语法填空。 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入

问题：

语法填空。

     阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适

当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在1～10的相应位置上。

     The story happened in Japan _1 a house was redecorated and the wall inside a room was removed.

The inside of the wall was hollow. When the owner of the house removed the wall, he saw a gecko (壁

虎) inside the wall. Its tail was pinned by a nail _2  (come) through the wall from outside.  

     The owner was very curious why the gecko was still alive. Then the nail caught his eye. Goodness! It

is the nail that was driven here ten years ago when the house was built! How amazing it is _3 the gecko

to have lived in the wall in complete_4 (dark) for ten years!

     But on second thought, the curious house owner wondered how this gecko could live through 10

years with its tail _5  (nail) down and being unable to go anywhere? So he tried to find out how this small

creature could be fed. After a little while, there appeared another gecko with food in _6 mouth! What a

shocking scene! For ten years, this little gecko had never failed to feed the trapped one.

     The story touched me so 7 (deep) that it is useless to find out _8 relationships they had between them. Parent _9  child ? Friends? Lovers? Brothers or sisters? 10  last thing we should do is to abandon your

beloved in hardship.