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阅读短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词,或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。
Do you know about the dog days? People always call 1. (they) Sanfutian in Chinese. They refer to the hottest and most humid days of the year. This hottest period can be different from year to year. It starts in July and 2. (last) for about 30 to 40 days. It has three stages: Chufu, Zhongfu and Mofu. Zhongfu is the 3. (two) stage and it is usually the hottest of all.
Because of the high temperatures, people may feel 4. (comfortable) and have a poor appetite. Some even get sick from eating too many cold foods.
5. (stay) healthy, it is important to choose the right foods during the dog days. Foods which are easy to digest and full of protein are good choices, such as different 6. (vegetable), chicken, eggs and peanuts. It's better not to eat uncooked, cold 7. spicy foods. Besides choosing the right foods, 8. taste of a dish is also important. The sour taste can improve the appetite and the bitter taste makes people feel refreshed.
As a saying goes, "Eating a chicken at the 9. ______ (begin) of the dog days will keep you healthy for a whole year. " So, as soon as the dog days arrive, it will be better 10. ______ you to choose right foods to keep healthy.

1. them 动词 call 后跟人称代词的宾格形式。
2. lasts 句子的主语是 It,谓语动词需要用第三人称单数形式。
3. second 中伏是第二个阶段,故填序数词 second。
4. uncomfortable 高温天气导致人们不舒服并且胃口差,故填形容词 uncomfortable,意思为“不舒服的”。
5. To stay 此处用动词不定式表示目的。注意句子首字母大写。
6. vegetables different 后接可数名词,名词需要用复数形式,故填 vegetables。
7. or 此句是否定句,需要用 or 连接。
8. the 此处需要用定冠词 the 来特指菜肴的味道。
9. beginning 此处需要用固定介词短语 at the beginning of,意思为“在……开始时”。
10. for 此处用固定句型“It is +形容词+ for sb. to do sth.”,意思为“对某人来说,做某事是……”。