九年級(jí)英語詞匯填空專項(xiàng)練習(xí)

九年級(jí)選詞填空Oneread,lucky,others,true,anyone,suddenly,a,we,one,call,please,day,down,lose,againMr.Whiteistheownerofasmallnewspaper.Healwaystriedtobringhis____1____thelatestnews.Onedayhereceived____2____importanttelephonecallfrom____3____whotoldhimthattherewasa____4_____flood(洪水)inavillageup____5_______themountainsinthenorthandseveralpeoplehad_____6___.Mr.Whitewroteitalldown.Thateveningthestorywasinhisnewspaper.Mr.Writewas_____7___toseethatno_____8_____paperhadcaughtholdofthenews._____9_____,angrytelephone_____10___sooncameandhelearntthathehadbeenfooled.Sointhenext_____11____paperhewrote,“Wewerethe____12____andonlynewspapertoreportyesterdaythatthevillagewasinaflood.Todaywewereproudtotellyouthatwewere____13______theonlynewspapertobring____14______readersthenewsthatyesterday’sstorywasnot____15______.”TWOLook,can,see,run,live,be,name,make,send,laugh,we,at,parent,great,ChaplinAbouttheyear1900,asmall,dark-hairedboy_1_______CharlieChaplinwasoftenseenwaitingoutsidethebackentrancetoLondoncinema.He_2_________thinandhungry.Hewashopingtogetworkinshowbusiness.Hecouldsinganddance,andaboveall,heknewhow3________peoplelaugh.Buthe_4________getworkandthereforewalkedaboutthecitystreet.Sometimeshe_5________awaytoahomeforchildrenwhohadno6_________.ButtwentyyearslaterthissameChaplinbecame_7__________,bestknown,andbestlovedcomedian(戲劇演員)intheworld.Anyvisitortothecinemamust8________someofCharlieChaplin’sfilms.Peopleeverywherehavesatand_9_________atthemuntilthetears_10__________downtheirface.Evenpeoplewhodon’tunderstandEnglishcanenjoy_11________filmsbecausetheyaremostsilent.Itisn’twhathesaysthatmakes12_________laugh.Itdependsupon(依靠)littleactionswhichmeanthesamethingtopeopleallovertheworld.It’sakindofworldlanguage.Chaplin13_________mostofhislifeinAmericanandinSwitzerland.There14_________sadnessallovertheworld15_________thenewsofhisdeath.ThreeLarge,it,one,money,do,and,pocket,hard,but,lie,live,if,keep,buy,helpForalongtimethezoodidn’thavehippopotamus(河馬).Texwanted_1________verymuch.Butahippopotamuswas_2________tofind.Thenacircus(馬戲團(tuán))closeddown.Ithadtosellall_3________animals.OneofthemwasCleo-Cleothehippopotamus!ForawhileCleo_4________onafarm.PoorCleo!Ahippopotamuscan’tbeletfreeonafarm,soCleohad_5________inatub(木盆)ofwaterjust_6________enoughtoholdher.Shecouldn’tmoveanything_7________herhead.Texwantedto_8_______Cleo.ButShecost$4000!Thezoodidn’thavethe_9_________.ThenTexthoughtofhisfriends,thechildrenofKansasCity.10_________theyknewaboutCleo,theywould11________.HewroteastoryaboutCleoandsentittoanewspaper“HelpsaveCleo,Children!”thestorysaid.“Sendinyour12_________money.”Thechildren13_________.TheysentinenoughmoneytobuyCleo.14________Cleocameto_15________atthezoo.FourOther,and,but,so,build,one,big,thousand,can,grow,know,work,have,for,smallDoyouliveinacity?Doyouknowhowcitybegan?Longlongago,theworldhadonlyafew1________people.Theymovedfromplacetoplace.Theyhuntedanimals_2________food.Noone3__________howandwherethesepeoplelearnedabout_4_________crops.5________whentheyknewthat,thelifeofthesepeoplechanged.They6__________tomovehouseanymore.They7_________stayinoneplaceandgrowit.Peoplebegantolivenearone8_________