人教版英語九年級(jí)課文扣詞填空

人教版英語九年級(jí)課文扣詞填空人教版英語九年級(jí)課文扣詞填空人教版英語九年級(jí)課文扣詞填空資料僅供參考文件編號(hào)：2022年4月人教版英語九年級(jí)課文扣詞填空版本號(hào)：A修改號(hào)：1頁次：1.0審核：批準(zhǔn):發(fā)布日期：2014人教版九年級(jí)英語課本課文目錄Unit1howcanwebecomegoodlearners? 1Unit2Ithinkmooncakesaredelicious! 2Unit3couldyoupleasetellmewheretherestroomsare? 3Unit4Iusedtobeafraidofthedark 4Unit5whataretheshirtsmadeof? 5Unit6whenwasitinvented? 6Unit7Teenagersshouldbeallowedtochoosetheirownclothes 7Unit8ItmustbelongtoCarla 7Unit9IlikemusicthatIcandanceto 8Unit10you’resupposedtoshakehands 9Unit11sadmoviesmakemecry 10Unit12lifeisfulloftheunexpected 11Unit13wearetryingtosavetheearth 12Unit14IremembermeetingallofyouinGrade7 13Unit1howcanwebecomegoodlearners?HowILearnedtoLearnEnglishLastyear,I__________(like)myEnglishclass.Everyclasswaslikeabaddream.Theteacherspoketoo__________(快).ButIwasafraidtoaskquestionsbecausemy__________(發(fā)音)wasverybad.SoIjust__________(躲藏)behindmytextbookandneversaid__________(something).ThenonedayI__________(看)anEnglishmoviecalledToyStory.Ifellinlovewiththis__________(excite)andfunnymovie!SothenIbegantowatchotherEnglishmoviesaswell.AlthoughIcouldnotunderstandeverythingthecharacterssaid,theirbodylanguageandtheexpressions__________theirfaceshelpedmetogetthemeaning.IalsorealizedIcouldgetthemeaningby__________(listen)forjustthekeywords.Mypronunciationalsoimprovedbylisteningtothe__________(interest)conversationsinEnglishmovies.Idiscoveredthat__________(listen)tosomethingyouareinterestedin__________(be)thesecrettolanguagelearning.Ialsolearnedusefulsentenceslike“It’sapieceofcake”or“Itservesyouright.”I__________(understand)thesesentencesatfirst.ButbecauseIwantedtounderstandthestory,I__________(查詢)thewordsinadictionary.NowIreallyenjoymyEnglishclass.Iwanttolearnnewwordsandmoregrammar.ThenIcanhaveabetter__________(understand)ofEnglishmovies.HowCanYouBecomeaSuccessfulLearner?Everyoneisborn__________theabilitytolearn.But__________(是否)ornotyoucandothiswell__________(depend)onyourlearninghabits.Research__________(show)thatsuccessfullearnershavesomegoodhabitsincommon.CreatinganinterestinwhattheylearnStudiesshowthatifyouareinterested__________something,yourbrainismoreactiveanditisalso__________(easy)foryoutopayattentiontoit__________alongtime.Goodlearnersoftenconnectwhattheyneedtolearn__________somethingtheyareinterestedin.Forexample,iftheyneedtolearnEnglishandtheylikemusicorsports,theycanlistentoEnglishsongsorwatchsportsprogramsinEnglish.Thiswaytheywillnot__________(無聊的).PracticingandlearningfrommistakesGoodlearnersthinkabout__________theyaregoodatandwhattheyneedto__________(練習(xí))more.Remember,“useitorloseit”!Evenifyoulearnsomethingwell,youwillforgetit__________(除非)youuseit.Practicemakesperfect.Goodlearnersarealsonotafraidof__________(make)mistakes.AlexanderGrahamBelldidnotinventthetelephoneovernight.He__________(成功)bytryingmanytimesand__________(learn)fromhismistakes.DevelopingtheirstudyskillsItisnotenoughtojuststudyhard.Youhavetoknow__________tostudy.Goodlearnersfindoutthebestwaystolearnwell.Forexample,theymaytakenotesby__________(write)downkeywordsorbydrawingmindmaps.Goodlearnersalsolookforwaystoreviewwhatthey__________(learn).Theymaydothisbyreadingtheirnoteseverydayorbyexplainingtheinformationto__________(另一個(gè))student.AskingquestionsGoodlearnersoftenaskquestions__________orafterclass.Theyevenaskeachotherandtrytofindout__________answers.Knowledgecomes__________questioning.Learningisalife-longjourneybecauseeveryday__________(帶來)somethingnew.Everythingthatyoulearn__________(become)apartofyouandchangesyou,solearn__________(wise)andlearnwell.Unit2Ithinkmooncakesaredelicious!FullMoon,FullFeelingsChinesepeoplehavebeen__________(celebrate)Mid-AutumnFestivaland__________(enjoy)mooncakesforcenturies.Mooncakeshavethe