Unit 1 How can we become good learners
单元话题语法填空练习
（2024·浙江宁波·一模）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
Who do you think is the greatest athlete（运动员）
These days, more and more Chinese people just enjoy reading news and short novels on the phone. 1 I think we should read more books besides the textbooks. It can open our eyes and improve our language 2 (skill). Of course, it can also help us to get good grades. Do you know how 3 (read) more and learn more Here are some tips for you.
◆ Clear your purpose(目的) of reading
Before you start reading, ask yourself 4 you are reading this book. Some people read books for more news so that they can know the world better, and 5 (other) may just read for fun. Clearing your reading purpose can not only help you choose the books you really need to read, but remind you why reading the book is important to you, so you 6 (keep) reading and complete the book faster.
◆ Read only what you are 7 (interest) in
Your friends may tell you the books they love, but those books might not necessarily be the 8 (one) you enjoy. When you choose the book to read, first think about whether you really enjoy it or not.
◆ Set a reading goal
Having a reading goal helps you work out how much reading you need to do in 9 week or even a day. Before you read each book, ask 10 (you) what time you need to complete this book by.
（21-22九年级上·浙江宁波·期末）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
Life is hard. And junior middle school students have every reason to say so.
Recently, Zhejiang did 11 survey of young people’s mental health. It found that junior middle school students in Zhejiang feel the 12 (big) pressure from school among teenagers. Besides, 48.8 percent of middle school students show signs of mental health problems.
What are students 13 (worry) about
“ 14 , the class ranking after exams. Second, being unable to reach their 15 (parent) expectation,” the Youth Times reported.
This is not only true with Chinese students. The American Psychological Association recently did a similar survey. The results are 16 (surprise) in the US, teenagers have a higher level of stress than adults. For them, one of the big reasons for stress 17 (be) also schoolwork.
18 can we do to help
“To begin with, make sure you have an active life. Have a 9-10 hours’ sleep a day, find someone to exercise with every day, an expert from the association.” Also, try to keep away 19 mobile phones and computers. 20 you spend too much time on them, you will more likely feel upset.”
（2022·浙江杭州·一模）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
If you want to learn English faster, get started with the things below. One of the easiest things you can do 21 (learn) English faster is to read as much as you can. Read things all the time. This will make 22 (you) vocabulary better and it will also help you learn grammar.
If you don’t want to read 23 (child) book, an easy way is to read comic (漫画) books or comics instead. You can buy many English language comic books, or you can read free comics online. These comics online 24 (call) webcomics. You can also read books you have read before. If you already know a little bit about what happens, you will have 25 easier time guessing and understanding the words. Reading newspapers 26 (be) also a good way to learn a language because newspapers 27 (usual) have very good grammar and are written to be easy to understand.
Watching movies will also help you improve your English by helping you to hear 28 it sounds like and also helping you to learn new words. You can start watching with the subtitles (字幕) 29 but you will learn much 30 (many) with the subtitles off. Once you have a basic vocabulary, try to keep the subtitles off and focus on listening for the words carefully, and try to guess the words you don’t know from what is happening on the screen.
（2022·湖北恩施·二模）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式（不超过3词）。
It’s quite natural for us to make mistakes. However, 31 you make the same mistake for three times or even more, you’re too silly to be forgiven. How do you avoid making the same mistake again in daily study I think keeping an error correction book after class is a good way. Mistakes must be 32 (correct) in the students’ learning. Correcting is more valuable over the long term, especially for the 33 (nine) graders. An error correction book can help you in these ways.
Pay attention to your mistakes 34 time. When correcting mistakes, students will think 35 (serious) and improve from correcting mistakes. Always looking over your own error correction book can make up for your knowledge gaps.
Develop good studying habits. The reasons why students make mistakes are as follows: they don’t fully understand what they have 36 (learn); they don’t remember what they should remember: they are too careless.
