Question

   In the 18th century,a small number 1.Chinese sailors moved to Limhouse,a place in the east of London. Then other Chinese came to this area and Limhouse became known as “Chinatown”.However London,s Chinese community 2.(remain) very small for many years: at the start of the 20th century,there were just- 545 Chinese people 3. (live) in Britain.

  During the Second World War,Limhouse was almost destroyed. The Chinese moved to 4.different area — a part of central London near Leicester Square. This area is now 5.Londoners call Chinatown.

   In the 1950s,the Chinese found it difficult 6. (get) jobs. Then a small Chinese restaurant opened in London,7. became popular almost overnight. Many British people visited it and said Chinese food 8. (serve) there was wonderful!Soon Chinese restaurants started opening in every part of the city. Many Chinese worked there as cooks,managers or waiters.

   As time went by,London's Chinese community became very successful. The sons and daughters of the 9. (origin) restaurant workers studied and worked hard. And most went on to get highly paid jobs. Many Chinese families left Chinatown and moved to more expensive districts. Chinatown,however,is still 10.   lively as ever.

Answer 1

1 . of。考查介詞。a small number of 意為“為數不多的”。

2. remained。考查一般過去時。這 里說的是倫敦唐人社區過去的情 況，故用一般過去時。

3. living。考查動詞-ing形式作定語 的用法。邏輯主語Chinese people與live之間是主動關系，且 live所表示的刼#正在進行，故填 living。

4. a。考查不定冠詞。這里說的是 “一個不同的地方”，故填a。

5. what。考查連接詞。設空處引導 表語從句，且在從句中作call的 賓語，故填what。

6. to get。考查不定式作賓語的用 法。find it difficult to do sth.是固 定搭配。

7. which。考查關系詞。設空處引 導非限制性定語從句修飾 restaurant ,且在從句中作主語，故 填 which。

8. served。考查過去分詞作定語的 用法。serve與其邏輯主語food 之間是動賓關系，故填served。

9. original。考查形容詞作定語的用 法。設空處作定語，修飾名詞 restaurant workers,需用 origin 的 形容詞形式。

10. as。考查副詞。此處用到了 as…as結構。