Question

Christopher Reeve was born in September, 1952. He was in his first school play when he was eight and he started   1. (act) in TV shows and films while he was still in college. He made many successful films and TV shows but he is   2.   (famous) for his Superman films.

Unfortunately, disaster came in 1995   3.   he fell from his horse and broke his back. The doctors did not expect him to live.   4.  , he made   5.  (amaze) progress. At first, he couldn’t breathe  6.  a machine, but he learnt to breathe on his own. He would never walk again  7.   he started a new life with great courage.

The second year after his accident, Christopher returned to film making. He also raised a lot of money to promote medical research into back   8.   (injure). He made speeches all over the USA about   9.   experiences. This not only drew public attention   10.   research into back injuries but also encouraged a lot of people living with all kinds of problems.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.to act/acting。

2. most famous。

3. when。

4.However。

5.amazing。                    

6. without。

7.but。

8.injuries。

9. his。

10. to。

【解析】

1.表示开始做某事，start后接不定式或动名词都可以。

2.接合前后的语境，此处要用形容词的最高级。

3.引导定语从句。

4.从下文得知，他的身体出奇地恢复得很好，所以用However表转折。

5.现在分词作定语，表示“令人惊讶的”。

6.接合语境，可知句意为“他没有了机器就不能够呼吸”。

7.表示转折。

8.作介词into的宾语，要用名词，且要用复数形式。

9.作定语用形容词性物主代词，表示“他的经历”。

10.固定搭配：draw one’s attention to sth, 吸引某人注意某事物。