To find out the reasons for the mistakes, students will avoid the above points. And then they 37 (not) repeat them. Gradually they will develop the good habits of listening carefully, remembering things and 38 (overcome) problems.
Provide the helpful basis for the final review. The error correction book can become one of the most useful 39 (tool). It can 40 (help) students to avoid making similar mistakes in the exam. The error correction book is valuable for every student.
（2023·四川德阳·二模）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。请将答案写下答题卡上指定的位置。
Language is part of our daily lives. Similarly, music is part of many people’s lives, too. Both language and music play 41 important role in our culture and here are some of their similarities.
They both have a writing system.
In English we record language by 42 (use) the alphabet which is a collection of letters. Similarly, we use notes(音符) 43 (keep) a record of music. Just as you are reading this collection of letters and trying to find the meaning in it, musicians read notes and create meaning in the form of music which we can hear. So just as you read English, you can read music.
They both follow the change of culture.
People from different places speak different 44 (language), so you can guess 45 someone is from through the language. In the same way, the 46 (style) of music are also different. So we can learn about different cultures through 47 (they) music.
They both express people’s feelings.
How do you know that a person is angry Of course you can know it from the person’s 48 (express) on his face, but you will know for sure through his words. Similarly, music can sound angry, sad or happy, too. It can show 49 (exact) how the musician is feeling. That's why many people like to dance 50 a happy song when they feel happy and listen to sad music when they feel down.
（2023·四川乐山·二模）阅读下面短文，在空白处填写1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Suppose you’re in London and trying to find the bus to take you to Hyde Park. This should be easy. But 51 you can’t speak the language, it can be a problem. What will you do Here is some advice on how to ask the way 52 a foreign country.
◆ Know the place you want to go.
You can always tell others the name of the place where you want to go. It may be a place of interest, or simply a street. Whatever it is, if you do a little homework 53 (remember) its name, you can ask the way much more 54 (easy).
◆ Take a map or a picture.
If you’re not sure about your pronunciation when 55 (ask) the way, you’d better take a map or a picture of the place where you want to go. As the old saying 56 (go), “A picture can say a thousand 57 (word).”
◆ Use body language.
Body language can be 58 (help) in making others understand where you want to go. For example, you can draw the shape of the Eiffel Tower in the air. It gives people 59 idea of where you are going.
Most important of all, be polite when asking the way. Finally, you 60 (find) your way.
（2024·浙江温州·一模）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的适当形式。
As a Canadian, I have been very interested in Chinese since very young. 61 the age of 12, I entered a Chinese writing competition. I tried 62 (real) hard but I failed to win a prize. I 63 (think) that learning Chinese was a huge challenge and lost confidence in myself.
One day, a book called Journey to the West caught 64 (I) eyes. In the book, Monkey King needs to borrow a fan to cross the Mountain of Flames. 65 he fails twice, he doesn’t give up and finally makes it.
Strongly encouraged by Monkey King, I kept 66 (work) hard on Chinese. Still, I met some problems along the way, but I found learning Chinese was 67 exciting challenge for me. Last week, I 68 (give) the third prize in a Chinese writing competition. I wasn’t the 69 (great) one in the competition, but I learned to face challenges bravely.
The journey of learning Chinese is like climbing towards the mountain top, sometimes up, sometimes down. The experiences can cause me pain, but also fill my life with 70 (happy). I will continue on my journey, looking forward to playing a role in developing communication between the East and the West in the future.
（23-24九年级下·江苏泰州·阶段练习）根据短文内容及提示，补全空格内单词，使短文完整、通顺，每空不限一词。
Which do you love to use when you’re studying, ipads or books Here is a survey about it.
