【推荐1】Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words below.

argument

attempt

assume

curious

base

exist

ignore

1. It is difficult to____________ people who are having a heated________.
2. I`m just____________ to know why you claim that aliens____________.
3. It’s better to ask than to ____________what people think.
4. The study is an ____________to get a better idea of why people live there.
5. The courses are____________ on a weekly two-hour class extending over a period of 20 weeks.

【推荐2】从词汇框中选择合适的单词完成句子。

adjusted       absence       secure       appetite       intense       gradually gentle       distinct       wandered       prospect       flavor       barrier

1. When something is ________, it is easily identifiable or set apart from others of its kind.
2. I always try to get down to my child’s level, and speak to him in a soft and ________ voice.
3. With the coming of spring, everything is ________ coming to life again.
4. It makes me feel ________ to know you’re there and I can depend on you.
5. This activity shows that a plant cannot make its own food in the ________ of sunlight.
6. He sat back for a moment, heart beating fast at the ________ of that he would be on the stage at once.
7. Although my eyes were on the test paper, my thoughts ________ to my failures and all the battles that seemed hopeless.
8. Though my ________ for food grew weak, my hunger for books was constant.
9. Failing English is a ________ to getting into Harvard.
10. As the time passed, my eyes gradually ________ to the darkness and soon I was able to see the tree line against the night sky.

【推荐1】根据句意，选择短语并以其适当形式填空。

make a difference to       be responsible for       date back to        (be) aware of take part in                                     apply for                            rather

1. Last month’s bad weather _______ the crop failure.
2. The castle, _______ the Middle Ages, enjoyed great popularity among young visitors.
3. _______ the physical exercises actively and it will surely help build up your strength.
4. If I had seen the advertisement in time, I would have _______ the job.
5. I don’t think you _______ the money such a project will take to complete.

【推荐2】用方框中单词或短语的正确形式完成下列句子，每个单词(短语)只能用一次，有一个多余选项。

attend,       let off,     confident,     inspire, live up to,     previous,   surround,   apply for

1. The trees had been planted by the _____________ owner of the house.
2. The team is quite successful; all the players have _____________ in their manager.
3. As a lucky child I was _____________ by love and kindness.
4. He hopes he will be a(n) _____________ for other young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
5. The film was so attractive that it certainly _____________ my expectations.
6. _____________ firecrackers and fireworks is a traditional way to celebrate the Spring Festival.
7. Nowadays many university graduates are facing the dilemma about whether they should _____________ a job or continue further study.

【推荐3】根据语境，选择下框中短语，必要时用正确的形式填空。框中有两个为多余短语。

be attracted to;   make an impression;   look forward to;   be suitable for; be addicted to;   other than;   make up;   clean up;   apply for;   check in;

1. I’m really ________ my upcoming vacation to Hawaii.
2. Girls ________ 55% of the student numbers in that school now.
3. He doesn’t listen to any music ________ classical music.
4. You will ________ Beijing Opera even if you know nothing of the dramatic background.
5. We must ________ at the airport an hour before your plane leaves.
6. This type of toy ________ young children, as it is safe and encourages creative play.
7. Last week more than 30 people ________ a position of a sales engineer.
8. There are millions of people in our country who ________ smoking, which is extremely harmful to public health.

【推荐1】选用所给短语的适当形式填空

devote oneself to，depend on，care for，at home and abroad， dream up，other than，be comprised of，deep down

1. The mother continued to ______the young panda for more than two years.
2. All of our products have won great popularity both ______.
3. A year ______the four seasons of spring, summer,   autumn and winter.
4. For ten years Nyad ______becoming one of the world’s best long-distance swimmers.
5. While shopping, you should not simply ______what is advertised on TV.
6. ______, she supported her husband’s involvement in the organization.
7. Who _______the idea of painting our living room wall bright red?
8. The form cannot be signed by anyone ______yourself.

【推荐2】根据短文选择适当的单词或短语填空, 每空只填一个单词, 注意备选词中有多余的词汇。

give up   addicted to   made ... determination   Other than   work out leave alone   At last   was responsible for   kept track of   gave way to took part in   tough   made.. . impression   quit   confused

My dear grandson.

Your mother tells me that you started smoking and now you find it difficult to     1     . Believe me, I know how easy to begin smoking and I know how     2     to stop. When I was a teenager, I also smoked and became     3     cigarettes.     4     feeling cool, you may begin to smoke because of the physical addiction to nicotine, which is one of the hundreds of chemical in cigarettes. After the drug leaves your body, you will feel bad-tempered and sometimes even feel in pain. So it is very difficult to     5    . But I did finally manage.

When I was young, I did not know much about the harmful effects of smoking. Neither did I know that it could do terrible damage to hearts and lungs. However, what I did know was that I     6     a bad     7     on my friends for I smelt terrible. When I     8     my school football team, they refused to play with me.     9    , I knew it was time to stop smoking.

I do hope you can make up your decision to stop smoking after reading this, make a change and live as long and healthy a life as I have.

Yours

Grandpa

【推荐3】选词填空：请直接将短语前面对应的字母涂在答题卡上

A. other than   B . come along   C. falling apart   D. makes a difference   E. be amazed by F. rather than   G. addicted to     H. sigh up for   I. even if     J. on my own

1. What the hero did really ________ in my life and changes me into a positive boy.
2. Have a day to explore the city and you'll ________ its beauty.
3. We are going away in June but ________ that we will be here all summer.
4. I’ll find a way to improve ________ so that I can make the team next year.
5. People can ________ this online course to get free textbooks to learn the native language.
6. There's a big party tonight. Would you like to ________?
7. Do not get close to that building- it is ________.
8. You will miss the flight ________ you catch a Didi car.
9. It is pretty hot today so I think I'll have a cold drink ________ coffee.
10. Nowadays many teenagers are ________ the Internet and cannot concentrate on school and family life.