五、选词填空。
country, cook, by the sea, a little, friendly, buy, hometown, feel sick, problem, help
Let me tell you something about my (1) . I live in Kinsale. It may be one of the smallest towns in Southern Ireland(爱尔兰), but it is also the most famous one.
The fish restaurants are very wonderful and there are many good (2) here. They cook the best fish for the visitors. The food is expensive but people enjoy it very much. So you can see many people from different (3) in every restaurant.
My town is very beautiful because it is (4) . In summer it is very cool here and you can go swimming in the sea. There are three small shops and you can (5) your friends many souvenirs（纪念品） there. They are not very expensive and you can pay (6) money for them.
People in my town are very (7) . They always welcome the visitors warmly. They would like to make friends with you. If you (8) , you can go to the clinic(诊所) in the town. The doctors and the nurses are kind and they can (9) you.
I'm Andy. You can ask me for help when you have some (10) . I think you will enjoy the holiday here.

1. hometown 2. cooks 3. countries 4. by the sea 5. buy 6. a little 7. friendly 8. feel sick 9. help 10. problems

【分析】
本题为语境选词填空题，解题思路为：首先通读全文，把握文章介绍作者家乡Kinsale小镇的主旨；接着逐句分析每个空缺处的语境、所需词性及词义，再从给定词汇中筛选匹配的词，同时注意词形变化（如名词复数），确保填入后语句通顺、逻辑合理。
【解析】
1. 后文介绍作者居住的Kinsale小镇，此处应指“我的家乡”，故填hometown；
2. 前文提及鱼餐厅很棒，后文提到“他们为游客做最好的鱼”，可知此处指“厨师”，many后接可数名词复数，故填cooks；
3. 句意是每家餐厅都有来自不同国家的人，different后接可数名词复数，故填countries；
4. 后文提到小镇夏天凉爽可在海里游泳，可知小镇在海边，故填by the sea；
5. 句意是在商店给朋友买纪念品，情态动词can后接动词原形，故填buy；
6. 前文说明纪念品不贵，此处指“付一点钱”，a little修饰不可数名词money，故填a little；
7. 后文提到人们热情欢迎游客，可知小镇的人很友好，故填friendly；
8. 后文提到去诊所，可知此处指“感觉不舒服”，主语为you，动词用原形，故填feel sick；
9. 医生和护士友善，会帮助你，情态动词can后接动词原形，故填help；
10. 句意是当你有问题时找我，some后接可数名词复数，故填problems；
【答案】
1. hometown 2. cooks 3. countries 4. by the sea 5. buy 6. a little 7. friendly 8. feel sick 9. help 10. problems
【知识点】
词汇运用、语境填词、名词复数
【点评】
本题结合具体语境考查词汇的正确运用，要求学生理解上下文逻辑并掌握词汇的词义及基本用法，难度适中，适合初中阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.7