Some students think that iPads are 71 (good). They can search for information in 72 iPad easily. Also, they can keep all their work in a small machine instead 73 carrying many heavy books. It’s very convenient. But some students think that books are of greater 74 (important) to learning. First, books can help them think harder and deeper, because they may ask 75 (they) some questions when they read books. 76 (two), reading books won’t hurt their eyes. Third, some students even spend their precious time 77 (play) games on iPads at school, and it’s not good for their study. So they like to use books better. In my opinion, if iPads 78 (use) in a proper way, they will improve our study. Students will not forget homework 79 teachers send all the homework to their iPads. We can download lots of learning materials. It’s helpful to our study, 80 (especial) to our English learning.
In a word, they both have advantages and disadvantages. We should use them wisely.
（23-24九年级上·浙江温州·阶段练习）阅读短文，根据上下文或括号内所给英文单词，写出空白处的英文单词以及它们的正确形式，补全文本。
Some people say it is not easy for a middle-aged person to learn a foreign language. But is it 81 (real) true
Several years ago, I worked for 82 English newspaper which was doing such a research. They asked me to learn a new language for one month. Then I had to go to the country and do some tests 83 (see) if I could survive in different situations.
I chose Spanish and did a one-month course at a language school and 84 (find) that some Spanish words are very similar to English ones. For example, “hola” isn’t very different 85 “hello”. Of course, there are other things which are more difficult. In Spanish you have to change the verbs for each person. But my 86 (big) problem of all was the pronunciation. I found 87 was very difficult to pronounce some letters in Spanish, especially “r” and “j”. So I had to download 88 (sentence) onto my phone and I listened and practised them again and again.
A month later I went to Spain. A Spanish teacher 89 (call) Paula came and began the test. “Will I survive ” I wasn’t sure enough 90 how I wished I would!
参考答案：
1．But 2．skills 3．to read 4．why 5．others 6．will keep 7．interested 8．ones 9．a 10．yourself
【导语】本文主要介绍了读书的一些小技巧。
1．句意：但我认为除了课本之外，我们应该多读书。空格前后是转折关系，此处用but连接，故填But。
2．句意：它可以让我们大开眼界，提高我们的语言技能。此处表示泛指，名词应用复数形式，故填skills。
