第II卷
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节 满分55）
第二节 阅读下面材料，用不多于3个单词的正确形式填空
Are you facing a situation that looking impossible to fix?
In 1969, the pollution is terrible along the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland, Ohio. It ______61(be) imaginable that it could be ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted that it ______62(actual) caught fire and burned. Now year late, this rive is one of_______63most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup.
But river wasn’t changed in a few days_____64even a few months. It took years of work _______65(reduce) industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is______66(clean) than ever.
Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you have a habit _____67 is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or don’t know how to control your credit card use. When you face such impossible situation, don’t you want a quick fix and something to change immediately.
While there are_______68(amaze) stories of instant transformation, for most of us the _______69(change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be_______70(patience)
【文章大意】本文是一篇议论文。文中论述了当人们遇到看起来不可能做的事情时应该怎样做呢？