04：【好题精选】语法填空-2023年中考英语专题练（四川自贡）

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04：【好题精选】语法填空-2023年中考英语专题练（含答案解析）（四川自贡）
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、语法填空
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Someone telephoned me today asking if it would be convenient for me to bring food to a family in need. The mother was having a serious ____1____ (operate) and would be lying down for several weeks. Of course, I replied with a quick “Yes!”. ____2____ I planned the meal in my head, I ____3____ (think) of the past years when I had been asked to prepare food. I have done it ____4____ (much) times with a very open heart.
But the amazing thing is that I have received double over the course of my life. When I was ill, the women of the church again stepped in ____5____ (help). They prepared babysitting for my younger daughter and brought love dinners to our house. How we depended ____6____ these dinners to feed my husband and young daughter!
Food is all about comfort. ____7____ feeds our bodies, but it can also feed our souls(心灵). When you hear people talking about their favorite holidays, it is usually about their feelings ____8____ (connect) with sharing food. I know I’ll have more ____9____ (chance) in my lifetime to prepare food for others. It is ____10____ (true) a gift I want to prepare and send to someone in need.

阅读短文，语法填空。
Since her husband died, Mrs. Jackson ____11____（live）alone in her big old house. The house ____12____（buy） by her husband almost fifty years ago. For ____13____（safe）, her daughter has tried to ask her to sell the house and buy ____14____ new and small one. But Mrs. Jackson says that she has to look after the old house. But these days, she often hears of stories about unknown people ____15____ steal things around here.
That was a cold afternoon before Christmas Eve, Mrs. Jackson was enjoying the Christmas music ____16____ someone knocked at the door. Who could it be? Mrs. Jackson was a bit afraid. She decided not to answer the door but kept ____17____（wait）.
Later, nothing happened and no more knocks. She walked ____18____（quiet） to the door, and listened. She ____19____（hear） nothing but the wind outside. She slowly opened the door and then gave a surprised cry! At the door, she saw a tall, beautiful Christmas tree! Under the tree was a Christmas card with these _____20_____（word）:
Merry Christmas!
Your new neighbor

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
I believe that you must have heard about Chinese paper-cutting, haven’t you?
Paper-cutting is ____21____ important art form in China. Paper-cuts used for many purposes, and everything can become the theme (主题) of paper-cuts, from people to the things that can be ____22____ (find) in everyday life such as birds, flowers and animals.
Each paper-cut ____23____ (bring) out the personal ideas of the writer. People express ____24____ (tradition) culture or their own feelings with different ____25____ (style) of paper-cuts. For example, when someone marries, we put up some red paper-cuts on the wall, dressing table or other furniture to express ____26____ (we) best wishes.
It is easy to learn paper-cutting ____27____ difficult to make it perfect. We need a long-time practice to learn how ____28____ (use) the scissors and how to paint. Moreover, we ____29____ (real) need to learn some paper-cutting skills.
From history until now, in many parts of China, paper-cutting skills ____30____ (become) necessary for women and a symbol of a clever mind.

Before paper was invented, people wrote or drew on materials such as bamboo, silk, animal hide, and ___31___ (wood) blocks. Writing materials were ____32____ (real) expensive and few people learned to read. Therefore, few people wrote. This all changed, thanks ____33____ an man named Cai Lun.
Paper had already existed (存在) in China, but the process for ____34____ (produce) it was difficult and the paper was of low quality. Cai Lun began experimenting (试验) with many different materials and different ____35____ (method) to turn those materials into paper. In the year 105, he made it from tree bark (树皮), bamboo, cloth rags, and fishing nets. His paper was ____36____ (strong) and cheaper than any paper that had been made before.
With Cai Lun’s papermaking method. Chinese culture ___37___ (grow) more rapidly over the next several centuries. That’s because ideas were much easier to share ____38____ more people learned to read. The use of paper spread abroad, helping ____39____ (others) cultures record and spread their ideas. Today, Cai Lun is considered a national hero in China. But _____40_____ whole world should remember the clever Chinese papermaker forever.

