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4．Once upon a time there was a rich merchant  （61）whohad 4 wives．He loved the 4th wife the most．He took great care of her and gave her nothing （62）butthe best．He also loved the 3rd wife very much．He was very （63）proud（pride） of her and always wanted to show off her to his friends．He also loved his 2nd wife．She is （64）avery considerate person，always patient and in fact is the merchant's close friend．（65）When/Wheneverthe merchant faced some problems，he always turned to his 2nd wife and（66）shewould always help him out and tide（帮助渡过） him （67）throughdifficult times．Now，the merchant's 1st wife is a very loyal partner and has made great （68）contributions（contribute） in maintaining（维持） his wealth and business as well as （69）taking（take） care of the household．（70）However，the merchant did not love the first wife and although she loved him deeply，he hardly took notice of her．

Answer 1

分析 本文向我们讲述了一位商人与四个妻子之间的故事，主要向我们介绍了他的四位妻子对他在工作和生活上不同的作用以及他对四位妻子的情感．

解答 61．who；考查定语从句．句意为很久以前有一个富有的商人，他有四位妻子．空格处的引导词引导定语从句，用于修饰限定前面提到的"商人"，故填who．
62．but；考查连词．句意为他把她照顾得很好，给了她一切最好的东西，根据上下文此处为转折连词，故填but．
63．proud；考查固定短语搭配．"be proud of sth．为固定搭配，意为为某事而感到骄傲，故填 proud．
64．a；考查不定冠词的用法．句意为她是一个考虑很周全的人，而且很有耐心，故填a．
65．When/Whenever；考查连词的用法．句意为当商人面对一些困难时，他总是向第二位妻子寻求帮助，连词When和Whenever  均可，故填When/Whenever．
66．she；考查人称代词的用法．根据前文可知，此处用来代指他的第二位妻子．用人称代词主格，故填she．
67．through；考查介词的用法．"tide sb．through difficult times"意为帮助某人度过困难时刻，故填through．
68．contributions；考查名词．句意为在维护他的财富和生意以及照顾家庭方面做出了巨大的贡献，此处应该用名词形式，又因为是可数名词，所以应该用名词的复数形式，故填contributions．
69．taking；考查重点短语"as well as 也"的含义及用法．其前后所接的动词形式须一致．故用现在分词形式，故填taking．
70．However；考查连词的用法．根据前后句的关系可知，此处为转折关系且有逗号隔开，故填However．

点评 解答此类题目，首先需要通读全文，掌握文章大意；其次分析每一个空格前后的语意和语境，进而根据相关语法选择正确的答案．