答案：to seek　try to seek sth. "努力去寻找某物"。

　　6．The best way to experience hutong life is simply ________(wander) around the alleys, either on foot or by bicycle.

　　答案：to wander　不定式短语，在本句中作表语，说明主语的具体内容。

　　7．It is very important to teach their children how to deal with others' kindness and ________(rude)．

　　答案：rudeness　由"kindness and"可知应用所给词的名词形式rudeness。

　　8．She lay on the grass, staring at the sky ________(spot) with stars.

　　答案：spotted　be spotted with "布满着......"，此处应用过去分词短语作后置定语。

　　9．The reason why he asked for two days' leave is ________he had to take care of his sick son.

　　答案：that

　　10．The results are quite contrary ________my expectations, and it's really frustrating.

　　答案：to　be contrary to "与......正好相反"。

三、完形填空。

　　阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可能填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　(2018·湖北省七市(州)教科研协作体高三联合考试)

　　 I have written a poem called Flying Kites，in which a man __1__ his son to fly a kite.After a few minutes，the child __2__ drops the string and lets the kite soar(高飞)．With joy in his eyes，he watches it climb until it disappears __3__.The father realizes that __4__ he'll have to loosen the tie that binds(绑)him to his son.And he __5__ ，"Will I release the string as unselfishly as that？"

　　Many years later my son，Gary，__6__ he wouldn't finish his college career.I tried to talk him out of it.But none of my reasoning made any __7__.At the end of the semester Gary moved back home.

　　Gary managed to find a__8__ at a nursery and went at it with usual enthusiasm.I，__9__ ，was deeply disappointed.What was a college professor's __10__ doing at a job that any high school dropout could perform？Then I tried to __11__ him."Look，"I said，"in a few years you'll be at your high school reunion with__12__ classmates who became doctors，lawyers，and engineers.Do you think you'll be able to__13__ that？"

　　"Yes，Dad，"he replied without __14__.Then he fixed his eyes on mine and said，"But the real question is：Can you？"

Shame suddenly __15__ me.I wasn't thinking about my son；I was thinking about myself and what my friends would think.The problem wasn't Gary's pride；it was mine.All at once I