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The willow branch (柳树枝) is a part of the willow tree. In ancient China, willow branches were often used as a parting gift between friends and family ____41____ (member). Even today, willow branches ____42____ (mention) in many cases as a symbol of saying goodbye. Do you know ____43____?
One reason is that willow trees are strong. They can live ____44____ (easy) in any place, wet or dry, north or south. Because of this, giving a willow branch to say goodbye to loved ones is a way to tell them you hope they will get used to ____45____ (they) new living environment.
For another reason, the pronunciation for the willow tree “liu (柳)” is similar ____46____ the character “liu (留)” in Chinese, which means inviting someone ____47____ (stay) —only the tones are different. So ____48____ (offer) a willow branch means asking the other party to live for a longer time, even though we know that they must leave.
It’s said that this custom became popular during the Han Dynasty. At that time, Baqiao, a bridge in Chang’an, today’s Xi’an, was ____49____ common place to say goodbye. People often ______50______ (stop) there and handed willow branches to people who were leaving.

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The pictures of the Chinese flag on the moon made headlines (成为头条) in China and abroad following the landing of the Chang’e-5 spacecraft. ____51____ that wasn’t the only thing that caught people’s attention.
Zhou Chengyu, a 24-year-old from Guizhou Province, has also ____52____ (get) a lot of attention. She is the youngest-ever space commander (指挥) at China’s rocket launch site in Wenchang. She has played ____53____ key role in the Chang’e-5 space program. In the program, she was in charge of (负责) the rocket connector system.
Born in 1996 in Guiyang, Guizhou, Zhou is now called “dajie” (big sister) ____54____ her workmates as a mark of respect (尊敬). In fact, the big sister is not so big. She is only 1.58 meters tall. Zhou was an active,intelligent and hard-working student in middle school. “She liked writing down her mistakes and seldom made the same mistake ____55____ (two),” said one of her middle school teachers. “She had always dreamed of ____56____ (be) a scientist, and she did quite well in physics and chemistry.”In 2014, she ____57____ (accept) into National University of Defense Technology. She used her time ____58____ (wise) and worked really hard at university. After graduation, she became an astronaut and did an excellent job in the Chang’e - 5 space program.
Zhou said she was a little ____59____ (surprise) when she learned that she was so popular online. She said that she was just the most ordinary (普通的) one among many spaceflight workers. She hoped that people could pay more attention to the ____60____ (develop) of China’s space program.

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Ma Long, caprain of the Chinese men’s table tennis team, won his second Olympic title in the men’s singles (单打比赛) event — ____61____ achievement that no male player has ever got before.
Already the World Championships and the World Cup ____62____ (win), Ma achieved his Grand Slam (大满贯) after winning the Rio 2016 gold medal. The 32-year-old is also a champion (冠军) of many Asian Games, Asian Championships and Other intermational events. ____63____ Ma’s road back to honor is never easy.
After becoming the ____64____ (one) male player to win three straight world championships titles, Ma decided to have surgery (手术) on his left knee. He wanted to be ____65____ (full) fit for the Tokyo Olympics.
Back from his surgery, Ma didn’t win any singles over a year, throwing doubt on if he was totally ____66____ (prepare) for the Olympics. As there were no matches during the COVID-19 pandemic, it was difficult for players ____67____ (keep) their focus on training. “During that time, we trained in a closed environment, being completely separated ____68____ the outside world,” he said. But tireless efforts finally paid off for Ma. After winning the 2020 ITTF Finals and standing on top of the world again, Ma showed ____69____ (he) competitive advantages and became the World Table Tennis champion.
Now he has an eye to the next match. With five gold medals, Ma has become the table tennis player who won the ____70____ (many) medals in Olympic history.

阅读下而短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Thirty engineers were working as a team in a company. One day, the manager decided ___71___ (teach) them about finding real solutions to problems. The team was called for a game in a hall. They all got ___72___ (surprise) and all reached the hall with different thoughts. As they entered, they found a box full of flat balloons placed on the floor.
The manager asked every one to pick a balloon and blow it up. Then they were asked to write their names on their respective(各自的) balloons carefully so that the balloons wouldn’t blow out. All tried, but not everyone ___73___ (success). Five balloons blew out because of ___74___ (press).
The engineers ___75___ failed were ruled out of the game. As a result, 25 engineers came to the next level. All the balloons carrying their names ___76___ (collect) and then put into a room. The engineers were told to pick the balloon ___77___ his or her name on. All the 25 engineers began to search for the respective balloons in a rush. It was almost 15 minutes ___78___ nobody was able to find the right one. The ___79___ (two) level of the game was over.
Then came the final level. The engineers were asked to pick any balloon and give it to the person named on the balloon. Within a couple of minutes, all balloons reached the hands of the respective engineers.
The manager announced this was the real solution to the problem. Many times in our life, ___80___ (share) and helping others give us real solutions to problems.


