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PET / B1 · Reading Part 5 · 本站原创学习材料
对应 Reading Part 5：一篇短文，6 个空格，每题 4 个词语选项。
学习范围：Cambridge B1 Preliminary for Schools。本站材料不等同于官方试卷。
学习方法
先读出文章在讲什么：同一个词在不同语境中可能有不同意思，别看见空格就立刻选。
把前后词一起读：观察动词和宾语、形容词和名词，以及跟在后面的介词。
用完整句子复核：将选项放回文章，确认语义、语法与逻辑同时成立。
A greener corner
Last spring, our school started a project to turn an empty corner of the playground into a small garden. Students who wanted to take [1] in the project met every Wednesday. At first, we had very little [2] of growing vegetables, so a local gardener came to give us advice.
She explained that different plants need different amounts of water. We decided to keep a [3] of what we did each week, including the weather and the changes we noticed. This helped us understand why some plants grew faster than others.
One hot week, the soil became very dry. Luckily, we [4] to save most of the plants by collecting rainwater from a tank near the sports hall. The experience taught us to pay [5] to small changes instead of waiting until there was a serious problem.
By July, we had enough tomatoes to share with another class. We were proud of the [6] we had made, and several students decided to grow herbs at home.
练习
先读懂整篇短文，再选择单词。检查搭配，也检查这个词在上下文里是否表达正确意思。
1. Gap [1]
A. place
B. part
C. care
D. turn
2. Gap [2]
A. experiment
B. event
C. experience
D. exercise
3. Gap [3]
A. record
B. reporter
C. memory
D. notice
4. Gap [4]
A. reached
B. arrived
C. succeeded
D. managed
5. Gap [5]
A. interest
B. attention
C. thought
D. care
6. Gap [6]
A. journey
B. exercise
C. progress
D. direction
参考答案与证据
1. B
take part in 表示参加；其余名词不能构成这里所需的搭配。
wanted to take [1] in the project
2. C
后面说请园艺师指导，说明原本种植经验少。experience 在此不可数。
very little [2] of growing vegetables
3. A
keep a record of 是把每周行动、天气和变化记录下来。
keep a [3] of what we did each week
4. D
manage to do 表示设法成功做成；succeed 通常接 in doing，不能接此处的 to save。
we [4] to save most of the plants
5. B
pay attention to 是注意变化；其他词不构成这个固定结构。
pay [5] to small changes
6. C
make progress 表示取得进步，与项目逐渐成功的上下文相符。
the [6] we had made