__________(形狀)ofafullmoononmid-autumnnight.Theycarrypeople’sswishes__________thefamiliestheyloveandmiss.Therearemanytraditionalfolk__________(story)aboutthisfestival.However,mostpeoplethinkthatthestoryofChang’eisthe__________touching.Chang’ewasHouYi’sbeautifulwife.AfterHouYi__________(shoot)downtheninesuns,agoddessgavehimamagicmedicine__________thankhim.Whoever__________(drink)thiscouldliveforever,andHouYiplannedtodrinkitwithChang’e.However,abadman,FengMeng,__________(try)tostealthemedicinewhenHouYiwasnothome.Chang’e__________(拒絕)togiveittohimanddrankitall.Shebecameverylightand__________(fly)uptothemoon.HouYiwassosad__________hecalledouthername__________themooneverynight.Onenight,hefoundthatthemoonwassobrightandroundthathecouldseehiswifethere.Hequicklylaidoutherfavoritefruitsanddessertsinthegarden.__________hewishedthatChang’ecouldcomeback!Afterthis,peoplestartedthetraditionofadmiringthemoonand__________(share)mooncakeswiththeirfamilies.TheSpiritofChristmasManywouldagreethatwhenwe__________(想起)Christmas,itwouldprobablybegifts,ChristmastreesandSantaClaus.Butbehindallthesethings__________(lie)thetruemeaningofChristmas:the__________(important)ofsharingand__________(give)loveandjoytopeoplearoundus.ThestoryinAChristmasCarolisperhapsthebestexample__________this.AChristmasCarolisafamousnovelwritten__________CharlesDickens.ItisaboutanoldmannamedScroogewhonever__________(laugh)orsmiles.Heismeanandonlythinksabouthimself,and__________(notreat)others__________(nice).Hejustcaresabout__________hecanmakemoremoney.AndhehatesChristmas.OneChristmasEve,ScroogeseestheghostofJacobMarley,hisdeadbusinesspartner.Marleyusedto__________(be)justlikeScrooge,sohe__________(punish)afterhedied.HewarnsScroogetochangehiswaysifhedoesn’twanttoenduplikehim.HealsotellsScroogeto__________(期望)threespiritstovisithim.Thatnight,threeghostsvisitScrooge.First,theGhostofChristmasPasttakeshim__________tohischildhoodand__________(提醒)Scroogeofhishappierdaysasachild.Thenthesecondspirit,theGhostofChristmasPresent,__________(take)himtoseehowothersarespendingChristmasthisyear.Everyoneishappy,evenpoorpeople.Thelastone,theGhostofChristmasYettoCome,takeshimtothefuture.Heseesthatheisdeadbutnobody__________(關(guān)心、在意).Scroogeissoscaredthathewakesupinhisbedand__________(find)outitisalreadythenextmorningonChristmasDay!Hedecidestochangehislifeandpromisestobeabetterperson.He__________(happy)celebratesChristmaswithhisrelatives.Healsogivesgiftstopeople__________need.Henowtreatseveryonewithkindnessandwarmth,spreadingloveandjoy__________(where)hegoes.AndthatisthetruespiritofChristmas!Unit3couldyoupleasetellmewheretherestroomsare?FunTimesPark—AlwaysaFunTime![AliceandHeWeiareinSpaceWorld]Alice:Iwonder__________weshouldgonext.HeWei:Howaboutthatnewrideoverthere?Alice:Oh...itlooksprettyscary.HeWei:Comeon!I__________（許諾）it’llbefun!Ifyou’reafraid,justshoutor__________（把持）myhand.[Aftertheride]Alice:You__________right,thatwasfun!Iwasscaredatfirst,but__________（shout）reallydidhelp.HeWei:See,thatwasn’tsobad,rightYouneverknow__________youtrysomething.Alice:Yes,I’msogladI__________(try)it.NowIknowIcandoitandit’sactuallyfun!HeWei:DoyouwanttogotoWaterWorldnow?Alice:Sure,__________I’mreallyhungry.Doyouknowwherewecanget__________goodfoodquickly?HeWei:Ofcourse!IsuggestWaterCityRestaurantinWaterWorld.It’safastfoodplace.It__________(提供服務(wù))delicioushamburgersandhotdogs.Alice:Thatsoundsperfect![OntheirwaytoWaterCityRestaurant,AliceandHeWeipassbyUncleBob’s.]Alice:Oh,look!Thisrestaurantlooks__________(interest).Itseemsarockbandplaysthereeveryevening.HeWei:Maybewecancomehere__________dinnerlater.Let’saskwhattimethebandstarts.[AliceandHeWeiwalkuptoastaffpersonatthedoor.]HeWei:Excuseme,couldyoutelluswhenthebandstarts__________(play)thisevening?