.Andsothe_9_________villagegrew.Manypeoplecame10_________inthevillage.Thesevillagesgrew11___________.Thenpeoplehadmachines,12_________lifeinthevillageschangedagain,factories13___________.Moreandmorepeoplecametolivenearthefactories,_14___________thevillagesgrewintocities.Todaysomepeopleincitiesliketomovebackto15________towns.Doyouknowwhy?Fivelet,real,come,they,do,good,yet,be,call,same,carry,look,but,baby,exceptOncetherewasamotherswallow（燕子）.Shehadthreedearlittle1_______.They2_________Fluffy,TwentyandNodule.Everydaytheirmotherwouldgolookingforfoodfor3_________.Whentheysawthat,theywantedverymuchtodothe4__________.Soonedaytheyasked,“Mother,maywefly,too?”Theirmotheranswered,“No!Yourwingsarenotstrongenough5________.Restforawhile!”Soallthebabyswallowswaited,6_________Fluffy.Hesaidtohisbrothers,“Iwanttofly.Ihate7________inthisunpleasantnest(巢).It’snouseaskingmother8_________usfly!”ThenFluffythoughtoutanidea.Onedaywhentheirmotherwentout_9_________forfood,Fluffywalkedoutofthenest.Whenhewasout,hetriedhis10__________tofly.Henearlysucceeded,11___________hesuddenlylosthisbalance.“Help,help!”criedpoorFluffy.Suddenlyhesawhismother12_________back.WhenhismothersawFluffy,sheflewtoherbaby.Thenshe13_________Fluffyhome.“Fluffy,”saidhismother.“I’vetoldyounottofly,andyou14__________.Youdidn’tlistentome.Don’tdothatagain!”Fluffynoddedandhe15_________meantit.Sixdelicious,please,as,long,before,kill,neighbour,try,she,die,late,sure,happen,surprise,timeMrs.Smith,thewifeofarichman,invitedsomeofherfriendstolunch.She1_________anewwaytocookfishandshewasvery2________with3_________whenthefishwasready.4________thefishwasveryhot,sheputitneartheopenwindowtocoolforafewminutes.Fiveminutes_5_______,whenshecamebackforit,she6__________tofindthe7__________cateatthefish.Shewasin8__________tostopthecat9___________itwastoolate.Thatafternooneveryoneenjoyedthefish,andtheythoughtitwas10__________ofall.Theytalkedandlaugheduntilfouro’clock.Afterherfriendsleft,Mrs.Smithfelttiredbuthappy.Shewassittinginachairnearthewindowwhenshesawtheneighbour’scat11__________inhergarden.She_12________thefishwasbad.What_13________toherfriends?Sheatoncetelephonedthefamilydoctorforhelp.Thedoctorwantedeachfriendtomeethim.Mrs.Smithwasstilltiredbutno14___________happy.Justthenthetelephonerang.Itwasherneighbour.“Oh,Mrs.Smith,”hecried,“Mycatisdead.She_15__________bysomeoneinacarandputinyourgarden.”SevenPaper,inside,useful,million,new,cost,by,have,outside,family,weigh,little,find,make,holdupAllovertheworldmenaresearchingfornewtechniques(技術(shù))toprovideagreatdealofhousing,inexpensiveandquick,for1_________oflow-and-middle-income2__________,andtomeettheurgent(緊急的)housingrequirementscaused(引起)3__________floodandearthquakes.AcompanyinPennsylvania,theU.S.A.believesit4___________onemethod,housesmadeof5___________.Abouttenyearsagothecompanysuppliedanumberofthe6__________modelasurgenthousingforthousandsoffarmworkersinCalifornia.Today,thepaperhousesarestill7___________well.Thebuildersnowguessthatthehouses_8__________ausefullifeofat9___________15or20years.Thenewerpaperhouses10___________ofaspeciallydesigned,5/16-inch-thick,chemicallytreatedkraftboard.Whencoatedonthe11_________,theboardhasastrengthof2,000poundspersquareinch.12__________,thepaintonthewallsandceilingcanwithstand(經(jīng)受)temperaturesupto1,900degreeF.Thekraftboardiswater-resistant(防水的).Thebasichousingunit,which13__________about$950,is20by20.5feet,14_________about450pounds,andcanbepackedintwolargeboxesthatareeasilytransportedinatruck.Oncethebaseplatformhasbeenbuilt,threeworkerscansetuponehouseinaboutfivehours.Thebasicdesigncanbeextendedtoanylength,orcanbebuiltinawidevarietyofwaysforsomespecial_15__________,suchasaclassroom,meetinghallorlibrary.EightIt,above,play,hundred,instead,weather,can,box,invent,and,how,one,team,tell,footBasketballisstillayounggame.Itisonlya_1_________yearsold.Inthewinterof1891,the2___________wassocoldthatstudents3___________notgoouttoplay.Oneoftheteachers_4__________toinventanewgameforthestudents.Itwasnoteasybecausesuchagamehadtobeplayedindoors5__________theplacewasnotverylarge.Hethoughthardforafewdaysand6___________akindofballgame.Itwasplayedbetweentwo7__________.Theballhadtobethrownintoabasketten8___________high_9_________theflooronthewall.Ateachendtherewassuchabasket.At10__________theteachertriedtouseabox,butitwasdifficulttofind11________oftherightsize,sohehadtousefruitbaskets_12__________.Thatis13__________thegamegot_14__________name.Nowthisgamecanalsobe_15__________outdoors.Nineslow,yet,group,many,go,mother,have,sing,make,kill,if,they,talk,be,hearWhales(鯨)liveinthesea,butthey1_________fish.Theyaremammals(哺乳動(dòng)物).Thebabywhalesdrinkmilkfromthe2____________body.Everyspring_3_________ofwhalesswimhundredsofkilometerstowarmplacestohavetheirbabies.Eachmotherwhale4___________tothesameplaceeveryyear.Themotherstakeverygoodcareof5___________babies.Thewhales6____________toeachotherwithahighnoise,itsounds(聽起來)like7___________.This“talking”can8_________for9__________than300kilometres.10_________peoplekilloverahundredwhalesaday.Theykillthem11_________manythings._12________themisamodernbusiness.Thewhalesdiesvery13___________ingreatpain.Moreandmorewhalesarekilledbypeople,eventhemothersandbabies.14__________thethinggoesonlikethis,therewillbenoyoungwhalestogrowupandnomotherwhalesto15___________morebabies.TenWatch,feel,be,find,player,hold,from,do,country,we,so,for,interest,take,tenFootballisoneofthemostpopularsportsintheworld.Interestingandexciting,footballispopularamong_1________ofmillionsofpeopleallovertheworld.Iamafootballfan.Ibegan_2_________footballgameswhentheleaguefootballmatchfirst_3__________placeinChina._4___________thenon,Ibecameinterestedinfootball.Inthematch,Ienjoythewonderfulgoalshootings,thegreatteamworkbetweentheplayers.Alsothe5_________courageandendurance(勇氣和耐力)can6__________inthematch.The_7_________thingisthatevenuntillastminuteofthematchcananyonehardlytelltheresult,_8__________anythingcanhappen.Theworldcupis9_________everyfouryears.Itdrawsalotofinterestwhenteamsfromdifferent10__________begintofightfortheworldcup.Inthematch,manyfootballfansmakefriendswithoneanotherandknowdifferentthingsofothercountries.11__________footballmatch_12_________simplyamatch,it’sanexchangeofculture.