阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。（共10空，每空1.5分，满分15分）
Many teenagers love reading stories about nature and animals. This story1. ______ (tell) us about a clever little fox that lives in a deep forest.
Every day, the fox 2. ______ (care) looks for food. He knows that if he
3. ______ (not be) careful, dangerous animals may hurt him.
Last Sunday, while other small animals 4. ______ (play) by the river, the fox
was thinking about 5. ______ (he) future plan.
He 6. ______ (learn) many living skills since he was very young. He believes
that a safe home 7. ______ (build) for him soon if he keeps working hard.
8. ______ fact, he is much 9. ______ (brave) than most foxes of the same age.
He always tries 10. ______ (solve) problems by himself.
1. tells
考点：一般现在时，主语单数 → 动词三单
2. carefully
考点：副词修饰动词（修饰look for）
3. isn’t
考点：一般现在时，条件状语从句（辅助搭配，为贴合文意）
4. were playing
考点：过去进行时
5. his
考点：物主代词（辅助衔接，保证通顺）
6. has learned / has learnt
考点：现在完成时（since 标志）
7. will be built
考点：一般将来时被动语态
8. In
考点：介词（固定搭配 in fact）
9. braver
考点：比较级
10. to solve
考点：动词不定式（try to do）
