【推荐1】选用方框内合适的短语并用其正确形式填空(每个短语限用一次)。

fall in love with, attempt to, be concerned with, regardless of, engage in, in pursuit of

1. Try to find humour in life and ________ activities that make you happy.
2. It’s reported that her latest documentary ________ youth unemployment.
3. Every child has the right to go to school ________ their cultural and language background.
4. ________ improve your performance can result in not just skill gains but also a genuine boost to your confidence.
5. Instead of being obsessive about physical appearance, it’s better to improve yourself ________ inner beauty.
6. If you are no longer bothered by self-doubts, fears and negative beliefs, you will ________ your own life.

【推荐2】用as well/as well as/as soon as/as long as/as far as填空
1. Jim says we can stay in his house ________ we leave it clean and tidy.
吉姆说只要我们把房子收拾得干净整洁，我们就可以待在他的房子里。
2. ________ I’m concerned, playing is one of children’s basic rights.
在我看来，玩耍是孩子们的基本权利之一。
3. ________ looking at exhibits, visitors can play with computer simulations.
除了观赏展品，游客还可以玩电脑模拟游戏。
4. ________ we realized something was wrong, we moved the children away.
我们一发现不对劲，就把孩子们抱走了。
5. In this day and age, women can have children and jobs ________.
在这个时代，妇女可以养孩子也可以工作。

【推荐3】从下面所给的12个词组中选出10个，以其正确的形式填入各句的空白处。

in case;       as long as;       focus on;       due to;       in the charge of;       ahead of;       follow in the footsteps of;       take on;       head for;       in good spirits;       be amazed by;       in charge of

1. I ________________ his calmness when he heard the terrible news.
2. He ________________ other famous scientists and tried to make contributions to the important research.
3. The insect can ________________ the colors of the background to protect itself.
4. They are ________________ their hotel for a rest.
5. Their letters of support made me ________________ all day long.
6. You should make a note of what the teacher said in class carefully ________________ you may forget them after class.
7. Today we are going to ________________ the question of homeless people.
8. The time in London is five hours ________________ the time in New York.
9. You can go out, ________________ you promise to be back before 11 o'clock.
10. Mr. Zhang will be ________________ the office while I am away.

【推荐1】选词填空（可变换形式，其中有两项是多余的）

take over, die out, out of control, come up with, in consequence, in tur, once and for all, in harmony with, turn out, lead to

1. Those species which cannot adapt to the changing conditions may ________.
2. She made some risky investments and ________ lost a lot of money.
3. Living ________ others is easier said than done, especially in a world filled with conflict and different opinions.
4. We need to settle this problem today ________ because we have to do new tasks tomorrow.
5. She decided that I was the ideal person to ________ the job when she was on holiday.
6. He racked his brains (绞尽脑汁) for a long time but couldn’t ________ a solution.
7. As we all know, theory is based on practice and ________ serves practice.
8. The car went ________ and crashed into a mountain.

【推荐2】Directions: Complete the sentences with the words or phrases in the box. Each word or phrase can only be used once. There is one extra that you do not need.

A. classify             B. make space for               C. ran out of            D. went off               E. head for F. mourned             G. dropped out of             H. boom                  I. came up with          J. practice K. hail

1. After the long and tiring journey, they decided to___________ the nearest hotel to rest and recharge, hoping to find a comfortable bed and have a warm shower.
2. When the sudden rainstorm started, they were eager to quickly___________ a taxi to take them home; however the downpour made it difficult to get one.
3. Every day the librarians___________ the books by subject matter, and carefully place each book on the shelf, ensuring they are categorized correctly.
4. After brainstorming for hours, they finally___________ new ideas. They realized that they needed to search the Internet for inspiration, or else they would never solve the problem.
5. Word came that the station would no longer be broadcasting the show. And two days later, much to the sadness of its loyal listeners, the radio show unfortunately___________ the air.
6. After hours of discussion about hatching a strategy, they finally___________ a new plan that they believed would work to solve the challenging problem.
7. The whole country___________ the death of the beloved leader. Flags were lowered to the middle of the pole, and people wore black ribbons as a sign of respect.
8. The crowd was too dense, and she struggled to push her way through. She gestured to the person in front of her, asking them to___________ her to pass through.
9. New businesses are opening up, creating jobs and opportunities for many. People are feeling more secure about their financial future as the economy is going to___________.
10. I___________ law not only to provide exceptional legal representation to my clients and fight for their best interests in court but also to uphold the Constitution and ensure that justice is served.

【推荐3】选择合适的短语，并用其正确形式完成句子。

not be bothered to do, work through, take action, come up with, take part in

1. We need more time to see how things develop before we ________.
2. To ________ these emotions, first write all of your emotions down.
3. Sometimes, we need to consider a problem from different angles in order to ________ a best solution for it.
4. The officer refused to let his men ________ the operation.
5. The grass needs cutting but I can ________ it today.

【推荐2】选词填空

1. The traffic is heavy today. I might arrive ____________ late, so could you save me a place?
2. This medical team ____________ five doctors and ten nurses.
3. I met Mr. Maude by chance on the street. We haven’t seen each other for ____________ days.
4. About 4,000 people ____________ this disease every year in Africa.
5. It is the test system, ____________ the teachers, that is to blame for the heavy burden of middle school students nowadays.
6. Obviously, he wanted to ____________ those common people and make friends with them!
7. My experience may ____________ yours.
8. Bamboo is ____________ hollow plant.

【推荐3】选词填空

die of ; come up with; begin with; be regarded as;   make sense; give away; put in effort; be committed to; drop out of;   dream up

1. The poor child will not __________school because of the help from the local charity organisation.
2. The trouble _________me and should end with me.
3. They _________different ways to get more money but all failed.
4. It doesn’t _________to have a public space that no one can use.
5. _________ one of the best actors, he promised to continue working hard.
6. The team spent the whole afternoon discussing the problem but hasn’t ________________a solution.
7. It is a pity that he _________cancer at such a young age.
8. If you have decided to achieve something, you need to _______.
9. The boy had promised not to ________my secret but he immediately shared it with his friends.
10. It is useless asking me to take a rest if he ______finishing a task.