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4．Once upon a time there was a rich merchant  （61）whohad 4 wives．He loved the 4th wife the most．He took great care of her and gave her nothing （62）butthe best．He also loved the 3rd wife very much．He was very （63）proud（pride） of her and always wanted to show off her to his friends．He also loved his 2nd wife．She is （64）avery considerate person，always patient and in fact is the merchant's close friend．（65）When/Wheneverthe merchant faced some problems，he always turned to his 2nd wife and（66）shewould always help him out and tide（幫助渡過） him （67）throughdifficult times．Now，the merchant's 1st wife is a very loyal partner and has made great （68）contributions（contribute） in maintaining（維持） his wealth and business as well as （69）taking（take） care of the household．（70）However，the merchant did not love the first wife and although she loved him deeply，he hardly took notice of her．

Answer 1

分析 本文向我們講述了一位商人與四個妻子之間的故事，主要向我們介紹了他的四位妻子對他在工作和生活上不同的作用以及他對四位妻子的情感．

解答 61．who；考查定語從句．句意為很久以前有一個富有的商人，他有四位妻子．空格處的引導詞引導定語從句，用于修飾限定前面提到的"商人"，故填who．
62．but；考查連詞．句意為他把她照顧得很好，給了她一切最好的東西，根據上下文此處為轉折連詞，故填but．
63．proud；考查固定短語搭配．"be proud of sth．為固定搭配，意為為某事而感到驕傲，故填 proud．
64．a；考查不定冠詞的用法．句意為她是一個考慮很周全的人，而且很有耐心，故填a．
65．When/Whenever；考查連詞的用法．句意為當商人面對一些困難時，他總是向第二位妻子尋求幫助，連詞When和Whenever  均可，故填When/Whenever．
66．she；考查人稱代詞的用法．根據前文可知，此處用來代指他的第二位妻子．用人稱代詞主格，故填she．
67．through；考查介詞的用法．"tide sb．through difficult times"意為幫助某人度過困難時刻，故填through．
68．contributions；考查名詞．句意為在維護他的財富和生意以及照顧家庭方面做出了巨大的貢獻，此處應該用名詞形式，又因為是可數名詞，所以應該用名詞的復數形式，故填contributions．
69．taking；考查重點短語"as well as 也"的含義及用法．其前后所接的動詞形式須一致．故用現在分詞形式，故填taking．
70．However；考查連詞的用法．根據前后句的關系可知，此處為轉折關系且有逗號隔開，故填However．

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