3．句意：你知道如何多读多学吗？此处是“疑问词+不定式”的结构，空处用不定式形式，故填to read。
4．句意：在你开始阅读之前，问问自己为什么要读这本书。根据“Clear your purpose(目的) of reading”可知，读一本书之前要知道为什么读它，故填why。
5．句意：有些人读书是为了获得更多的新闻，这样他们就可以更好地了解世界，而另一些人读书可能只是为了好玩。根据“Some people read books for more news...”可知，此处是结构some...others...“一些……另一些……”，故填others。
6．句意：这样你就会继续阅读，更快地完成这本书。根据语境可知，此处表示将要发生的动作，应用一般将来时，故填will keep。
7．句意：只阅读你感兴趣的内容。根据“Read only what you are...in”可知，此处是短语be interested in“对……感兴趣”，故填interested。
8．句意：你的朋友可能会告诉你他们喜欢的书，但这些书不一定是你喜欢的。根据“Your friends may tell you the books they love, but those books might not necessarily be the...you enjoy.”可知，此处指代的是前面提到的复数名词books，应用ones修饰，故填ones。
9．句意：有一个阅读目标可以帮助你计算出你一周甚至一天需要读多少书。根据“or even a day.”可知，此处指的是“一周”，应用a修饰，故填a。
10．句意：在你阅读每本书之前，问问自己你需要在什么时候完成这本书。结合“Before you read each book”可知，此处指的是“问问自己”，此处应用反身代词，故填yourself。
11．a 12．biggest 13．worried 14．First 15．parents’ 16．surprising 17．is 18．What 19．from 20．If
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。本文是一篇针对浙江省初中生所作的一项调查报告，说的是初中生所面临的压力及其应对措施。
11．句意：最近，浙江省做了一份关于年轻人的心理健康的调查。survey是可数名词单数形式，用不定冠词a修饰。故填a。
12．句意：调查发现，在青少年群体中，浙江省的初中生感受到来自学校的压力是最大的。the后接形容词big的最高级形式作pressure的定语。故填biggest。
13．句意：学生们正在担心什么呢？be worried about表示“担忧，担心”。故填worried。
14．句意：首先，是考试后的班级排名。根据下文的“Second”可知此处应是第一点，用序数词first，位于句首，首字母大写。故填First。
15．句意：其次，无法达到父母的期望。expectation为名词，因此应用名词所有格表示所属关系，“父母”应用名词复数形式parents，其名词所有格为parents’。故填parents’。
16．句意：在美国，这个结果令人吃惊，青少年的压力水平比成年人还要高。be动词are后应接形容词来修饰the result，动词surprise的形容词surprising意为“令人吃惊的”。故填surprising。
17．句意：对于他们而言，压力大的主要原因之一也是因为学业。本句说的是现在的事实。主语one of the big reasons是单数意义，因此be动词应用is。故填is。
18．句意：我们能做些什么来帮助他们呢？what can we do表示“我们能做什么呢”，位于句首，首字母大写。故填What。
19．句意：同时，尽量远离手机和电脑。keep away from表示“远离”。故填from。
20．句意：如果你在它们上面花费时间太多，你会更可能感到沮丧。结合语境，可知此处用连词if引导条件状语从句，表示“如果”。故填If。
21．to learn 22．your 23．children’s 24．are called 25．an 26．is 27．usually 28．what 29．on 30．more
【导语】本文作者针对如何更快地学习英语这一问题，给出了一些建议。
21．句意：要想学得更快，最简单的方法之一就是尽可能多地阅读。分析句子结构，“… (learn) English faster”用作目的状语，用不定式，故填to learn。
22．句意：这会让你的词汇量更好，也会帮助你学习语法。该空修饰名词vocabulary，用形容词性物主代词，故填your。
23．句意：如果你不想读儿童读物，一个简单的方法是读漫画书或漫画。该空修饰名词book，用名词所有格，表示“孩子们的”是复数意义，故填children’s。
24．句意：这些在线漫画被称为网络漫画。描述一个客观的事实，用一般现在时；主语“These comics online”和谓语“call”之间是被动关系，用被动语态be+done；且主语“These comics online”是复数，be动词用复数，故填are called。
25．句意：如果你已经知道一点发生了什么，你将更容易猜测和理解单词。泛指“一段更容易的时光”，且“easier”是以元音音素开头的词，用不定冠词an，故填an。