Staff:Eighto’clock.It’salwaysbusy,socomealittle__________(early)togetatable.HeWei:OK,thanks!CouldYouPlease...

Whenyouvisit__________foreigncountry,itisimportanttoknowhowtoaskforhelp__________（禮貌）.Forexample,“Wherearetherestrooms?”or“Couldyoupleasetellmewheretherestroomsare?”are__________(相似的)requestsfordirections__________aplace.__________arecorrectEnglish,butthefirstonesounds__________polite.Thatisbecauseitisaverydirectquestion.Itisnotenoughtojustaskaquestion__________(正確).Wealsoneedtolearnhowtobepoliteby__________(be)lessdirect—ormoreindirect—whenweaskforhelp.InEnglish,asinChinese,wechangethewaywespeakwhenwetalk__________differentpeople.Theexpressionsyouusemight__________(依靠)onwhomyou__________（speak）toorhowwellyouknowthem.Ifyousaytoyourteacher,“Whenistheschooltrip?”,thismightsound__________（禮貌）.Butifyousay,“Excuseme,Mr.West.Doyouknowwhentheschooltripis?”,thiswillsoundmuch__________polite.However,__________isallrighttoaskdirectquestionsinsomesituations,likewithyourclassmates.Usuallypolitequestionsare__________（long）andincludemorelanguagesuchas“Couldyouplease...

”or“CanIask...

