Section A
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
One day a professor entered the classroom and told the students about a surprise test. After hearing that, all students __21_ __ (seat) and waited for the test to begin. The professor gave the test papers to all students with the text __22_ __ (face) down at the desk. Once he handed out the test papers to all students, he asked them to turn the test pages and begin.
Students’ were confused to see there was not a question __23_ __ just a black dot in the center of the page. The professor noticed the students’ face expression and told them, “I want you to write about what you see there.”
The students were __24____ (confused) but started the test by then. At the end of the class, the professor took all answer sheets and started reading each answer in front of all students. All of them described about the black dot, __25_ __ position they tried to explain. After the professor finished reading, the whole class was silent.
The professor explained, “Don’t worry. I am not going to give you grades but I just want you to think about something. Here __26_ __ focused on the black dot but no one wrote about the white paper, and the same is with our lives. The white paper represents our whole life and the black spot represents problems in our life. __27_ __ our life is a gift given to us by God, with love and care, we have every reason to celebrate. Still we just focus on problems like health issues, problems in relationships etc., but we never see these problems are very small compared with __28_ __ we have in our lives.”
So there is the moral lesson: we __29_ __ try to take eyes off our problems and enjoy each moment that life __30_ __ (give) us. Be happy and live the life positively.
【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了一位教授给学生们进行了一场特殊的考试，试卷上只有一个黑点。学生们的回答都是在描述黑点，而没有描写白纸的。教授通过这次考试，告诉大家一个道理：不要过度夸张生活中的困难，要学会尽情享受生活。
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were seated
在此题中要注意seat与sit使用结构是不一样的。确定答案were seated。
此题是动词题。seat在句中结构为be seated。文章使用了一般过去时，确定答案were seated。
对动词使用规则不清楚。
facing
本题考查了非谓语形式。test为face这个动作的实施者，要用到现在分词形式，确定答案facing。
此题是非谓语题，句意为：教授把所有的测试题发给学生，内容冲下。根据句意，确定非谓语形式，确定答案facing。
不能辨识动词非谓语正确形式。
but
本题考查了连词。连词在这里是连接两个名词，两者之间是转折关系，一者有一者没有。确定答案but。
此题是连词题。句意：学生都被搞糊涂了，试卷中间没有一个问题，只有一个黑点。问题和黑点的关系应该是转折关系，确定答案but。
上下文意思不理解。
more confused
本题考查了比较级。根据文章上下文，前面提到学生很困惑，这里又出现这个词，肯定是更困惑了。确定答案more confused。
此题是比较级题，句意为：学生更困惑了，只能开始写卷子。确定答案more confused。
上下文意思不理解。
whose
本题考查了冠词。分析句子结构，the position是the black dot的同位语，用定冠词。确定答案the。
此题是冠词题，句意为：所有的学生开始描述那个黑点，他们想要解释的地方。确定答案the。
上下文意思不理解。
everyone/all
本题考查了代词。通过上下文可知，所有人都在写黑点，没有人想去写白纸。确定答案everyone/all。
此题是代词题，句意为：所有的人都把注意力放在了黑点上，没有人去写白纸。确定答案everyone/all。
对代词用法不熟悉。
Since/Because/As
本题考查了山下文语境。前后两句是因果关系，前半句是原因，后半句是结果。确定答案Since/Because/As。
此题是上下文语境题，句意为：因为我们的生活是上帝带着爱和关心作为礼物送给我们的，我们有理由去庆祝。确定答案Since/Because/As.
上下文意思不理解。
whatever /what
本题考查了宾语从句。引导词在从句中做宾语，只能在that, which, what里面选择，而从句前面有介词with， that排除掉， 而上下文没有限定范围， which排除。确定答案whatever/what。
此题是宾语从句题，句意为：我们从来没有看到，这些问题和我们生活中的问题比较起来，微不足道。确定答案whatever/what。
对上下文理解不清。
should/can
本题考查了情态动词。根据句意，这里给出了道德教训，肯定就是一种建议，提建议应该用情态动词should。确定答案should/can。
此题是情态动词题，句意：因此，这里有个道德教训：我们应该不要盯着问题，享受生活带给我们的每一分钟。确定答案should/can。
上下文意思不理解。
gives
本题考查了动词时态。句意为：这里有个道德教训：我们应该把眼睛从问题上移开，享受生活带给我们的每一分钟。生活是单数，谓语应该用第三人称单数。确定答案gives。
此题是动词时态题，给出的建议应该用一般现在时。确定答案gives。
上下文意思不理解。