Ⅲ. Complete the passage with the proper form of the words in the box. 用方框中所给单词的适当形式完成短文。
refuse result seldom silent
serious position hide touching
Good morning, everyone! I'm Tony. My topic today is "What ties a family together". I think many things help us stay together.
Being there for each other is very important. When someone is 1. , we always care about them. We are 2. angry with each other because we try to listen and understand. Almost every night, we eat dinner together. It's a time to talk and share our day. So at this time, we don't need to 3. ourselves. When we meet some problems, we usually have 4. talks, but we also joke and laugh a lot. Even when we have different ideas, we 5.
to let it break our bond (纽带). We know each person's 6. in the family and respect it. As a 7. , we face problems together and get close to each other.
In the end, I think it's love, care, and spending time together that tie a family. These 8. moments create memories.

1. silent 2. seldom 3. hide 4. serious 5. refuse 6. position 7. result 8. touching

【分析】首先通读短文，理解主题为“家庭的纽带”，明确方框内单词的词性与词义；接着逐个分析每个空格的句子结构、所需词性，结合上下文语境匹配合适的单词，确保所选单词符合语法和语义要求。
【解析】1. 空格处需形容词作表语，结合句意“当某人沉默时，我们总是关心他们”，选silent；2. 空格处需副词修饰形容词angry，结合句意“我们很少互相生气”，选seldom；3. need to后接动词原形，结合句意“此时我们不需要隐藏自己”，选hide；4. 空格处需形容词修饰名词talks，结合句意“我们通常有严肃的谈话”，选serious；5. 空格处需动词作谓语，主语为we，结合固定搭配refuse to do（拒绝做某事），选refuse；6. 空格处需名词，结合句意“我们知道每个人在家庭中的位置”，选position；7. 固定短语as a result（结果），选result；8. 空格处需形容词修饰名词moments，结合句意“这些感人的时刻创造回忆”，选touching。
【答案】1. silent 2. seldom 3. hide 4. serious 5. refuse 6. position 7. result 8. touching
【知识点】英语词汇运用、固定短语搭配
【点评】本题为英语短文词汇填空题，围绕家庭主题，考查学生对词汇词义、词性及固定搭配的掌握，需结合上下文语境分析，是初中英语常见基础题型，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6