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【题目】In the USA the high school graduation ceremony is of great【1】(important).12th-grade students,or seniors,who are about 17 or 18 years old,look forward to【2】(attend) this event.

The graduation ceremony itself takes place at the end of May or beginning of June,【3】usually includes music, awards,and a guest speaker.After the speeches,students walk to the front of the room to receive their diplomas from the headmaster.Students start preparing for graduation a long time before it【4】(happen).They order rings designed 【5】(especial) for their class.

【6】tradition is to have their photographs taken.These photographs are used for the class year book,which is a 【7】(print) book about all the students in the school.Students have special cards called announcements printed to send to friends and relatives to tell them about their graduation.The cards often include an【8】(invite) to the ceremony.If you receive it,you should send a present【9】money to the graduate.A few weeks before the ceremony, the students【10】(measure) for the cap that they will wear at the ceremony.After the ceremony,families usually have graduation parties for friends and relatives.It's a day and a night that high school seniors remember for a long time.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】importance

【2】attending

【3】which

【4】happens

【5】especially

【6】Another

【7】printed

【8】invitation

【9】or

【10】are measured

【解析】本文主要讲美国的高中典礼，很多人都十分重视他，同时还介绍了这个典礼的两个传统，一是参加演讲，二是照相。

【1】 “be of +名词”相当于形容词。be of great importance=be very important非常重要。故填importance

【2】look forward to doing sth.盼望做某事。故填attending

【3】which引导非限制性定语从句，并且在从句中作主语。故填which

【4】Students start preparing for graduation a long time before it___4___(happen).意思是学生们在毕业之前很长时间就开始准备。主语是it， 故填 happens

【5】副词修饰动词designed。They order rings designed ___5___(especial) for their class.意思是他们订制专门为他们班设计的戒指。故填especially 。

【6】___6___tradition is to have their photographs taken.意思是另外一个传统就是照相。故填Another

【7】book与print之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，故用过去分词作定语。故填printed 。

【8】此空应该用名词，an invitation一次邀请。故填invitation 。

【9】you should send a present___9___money to the graduate.意思是如果你接受邀请，你应该送给毕业生礼物或者钱。故填or

【10】主语the students与measure之间是动宾关系，所以用被动语态。故填 are measured