Unit 4 Sharing grammar课时作业

第一节 完型填空

　　On my daughter Norah's fourth birthday, we stopped at the supermarket after school. Norah waved at a man a couple of steps away, "Hi, old person! It's my birthday today!"　1　 I could ask the earth to 　2　 me whole, he turned to us and his rigid expression 　3　 as he replied, "Well, hello, little lady! And how old are you today?" They chatted and he told us to call him Dan. We were 　4　 other shoppers and we said sorry, but they didn't care. There was 　5　 happening in the supermarket that day.

　　I posted the story and a photo on Facebook later that night. Soon I received a message from a　6　reader who　7　 Mr. Dan. I asked for Mr. Dan's phone number and called him a few days later. He had been　8　 since his wife had gone. I was certain his heart was 　9　 by my little girl and that he needed that 　10　.

　　We visited Mr.Dan's tidy house-　11　 of his wife were still 　12　 displayed everywhere. He was patient and kind with my talkative, constantly moving girl. He 　13　 a child's table, blank paper and crayons for Norah to draw some pictures for him to display on his refrigerator.

　　Norah asks about Mr.Dan every day. She wants him to feel　14　. Mr.Dan thinks about Norah, too.After another recent visit, he 　15　 that he hadn't had an 　16　 night's sleep since his wife died. He told me that he had slept 　17　 every night since meeting my girl. "Norah has 　18　 me," he said.

　　That left me　19　 and my cheeks wet with tears.

　　He has been　20　 into my family, and just as Norah said, we're going to love him all up.

1.A.When B.Before C.Once D.Although

2.A.swallow B.cover C.chew D.hide

3.A.strengthened B.weakened C.softened D.toughened

4.A.avoiding B.gathering C.inviting D.blocking

5.A.magic B.friction C.panic D.glory