2022T8PRACTICETEST2GRAMMART8I’vehadmyfairshareoftravellingaroundChina,andarecentweek-longtriptoGuizhouwasmyfirsttimetotheprovince.ItriedlookingupthemeaningandsignificanceofthenameGuizhoubeforethetrip,(56)____________(basic)tohaveareasonableideaofwhatwasinstoreforme.Butthatwas(57)____________hardtasksoIinquiredfromaChinesecolleagueonthetrip.Fromwhatshesaid,initiallytheprovince(58)____________(name)afterafamousmountaincalled“Gui”,sortofnobleinliteraltranslationand“zhou”,whichsimplymeansprovinceinChinese.(59)____________(keep)thatinmindIsetoutonajourneyofdiscoveryand(60)____________Ifoundwasmind-blowing,aphotographer’sparadise.Generally(61)____________(describe)asamountainousprovinceinsouthwesternChina,withGuiyangas(62)____________(it)capital,theprovinceistrulyoneofnature’sbestkeptsecrets.Comparedtootherleading(63)____________inChina,withregard(64)____________development,Guizhouhassomecatching-uptodo.However,theprovinceremainsuniquenotonlyforitsamazinglandscape,(65)____________fortheroleitplayedinthepoliticalhistoryofmodernChinaandtheroleitistoplayintheworld.微信公众号[学习帮e]免费分享，纸质资料联系微信:WK-XTXZ688NMETPRACTICETESTS3CLOZET8Somefolksspenddecadeslookingfortheirbestfriends.Iwas(41)____________enoughtofindmineinGrade7atmyseniorschool–eight(42)____________girls.Asweprogressedtohighschool,acoupleofgirls(43)____________andacoupleofnewoneswormedtheirwayin.BytheendofGrade12,thegrouphadmoreorless(44)____________intoitsfinalform,onethat’sremainedremarkably(45)____________forthepast20years.Amongourmany(46)____________isanannualChristmasexchange.Thiseventfirst(47)____________whenwewere12.Wesetituponthelong,stickycafeteriatablesatourschooltoswap(48)____________giftsboughtwithourbabysittingmoney.Infollowingyears,we’d(49)____________anightofit,watchingmoviesandorderingpizzainparents’livingrooms,(50)____________movingintoourownshabbystudentapartments,intoslightlylessshabbyadultapartmentsandthenintoourfirst(51)____________.Atthebeginning,wegaveeachotherbutte...
