六、阅读短文，用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。(每空一词)
similar but with afraid information
eye new choose sing become
Once there was a little girl named Mary. Mary was outgoing and enjoyed spending her free time 1. her classmates. She was interested in chemistry and history, 2. she never shared her interests with her classmates. She was 3. all her friends would laugh at her because all the friends were not interested in her interests at all. She always 4. to learn about these alone, so no one could find out about this.
One day a(n) 5. girl, Josie, came to study in Mary’s school. The girl was asked to introduce(介绍) her personal 6. . Josie stood up from her seat and started to talk about her interests. First, she said she was interested in reading and 7. songs. Second, she said she liked magic and wanted to 8. a magician. Third, she said she enjoyed history and chemistry. Mary’s 9. lit up with joy. Finally, she found someone who was 10. to her. On that day, Mary and Josie became good friends.

1. with 2. but 3. afraid 4. chose 5. new 6. information
7. singing 8. become 9. eyes 10. similar

【分析】
先通读短文，理解短文讲述Mary与Josie成为好友的故事，明确每个空缺处的语境、所需词性；再结合方框内的词汇，依据语法规则（如时态、词性、固定搭配）和句意，确定每个空的正确词汇及适当变形。
【解析】
1. 固定搭配：spend time with sb.（和某人共度时光），故填with；
2. 前后句为转折关系，需用转折连词but，故填but；
3. 固定结构be afraid (that)从句，意为“害怕……”，符合语境，故填afraid；
4. 全文为一般过去时，choose的过去式为chose，意为“选择独自学习”，故填chose；
5. 修饰名词girl需用形容词new，意为“新来的女孩”，故填new；
6. 固定搭配personal information（个人信息），故填information；
7. and连接并列成分，前面是动名词reading，故sing用动名词形式singing，构成sing songs，故填singing；
8. 固定搭配want to do sth.，become a magician意为“成为魔术师”，故填become；
9. 表示“眼睛”时常用复数形式，Mary的眼睛亮了，故填eyes；
10. 固定搭配be similar to（与……相似），符合语境，故填similar。
【答案】
1. with 2. but 3. afraid 4. chose 5. new 6. information 7. singing 8. become 9. eyes 10. similar
【知识点】
英语词汇运用、固定搭配、词形变化
【点评】
本题为英语选词填空题型，考查学生对词汇的掌握、语境理解及词形变化能力，需结合固定搭配、时态等知识解题，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6