26．句意：阅读报纸也是一种学习语言的好方法，因为报纸通常有很好的语法，写得容易理解。描述一个客观的事实，用一般现在时；动名词“Reading newspapers”作主语，谓语动词用单数，故填is。
27．句意：阅读报纸也是一种学习语言的好方法，因为报纸通常有很好的语法，写得容易理解。修饰动词“have”，用副词，故填usually。
28．句意：看电影也可以帮助你提高你的英语，因为它可以帮助你听到它的声音，也可以帮助你学习新单词。分析句子结构，“… it sounds like”是一个宾语从句，引导词在从句中作宾语，指物，用what引导该从句，故填what。
29．句意：你可以开始看字幕，但没有字幕，你会学到更多。表示“屏幕上的字幕”，用on，故填on。
30．句意：你可以开始看字幕，但没有字幕，你会学到更多。这里暗含比较的含义，表示“你会学到更多”，much修饰比较级，故填more。
31．if 32．corrected 33．ninth 34．in 35．seriously 36．learnt 37．won’t 38．overcoming 39．tools 40．help
【导语】本文讲述了错题本的重要性。
31．句意：然而，如果你犯同样的错误三次甚至更多，你就太蠢了，不会被原谅。根据“you make the same mistake for three times or even more, you’re too silly to be forgiven. ”可知前后句是条件关系，应用if引导条件状语从句，故填if。
32．句意：学生学习中的错误必须纠正。分析句子可知此处是含有情态动词的被动语态，动词用过去分词，故填corrected。
33．句意：从长远来看，纠正更有价值，尤其是对九年级学生。根据“graders”可知此处是指九年级学生，表示年级应用序数词，故填ninth。
34．句意：及时注意自己的错误。根据“Pay attention to your mistakes...time.”可知要及时注意自己的错误，in time“及时”，故填in。
35．句意：在纠正错误的时候，学生会认真思考，并从纠正错误中进步。serious是形容词，此处应用其副词修饰修饰动词think，故填seriously。
36．句意：学生犯错的原因是：他们没有完全理解所学的知识。根据“have ”可知此处是现在完成时，动词用过去分词，故填learnt。
37．句意：然后他们就不会重复了。根据“ students will ”可知此处是一般将来时：will+动词原形。will和not构成否定，故填won’t。
38．句意：渐渐地，他们会养成认真倾听、记忆和克服问题的好习惯。and连接两个并列结构，所以动词应用动名词形式，故填overcoming。
39．句意：错题本可以成为最有用的工具之一。one of+形容词最高级+名词复数，故填tools。
40．句意：它可以帮助学生避免在考试中犯类似的错误。can是情态动词，后加动词原形，故填help。
41．an 42．using 43．to keep. 44．languages 45．where 46．styles 47．their 48．expression 49．exactly 50．to
【分析】本文讲述了语言和音乐在我们的文化中都扮演着重要的角色，并且列举了它们的一些相似之处。
41．句意：语言和音乐在我们的文化中都扮演着重要的角色。观察句子结构可知，本题考查短语play a role in“在……中起作用”。因为空格后的词“important”的读音是以元音音素开头，应填不定冠词an。故填an。
42．句意：在英语中，我们用字母表记录语言，字母表是字母的集合。根据句意可知，本题考查by doing sth.“通过做某事”，故空格上填动名词形式。故填using。
43．句意：同样，我们用音符来记录音乐。根据句意可知，本题考查use sth to do sth“使用某物做某事。故填to keep。
44．句意：来自不同地方的人说不同的语言。根据“People from different places”可知，不同地方的人说不同的语言，故空格处填复数形式。故填languages。
45．句意：所以你可以通过语言猜出某人来自哪里。根据前文“来自不同地方的人说不同的语言”可知，本句说的是“通过语言可以判断某个人来自哪里”。故填where。
46．句意：同样，音乐的风格也不同。根据句中的“are”可知，句子的主语应该为复数形式。故填styles。
47．句意：所以我们可以通过他们的音乐了解不同的文化。根据空格后的“music”为名词可知，空格所填词为形容词物主代词。故填their。
48．句意：你可以从这个人脸上的表情知道。根据空格前的“person’s”是所有格形式，故空格上应填名词形式。express的名词形式为：expression。 故填expression。
49．句意：它可以准确地显示音乐家的感受。根据句意可知，空格所填词修饰动词“show”，故填副词形式。故填exactly。
50．句意：这就是为什么很多人在感到快乐时喜欢跟着快乐的歌曲跳舞，在情绪低落时喜欢听悲伤的音乐。根据句意可知，本题考查dance to“跟着……摇摆”。故填to。
