Question

短文填空選擇恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~填空，每詞限用一次。（有兩個(gè)多余的選項(xiàng)）

by，nobody，popular，invented，can，quickly，and，beginnings，anyone，make

Pick up one of these cubes and you probably won’t be able to put it down．How hard（1）_____ it be to rearrange（重新排列）the nine colored squares on each side of the cube? In fact，there are 43×10³⁰ possibilities! It has been 31 years since the cubes were sold in stores around the world．Its（2） _____，however， began years earlier as a simple classroom example．In 1974，Dr．Erno Rubik（3） _____ the“Magic Cube”as he called it． He did this to help his students understand 3-D concepts．This classroom model was quickly changed into a （4） _____ toy．In 1979，Ideal Toys bought the rights（權(quán)利）（5） _____ sold it as“Rubik’s Cube”．The invention（6） _____ became a 1980s cultural icon

As time went（7） _____，the cube’s popularity became less，however，it made a comeback with the Internet．Now（8） _____ can go online and find many videos that show ways to solve the cube．Erik Akkersdijk of the Netherlands holds the present world record．He finished it in just 7．08 seconds l

Answer 1

1．can

2．beginnings【解析】本句中its后應(yīng)該加名詞，與后面began呼應(yīng)，因此選擇beginnings。

3．invented【解析】本空前面是某人，后面是某物，缺少謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞，且時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)表示過(guò)去，故要用動(dòng)詞的過(guò)去式，所以選invented。

4．popular【解析】本空前有冠詞，后有名詞，需要填入形容詞，故選popular。

5．a(chǎn)nd【解析】本空前的bought the rights（權(quán)利）和后面的sold it as“Rubik’s Cube”都是由Ideal Toys所做的，為并列關(guān)系，故用and。

6．quickly【解析】本句意思完整，不缺少主要成分，故用副詞quickly強(qiáng)調(diào)事情發(fā)展迅速。

7．by【解析】go by為固定短語(yǔ)，指（時(shí)間）過(guò)去。

8．a(chǎn)nyone【解析】此句中缺少主語(yǔ)，且有“任何人”之