(2010.四川省内江市动词填空，满分10分）用所给动词的正确形式完成短文，并将答案依次填在短文后面相应的横线上。
Dear Zhang Lin,
How's it going?I__81__(have )some problems at school.I find it difficult to work in the evening and I can't concentrate on anything at the moment.I spend most of my time _82_(listen)to records or watching TV instead of doing my homework .The other students in my class_83_(be)much better than me .I have the following problems as well. I can't always take down the important things my teacher_84_(say),because I write too slowly, She _85_(tell) me that I'm falling behind my classmates in my studies.I'm not good at _86_(write)and I usually hand in my homework late because I won't do it until the last minute.So I often have to find different excuses_87_(let)my teacher know why I haven't done the homework.I'm sure I_88_(get) through my final exam in January. I'm now so far behind the other students that I don't know how I can _89_ (catch)up with them.Last week,when my teacher _90_(help)me with my homework ,she found so many mistakes,which made me more upset.
Could you please give me some good suggestions?
Yours,Wei Hua.
答案：81. have 82. listening 83.are 84. say s 85. tells 86. writing 87. to let 88. will get 89. catch 90. helped
(2010山东省潍坊市 六、词汇应用 ，满分13分）
During the Second World War,John's family didn't have a washing machine.Therefore,_1_(keep) clothes clean became a problem for them.
Before long ,a family friend decided -2_(join) the army and his wife was going with him.John's family told them that they could take care of their furmiture while they were away.To the _3_(family)surprise,the frind suggested they should use his Bendix washing machine. "It would be better for it to_4_(use),rather than sitting _5_(quiet),"he said.
Young John helped with the washing ,and he developed a deep love of the old,green Bendix._6_(Late),the war ended and the family's friend returned .When he came to take the machine away.John became very sad.His mother saw this and said to _7_(he), "Son,you must remember that machine didn't belong to us in the _8_(one)place.It was a gift for us to be able to use it for such a long time.So ,instead of _9_(be) sad about the loss,let's be grateful that we _10_(be )able to use it at that time."
We have all experienced loss:loss of people and things.However ,if we see the thing we _11_(lose)ad a gift that we were given for a time,maybe the sad _12_ (momory) will change into _13_(thank )ones.
答案：1.keeping/to keep 2.to join 3. family's 4.be used 5. quietly 6. Later 7.him 8.first 9.being 10.were 11.have lost 12. momories 13. thankful
