Ⅳ. Complete the passages with the proper form of the words and expressions in the box.
literature, search, value, friendship, the most important
One day, our class discussed the importance of 1. in our lives. Our teacher shared a story from a classic 2. book called The Blue Bird. In the story, two children learn that the 3. for happiness doesn't lead to faraway places but to simple things like family and 4. . This made me learn that kindness and trust are the 5. parts of true happiness.
message, setting, search, realise, focus on
During a school project, our group decided to 6. for a story with a strong 7. about courage. We chose The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The 8. of the magical land of Oz made the adventure exciting. As we read, we began to 9. that the characters' journey taught them to 10. their own strengths instead of waiting for a wizard's help.

1. value 2. literature 3. search 4. friendship 5. most important
6. search 7. message 8. setting 9. realise 10. focus on

【分析】
本题为选词填空题型，解题思路为：先通读全文，把握每段的语境与语义逻辑；再结合方框内给出的词汇，根据空格处所需的词性、固定搭配及上下文含义，筛选匹配的词汇，注意部分词汇可重复使用；最后检查填入后语句是否通顺合理。
【解析】
1. 空格处需名词作介词of的宾语，结合语境“讨论生活中……的重要性”，方框内value（价值）符合，故填value。
2. 空格修饰名词book，需名词作定语，literature（文学）作定语构成literature book（文学书），符合语境，故填literature。
3. 固定搭配the search for（对……的寻找），符合“对幸福的寻找”的语义，故填search。
4. 空格与family并列，需名词，friendship（友谊）符合“简单事物如家庭和友谊”的语境，故填friendship。
5. 空格修饰名词parts，需形容词最高级，the most important（最重要的）符合“善良和信任是真正幸福最重要的部分”的语义，故填the most important。
6. 固定搭配search for（寻找），decide to后接动词原形，故填search。
7. 空格需名词，结合语境“有强烈的……关于勇气”，message（寓意、信息）符合，故填message。
8. 空格指故事的背景，setting（背景、场景）符合“奥兹国的魔法背景让冒险刺激”的语义，故填setting。
9. 固定搭配begin to do sth，需动词原形，realise（意识到）符合语境，故填realise。
10. 固定搭配focus on（专注于），teach sb to do sth，故填focus on。
【答案】
1. value 2. literature 3. search 4. friendship 5. most important 6. search 7. message 8. setting 9. realise 10. focus on
【知识点】
词汇运用、固定搭配、语境理解
【点评】
本题考查选词填空，侧重基础词汇的词义、词性及固定搭配的运用，需结合上下文语境选择合适词汇，是巩固英语词汇基础的常见题型。
【难度系数】
0.6