参考答案：

1．operation    2．As##When    3．thought    4．many    5．to help    6．on    7．It    8．connected    9．chances    10．truly

【分析】本文主要是讲述了作者为有需要的人准备食物的善行义举。
1．句意：那位母亲正在做一个严重的手术，要躺上几个星期。a修饰名词的单数形式，operate对应的名词是operation“手术”，故填operation。
2．句意：当我在脑子里盘算这顿饭的时候，我想起了过去几年里我被要求准备食物的时光。根据“I planned the meal in my head”及“I …of the past years when I had been asked to prepare food”可知，当我盘算这段饭的时候，想起了过往的事情，用as或when引导时间状语从句，故填As/When。
3．句意：当我在脑子里盘算这顿饭的时候，我想起了过去几年里我被要求准备食物的时光。根据“planned”可知，句子是一般过去时，动词用过去式，故填thought。
4．句意：我已经做过很多次了，而且是敞开心扉的。“times”在此处是可数名词，用many修饰，故填many。
5．句意：当我生病时，教会的妇女们再次伸出援手。根据“the women of the church again stepped in”可知，这些妇女来的目的是为了帮忙，动词不定式表目的，故填to help。
6．句意：我们是如何依赖这些晚餐来养活我的丈夫和小女儿的！depend on“依赖”，固定搭配，故填on。
7．句意：它可以滋养我们的身体，也可以滋养我们的灵魂。根据“but it can also feed our souls”可知，此空用it指代“Food”作主语，位于句首首字母要大写，故填It。
8．句意：当你听到人们谈论他们最喜欢的节日时，通常都是关于分享食物的感受。此处指“关于分享食物的感受”，应用过去分词作后置定语，故填connected。
9．句意：我知道在我的一生中我会有更多的机会为别人准备食物。“chance”表示“机会”，是可数名词，more修饰可数名词的复数形式，故填chances。
10．句意：这真的是一个礼物，我想准备好送给需要帮助的人。此句不缺少任何成分，故此空应填副词作状语，故填truly。

11．has lived    12．was bought    13．safety    14．a    15．who##that    16．when    17．waiting    18．quietly    19．heard    20．words

【分析】这是一篇记叙文，文章讲述自从杰克逊太太的丈夫死后，她就一直在他的大房子里独自居住。杰克逊太太听到有人敲门，因为经常听到关于不认识的人们偷东西的故事，有点害怕，所以她没有开门，而是等待。后来她开门发现是新邻居给她的圣诞惊喜。
11．句意：自从杰克逊太太的丈夫死后，她就一直在他的大房子里独自居住。根据“Since her husband died”可知主句应用现在完成时，动词是“have done”的结构, 表达“住”用“has lived”。故填has lived。
12．句意：这房子是她丈夫大约五十年前买的。根据 “by her husband almost fifty years ago”可知用一般过去时的被动语态“was/were +过去分词”，主语是单数概念，表达“被买”用“was bought”。故填was bought。
13．句意：为了安全起见，她的女儿努力劝她让她卖掉房子，在镇上买一个小的新的房子。介词“For ”后缺宾语，表达“为了安全”，用“safe”的名词形式“safety”。故填safety。
14．句意：为了安全起见，她的女儿努力劝她让她卖掉房子，在镇上买一个小的新的房子。根据“new and small one”可知表示泛指“一个小的新的房子”, “new”以辅音音素开头，用不定冠词“a”。故填a。
15．句意：但是这些天，她经常听到关于不认识的人们偷东西的故事。根据“she often hears of stories about unknown people ”可知后面句子是定语从句，从句缺主语。先行词是“unknown people”，指人，关系词用“who”或“that”。故填who/ that。
16．句意：当杰克逊太太听到有人敲门的时候，她正在欣赏圣诞节的音乐。根据“someone knocked at the door”可知句子是时间状语从句, 表示“当……的时候”，用“when”。故填when。
17．句意：她决定不开门，而是坚持等。用短语“keep doing”表示“一直做某事”, 表达“等”用动名词“waiting”。故填waiting。
18．句意：她静静地走到门口，听着。根据 “She walked ”可知填副词修饰单词，“quiet” 的副词是“quietly”。故填quietly。
19．句意：她除了外面的风什么也没听见。根据后文“She slowly opened the door and then gave a surprised cry”可知是一般过去时，谓语动词用“hear”的过去式是“heard”。故填heard。
20．句意：在圣诞树的下面有一张写着一些字的卡片。根据“these”可知用名词的复数作宾语，表达“字”用“words”。故填words。

21．an    22．found    23．brings    24．traditional    25．styles    26．our    27．but    28．to use    29．really    30．have become