51．if/when/because 52．in 53．to remember 54．easily 55．asking 56．goes 57．words 58．helpful 59．an 60．will find
【分析】这篇短文主要讲述了在国外如何问路的几种建议。
51．句意：但是如果/当/因为你不会说这种语言，这可能是个问题。根据“it can be a problem.”可知，如果你不懂外国的语言，此处连词可以用if “如果”，when“当……时候”，because “因为”，故填if/when/because。
52．句意：这里有一些关于如何在国外问路的建议。根据“a foreign country”可知，此处在一个外国的国家，用介词in，故填in。
53．句意：如果你做一点功课来记住它的名字，你可以更容易地问路。此处是动词不定式表示目的，remember“记住”，是动词，故填to remember。
54．句意：如果你做一点功课来记住它的名字，你可以更容易地问路。根据“Whatever it is, if you do a little homework …(remember) its name,”可知，此处是更容易的问路，副词修饰动词，easy“容易的”，是形容词，此处用副词，easily“容易地”，是副词，故填easily。
55．句意：如果你问路时不确定自己的发音，你最好带张地图或你想去的地方的照片。此处是when引导的时间状语从句，主从句人称一致时，从句用进行时，可以省略主语和be，ask“问”，是动词，此处用动名词，故填asking。
56．句意：正如那句老话所说，“图片胜过千言万语。”主语是“the old saying”是第三人称单数，一般现在时态，动词go变第三人称单数，故填goes。
57．句意：正如那句老话所说，“图片胜过千言万语。” a thousand“一千”，后加名词复数形式，word“话语”，是名词，此处用复数形式，故填words。
58．句意：肢体语言有助于让别人理解你想去哪里。be是连系动词，后加形容词，所给单词help“帮助”，是动词，形容词是helpful“有帮助的”，故填helpful。
59．句意：它让人们知道你要去哪里。此处表示泛指，idea“主意，想法”，是名词单数，首字母是元音音素开头的，用不定冠词an，故填an。
60．句意：最后，你会找到你的路。根据“Finally”可知，此处是最终你会找到路，根据语境是一般将来时，其结构是will+动词原形，find“找到”，是动词，故填will find。
61．At 62．really 63．thought 64．my 65．Although/Though/After 66．working 67．an 68．was given 69．greatest 70．happiness
【导语】本文主要介绍了一个加拿大人学习汉语的经历。
61．句意：12岁时，我参加了一个中文写作比赛。at the age of“在……岁时”，固定短语，位于句首首字母需大写。故填At。
62．句意：我真的很努力，但还是没能得奖。此处应用副词修饰动词tried。故填really。
63．句意：我认为学习中文是一个巨大的挑战，对自己失去了信心。由“learning Chinese was a huge challenge and lost confidence in myself”可知，句子为一般过去时，应用过去式。故填thought。
64．句意：有一天，一本叫《西游记》的书引起了我的注意。由“…eyes”可知，此处应用形容词性物主代词。故填my。
65．句意：虽然他失败了两次，但他不放弃，最终成功了。/在两次失败后，他没有放弃，最终成功了。由“…he fails twice, he doesn’t give up and finally makes it”可知，此处指虽然他失败了两次，但他没有放弃，应用although/though引导让步状语从句，位于句首首字母需大写；或指他在失败两次之后也没有放弃，可用after引导时间状语从句，位于句首首字母需大写。故填Although/Though/After。
66．句意：在孙悟空的大力鼓励下，我继续努力学习中文。keep doing sth.“继续做某事”，固定短语。故填working。
67．句意：尽管如此，我还是遇到了一些问题，但我发现学习中文对我来说是一个令人兴奋的挑战。由“…exciting challenge”可知，此处应用不定冠词an表泛指。故填an。
68．句意：上周，我在语文写作比赛中获得了三等奖。由“Last week, I…the third prize in a Chinese writing competition”可知，是被发了奖项，句子为一般过去时，应用一般过去时的被动语态，其结构为was/were+过去分词，主语是I，be动词用was。故填was given。
69．句意：在比赛中我不是最优秀的，但我学会了勇敢地面对挑战。由“the…one in the competition”可知，此处应用形容词的最高级形式。故填greatest。
70．句意：这些经历会让我痛苦，但也会让我的生活充满快乐。由“The experiences can cause me pain, but also fill my life with…”可知，此处应用名词形式。故填happiness。
