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Ⅱ卷规范练(二) Ziyuanku.com(建议用时：35分钟) Ⅰ.语法填空 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。 (2015·江西六校联考)If you read a newspaper or listen to a newscast(news report) recently，you may hear or read a strange word，“staycation”．Staycation is 1.____________ new word the American press(newspapers，radio，and television) is using 2.____________(describe) a vacation very close to your own home，3.____________ simply staying at home during your vacation.It is a 4.____________(combine) of the words “stay” and “vacation”． 中华资源库 ziyuanku.comAccording to many news reports，these staycations are very popular among American families this year.Why？The high price of gasoline for cars and airplanes has made it very expensive for Americans to travel 5.____________(compare) to past years.When you combine this with the weak American dollar，it all adds up to people deciding to stay close to home 6.____________ their traditional summer vacations.Of course，some places are more 7.____________ (interest) to“stay at home”than others.And if you live in a very small town，well，you may just want to skip your vacation and save your time up to next year! Everything is 8.____________ (expense) nowadays，and let’s face it—a vacation just may not be in your plan this year.You don’t have to give up | 
