Question

阅读下面的短文，用括号内所给词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词。请将答案填写在文后相应的横线上。
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 furniture while they were away. To the  3  （family）surprise，the friend 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）as a gift that we were given for a time，maybe the sad  12 （memory）will change into  13 （thank）ones．

Answer 1

1．keeping／to keep     2．to join     3．family’s      4．be used
5．quickly    6．Later     7．him       8．first       9．being
10．were    11．have lost    12．memories    13．Thankful

1.此处缺少主语，故应用动词的非谓语形式，keeping或to keep 皆可。句意：因此，保持服装的清洁对他们来说是一个重要的问题。
2.decide to do sth 为固定搭配。意为“决定做某事”。句意：不久之后，一个家族的朋友决定去参军，他的妻子也随行。
3.to one’s surprise为固定搭配，意为:让某人感到奇怪的是。此处应填名词所有格形式。句意：让家人感到震惊的是，这位朋友建议使用他的洗衣机。
4.洗衣机是被使用，故应用被动语态形式。
5.副词修饰动词，故quiet需用动词形式quietly。
6.later“后来”。句意：后来，战争结束了，家族的朋友回来了。
7.此处to 为介词，故其后的代词应用宾格形式。
8.in the first place 为固定搭配，意为“从一开始”。句意：儿子，你必须要记得那台洗衣机从一开始就不属于我们。
9.介词后应用动名词做宾语。故填being.
10.此处用了虚拟语气。故are应改为were.
11.此处指已经丢了的东西。故应填完成式。句意：如果我们把我们已经丢了的东西看成是一件礼物 ，也许悲伤的记忆也会变成感激的记忆。
12.此处泛指概念，故应用复数形式。
13．和前文的sad memories 对应，此处也应用形容词形式。故应填thankful.