八、综合填空(本大题共10小题,每小题1分,共10分)
根据短文内容及首字母提示,填写所缺单词,使短文意思完整。每空限填一词。
The villagers in Mhangeni, Africa, faced a very big challenge(挑战). They didn't have a school for their kids.
Then the village elder thought of an i 76 . He said that there was an old, abandoned(废弃的)farmhouse. It could be changed into classrooms after cleaning and furnishing(装设备)it. All the villagers were p 77 with his suggestion and started the project immediately.
The parents repaired the broken walls. Some villagers d 78 the house into three classrooms by using pieces of wood. The others helped make desks and chairs for the students. Still, there was much more work to do. But the rains were coming. They had to s 79 working for the school as it was now the best time for them to plant.
So the children of Mhangeni decided to finish the house by t 80 . They had to hurry as summer had ended and other schools had already opened. They didn't want to delay(耽搁)their studies. Every day they were busy with work like cutting the grass and clearing the bushes(灌木).
The news about the project s 81 and many people knew it. Two teachers who worked for the country's department of Education arrived to help out, and two foreign visitors were also touched(感动)by the children's a 82 . They donated money for them to buy textbooks and stationery.
After 10 days of hard work, the new school was r 83 . The kids were very happy but a bit worried—they were behind in their studies.
Besides(除……之外)this, they also faced many d 84 . There were not enough classrooms to hold all the students. And two or three students had to share one book.
However, the children are happy to study in school—e 85 in their new school which they helped to build. though their school might not be modern, their dream of having a school near their homes has come true.
答案解析：
76. 根据语境，村里的长者想到了一个办法。“think of an idea”是固定搭配，意为“想出一个主意，想到一个办法”，首字母为“i”，所以此处填“idea”。
77. 由后文“started the project immediately(立即开始了这个项目)”可知，所有村民对他的建议都很满意。“be pleased with”是固定短语，表示“对……满意”，首字母为“p”，故填“pleased”。
78. 一些村民用木块把房子分成三个教室。“divide...into...”是固定短语，意为“把……分成……”，句子时态为一般过去时，“divide”的过去式是“divided”，首字母为“d”，所以填“divided”。
79. 但是雨季要来了，他们不得不停止为学校的工作，因为现在是他们种植的最好时机。“stop doing sth.”表示“停止做某事”，首字母为“s”，故填“stop”。
80. 所以Mhangeni的孩子们决定自己完成房子。“by oneself”表示“独自，靠自己”，这里指孩子们自己，用反身代词“themselves”，首字母为“t”，所以填“themselves”。
81. 关于这个项目的消息传播开来，很多人知道了它。“spread”意为“传播”，其过去式还是“spread”，句子描述过去发生的事情，用一般过去时，首字母为“s”，故填“spread”。
82. 两位外国游客也被孩子们的行动所感动。“action”表示“行动”，这里指孩子们为建学校所做的一系列行动，用复数形式“actions”，首字母为“a”，所以填“actions”。
83. 经过10天的努力工作，新学校准备好了。“be ready”表示“准备好”，首字母为“r”，故填“ready”。
84. 除此之外，他们还面临许多困难。“many”后接可数名词复数，“difficulty”表示“困难”，其复数形式是“difficulties”，首字母为“d”，所以填“difficulties”。
85. 然而，孩子们很高兴在学校学习，尤其是在他们帮忙建造的新学校里。“especially”表示“尤其，特别”，用来强调在某个特定情况下的感受，首字母为“e”，故填“especially”。
