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It was late at night.Two__1__(German) were sleeping in their room when suddenly,one of them,Mrs.Green,was woken up and found a thief slipping into their room to try his luck.She had three__2__(thousand) dollars in her pocket.“What should I do?Many__3__(thief) usually bring__4__(knife) with them,” she thought in__5__(silent).And at the same time the thief happened to touch a__6__(sport) suit.It seemed as if he found there was someone in the room,so he went out to the next room where two__7__(Frenchman) were sleeping.When he was looking for__8__(money) or some(jewel)__9__in the next room,Mrs.Green woke up her husband quickly and called the__10__(policeman).And then the thief knew what had happened.He was so scared that he took out a knife.Just then the police came up.Before the thief ran away,the police caught him.For Mrs.Green,it was really an unusual experience.
[语篇解读] 本文为记叙文。讲述了史密斯夫人晚上配合警方抓贼的故事。
1.解析:设空处前有数词two,故设空处需用名词复数形式。Cerman的复数为Germans。
答案:Germans
2.解析:诸如hundred,thousand,million,billion等名词,无论前面是one还是大于one的数词,都需要用单数形式。
答案:thousand
3.解析:由前面的many可知应用复数。thief的复数为thieves。
答案:thieves
4.解析:knife是可数名词,由语境可知此处应用复数形式表泛指。knife的复数为knives。
答案:knives
5.解析:介词后需用名词。in silence为固定词组,意为:静静地。
答案:silence
6.解析:名词作定语时一般用单数形式,但下列名词需用复数形式,它们是:sports,customs(海关),arms,clothes,sales。
答案:sports
7.解析:Frenchman的复数为Frenchmen。
答案:Frenchmen
8.解析:money为不可数名词。
答案:money
9.解析:jewel的复数为jewels;jewelry为不可数名词,表示jewel的总称。
答案:jewels/jewelry
10.解析:police可以表示“警方,警察部门”。call the police叫警察,报警。
答案:police