Question

Siva, the wise father of Ganesh, once called his two sons and suggested a small contest.
“I will give this sweet to _小題1:__ goes around the world faster，” he said, holding out a large, delicious milk sweet. Murugan, Ganesh’ s brother, glowed with pride knowing the prize would soon be __小題2:_， for he could fly _小題3:_(swift) in his chariot(敞篷雙輪馬車), circle the earth, and be back in only hours，while his big, clumsy brother Ganesh would take so much _小題4:_(long) to do the same.
Bidding farewell to his parents, Murugan set off happily. Ganesh thought for a moment, then smiled and __小題5:_(begin) to move. His large elephant with its heavy trunk did slow him down，_小題6:_ he did not have far to go. For he simply walked carefully __小題7:_ both of his parents. In a few minutes he had circled them，_小題8:_(stand) respectfully in front of his father once again.
“Father, please give me the prize，” he said.
“Why? You did not go around the world. You stayed right here，” replied Siva.
“But Father，” argued Ganesh, “I have just gone around the world. You see, my parents are indeed the _小題9:_ world to me.” His parents smiled, well pleased.
Much later, a tired Murugan returned home. _小題10:__， the prize was already eaten up. And now you know who won it and why.

Answer 1

小題1: whoever
小題2:　his
小題3:swiftly
小題4: longer
小題5: began
小題6:but
小題7:round/around
小題8: standing
小題9:whole
小題10:　However

小題1:[解析]　whoever引導(dǎo)賓語從句，表示“任何一個(gè)”，即他們誰最先完成，誰就可以得到獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)。[答案]　whoever
小題2:[解析]　Murugan認(rèn)為獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)不久就是他的。
[答案]　his
小題3:[解析]　副詞swiftly修飾動詞fly。
[答案]　swiftly
小題4:[解析]　他認(rèn)為Ganesh花的時(shí)間會比他的長，因此用比較級。
[答案]　longer
小題5:[解析]　與smiled的時(shí)態(tài)一致，即都用一般過去時(shí)。
[答案]　began
小題6:[解析]　根據(jù)上下文可知，前后是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。
[答案]　but
小題7:[解析]　即繞著他的父母轉(zhuǎn)圈兒。
[答案]　round/around
小題8:[解析]　standing respectfully in front of his father once again是現(xiàn)在分詞短語作狀語。
[答案]　standing
小題9:[解析]　父母是他的整個(gè)世界(是他的一切)。
[答案]　whole
小題10:[解析]　表示轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，且有逗號隔開，故填However。
[答案]　However