摘要： 语法填空 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Susan went to a boarding school. Here is one of the letters she wrote to her
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Susan went to a boarding school. Here is one of the letters she wrote to her parents from the school.
Dear Mom and Dad,
I’m 1 (fear)I have some very bad news for you. I have been very naughty and the school principal is very angry 2 me. She is going to write to you. You must come and take me away 3 here. She does not want me in the school any longer.
The trouble 4 (start)last night when I was smoking a cigarette in bed. This is against the rules, of course. We are not supposed to smoke at all.
As I was smoking, I heard footsteps coming towards the room. I did not want a teacher 5 (catch)me smoking, so I threw the cigarette away. 6 (fortunate), the cigarette fell into the waste-paper basket, which caught fire. There was a curtain near the waste-paper basket which caught fire, too. Soon the whole room was
7 (burn).The principal phoned for the fire department. The school is a long way from the town and by the time the fire department arrived, the whole school was in 8 (flame). Many of the girls are in the hospital.
The principal says that the fire was all my 9 (faulty)and you must pay 10 the damage. She will send you a bill for about a million dollars.
I am very sorry about this.
Much love, Susan.
【语篇解读】这是一篇记叙文。苏珊在寄宿学校上学，这是她写给父母的一封信。她在信中说自己因违反学校规定在宿舍吸烟而引发了一场大火，很多女生都住进了医院。校长说这场大火都是她的错误，并要她的家长赔偿损失。苏珊告诉父母校长会给他们写信，让他们来把她带走。
1.【答案】fearful
【解析】考查词性转换(形容词)。在连系动词后用形容词作其表语，故填fearful。句意：恐怕我有个坏消息要告诉你。