”Itsoundsmorepolitetosay,“Peter,couldyoupleasetellmeyoure-mailaddress?”__________“Peter,tellmeyoure-mailaddress.”Sometimesweevenneedtospendtime__________(引導(dǎo))intoarequest.Forexample,withastrangeronthestreet,wemightfirstsay,“Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelpme”or“I’msorrytotroubleyou,but...”__________askingforhelp.Itmightseemmoredifficulttospeakpolitelythanbedirect.However,itisimportanttolearnhowtouse__________（合適的）language.Thiswillalsohelpyoubecomebetter________English,oranyotherlanguageyouwishtospeak.Unit4IusedtobeafraidofthedarkFromShyGirltoPopStarForthismonth’sYoungWorldmagazine,Iinterviewed________19-year-oldAsianpopstarCandyWang.Candytoldmethatsheusedto________(be)reallyshyand________(take)upsingingtodeal________hershyness.Asshegot________(good),shedaredtosingin________ofherclass,andthenf______thewholeschool.Nowshe’snotshyanymoreandlovessinginginfrontofcr_______.IaskedCandy________lifewasdifferentaftershebecamefamous.Sheex________thatthereweremanygoodthings,like________(be)abletotraveland________(meet)newpeopleallthetime.“Ididn’tusetobepopularinschool,butnowIgettonsofattention________(where)Igo.”However,toomuchattentioncanalsobeabadthing.“IalwayshavetoworryabouthowIap________toothersandIhavetobeverycarefulabout________Isayordo.AndIdon’thavemuchpri________timeanymore.________(hang)outwithfriendsisalmostimpossibleformenowbecausetherearealwaysguardsar________me.”What________Candyhavetosaytoallthoseyoungpeople________wanttobecomefamous“Well,”shebegins________(slow),“youhaveto________(prepare)togiveupyournormallife.Youcanneverimaginehowdifficulttheroad________successis.Many________(time)Ithoughtaboutgivingup,butIfoughto_____.Youreallyre________alotoftalentandhardworkto________(success).Onlyaverysmallnumberofpeoplemakeitt______thetop.”HeUsedtoCauseaLotofTroubleLiWenisanor_______15-year-oldboywhoworkshardinschooland________(get)goodgrades.Itishardtobelievethatheusedtobea“problemchild”untilacon________withhisparentsinf________hiswayofthinking.LiWen________(live)intheSichuancountryside.Asasmallchild,heseldom________(give)hisparentsanyproblems,andtheywereproud_____him.However,afterhisparentsmovedtoGuangzhoutowork,theboy’slifebecamemoredifficult.Hehadtomoveinwi_____hisgrandmother.LiWenbegantocauseproblems______himselfandhisfamily.Hewasnolongerinterested______studying.Hewasoftenab________fromclasses,andhef________hisexaminations.Finally,hisparentsmadeade________tosendhimtoaboardingschool.LiWennolongerlivedwithhisgrandmother.Hestudied,ateandsleptattheschool,andhehatedit.Thereweresomanyrules,andheusedtokeep________(break)them.Oneday,hetoldhisteacherhewantedtoleavetheschool.EventheteacheragreedthatLiWen________(waste)histime.Theheadteacherad________hisparentstotalkwiththeirson______person.Hisparentstooka40-hourtrainrideandafive-hourbusride________(go)backtotheirhometown._____LiWen’ssurprise,theirconversationchangedhislife.“Itwasexactly________Ineeded,”hesaid.“Myparentshelpedmetounderstandhowmuchthey________(give)me.Theyalsotoldmethateventhoughtheycouldn’tbet_______totakecareofme,theywerealways________(think)ofmeandwouldtakepride_______everythinggoodthatIdid.That’swhenI________(decide)tochange.Irealizedthats________myparentsmovedaway,I________afraidofbeingalone,andhavetriedtomakemyparents________(pay)moreattentiontome.”NowLiWenhasreallychanged.Hehasbeenworkinghardandisnowoneofthebeststu________inhisclass.Hisparents’lovehasmadehimfeelgood________himself.“It’sveryimportantforparentstobethere________theirchildren,”LiWensays.Unit5whataretheshirtsmadeof?TheDifficultSearchforAmericanGoodsintheUSIfyougoto________(other)country,whatkindsofthings________youbuyWouldyoubuyacamerainJapan,somebeautifulclothesinFrance,________awatchinSwitzerlandNomatterwhatyoumaybuy,youmightpro________thinkthoseproducts________(make)inthosecountries.However,youcouldbewrong.KangJianisa17-year-oldstudentfromShanghai.LastyearhewenttovisithisauntanduncleinSanFrancisco.Hefound________interestingthatsomanyproductsinthelo________shopsweremadeinChina.“I________(want)tobuyatoycarformycousin,buteventhoughmostofthetoyshadAmericanbrands,theyweremadeinChina.”Toysarenottheonlythings________(make)inChina.“Iwantedtobuyapairofbasketballshoes,”heex________.“ButIhadtovisitfiveorsixstoresbeforef________apairmadeinAmerica!”HerealizedthatAmericanscanhardlyavoid________(buy)productsmadeinChina.“Infact,”hecon________,“therearesomanythingsmadeinChina—footballs,handbags,petfood,mobilephones.EvenAmericanflagsaremadeinChina!”KangJianthinksit’sgreatthatChinaissogoodat________(make)theseeverydaythings.However,hewishesthatinthefutureChinawillalsogetb________atmakinghigh-tech________products________peoplecanbuyinallpartsoftheworld.BeautyinCommonThingsEachdifferentpartofChinahasitsownspe________formsoftraditionalart.Theseusuallytrytoshowthethings________areimportantinlifes________aslove,beautyandfamily.Themostcommonthings,frompapertoclaytobamboo,________(turn)intoobjectsofbeauty.Ac________toChinesehistory,skylanternswerefirstu________byZhugeKongming.Hesentthemouttoask________helpwhen________trouble.Today,skylanternsareusedatfestivalsandothercele________.Theyaremade________bambooandcovered________paper.Whenthelanterns________(light),they________(slow)riseintotheairlikesmallhot-airballoonsforalltosee.Theyareseenasbrightsym________ofhappinessandgoodwishes.Papercutting________aroundforover1,500years.Papercuttingsoundsveryeasybutitcanbedifficulttodo.Thepaper,usuallyred,________(fold)beforeitiscutwithsci________.Themostcommonpicturesareflowers,fish,animals,________thingsaboutChinesehistory.DuringtheSpringFestival,theyareputonwindows,doorsandwallsassymbolsofwishes________goodluckandahappynewyear.Chineseclayartisfamousbecausetheclaypiecesaresosmall________theylookveryreal.Thepiecesareusuallycutechildrenorlivelychara________fromaChinesefairytaleorhisto________story.Thepiecesare________(care)shapedbyhandfromaveryspecialkindofclayandthen________(allow)toair-dry.After________(dry),theyarefiredataveryhighhea___.Theyarethenpolishedandpainted.Finally,mate________suchaswoodorpaperareadded________(make)differentthings.____takesseveralweekstocom________everything.Thesesmallpiecesofclayartshowthelove________allChinesepeoplehaveforlifeandbeauty.Unit6whenwasitinvented?AnAcci________InventionDidyouknowthattea,themostpopulardrinkintheworld(afterwater),________(invent)byaccident

