一、短文填空
阅读短文,在空格处填入一个适当的单词或括号中单词的正确形式。
My first home was a beautiful grassland with a pond of clean water. There
(1)
were
(be) some large trees near the pond. On (2)
one
side of the grassland was a field and on the other was the house of our master, Farmer Grey.
During the day, I ran around the grassland (3)
with
my mother. At night, I (4)
lay
(lie) next to her. She was a good mother. Life was free and easy.
(5)
When
it was hot, we stood under the trees by the pond. When it was cold, we stayed in a shed (棚) to keep warm and most of the time we were (6)
sleeping
(sleep).
There were six young horses in our grassland. I used to play with (7)
them
(they) and had great fun. But one day my mother said to me, “The young (8)
horses
(horse) are rude, while you are polite and are going to grow up gentle and good. Now, remember, do your work (9)
well
(good) and don’t bite or kick.”
I never forgot my (10)
mother’s
(mother) advice. She was always right.
—A modified excerpt from Black Beauty