Ⅰ.语境语法填空
(Ⅰ)用所给词的适当形式填空
Many years ago, a railway was built to link the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.The chief 1.inspiration (inspire) for this project was the California Gold Rush of 1849, which brought 2.extremely (extreme) large numbers of immigrants from across the globe.Many Chinese also started their 3.exploration (explore) in California, hoping to make a fortune.However, most of them finally had to work on the railway, suffering pain and misery.Homesickness and the 4.absence (absent) of emotional comfort got them stuck in 5.depression (depress) and anxiety.
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Antarctica is the earth's coldest continent with its temperature being －36℃ 1.on average.Even in midsummer only 2% of it is free 2.from/of ice.It is also considered a desert due to lack 3.of rainfall.Only a few species of wildlife, mainly made 4.up of algae, lichen and penguins, can adapt 5.to its extreme conditions.I have long been desiring to set foot 6.on/in Antarctica for exploration.Just imagine yourself, dressed in thick red clothes, standing 7.out against the white background of the ice! The best time to set 8.off/out for Antarctica is from October through to February.Once you are there, remember to leave nothing 9.but footprints on this continent 10.in case the ecological balance is broken.
