Ⅳ.语法填空
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。