【推荐2】Directions: Complete the following sentences by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Please note that verbs should be used in proper tenses and voices.

compose            frequently            acquire            nickname            persist defeat            pace            profound            distance            suffer

1. Finally he caught sight of the young man's light overcoat in the__________.
2. The girls had to hasten their steps to keep__________ with him.
3. Barrington has__________ the music for a new production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
4. It was the last question on the paper that __________me.
5. He was a perfectionist who didn't__________ fools gladly.
6. He was so engrossed in his work that he__________ stayed up until the small hours.
7. Most of people__________ in setting strict demands on themselves at that time.
8. His lectures always proceed from the close to the distant and from the elementary to the__________.
9. He spent more than five years__________ his skills as a surgeon.
10. Never will I forget the__________ your cousin gave me.

【推荐3】根据句意，选择单词或短语并以其适当形式填空。

acquire knowledge，be used to，in fact，put forward，put sb in prison，approve of，step out from

1. He ________ for political reason 20 years ago and recently he was set free.
2. The book contains a lot of knowledge, but ________ many readers only care about the plots.
3. There are many effective methods for you to ________. You may have a try.
4. When the astronaut ________ the capsule, the crowds are cheering.
5. You needn't believe in the idea ________ by the majority.
6. The freshman has ________ the new environment of his university.
7. They quite ________ the ideas and decide to carry them out.

【推荐1】选词填空

attitude        totally        attraction        worthwhile        basic doubt        amazed        performance        graduated        attended

1. It is really________ to study the animals in Cporbett.
2. There was no ________that Li Bai took traditional poetic forms to a new height.
3. The meeting was________ by shareholders.
4. She shows a very positive ________to her work.
5. Many visitors were________ by the complex architectural space and abundant building types.
6. Food, clothing and shelter are all ________necessities of life.
7. We were ________surprised that she was in total ignorance of the coming car.
8. Are you satisfied with your ________in the activity?
9. Ever since I________ from university I have worked here.
10. Now this former royal palace is open to the public as a major tourist________.

【推荐3】根据语境，选择下框中的单词或短语，必要时用正确的形式填空。框中有两个单词为多余单词。

rescue       destroy     suffer     deliver     attitude   despite   date back to     variety     specific       demand       describe   means

1. In that wildfire, 2,400 homes were _________ and almost 88,000 people were evacuated.
2. There’s an increased _________ for organic produce these days.
3. _________ all these discouragements, she refused to give up.
4. It took _________ 90 minutes to reach the trapped men.
5. We promise to_________ to your door within 48 hours of you ordering.
6. People have become indifferent to the_________ of others.
7. If you want to pass your exams you’d better change your_________!
8. Police have issued a _________ of the man who was aged between fifty and sixty.
9. The money was collected for a _________ purpose.
10. This proverb is based on an old English law _________ the 17th century.