第三部分语法填空 (共2篇，20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卷标号为61~80的相应位置上。
( 1 )
My sister had dropped out of school and 61 very unwise decisions with her life. She chose to spend her time with people who were lost 62 she was. They all chose to ignore their 63 (responsible) and supported one another in a life which involved drinking and partying. 64 (sad), they were all losing time. They were young and had the potential to become 65 they wanted if they would only choose to respect themselves and believe in a better life.
My sister was lost but my father never gave up on her. She may not have even known it but his prayers and faith 66 her may have been the very thing she needed. I remember sitting at the family dinner table 67 everyone had gathered except my sister. Once again she had chosen to drink with friends instead of spending 68 evening with our family who loved her very much. We said she would not come. But my father said she would. We all rallied against him, 69 (bet) she would not show up and asked why he would say that. We 70 (convince) he was in denial. He simply said, “I will always bet on her, on all of you.”
( 2 )
Deciding what present you should give someone is never easy. Many things must be considered such as 71 the person is interested in and how old he is. We must also consider the reaction of the person 72 (receive) the gift. One of the 73 (bad) gift choices I ever made was for my high school English teacher, Ms Chen. Ms Chen 74 (teach) me English since Junior 1, and to show my 75 (appreciate) I decided to get her a present. I asked my classmates about her interests 36 I made my final decision. Then I went to the department store 77 I worked part-time and bought her 78 expensive gift box of Sichuan beef. I was certain she would like it because I 79 (tell) by my classmates that she loved hot food. I left the box with a card on her desk, and I was sure she would like them. 80 was only after I
heard she became sick that I learned she couldn’t eat MSG（味精）!
