【推荐1】When we got a call ______ (say) she was short-listed, we thought it was ______ joke. (所给词的适当形式填空)

【推荐2】I just felt I had been ________ failure in my personal life. （用适当的词填空）

【推荐3】Red is ________lucky color for Chinese people, so during the Spring Festival, many people ________ (decorate) their houses with red ________ (decorate). （用适当的词填空）（所给词的适当形式填空）

【推荐1】He took careful aim at   ________ target before he fired. （用适当的词填空）

【推荐2】___________ pattern is essentially the same in all cases. (用适当的词填空)

【推荐3】________Browns are waiting for you outside. （用适当的词填空）

【推荐2】The women earn ________ living by weaving. (用适当的词填空)

【推荐3】阅读下面句子，在空白处填入适当的单词或用所给单词的正确形式填空，每空只填一个单词。
1. The bread Mr. Gu makes is much better than ____ which is sold at any other store.
2. If you eat the right food and exercise regularly you can feel better, look better and be more____(energy)
3. His sister seldom argues with people, _____she?
4. ___ the numbers of such developments are relatively small, the market in the future is large.
5. Generation after generation, our forefathers worked hard and created a splendid culture on this land of _____(us)
6. At that moment, a cold, white hand caught my arm __ tried to pull me out of the window.
7. ___has been mentioned, Mike has won the gold medal in the speech competition.
8. To my great amazement, he asked me a few questions to ___ there were no answers.
9. I found that the homework was not as heavy as ___ I used to get in my old school.
10. His words were ___ great encouragement to me.

【推荐1】________village where I was born has grown into________town.

【推荐3】________(old) are more likely to catch cold than_________(young). (所给词的适当形式填空)