(文化交流)Tosupport(支持)yourfavouritefootballteamonthesport_13__________sogood.Tosupport14__________nationalteamonthespottofightfortheworldcupisthehopeofalltheChinesefootballfans.Whatwe_15__________isgreat,whatwewilldowillbegreater.ElevenInvent,cheap,with,music,use,and,be,carry,go,but,watch,many,million,listen,goodRadioandtelevision1___________verypopularintheworldtoday._2___________ofpeoplewatchTV.Perhapsmuch_3_________peoplelistentotheradio.TheTVis,ofcourse,4___________thanradio.OntheTVyoucanseeandhearwhat5_________onintheworld.Butradioisnotdisappearing(消失).Itisstill_6________us.Andthenumberof7___________isbecominglarger.Onereason(原因)forthisisthe8_____________ofthetransistor(晶體管)radio.Atransistorradioissometimesverysmall.Itisveryeasy9__________.Youcanputoneinyourpocket_10__________listentoitonthebusoronyourbikewhenyougotowork.Besides（除此之外）radiosare_11___________forblindpeople.Theeyesofmanyoldpeoplearenotgoodenough_12___________TV.Thenwhenpeopleareworking,theycan’twatchTV._13_________theycanlistentothe_14___________orthenewsovertheradio.What’smore,radioismuch_15__________thanTV.Twelvehim,new,one,come,idea,but,do,and,strong,try,he,make,can,ask,sayOnedayJamesWattwassittingatthefirein_1_________grandmother’shome.Hewaswatchingthefire_2__________thinkingaboutthings.Ateapotwasoverthefire.Soonthelid(蓋子)begantomoveupanddown.“Whatmakesitmoveupanddown?”theboyaskedhimself.Helookedunderthelid,buthe_3__________seeanything.“Grandma,what’sintheteapot?”heasked.“Water,mychild-nothing_____4____water.”“ButIknowthereissomethingmore.Andwhatmakesthelidupanddown?”Hisgrandmotherlaughedand_5_________.“Oh,that’sonlysteam(蒸汽).Youcanseeit_6___________outofteapot”.“Whymydear,itcomesoutofthehotwater.Thehotwatermakesit.”Thegrandmotherbegantothinkthattheboy_7__________toomanyquestions.“Thesteammustbeverystrong_8_________theheavylidmoveupanddown”saidthebrightboyto9_________.“Well,ifthesteamcomesfromalotofwateritmustbemuch10___________.Whycan’tweusesteamtoworkforus?”The_11___________grewwithhimashegrewup.Hetriedouthisideaandfailed,thentriedagainfailedagain.Buteachtimehelearnedsomething_12_________.Somepeoplelaughedathim.“_13_________befoolish(愚蠢的)”,theysaid.Buthewenton_14________andatlasthereachedhisgoalandgavetheworldthe_15___________teamengine(蒸汽機(jī))Thirteenfeel,she,someone,give,him,drink,long,health,arm,face,a,through,can,die,inAgrown-up(成人)personhastenorelevenpints(品脫)ofblood(血)insidehisor1__________body.Wecanloseapintofbloodwithout2__________anything,butifwelosealotofblood,wefeelweakandcold.Our3_________becomepale(蒼白的).Wemay4__________.Thisiswhatoftenhappenswhensomebodyishurtin5__________accident,orasoldier（士兵）ishurtinabattle（戰(zhàn)斗中）.Manypeopleusedtodieinthisway.Butnowadays（現(xiàn)今）theycanbetakentohospitalsand6__________moreblood.Almostatoncetheyfeelbetter.Theirfacesareno_7_______pale.Theydonotdie.Wheredoesthisbloodcomefrom?Peoplewhoare8__________givesomebloodsothatitcanbeusedinthisway.Everythreemonthstheygotoaplacewherebloodiscollected.Aspecialkindofneedle（針）isputintothe9___________.Itdoesnothurt.Thebloodruns_10_________theneedleandthrougharubbertubeintothebottle.Bloodistakeninthisway.Thenthepersonwhohasgiventheblood_11__________acupofteaorcoffee.Hesitsdownforafewminutes.Thenhefeelsquitewellandgoesoff.Threemonthslaterhecomesbackandgivesanotherpint.Apersonwhogivesbloodinthiswayfeelshappy.Heknowsthathisbloodwillbeusedtosave_12_________life.Perhapsonedayhe_13_________willneedblood.Whenyouareolder,youmaydecidetogiveblood14___________thisway.Butyou_15_________dothisuntilyouareeighteen.FourteenSlow,save,hardly,fill,die,when,much,teach,time,because,be,work,he,hour,flyTheAmericansthinkalotabouttime.Evenfromasachildtheylearn1__________time.Aschildren,they2_________tobeontimetogotoschool,todoworkandtodoeverything._3________theyarehavingagoodtime,theysaythattime_4___________.Whenaperson5_________,theysayheislivingonborrowed_6________.Timeismoney.Timeisknowledge.TimeiseverythinginAmerica.A_7__________Americanhasforty8_________workaweek.Thisistheworkingtime.Inhisspare（業(yè)余的）time,healsoworkshardfor_9_________money.EvenSaturdaysandSundays_10___________withsomethingtodo.Heenjoys11__________allthetime.Inthestreetyoucan12___________seeamanwhowalks13__________.Theywalkveryfast.Orwemaysaytheyarerunning.Theylovetime14__________timebringsthemmoney,happinessandeverything.Butsometimestheyalsohatetime,fortheyfeelthey_15________slaves（奴隸）oftheclock.Fifteendead,try,be,travel,have,when,woman,work,during,dad,soldier,visit,but,do,needFlorenceNightingalewasbornin1820.Atthattime,hospitalswerenotasgoodastheyarenow.Whenshewasalittlegirl,sheliked1__________thepoorpeoplenearherhouseandlookedafterthem_2________theywereill.Shewantedverymuch3__________anurse,_4_________herfathertoldherthatnursingwasn’ttherightworkforayoungmadam.“ButI5___________”,shesaidwithasmile.Asherfatherhadplentyofmoney,heletFlorence_6___________tomanyothercountries.Hehopedthatshewouldforgetaboutbeinganurse.ButFlorence_7__________notforget.WhenshewenttoFranceandGermany,shevisitedhospitals.Sheworkedinthemandlearnedallshecould.WhenshereturnedtoEngland,Florencestartedanursingschoolofherownfor8____________._9__________thewarin1854,manysoldierswerewoundedandbecameill.Morenurses10____________.Florencewentwiththirty-eightnursestoahospitalnearthefront.Whentheyarrivedthere,shefoundthethingwasmuch_11__________.Sheandhernurses_12__________toworkhard.Florenceherselfworkedharderthananybodyelse.Sheandhernursessavedhundredsof_13__________lives.Florencefellillbecauseshehadkept_14_________toohardforaverylongtime.OnAugust13,1910,FlorenceNightingale15_________quietlyinhersleep.詞語填空答案.Oneread,lucky,others,true,anyone,suddenly,a,we,one,call,please,day,down,lose,againMr.Whiteistheownerofasmallnewspaper.Healwaystriedtobringhis_1_readers_thelatestnews.Onedayhereceived_2an_importanttelephonecallfrom__3_someone_whotoldhimthattherewasa4sudden_flood(洪水)inavillageup_5down_themountainsinthenorthandseveralpeoplehad_6lost_.Mr.Whitewroteitalldown.Thateveningthestorywasinhisnewspaper.Mr.Writewas_7pleased_toseethatno_8other__paperhadcaughtholdofthenews._9Unluckily_,angrytelephone_10calls_sooncameandhelearntthathehadbeenfooled.Sointhenext_11day’s_paperhewrote,“Wewerethe12firstandtheonlynewspapertoreportyesterdaythatthevillagewasinaflood.Todaywewereproudtotellyouthatwewere_13again_theonlynewspapertobring_14our_readersthenewsthatyesterday’sstorywasnot15_true_.”TWOLook,can,see,run,live,be,name,make,send,laugh,we,at,parent,great,ChaplinAbouttheyear1900,asmall,dark-hairedboy_1named__CharlieChaplinwasoftenseenwaitingoutsidethebackentrancetoLondoncinema.He_2__looked__thinandhungry.Hewashopingtogetworkinshowbusiness.Hecouldsinganddance,andaboveall,heknewhow3_tomake_peoplelaugh.Buthe_4_couldn’t__getworkandthereforewalkedaboutthecitystreet.Sometimeshe_5_wassent__awaytoahomeforchildrenwhohadno6_parents_ButtwentyyearslaterthissameChaplinbecame_7thegreatest,bestknown,andbestlovedcomedian(戲劇演員)intheworld.Anyvisitortothecinemamust8_haveseen__someofCharlieChaplin’sfilms.Peopleeverywherehavesatand_9_laughedatthemuntilthetears_10_rundowntheirface.Evenpeoplewhodon’tunderstandEnglishcanenjoy_11_Chaplin’sfilmsbecausetheyaremostsilent.Itisn’twhathesaysthatmakes12uslaugh.Itdependsupon(依靠)littleactionswhichmeanthesamethingtopeopleallovertheworld.It’sakindofworldlanguage.Chaplin13lived_mostofhislifeinAmericanandinSwitzerland.There14_wassadnessallovertheworld15_at_thenewsofhisdeath.ThreeLarge,it,one,money,do,and,pocket,hard,but,lie,live,if,keep,buy,helpForalongtimethezoodidn’thavehippopotamus(河馬).Texwanted_1_oneverymuch.Butahippopotamuswas_2_hard___tofind.Thenacircus(馬戲團(tuán))closeddown.Ithadtosellall_3itsanimals.OneofthemwasCleo-Cleothehippopotamus!ForawhileCleo_4_waskept_onafarm.PoorCleo!Ahippopotamuscan’tbeletfreeonafarm,soCleohad_5_tolie__inatub(木盆)ofwaterjust_6_largeenoughtoholdher.Shecouldn’tmoveanything_7_but__herhead.Texwantedto_8_buy__Cleo.ButShecost$4000!Thezoodidn’thavethe_9_money__.ThenTexthoughtofhisfriends,thechildrenofKansasCity.10__If___theyknewaboutCleo,theywould11_help_.HewroteastoryaboutCleoandsentittoanewspaper“HelpsaveCleo,Children!”thestorysaid.“Sendinyour12_pocket__money.”Thechildren13_did_.TheysentinenoughmoneytobuyCleo.14_And_Cleocameto_15_liveatthezoo.FourOther,and,but,so,build,one,big,thousand,can,grow,know,work,have,for,smallDoyouliveinacity?Doyouknowhowcitybegan?Longlongago,theworldhadonlyafew1_thousand__people.Theymovedfromplacetoplace.Theyhuntedanimals_2_for_food.Noone3_knows__howandwherethesepeoplelearnedabout_4_growing__crops.5_But_whentheyknewthat,thelifeofthesepeoplechanged.They6_didn’thave_tomovehouseanymore.They7_could_stayinoneplaceandgrowit.Peoplebegantolivenearone8_another_.Andsothe_9first__villagegrew.Manypeoplecame10_towork__inthevillage.Thesevillagesgrew11_bigger__.Thenpeoplehadmachines,12_and__lifeinthevillageschangedagain,factories13_werebuilt_.Moreandmorepeoplecametolivenearthefactories,_14_so_thevillagesgrewintocities.Todaysomepeopleincitiesliketomovebackto15_small__towns.Doyouknowwhy?Fivelet,real,come,they,do,good,yet,be,call,same,carry,look,but,baby,exceptOncetherewasamotherswallow（燕子）.Shehadthreedearlittle1_babies_.They2_werecalled_Fluffy,TwentyandNodule.Everydaytheirmotherwouldgolookingforfoodfor3_them__.Whentheysawthat,theywantedverymuchtodothe4_same__.Soonedaytheyasked,“Mother,maywefly,too?”Theirmotheranswered,“No!Yourwingsarenotstrongenough5_yet__.Restforawhile!”Soallthebabyswallowswaited,6_except__Fluffy.Hesaidtohisbrothers,“Iwanttofly.Ihate7_being___inthisunpleasantnest(巢).It’snouseaskingmother8_tolet__usfly!”ThenFluffythoughtoutanidea.Onedaywhentheirmotherwentout_9_tolook_forfood,Fluffywalkedoutofthenest.Whenhewasout,hetriedhis10_best_tofly.Henearlysucceeded,11_but___hesuddenlylosthisbalance.