Manypeoplebelievethatteawasfirst________(drink)nearly5,000yearsago.ItissaidthataChineseru________calledShenNongfirstdiscoveredteaasadrink.OnedayShenNongwasboiling________(drink)wateroveranopenfire.Some________(leaf)fromateaplantfellintothewaterandre________thereforsometime.Itpro________anicesmellsohetastedthebrownwateranyway.Itwasquitedelicious._____thisway,oneoftheworld’sfavoritedrinkswasinvented.Morethan4,000yearsla________,LuYu,“_______saintoftea”,men________ShenNonginhisbookChaJing.Thebookdes________howteaplantsweregrownandusedtomaketea.Italsodiscusses________thefinesttealeaveswereproducedand________kindsofwaterwereused.Itisbelievedthattea________(bring)toKoreaandJapanduringthe6thand7thcenturies.InEngland,tea________(appear)untilaround1660,butl_______than100yearslater,ithadbecomethenationaldrink.Theteatrade________ChinatoWesterncountriestookp________inthe19thcentury.Thishelpedtosp________thepopu________ofteaandtheteaplanttomoreplacesaroundtheworld.Eventhoughmanypeoplenowknowaboutteaculture,theChinesearew________doubttheoneswhobestunderstandthena________oftea.DoYouKnowWhenBasketballWasInvented?

Basketballisamuch-lovedandactivesport________isenjoyedbyma______forfunandexercise.Itisover100yearsoldandisplayedbymorethan100millionpeopleino_______200countries.InChina,youcansometimesseepeople________basketballinparks,schoolsandeveninfactories.BasketballwasinventedbyaCanadiandoctorna________JamesNaismith,________wasbornin1861.Whenhewas______college,histeacheraskedtheclass________(think)ofagame________canbeplayedinthewinter.Dr.Naismithcreatedagame________(play)insideonahardfloor.Dr.Naismithdividedthemeninhisclass________twoteamsandtaughtthemtoplayhisnewgame.Thepur________ofthegameisforplayerstogetaball________the“basket”.Playersonthesameteammustworktogether________(help)eachothergettheballin________(other)team’sbasket.Atthesametime,theyneedtostopthecompe________teamf________gettingtheballintotheirownbasket.ItisbelievedthatonDecember21,1891,thefirstbasketballgameinhistorywasplayed.Thenin1936inBerlin,itbecame________eventattheOlympics.Today,thepopularityofbasketballhas________(rise)aroundtheworld,withmanyyoungpeople________(dream)of________(become)famousplayers.Basketballhasnotonly________(become)apopularsporttoplay,ithasalsobecomeamorepopularsport________(watch).AlthoughAmerica’sNBAgamesarethemostfamous,theCBAgames________(become)popularinChina.______numberofforeignplayers,includingChineseplayers,intheNBA______increased.AndtherearealsomoreandmoreforeignplayersintheCBA.Manyyoungpeoplelookuptothesebasketballheroesandwanttobecomelikethem.Thesestarsenc________youngpeopletoworkhardtoach________theirdreams.Unit7TeenagersshouldbeallowedtochoosetheirownclothesMomKnowsBestWhenIwasatinybabycryingallnight,mymom________(sing)tomeandstayedb___myside.WhenIwastiredandhungry,shegavemefoodandwarmarmstosleepi__.WhenIwastwo________(run)throughthefield,shemades_____Iwassafeandkeptme________danger.WhenIfellandhurt________,shegavemeahugandli________meup.WhenIwassevencoughingbadly,shesaidnoice-creamforme.ButItalkedback________(loud),“Ishould________(allow)toeatsome!Giveittomenow!”.WhenIwasninewatchingscarymovies,shesaidit’dgivemeawfuldreams.ButIshoutedback________(angry),“Ishouldbeallowedtowatchit!I’mnotababy!”.WhenIwasateengoingout________friends,shesaid,“Pleasebebackbyten!”.ButItalkedbackagain—“Ishouldnotbetold________todo!I’mseventeennow!”NowI’manadult,________(think)backtothosetimes.Icoughedfordaysafterea_______thatice-cream,andhadscarydreamsafterwa________thatfilm.Iwaslateforschoolfromst________outpastten.Iregrettalkingback,notlis________toMom.Momknowsbest,andformeshewantedonlythebest!ShouldIBeAllowedtoMakeMyOwnDecisions?Manyteenagershavehobbies.Butsometimesthesecanget_____thewayoftheirschoolwork,andparentsmightworryabouttheirsuc________atschool.Teenagersoftenthinktheyshouldbeallowedtopracticetheirhobbies______muchastheywant.Doyouagree