【分析】本文主要向我们介绍了中国传统的剪纸艺术。剪纸有多种用途，任何东西都可以成为剪纸的主题，比如生活中的鸟，花朵和动物。而每一幅剪纸都是作者观点的表达。
21．句意：剪纸在中国是一种重要的的艺术形式。根据“important art form in China”可知，此处空后为名词单数，且表示泛指，important为元音音素开头，使用不定冠词an。故填an。
22．句意：剪纸用途广泛，从人到鸟、花、动物等日常生活中随处可见的事物，一切都可以成为剪纸的主题。that引导的是定语从句，此处指代的是things，与find之间为被动关系，使用被动语态，结构为be done，find的过去分词为found。故填found。
23．句意：每一幅剪纸都表达了作者的个人想法。根据下文“People express...”可知，此处时态为一般现在时，且主语“Each paper-cut”是第三人称单数，所以动词使用第三人称单数形式。故填brings。
24．句意：人们用不同的剪纸风格来表达传统文化或自己的情感。culture是名词，所以此处使用形容词对其进行修饰，tradition的形容词形式为traditional，意为“传统的”。故填traditional。
25．句意：人们用不同的剪纸风格来表达传统文化或自己的情感。style是可数名词，different后接可数名词复数形式。故填styles。
26．句意：例如，当有人结婚时，我们会在墙上、梳妆台上或者其他家具上贴一些红色的剪纸来表达我们的祝福。句中“best wishes”是名词短语，所以此处使用形容词性物主代词对其进行修饰，we的形容词性物主代词是our，意为“我们的”。故填our。
27．句意：学习剪纸很容易，但要做到完美却很困难。根据“easy...difficult”可知，句子前后意思转折，所以使用连词but。故填but。
28．句意：我们需要长时间的练习来学习如何使用剪刀和如何绘画。根据“and how to paint”可知，此处使用“疑问词+to do”结构，所以使用动词不定式。故填to use。
29．句意：此外，我们的确需要学习一些剪纸技巧。need是动词，所以此处使用副词对其进行修饰，real的副词形式是really，意为“真的，的确”。故填really。
30．句意：从历史到现在，在中国的许多地方，剪纸对女性来说是必不可少的，也是聪明头脑的象征。根据“From history until now”可知，此处时态为现在完成时，结构：have/has done，主语“paper-cutting skills”是复数，所以助动词使用have，become的过去分词形式为become。故填have become。

31．wooden    32．really    33．to    34．producing    35．methods    36．stronger    37．grew    38．and    39．other    40．the

【导语】本文讲述了在纸被发明之前，很少有人写作，因为很贵。蔡伦用树皮、竹子、破布和渔网做成了这个东西，他的纸比以前做的任何纸都更结实、更便宜。纸的使用传播到国外，帮助人们记录和传播他们的思想。今天，蔡伦被认为是中国的民族英雄，但全世界应该永远记住这位聪明的中国造纸者。
31．句意：在纸发明之前，人们在竹子、丝绸、兽皮和木块等材料上写字或画画。此处作定语修饰blocks，用形容词形式，故填wooden。
32．句意：写作材料非常昂贵，很少有人学会阅读。此处在句中修饰的形容词expensive，用副词形式，故填really。
33．句意：多亏了一个叫蔡伦的人，这一切都改变了。根据“This all change”可知变化多亏了蔡伦，thanks to...“多亏了……”，是固定搭配。故填to。
34．句意：中国已经有了纸，但生产过程困难，纸张质量低。介词for后接其动名词形式producing作宾语。故填producing。
35．句意：蔡伦开始试验许多不同的材料和方法，把这些材料变成纸。此前有many修饰，使用名词复数形式，故填methods。
36．句意：他的纸比以前制造的任何一种纸都更结实、更便宜。根据“than”可知strong与and后的cheaper形式一致，用比较级stronger表示“更结实的”。故填stronger。
37．句意：在接下来的几个世纪里，中国文化发展得更快。根据“over the next several centuries”及下文“That’s because ideas were much easier to share...more people learned to read.”可知要用一般过去时，grow的过去式是grew。故填grew。
38．句意：这是因为思想更容易分享，更多的人学会了阅读。前后两句构成并列关系，用and连接，故填and。
39．句意：纸的使用传播到国外，帮助其他文化记录和传播他们的思想。此处作定语修饰cultures，故填other。
40．句意：但全世界都应该永远记住这位聪明的中国造纸商。“world”是独一无二的，用定冠词the；the whole world全世界，是固定搭配。故填the。

