《2025年通城1典中考复习方略英语苏州专版》

三、请认真阅读下面短文，从方框中选择适当的单词，在横线上填入其正确形式。每个单词仅用一次。

Catherine and Martin met in England before they came to Australia. At that time, Martin was a minister(牧师) in a church, and he lived three kilometres from Catherine's home. One evening, they happened to have dinner together in a restaurant. They enjoyed their 1. ________ and laughed a lot. The young man soon won Catherine's heart, so she asked him whether he would marry her in a church. The minister was very surprised and said that her question came quite unexpectedly. Catherine 2. ________ that he had not understood her correctly. So she laughed and said, “What I mean is, when I get 3. ________ in a church, will you be my husband?” They both laughed, and they had a nice evening.
However, when Martin 4. ________ his home, he found that he had already fallen in love with Catherine and he wanted to marry her. So a few days later, he visited her and asked her to marry him. Catherine felt proud and pleased, and accepted. Soon after they were married, they travelled 5. ________ and had a good time.

答案： 1. communication 2. realized 3. married 4. returned 5. abroad

考点演练
用方框中所给词完成句子。
A
just just now
1. — I have ______________ watched the movie. What about you?
— I watched it ______________.
2. When you arrived, he had only ______________ left.
B
but however
1. My brother painted the wall several times yesterday. ________, the rain has just washed the colour off.
2. — What happened just now?
— A car hit an old lady at the crossing. She was hurt, ________ not too badly.

答案： A 1. just; just now 2. just
B 1. However 2. but