6:本句不缺少句子成分，联系上下文可知前后两句为因果关系，故填连词so。
小题7:考查短语by oneself。结合上文此时作者是一个人独自生活，句子主语为I，故填by myself。
小题8:通过分析可知宾语从句缺少逻辑宾语，故填what，我想做的事。
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