Question

根据所给10个英语单句的意思，从所给的15个词汇中挑选出10个合适的词或短语分别给每个句子填空。

artists	injured	active	attach	came into being
teenagers	hopeless	shortcoming	generous	in search of
fluent	selfless	goal	inspect	concerned about

The design of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days, and it was also a treasure decorated with gold and jewels, which took the country’s best ________ about ten years to make.
Many kings and princes wanted to marry Atlanta, but when they heard of her rules they knew it was ________.
Anyhow, my ________ is to provide humans with a life of high quality, and I am now truly filled with happiness that I am a devoted friend and helper of the human race.
Dinosaurs lived on the earth tens of millions of years ago, long before humans ________ and their future seemed secure at that time.
Many young people often dream of playing in front of thousands of people at a concert, and, to be honest, a lot of them ________ great importance to becoming rich and famous.
If your friend comes to school very upset, tell him that you are ________ him and you will meet after class and talk then.
India has a very large number of ________ English speakers because Britain ruled India from 1765 to 1947, and English became the language for government and education.
I am fond of my sister Wang Wei but she has one serious ________ — she can be really stubborn.
On July 28, 1976, the city of Tangshan in Hebei Province was hit by a terrible earthquake and the number of people who were killed or seriously ________ reached more than 400,000.
It was in 1952 that Elias went to Mandela for legal advice, and Mandela was ________ with his time, for which Elias was very grateful.

Answer 1

小题1:artists     
小题2:hopeless     
小题3:goal      
小题4:came into being   
小题5:attach
小题6:concerned about  
小题7:fluent   
小题8:shortcoming  
小题9:injured 
小题10:generous

试题分析：本题要求考生首先要明确每个单词和短语的意思，特别是一词多义。然后根据上下文的语义串联选出合适的词或者短语，要特别注意词性和时态语态的变化。
小题1: artists    名词artist艺术家；句义：这让这个国家的艺术家花了10年的时间才完成。
小题2: hopeless  句义：很多国王和王子都想娶Atlanta，当他们听说规则的时候，都知道他们没有希望了。本句的关键在于连词but表示上下文之间的转折关系，说明他们认为自己没有希望了。
小题3:goal     句义：我的目标就是给人们通过高质量的生活。本句中不定式在句中做表语，表示具体要做的事情。
小题4:came into being  固定搭配come into being形成，产生，出现；在人类出现之前，恐龙已经在地球上生活了很多年。本句要注意的是时态。
小题5:attach 固定搭配attach importance to重视…；句义：他们中的很多人过于重视名利。
小题6:concerned about  固定搭配：be concerned about…担心…；句义：如果你的朋友来到学校，很难过，你要告诉他/她你很担心他。放学以后会和他好好地谈谈。
小题7: fluent   形容词fluent流利的；通常用来修饰语言。
小题8:shortcoming  句义：我很喜欢我的妹妹王蓓，但是她又一个很大的缺点—她可能太固执了。过于固执正是人的一个缺点。所以使用名词shortcoming。
小题9: injured  形容词injured通常表示的是在事故里受伤。句义：去世和受伤的人数达到40多万。本句的injured与killed形成呼应。
小题10:. generous 形容词generous慷慨的。根据第二句for which Elias was very grateful.可知Elias心存感激，说明Mandela花了很多时间帮助他，所以Mandela对于时间很慷慨。