【推荐1】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.

exhausted     abandon     sink     endurance     rescue     persuade starve     resolution       plainly     desperate

1. —Is Jane eager for the scholarship?
—No one is more _______ for the scholarship than Jane.
2. Our physics teacher gives his lessons so _______ that every one of us can understand what he says.
3. After a long journey, they finally came back home, _______.
4. We were sad to hear that the ship _______ to the bottom of the sea and no one survived the disaster.
5. The athlete rushed to the finishing line with great _______ in the race and everyone present burst into cheers.
6. I am afraid that many people have _______ to death due to the natural disaster in that poor country.
7. The scheme’s investors decided to _______ the project for lack of funds and financial support.
8. I can assure you that had Jim not dived to _______ him, the boy would have drowned.
9. Once he has made his _______, he will never give up no matter what difficulties he may meet with.
10. The number of deaths from heart disease will be reduced greatly if people are _______ to eat more fruit and vegetables.

【推荐2】根据下列句子语境，从所给词块中选择合适的词块填空。词块中有两个为多余词块。

A. suffering from                           B. tend to                                  C. at the moment                    D. paid off E. rather than                                  F. dealt with                            G. adapted to

1. It’ said that the elderly who are regularly accompanied by their family members ______ live longer and more happily.
2. He quickly ______ the climate in African countries when he was on business last year.
3. When I worked in a clothing company in Florida, I ______ customers’ complaints all the time.
4. The little girl is ______ a rare disease which makes her parents so concerned.
5. Once we’ve ______ the debts, we will save money for a family trip across the country.

【推荐3】选词填空

A recognized                 B. addicted          C. requested               D.confused

1. If you have questions or are ________ about anything, email me.
2. He admits that recently he has become ________ to playing online games.
3. Visitors are ________ not to touch the exhibits.
4. Arthur Miller is universally ________ as one of the greatest dramatists the 20th century.

【推荐1】根据语境，选择下框中的单词替换句中划线部分的词或词块，使之意思接近或一致。（有两项多余）

A．targeted       B．enabled       C．featured       D．an approach to       E．an access to F．going through       G．response to       H．assumed       I．engaged       J．gathered

1. The digital devices made it possible for our parents to record the unforgettable memories. ________
2. She sat in an armchair, absorbed in a book. ________
3. The government is looking for a cure for the rising prices. ________
4. Cyberbullies are often directed at people who behave foolishly online. ________
5. What was the public reaction to the news of the earthquake in Taiwan? ________
6. I figured that it was customary to burn some ghost money on the Tomb-Sweeping Festival. ________
7. He was experiencing a very difficult time, but he was positive about all the challenges. ________
8. soybean milk and fried bread stick used to play an important part in most Chinese people’s diet. ________

【推荐2】选词填空

label; stress; source; despite; facility; equal; assume; loss; expert; permit

1. Things can easily go wrong when people are under__________ .
2. All work is of__________value, so we can't look down upon those manual workers.
3. It is quite reasonable to__________that modern science and technology will continue to advance.
4. Their commitments do not__________them to immerse themselves in current affairs as fully as they might wish.
5. She has been under house arrest for most of the past decade, __________efforts by the United Nations to have her released.
6. They took the time to talk about the__________of Thomas and how their grief was affecting them.
7. If you tend to overeat because of depression, first take steps to recognize the__________of your sadness.
8. The hotel has many a special__________ for welcoming disabled people.
9. You have to be good but not an__________at everything you do, and you have to know when to be flexible and when to ask for help.
10. It is all too easy to__________talent shows as "vulgar".Some of them do give participants an equal chance to bring forth their talents.

【推荐1】Directions: Fill in the blanks with the expressions from the box in their proper forms. Note that there are two more than you need.

set foot on     in a way       turn out       hold back all the way     tempt...to       make a rush for

1. It ________ that the giant creature was a huge fish, eight feet in length, rather than an alien monster.
2. My wife ________ buy something that we didn’t actually want by false advertisement by the time I came back.
3. Some Internet companies are worried that concerns about privacy could ________ the growth of cloud computing.
4. There will be a pressure from the outside for me, the professional player, to succeed but every time I ________ a football field, I want to enjoy it.
5. From that day, all the explorers have to walk, inch by inch, ________ up to the hill.

【推荐2】根据句意，选择单词或短语并以其适当形式填空。

tempt          ignore               in memory of            hold back        in the context of relate....to ..               make sure                 set foot on            expect        tear

1. Rob ________between becoming a doctor and a career in athletics.
2. On hearing that she failed the exam, the girl raised her head ________tears.
3. This is the third time that I ________Spain. However, I still feel confused.
4. This speech needs to be set ________Britain in the 1960s.
5. ---Can Robert win the first place for running ?
---Impossible now. He ________to, but he has just hurt his leg.
6. My wife________to buy something that we didn’t actually want by false advertisement by the time I came back.
7. A film will be made ________those brave firefighters.
8. The basic requirements of your paper is that the topic you choose should ________your major.
9. Please ________that all the electronic devices remain turned off during the performance.
10. Experts think that children’s little progress should not ________ by their parents.

【推荐3】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.

grade   progress   catch up with   put…into practice   expectation tempt   harsh   turn out   ignore   distant

1. If you want to know why things have ________ as they are, you’ve got to go back to the beginning.
2. The patient made some ________, and was soon able to stand up.
3. I did feel I had to live up to ________, but even more than I wanted, for myself, to do the best work that I was capable of.
4. She tried to ________ him but he wouldn’t leave her alone.
5. Students will ________ on their reading abilities.
6. Sara missed several months of school and may never ________ the other children in her class.
7. The saleswoman tried to ________ us into buying a more expensive model.
8. The day I left home is now a ________ memory.
9. It’s time for him to face the ________ realities of this situation.
10. John worked on a farm during the summer to ________ his knowledge of agriculture ________.

【推荐1】从方框里选出合适的单词,并用其正确形式填空

hand, master, reach, rescue, tie, treat

1. a. Man is the _______of his own fate.
b. It is by no means easy _______a foreign language.
2. a. Do you know the man wearing a _______over there?
b. When I passed by his house, I saw that the dog _______to a big tree.
3. a. My homework _______in the next morning.
b. The man is always willing to lend me a _______when I get into trouble.
4. a. Judy _______into her handbag and handed me a small card.
b. Don’t leave the medicine within the _______of your kids.
5. a. Fortunately, all the passengers trapped in the bus _______.
b. No one came to his _______when he got lost in the valley.
6. a. Don’t worry about the cost — it’s my _______.
b. The man _______as a hero when he was set free from prison.

【推荐2】选词填空

make up one’s mind       pass down       per week       on show     come true     hand in       be proud of     cut off

1. I ______it because it seemed that I was not a primary school pupil any more.
2. In the history of education, humans made a special effort to _______its valuable traditions.
3. They were almost completely ________from the outside world.
4. She ________to become a star singer.
5. These styles ________are the most popular this summer.
6. He closed his eyes and died contentedly after his wish_______.
7. My advice to anyone who finds anything on a bus is to _______it ______ to the police.
8. May I ask you how many flights __________ you have between Tokyo and London?

【推荐3】根据句意，选择单词或短语并以其适当形式填空。

hunt for,pass down,hand in,on show,fall on,in honour of

1. My birthday ________a Monday this year.
2. We asked eight leading writers what items they would donate to the museum ________their own lost loved ones.
3. The bracelet has been ________to her from her parents.
4. That mighty animal has to learn how to ________its own prey and support itself.
5. Time’s up. Stop writing and ________your papers.
6. The photographs will remain ________until the end of the exhibition on 15 April.