Ⅳ.语法填空
(2014·开封市三模)
M：I'm so relieved. I just finished the story I was working on for our creative writing course.
W：I haven't finished mine __1__.I had trouble __2__(get) past the beginning.
M：How come?
W：I was really happy to be writing a detective story. But after the first few pages, I just __3__ write any more.
M：The same thing __4__(happen) to me. You can talk to Mrs. Wilson about it.
W：Actually, I went to ask for more time to finish the writing. But instead she gave me some good advice. She said the first thing I should do is just write anything that comes into my mind even if it doesn't make any __5__.
M：That's interesting. When I got __6__(stick)，I stopped to do __7__ else, you know, do some for one of my other courses.
W：Her methods seem to have worked for me. I have written most of the story, and I should be able to hand it __8__ on time, but l still need to go to the jewelry store.
M：You are going shopping?
W：I'm going there for my story. My detective story involves __9__ jewelry store robbery, so I want to go there in order to take a look at __10__ the cases are arranged, where the security cameras are placed.
文章大意：两位作家交流写作经验。
答案：
1.yet 承接上文，此处意为“我的小说还没有写完”。yet“还，尚，仍然”，常用在现在完成时的句子里。
2.getting have trouble/difficulty doing... “做某事有困难”。
3.couldn't 此处表示能力，时态为一般过去时。
4.happened 此处填谓语动词，时态为一般过去时。
5.sense make sense“有道理，讲得通”。
6.stuck get stuck表示被动，“被卡住”的意思，但经常引申来用，“进入僵局，抛锚，遇到困难”。
7.something something else“其它的事情”。
8.in hand in“上交”。
9.a 此处指“一次”珠宝店被劫事件。
10.how how表示方式。
