A Complete Catherine’s story using the correct verb forms. Make a compound noun with two words in brackets.On Saturday, I had the scariest experience of my life. I was at the city train station in the morning because I was going to visit my grandparents for the weekend. They live in the (1)
(side/post/country/card). While I (2)
(wait) for the train, I (3)
(hear) someone shout. I looked around. At the other end of the train station, someone shouted again, “Fire! Fire!” Before I knew it, crowds of people (4)
(rush) for the exit. Hundreds of people (5)
(push) against my back!All around me, people looked scared and unsure. Was there really a fire? I didn’t know. Nobody seemed to know what was happening. As I (6)
(run) out, I heard a voice coming from the loudspeakers at the train station. It told people to stay calm, but I don’t think many people could hear that. They were too busy running. It was so scary—and so loud! Some people (7)
(scream). Others were crying. And all those footsteps! It sounded like a(n) (8)
(ache/quake/head/earth).Finally, I made it out of the station. I was so glad to be safe!
解析：
【解析】
1. 第(1)空：从括号给出的side/post/country/card中选取country和side，组合成复合名词countryside，意为“乡下”，符合“祖父母住在乡下”的语境。
2. 第(2)空：while引导时间状语从句，强调过去某个时间段正在进行的动作，主语为I，be动词用was，wait的现在分词为waiting，故填was waiting。
3. 第(3)空：描述过去发生的瞬时动作，用一般过去时，hear的过去式为heard。
4. 第(4)空：描述过去发生的动作，用一般过去时，rush的过去式为rushed。
5. 第(5)空：强调过去事件发生时数百人正持续推挤的动作，主语Hundreds of people为复数，be动词用were，push的现在分词为pushing，故填were pushing。
6. 第(6)空：as引导时间状语从句，强调过去正在进行的动作，主语为I，be动词用was，run的现在分词为running，故填was running。
7. 第(7)空：和后一句“Others were crying”的过去进行时对应，主语Some people为复数，be动词用were，scream的现在分词为screaming，故填were screaming。
8. 第(8)空：从括号给出的ache/quake/head/earth中选取earth和quake，组合成复合名词earthquake，意为“地震”，符合“密集脚步声听起来像地震”的语境。
【答案】
(1) countryside
(2) was waiting
(3) heard
(4) rushed
(5) were pushing
(6) was running
(7) were screaming
(8) earthquake
【知识点】
过去进行时
一般过去时
复合名词构成
【点评】
本题结合故事语境考查动词时态辨析和复合名词构造，重点区分一般过去时和过去进行时的适用场景，题型基础实用，能有效检验学生对过去时态的掌握程度。
【难度系数】
0.7