71．better 72．an 73．of 74．importance 75．themselves 76．Second 77．playing 78．are used 79．if/because 80．especially
【导语】本文分别讲述了iPad和书籍对学生的好处，在作者看来，如果恰当地使用iPad，有利于促进学生的学习。
71．句意：一些学生认为iPad更好。根据“Which do you love to use when you’re studying, ipads or books ”可知，将iPad与书籍相比较，所以此处应填比较级，故填better。
72．句意：他们可以在iPad上轻松搜索信息。此处表示泛指，且iPad是以元音音素开头的，故填an。
73．句意：此外，他们可以把所有的工作都放在一个小机器里，而不是携带许多沉重的书。instead of“代替”，固定搭配，故填of。
74．句意：但是一些学生认为书本对学习更重要。be of importance to“对……重要”，固定搭配，故填importance。
75．句意：因为当他们看书时，他们可能会问自己一些问题。根据“they may ask… some questions”可知，当宾语与主语为同一人称时，宾语用反身代词，故填themselves。
76．句意：第二，读书不会伤害他们的眼睛。此空位于句首，且空格后有逗号隔开，应填副词second表示“第二”，首字母大写，故填Second。
77．句意：第三，一些学生甚至在学校把宝贵的时间花在iPad上玩游戏，这对他们的学习不利。spend time doing sth“花费时间做某事”，此空应填动名词，故填playing。
78．句意：在我看来，如果iPad使用得当，它们会提高我们的学习。if引导的条件状语从句，从句用一般现在时，主语iPads与动词use之间是被动关系，所以应用一般现在时被动语态，主语是复数形式，be用are，故填are used。
79．句意：如果老师把所有的作业都发到他们的iPad上，学生就不会忘记作业了。/学生不会忘记作业，因为老师会把所有的作业都发到他们的iPad上。“teachers send all the homework to their iPads”与“Students will not forget homework”是因果关系，也可以是条件关系，故填if/because。
80．句意：这对我们的学习很有帮助，尤其是对我们的英语学习。分析句子结构可知，此句结构完成，此空应填副词especially表示“尤其”，故填especially。
81．really 82．an 83．to see 84．found 85．from 86．biggest 87．it 88．sentences 89．called 90．but/although/though
【导语】本文主要讲述了作者通过自己学习西班牙语的经历来验证一下中年人学外语是否不容易。
81．句意：但这确实是真的吗？根据“true”可知，此处使用副词修饰形容词，real的副词为really。故填really。
82．句意：几年前，我为一家英文报纸工作，该报纸正在做这样的研究。根据“English newspaper”可知，此处表泛指，English以元音音素开头，使用不定冠词an。故填an。
83．句意：然后我不得不去那个国家做一些测试，看看我是否能在不同的情况下挺过来。根据“Then I had to go to the country and do some tests...(see) if I could survive in different situations.”可知，此处空后为做一些“测试”的目的，使用动词不定式作目的状语。故填to see。
84．句意：我选择了西班牙语，在一所语言学校上了一个月的课程，发现一些西班牙语单词与英语单词非常相似。根据“did a one-month course”可知，此处为一般过去时，使用动词过去式。故填found。
85．句意：例如，hola与“hello”没有太大区别。be different from意为“与……不同”，固定搭配。故填from。
86．句意：但我最大的问题是发音。根据“of all”可知，此处指最大的问题，使用形容词的最高级，故填biggest。
87．句意：我发现用西班牙语读一些字母很困难，尤其是“r”和“j”。根据“I found…was very difficult to pronounce”可知，此处考查find it+adj.+to do sth.“发现做某事是……”，其中it作形式宾语。故填it。
88．句意：所以我不得不把句子下载到我的手机上，一遍又一遍地听和练习。根据“them”可知，此处使用名词复数。故填sentences。
89．句意：一位名叫Paula的西班牙语老师来了，开始考试。根据“A Spanish teacher... (call) Paula”可知，这里指名叫Paula的老师，此处使用过去分词作后置定语修饰名词teacher。故填called。
90．句意：我不太确定，但我多么希望我能做到/尽管我多么希望我能做到，但我不太确定！根据“I wasn’t sure enough”和“how I wished I would!”可知，前后两者构成转折关系，可用but“但是”，或although/though“虽然，尽管”。故填but/although/though。