“Help,help!”criedpoorFluffy.Suddenlyhesawhismother12_coming__back.WhenhismothersawFluffy,sheflewtoherbaby.Thenshe13_carried__Fluffyhome.“Fluffy,”saidhismother.“I’vetoldyounottofly,andyou14_did___.Youdidn’tlistentome.Don’tdothatagain!”Fluffynoddedandhe15_really_meantit.Sixdelicious,please,as,long,before,kill,neighbour,try,she,die,late,sure,happen,surprise,timeMrs.Smith,thewifeofarichman,invitedsomeofherfriendstolunch.She1_wastryinganewwaytocookfishandshewasvery2_pleased_with3_herself_whenthefishwasready.4_Asthefishwasveryhot,sheputitneartheopenwindowtocoolforafewminutes.Fiveminutes_5later_,whenshecamebackforit,she6_wassurprised_tofindthe7_neighbour’s__cateatthefish.Shewasin8_time_tostopthecat9_before_itwastoolate.Thatafternooneveryoneenjoyedthefish,andtheythoughtitwas10_themostdelicious_ofall.Theytalkedandlaugheduntilfouro’clock.Afterherfriendsleft,Mrs.Smithfelttiredbuthappy.Shewassittinginachairnearthewindowwhenshesawtheneighbour’scat11_dead_inhergarden.She_12wassurethefishwasbad.What_13wouldhappentoherfriends?Sheatoncetelephonedthefamilydoctorforhelp.Thedoctorwantedeachfriendtomeethim.Mrs.Smithwasstilltiredbutno14_longer_happy.Justthenthetelephonerang.Itwasherneighbour.“Oh,Mrs.Smith,”hecried,“Mycatisdead.She_15waskilledbysomeoneinacarandputinyourgarden.”SevenPaper,inside,useful,million,new,cost,by,have,outside,family,weigh,little,find,make,holdupAllovertheworldmenaresearchingfornewtechniques(技術(shù))toprovideagreatdealofhousing,inexpensiveandquick,for1_millions_oflow-and-middle-income2_families_,andtomeettheurgent(緊急的)housingrequirementscaused(引起)3_by_floodandearthquakes.AcompanyinPennsylvania,theU.S.A.believesit4__hasfound__onemethod,housesmadeof5_paper_.Abouttenyearsagothecompanysuppliedanumberofthe6_newest___modelasurgenthousingforthousandsoffarmworkersinCalifornia.Today,thepaperhousesarestill7_holdingup_well.Thebuildersnowguessthatthehouses_8_willhave__ausefullifeofat9_least__15or20years.Thenewerpaperhouses10_aremade_ofaspeciallydesigned,5/16-inch-thick,chemicallytreatedkraftboard.Whencoatedonthe11_outside_,theboardhasastrengthof2,000poundspersquareinch.12_Beside__,thepaintonthewallsandceilingcanwithstand(經(jīng)受)temperaturesupto1,900degreeF.Thekraftboardiswater-resistant(防水的).Thebasichousingunit,which13_costs_about$950,is20by20.5feet,14_weighsabout450pounds,andcanbepackedintwolargeboxesthatareeasilytransportedinatruck.Oncethebaseplatformhasbeenbuilt,threeworkerscansetuponehouseinaboutfivehours.Thebasicdesigncanbeextendedtoanylength,orcanbebuiltinawidevarietyofwaysforsomespecial_15_use_,suchasaclassroom,meetinghallorlibrary.EightIt,above,play,hundred,instead,weather,can,box,invent,and,how,one,team,tell,footBasketballisstillayounggame.Itisonlya_1_hundred_yearsold.Inthewinterof1891,the2_weather_wassocoldthatstudents3__could_notgoouttoplay.Oneoftheteachers_4wastold_toinventanewgameforthestudents.Itwasnoteasybecausesuchagamehadtobeplayedindoors5_and_theplacewasnotverylarge.Hethoughthardforafewdaysand6_invented_akindofballgame.Itwasplayedbetweentwo7_teams_.Theballhadtobethrownintoabasketten8_feet_high_9_