LiuYu,afifteen-year-oldboyf______Shandong,______arunningstar.Heis______hisschoolteamand_______alwayswantedtobeaprofe________runnerwhenhegrowsup.However,hisparentswon’tallowhimtotr________somuch.“Ofcoursewewanttoseehimachievehisdreams,”sa_____MrLiu.“Andweknowhowmuchhelovesrunning.MywifeandIhavesupp_______everyoneofhisraces.Wehave________(something)againstrunning!Butwethinkourson________(need)tothinkaboutotherpossiblejobs.He________(get)oldernow,soheneedstothinkabout______willhappen____hedoesn’tendupaprofessionalrunner.”LiuYudoesn’treallyagree.“Well,IthinkIshouldbeallowedtodecideformyself,”hesays.“Myparentshavealways________(teach)me________importantitistoworkhardatschoolandenteruniversity.Iunderstandthis,butI’mseriousa________running.It’stheonlythingI______everwantedtodo.”HisparentsbelievethatLiuYushouldstudyhardintheeveningssotheydon’tallowhimtopracticerunningatnight.“Maybehethinksit’stoostri______orunfair,”saysMrs.Liu.“Butwethinkwe’redoingtherightthing.Heneedstospendmoretime_____hishomeworkbecause________(become)aprofessionalsportsstarisadifficultdream.”ButLiuYustilldisagrees.“Iknowmyparentscareaboutme.TheyalwaystalkaboutwhatwillhappenifI________(success).ButIwill!I’maquickrunner!IthinkIshouldbeallowedtomakethischo_______myself.Onlythen________Ihaveachancetoachievemydream.”Unit8ItmustbelongtoCarlaStrangeHappeningsinMyTownWeliveinasmalltownandal________everyoneknowseachother.Itusedto_____veryquietandnothingmucheverhappenedaroundhere.However,thesedays,something________(usual)ishappeninginourtown.Victor,ateacheratmyschool,isreallyner________.Whenhewasinterviewedbythetownnewspaper,hesaid,“Everynightwehearstrangenoisesout_______ourwindow.Mywifethinksthatitcouldbe_______animal,butmyfriendsandIthinkitmustbeteenagers________(have)fun.Myparentscalledthepolicemen,buttheycouldn’tfind________(something)strange.Theythinkitmightbethewind.Idon’tthinkso!”Victor’snext-doorneighborHelenisworried,too.“Atfirst,Ithoughtthatitmightbeadog,butIcouldn’tseeadog,oranythingelse,e________.SoIguessitcan’tbeadog.Butthen,whatcouldit______

”O(jiān)newomanintheareasawsomething________(run)away,butitwasdarksosheisnotsure.“Ithinkitwastoobigtobeadog,”shesaid.“Maybeitwasabearorawolf.”Everyoneinourtown________(feel)uneasy,andeveryonehashisorherownideas.Theremust________somethingvisitingthehomesinourneighborhood,butwhatisit

Wehavenoidea.Mostpeoplehopethatthisanimalorperson________simplygoaway,butIdonotthinkthatisgoingtohappen.Thenoise-makerishavingtoomuchfun________(creat)fearintheneighborhood.Stonehenge—CanAnyoneExplainWhyItIsThere?

Stonehenge,arockcir______,isnotonlyoneofBritain’smostfamoushistoricalplaces,________oneofitsgreatestmys________.Everyyearitrec________morethan750,000visitors.Espe________inJune,peoplegotothisplace_______theywanttoseethesun________(rise)onthelongestdayoftheyear.F____manyyears,historiansbelievedStonehengewasatemple________ancientleaderstriedtocomm________withthegods.However,historianPaulStoker________(think)thiscan’tbetruebecauseStonehenge________(build)somanycenturiesago.“TheleadersarrivedinEnglandm________later,”hepointsout.________(other)popularideaisthatStonehengemightb