三、选词填空
阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的单词或短语并用其正确形式填空，每个单词或短语限用一次。


In ancient times, there was a flood in China. The flood was so (1) , and it destroyed lots of houses, making people homeless. (2) the rising water, people were very afraid but did not know what to do. Some people tried to stop the (3) using walls made of stones and woods but nothing could get in its way.
Later, a hero named Dayu stood out. He found it was (4) to guide the water. Unlike others, he did not (5) any stones or woods to make walls. He and his team members (6) digging man-made rivers. (7) , they made the floodwater go into the man-made rivers. It ran into the sea, from (8) to south. People were all amazed at Dayu’s great work, which saved (9) of people. Since then, rivers showed their gentle faces. People could use them for (10) and washing and live happily along them again.
Dayu’s story tells us: courage, wisdom and teamwork can overcome any difficulty.

1. powerful
2. in the face of
3. flood
4. wise
5. collect
6. focused on
7. Finally
8. north
9. thousands
10. farming

1. 根据上下文，这里描述的是洪水的强大，选择“power”并用其正确形式“powerful”。
2. 这句话需要一个短语来面对洪水，选择“in the face of”。
3. 根据上下文，这里指的是阻止洪水，选择“flood”。
4. 这里描述的是Dayu发现引导洪水是明智的，选择“wise”。
5. 根据上下文，这里指的是Dayu没有收集石头或木头，选择“collect”并用其正确形式。
6. 这里描述的是Dayu和他的团队专注于挖河，选择“focus on”并用其正确形式。
7. 这里需要一个词来表示最终的结果，选择“finally” “Finally”。
8. 这里描述的是水从北流向南，选择“north”。
9. 这里指的是拯救了成千上万的人，选择“thousand”并用其正确形式“thousands”。
10. 根据上下文，这里指的是人们可以用河水进行农耕，选择“farm”并用其正确形式“farming”。