【推荐2】Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Music Festival in Montreal

Every Sunday afternoon in the Plateau section of Montreal, thousands of people of all ages, nationalities, and economic backgrounds gather at the Jacques Cartier Monument in Mont Royal Park to play instruments, sing and dance. This weekly joyful event is called the “Tam-tam” —a name       1     (refer) to an African drum — and has become an institution among Montreal’s bohemians (放荡不羁的文化人).

The Plateau is one of Canada’s most racially varied districts where French and English are both spoken, unlike the rest of French-speaking Montreal. Many artists, musicians, and writers inhabit this area due to the cheap rent of apartments and studios. In the sixties, it became known       2     the bohemian area of Montreal, and the stores began selling clothing, music and books       3     satisfied the tastes.

Mont Royal Park is       4     many of these artists and musicians would meet in the sixties to have lunch or just spend an afternoon together. Musicians brought instruments, and eventually impromptu performance of jazz got started,       5     (attract) poets who recited their works to the music being performed.

Word got out about these gatherings, and it appealed to even more people until it was decided that these gatherings would happen every Sunday afternoon. Not only       6     people have a great time at these gatherings, but it was also an excellent opportunity for musicians       7     (schedule) further meetings in order to cooperate on musical projects.

Tam-tam       8     (become) a sort of Montreal institution already, which is drawing thousands of people every week and representing freedom and creativity, owing to       9     impromptu nature. The event begins around noon and ends at sunset. Everyone is invited to attend a Tam-tam with an instrument,       10     the hosts think the crowd participation can make Tam-tam a special occasion.

【推荐3】In the business world, communication is necessary for the    1    (success)daily operations.

In some countries, like the United States and Germany,     2    is common for people to speak loudly when sharing ideas or giving directions. However, in some countries like Japan, people speak softly when sharing idea or making     3    (suggest). So when communicating with people from different cultures, speaking in a proper tone(So when communicating with people from different cultures, speaking in a proper tone(语气)can help develop smooth business communication.

With the development of science and technology, people     4    (easy)connect with others around the world in a moment’s notice, but there are     5    few rules to remember before     6     (do) so. If making an international phone, people should say attention to the time zone differences and make sure to set a reasonable time for all parties to communicate. For example, many Spanish cultures have     7    (long) lunch breaks than Americans. It     8    (mean)that Spanish may spend a tie period eating, in    9    the person you would like to meet with is unavailable. Asking for availability before making the call is the best way to avoid any confusion(困惑). Once you are able    10    (connect), speak clearly and slowly.

【推荐1】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。

Two giant pandas, “Da Mao” and “Er Shun”, on Sunday arrived in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province, after prematurely (过早地) finishing their stay at     1     Canadian zoo, as the COVID-19 pandemic cut off their bamboo supply. “Da Mao” and “Er Shun”     2    (send) to Chongqing Municipality for quarantine (隔离), according to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.

    3     average, each giant panda consumes about 40 kilograms of bamboo daily. The Calgary Zoo had been importing fresh bamboo from China, but struggled     4    (meet) the pandas needs when the 2019-nCoV stopped most flights in March. The zoo said staff worked with the San Diego Zoo and Suncoast Nursery to arrange     5    (week) shipments of fresh bamboo,     6     the process of finding the right bamboo has been expensive and time-consuming. In May, the zoo announced it would have to return the two animals four years     7     (early) than planned so that they could enjoy China’s enough supply of fresh bamboo instead. The zoo said on Friday that after “months and months of hard work” it had received international permits “to get our beloved pandas home to China”. Throughout     8     (them) trip home, each panda has about 100 kilograms of bamboo to consume along with pears, apples and biscuits. After     9    (spend) five years at the Toronto Zoo, the two moved to the Calgary Zoo in March 2018 with twin pandas, “Jia Panpan” and “Jia Yueyue”, which     10     (travel) home to China in January.

【推荐3】On December 19^th,2006,a plane took off on time from the capital airport of Saudi Arabia.After about an hour’s flight,something strange happened in the plane.

The passengers     1    (enjoy)themselves when a small rat stole out from the bag of a young man,which made the young woman nearby     2    (alarm)with loud screaming.Then more and more rats came out of the bag. All the passengers became out of order,especially the women and the children.The steward(机长) managed to get in touch with     3    center on the ground.With the order from the ground,the plane     4    (succeed)landed at the nearest airport.

As soon as the plane was on the ground, all the passengers got off.Then seven specialists got on     5    (catch)these small creatures.Many     6    (mean )had been tried but     7    of them were good enough to catch the rats.

At last they tried to fill in the plane     8    carbon-dioxide(二氧化碳),    9    poisoned all the eighty rats by the poisonous gas.

It    10    (report) that the young man wanted to carry these rats to another city and sell them as pets but no one had expected that these small creatures succeed in escaping from the bag.