四、词汇运用

阅读下面短文，然后根据括号内所给汉语提示写出单词的正确形式（每空一词）。
I want to be an animal doctor when I grow up. I love animals and they're really fun to play with. I have two dogs and a cat.
—Alysia, 5th grade, America
The (1) （原因）why I go to school is that I have many friends and good grades. I do like going to school because that way I can learn and go to (2) （学院）. I will be (3) （能够）to get scholarships（奖学金）and I can learn something (4) （有用的）in the future.
—Ascha, England
I go to school because I want to be (5) （获得成功的）in life. I want to become a famous (6) （钢琴家）. friends (7) （期待）me to be the best person I can be! I think that my friends are necessary for me because they ask me to keep going when I want to give up.
—Selina, 8th grade, Australia
I come to school for (8) （我自己）and my brother. I want to succeed and if all it takes to live a good life is spending a few years on my schoolwork, then I'm willing to make that sacrifice(牺牲). Another more important thing is for my brother. I feel if he sees me (9) （获胜）, then he will follow my footsteps and would be (10) （精彩的）in his life, too. I want to be his role model.
—Afomia, 9th grade, India

四、【短文大意】本文讲述了几个孩子上学的原因，他们各有各的志向。
1. reason 【解析】由句中 is 可知，此处须用单数形式，故填 reason。
2. college 【解析】college 意为“学院”，university 意为“综合性大学”，故填 college。
3. able 【解析】be able to do sth. 意为“能够做某事”，故填 able。
4. useful 【解析】something useful 意为“有用的东西”，为“不定代词＋形容词”结构，故填 useful。
5. successful 【解析】本句意为“……我想成功……”，be 动词后跟形容词，而 success 为名词，故填 successful。
6. pianist 【解析】由句中“a”可知，此处须用单数形式，结合中文意思，故填 pianist。
7. expect 【解析】expect sb. to do sth. 意为“期待某人做某事”，故填 expect。
8. myself 【解析】本句主语为 I，此处须用反身代词，故填 myself。
9. win 【解析】see sb. do sth. 意为“看见某人做某事”，故填 win。
10. wonderful 【解析】由中文提示可知填 wonderful。