41．members    42．are mentioned    43．why    44．easily    45．their    46．to    47．to stay    48．offering    49．a    50．stopped

【导语】本文讲述在中国古代，朋友分离之时，远走的一方常常会被赠予柳条作为离别礼物的原因。
41．句意：在古代中国，柳树枝经常被用来作为朋友和家庭成员之间的离别礼物。根据“between friends and”可知用复数名词形成并列结构，表达“成员”用复数名词“members”。故填members。
42．句意：甚至是今天，柳树枝在很多场合被提及，把它当作离别的象征。根据“today”可知句子是一般现在时，主语“willow branches”是复数概念，主语和动词之间是被动关系，表达“被提及”用一般现在时的被动结构“are mentioned”。故填are mentioned。
43．句意：你知道是为什么吗？根据后文“One reason is that”及“For another reason”可知后文讲述柳树枝被当作离别的象征的原因，此处句子表达“为什么”，用疑问词“why”。故填why。
44．句意：不管是潮湿还是干燥，南方还是北方，它们可以在任何地方很容易生存下来。动词“live”用副词修饰，表达“容易地”用“easy”的副词形式“easily”。故填easily。
45．句意：因此，对爱的人说再见的时候松柳树枝是为了告诉他们，你希望他们能习惯新的居住环境。“new living environment”是名词短语，前面用形容词性物主代词，表达“他们的”用“their”。故填their。
46．句意：另一个原因是，“柳”的发音和中文里“留”的发音相似，有请某人留下来之意，只是两个字音调不同。句子表达“和某物相似”，用短语“be similar to”。故填to。
47．句意：另一个原因是，“柳”的发音和中文里“留”的发音相似，有请某人留下来之意，只是两个字音调不同。句子表达“邀请某人做某事”，用短语“invite sb. to do”。表达“留下来，待”，用动词不定式“to stay”。故填to stay。
48．句意：因此，松柳树枝意味着请另一方在待久一点，即使我们知道他们必须要离开了。根据“a willow branch means”可知句子缺主语，主语表达“主动给”，用动名词“offering”。故填offering。
49．句意：那时，在长安（现在的西安）的一座桥，叫灞桥，是人们告别常去的地方。句子表达泛指“一个常去的地方”，“common”是辅音因素开始的单词，用不定冠词“a”。故填a。
50．句意：人们经常在那里停下脚步，给即将离开的人送柳树枝。根据“and handed”可知句子是一般过去时，用动词过去式形成并列，表达“停止”用“stopped”。故填stopped。

51．But    52．gotten##got    53．a    54．by    55．twice    56．being    57．was accepted    58．wisely    59．surprised    60．development

【导语】本文介绍了嫦娥五号的太空指挥官——周承钰的情况。
51．句意：但这并不是唯一引起人们注意的事情。前后两句构成转折关系，用but连接，句首需大写首字母，故填But。
52．句意：来自贵州的24岁的周承钰也受到了很多关注。根据“has”可知，此处是现在完成时，动词用过去分词形式，故填gotten/got。
53．句意：她在嫦娥五号太空计划中发挥了关键作用。play a key role in...“起关键作用”，故填a。
54．句意：周承钰，1996年出生于贵州贵阳，现在她的同事们叫她“大姐”以表示尊敬。根据“Zhou is now called “dajie” (big sister)...her workmates as a mark of respect (尊敬)”可知，被称作“大姐”，by“被”符合语境，故填by。
55．句意：喜欢把自己的错误写下来，很少重复犯同样的错误。根据“She liked writing down her mistakes and seldom made the same mistake...”可知，很少重复犯同样的错误，twice“两次”符合语境，故填twice。
56．句意：她一直梦想成为一名科学家，她的物理和化学成绩都很好。of是介词，其后加动名词作宾语，being故填being。
57．句意：2014年考入国防科技大学。主语she是动作的承受者，时态是一般过去时，此处用一般过去时的被动语态，故填was accepted。
58．句意：她明智地利用了时间，在大学里非常努力地学习。此处在句中修饰动词，用副词形式，故填wisely。
59．句意：周说，当她得知自己在网上如此受欢迎时，她有点惊讶。此处在句中作表语，修饰人，故填surprised。
60．句意：她希望人们能更多地关注中国太空计划的发展。此处在动词短语后作宾语，用名词development表示“发展”，故填development。

61．an    62．winner    63．But    64．first    65．fully    66．prepared    67．to keep    68．from    69．his    70．most

