五、语法填空
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或填入括号内所给单词的正确形式。
Long ago, there was a turtle that enjoyed taking walks around the lake. While 1. (walk) one day, the turtle met a rabbit. “I think slow-movers should not use the road,” said the rabbit, laughing. “Let's have a race, and I'll tell you why.” The turtle was under a lot of pressure(压力), but she agreed at last.
The next day, all the animals came 2. (watch) the race. When the race started, the rabbit ran 3. the wind. The turtle was moving behind. Minutes later, the rabbit noticed carrots beside the road. “Oh, 4. (I) favourite! I didn't have breakfast today,” said the rabbit. “I'll eat these delicious carrots and rest for a while. The turtle is still too far from me!” Then he fell 5. (sleep).
The hard-working turtle never took 6. (break). When she was close to the finish line, the animals were 7. (shout) and cheering. She kept running 8. she was really tired. The rabbit woke up. He couldn't believe his eyes: the turtle was almost at the finish line! He tried to run 9. (fast) but he couldn't, because he was too full. The turtle crossed the finish line and won the race.
The rabbit 10. (understand) he was wrong. He felt sorry for making fun of the brave turtle.

1. walking
2. to watch
3. like
4. my
5. asleep
6. breaks
7. shouting
8. although
9. fast
10. understood