五、语法填空
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的词,或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
Do you know how to make a cup of tea? You may think it's 1____ (real) simple. In fact, it is not. Now let me tell you the steps. 2____ (one), warm up your teapot by 3____ (pour) hot water into it. 4____ a minute, pour the water out 5____ put some tea in the teapot. Next, pour fresh hot water over the tea and cover 6____ teapot with its cap tightly. Then wait for five 7____ (minute). Good tea 8____ (need) much time to brew. Finally, pour the tea 9____ your cup and you can drink it. 10____ nice the tea is!
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1. really
2. First
3. pouring
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7. minutes
8. needs
9. into
10. How

1. 根据句意，可能会觉得它真的很简单，simple为形容词，应用副词修饰，故填really；
2. 根据上文“ Now let me tell you the steps”，可知此处为第一步，故填First；
3. 空前为介词by，故填pour的动名词形式；
4. 固定搭配，等待一段时间，用for+一段时间，故填For；
5. 根据上下文可知，倒出水后把茶叶放进茶壶，为顺承关系，故填and；
6. 根据句意可知用茶壶盖紧紧地盖住茶壶，此处表示特指，故填the；
7. 空前为five，故填minute的复数形式；
8. 空前为Good tea，为第三人称单数形式，故填needs；
9. 固定搭配，把茶倒进杯子里，pour...into，故填into；
10. 感叹句，nice为形容词，the tea is为主语和谓语，故应用how引导感叹句，故填How。