【导语】本文主要介绍了奥运冠军马龙的事迹。
61．句意：中国男子乒乓球队队长马龙在男子单打项目中赢得了他的第二个奥运冠军，这是一项从未有男性运动员取得的成就。根据“…achievement that no male player has ever got befor”可知，此空应该填不定冠词表泛指，achievement以元音音素开头，故不定冠词用an。故填an。
62．句意：已经是世锦赛和世界杯冠军的马龙在2016年获得里约热内卢金牌后获得了他的大满贯。根据“Already the World Championships and the World Cup…”可知，此处指他获得了世界杯冠军，winner“获胜者”符合语境。故填winner。
63．句意：但马龙重返荣耀之路从来都不容易。根据“The 32-year-old is also a champion (冠军) of many Asian Games, Asian Championships and Other intermational events.”以及“Ma’s road back to honor is never easy.”表示转折可知，此处应该用but连接，句首单词首字母要大写。故填But。
64．句意：在成为首位三连冠的男选手后，马云决定接受左膝手术。the+序数词，one的序数词是first。故填first。
65．句意：他希望在东京奥运会上完全恢复健康。此空修饰形容词fit，应该用full的副词形式fully。故填fully。
66．句意：从手术回来后，马在一年多的时间里没有赢得任何单打冠军，这让人怀疑他是否完全为奥运会做好了准备。be prepared for“为……作准备”。故填prepared。
67．句意：运动员们很难把注意力集中在训练上。It is+形容词+for sb+to do sth.“对某人来说做某事是……的”。故填to keep。
68．句意：在那段时间里，我们在一个封闭的环境中训练，与外界完全隔绝。be seperated from“与……分开”。故填from。
69．句意：在赢得2020年国际乒联总决赛冠军后，马再次站在世界之巅，展现了他的竞争优势，成为世界乒乓球冠军。根据“Ma showed…competitive advantages”可知，此空应该填he的形容词性物主代词his，表示“他的”。故填his。
70．句意：拥有5枚金牌，马云成为了奥运历史上获得奖牌最多的乒乓球运动员。根据“Ma has become the table tennis player who won the…medals in Olympic history”可知，此处表示“最多”，应该用many的最高级most。故填most。

71．to teach    72．surprised    73．succeeded    74．pressure    75．who##that    76．were collected    77．with    78．but    79．second    80．sharing

【导语】本文主要讲述关于协作的内容。通过游戏告诉我们：一件事独自做或许很难，但是如果和他人一起合作，相互帮助就会事半功倍。
71．句意：一天，经理决定教他们如何找到问题的真正解决方案。根据“decided”可知，decide to do sth“决定做某事”，使用动词不定式作宾语。故填to teach。
72．句意：他们都很惊讶，带着不同的想法来到大厅。根据“They all got”可知，此处got为系动词，后跟形容词作表语，surprised“惊讶的”，描述人的感受。故填surprised。
73．句意：所有人都试过了，但不是每个人都成功了。根据“All tried, but not everyone”可知，此空作谓语，succeed“成功”，为动词，句子时态为一般过去时，使用动词过去式，故填succeeded。
74．句意：五个气球因压力而爆炸。根据“because of”可知，其后跟名词，pressure“压力”，为不可数名词。故填pressure。
75．句意：失败的工程师被排除在比赛之外。根据“The engineers…failed were ruled out of the game.”可知，先行词为engineers“工程师”，指人，使用who或者that引导定语从句，在从句中作主语。故填who/that。
76．句意：所有带有他们名字的气球都被收集起来，然后放进一个房间。根据“All the balloons”可知，主语气球和动词collect“收集”之间为被动关系，使用被动语态，时态为一般过去时，主语为名词复数，使用be动词were。故填were collected。
77．句意：工程师们被告知要挑选上面有他或她的名字的气球。根据“The engineers were told to pick the balloon…his or her name on”可知，此处指挑选上面有他或她的名字的气球，使用with“有，具有”表伴随。故填with。
78．句意：将近过了15分钟，但没有人能找到正确的气球。空前后句子之间为转折关系，使用连词but，故填but。
79．句意：游戏的第二关结束了。根据“The…(two) level ”可知，此处指第二关，使用序数词修饰名词单数level，second“第二”，序数词前使用定冠词the。故填second。
80．句意：在我们的生活中，很多时候，分享和帮助他人给了我们真正的问题解决方案。根据“and helping others give us real solutions to problems.”可知，此处使用动名词作主语，并列连词and前后形式保持一致。故填sharing。