《2025年英语同步练习与测评高中英语必修1外研版青海专版》

6 阅读短文,在空白处填入一个合适的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Dear my newly-born son,
It’s our luck to have you in our life. Your new life will be full of promises. Your mother and I hope you ¹______ (be) happy and healthy so you can explore it fully. You ²______ already ³______ (give) us a reason to reflect on the world we ⁴______ (hope) you live in.
Nowadays with the advance of technology, in many ways the world ⁵______ (get) better. Technological progress in every field ⁶______ (mean) your life will be much better than ours today. Your mother and I will do our best ⁷______ (make) this happen.
Today, most people ⁸______ (die) from different kinds of diseases such as heart disease, cancer, stroke and infectious diseases. Therefore, you ⁹______ (expect) to help those who suffer from these diseases. We know curing disease ¹⁰______ (take) time. Over short periods of five or ten years, it doesn’t ¹¹______ (seem) that we are making much of a difference. But over the long term, seeds planted now will grow, and one day you or your children ¹²______ (see) a world without suffering from disease. ¹³______ (achieve) this goal, everyone should make his or her best.
Max, we love you and feel a great responsibility ¹⁴______ (leave) the world a better place for you and all children. We also hope you ¹⁵______ (surround) by loving family and supportive friends. We can’t wait ¹⁶______ (see) what you will bring to the world.
Love,
Dad
¹will be ²have ³given ⁴hope ⁵is getting ⁶means ⁷to make ⁸die / are dying ⁹are expected ¹⁰takes ¹¹seem ¹²will see ¹³To achieve ¹⁴to leave ¹⁵will be surrounded ¹⁶to see

答案： 1. will be 2. have 3. given 4. hope 5. is getting 6. means 7. to make 8. die / are dying 9. are expected 10. takes 11. seem 12. will see 13. To achieve 14. to leave 15. will be surrounded 16. to see