第四部分: 综合(满分25分)
一. 短文填空(每空1分,满分10分)
阅读下面短文,根据文章上下文意思、首字母或中文意思填入所缺单词。
On my way back form school this afternoon, I met with two American friends. Who had l     1    their way. They looked anxious. When I was told the hotel     2      they lived, I took them there. On the way I told them about the great changes that had t     3    place in our city in the past few years.
I also told them about my l   4   at school, especially my English study.
The American friends were     5     (惊讶的)to know so many Chinese student were learning English and kept      6   (表扬)me for my wonderful English, which encouraged me greatly. It didn’t take l     7    time to find their hotel.
At the gate of the hotel, I shook    8     with them and said good-bye to them.
They kept waving to me until I was out of s    9      . I got home later than usual, but I felt happy because my English     10     (起作用)!