【推荐2】根据句意内容，从方框中选出正确的选项，完成下列句子。

A. who             B. settle for             C. pressure             D. inspiring            E. recognised

1. I__________ him as soon as he turned around.
2. Obviously, the speech is less than__________.
3. How can anyone enjoy the __________of city life?
4. The digital age enables us to find people__________ share our interests.
5. She couldn’t afford the car she really wanted, so she had to__________ second best.

【推荐3】选词填空

in terms of; cut back on; break down; give rise to; call for; bring up get rid of ; spring to mind; in turn; pay for; refer to

1. To our disappointment, our car ______ on the way and we had to walk to our destination.
2. To ______the debt, they made up their minds to sell the house.
3. The matter you ______at the meeting needs settling at once.
4. ______study and health, we should develop a healthy lifestyle.
5. The moment I saw Robinson, the days when we were together on the island immediately   ______.
6. Please open all the windows so that we can ______the unpleasant smell quickly.
7. What was it that ______those animals’ extinction in this area?
8. His parents died when he was born and he ______by his aunt.
9. He was so weak that he couldn’t accept the work ______much strength.
10. While prices are rising so fast, many people are working out ways to ______their expenses.

【推荐1】Complete the conversations with the correct forms of the phrased in the box.

begin with     be in control of     make a choice     decide on     make up one’s mind

1. A: Hello, doctor. I want to lose weight, but I just can’t seem to do it. What can you do to help me?
B: Well, first, it’s necessary to ________what you eat. Cut out all fatty food and sugar drinks, and eat more fruit and vegetables.
2. A: I really need to ________ a way to exercise more. I could use a fitness app, but my phone’s full.
B: So delete a few files. I’m sure the ape doesn’t take up much space.
3. A Before exercising, always do a few warm-ups to ________
B: know. But then I always feel too tired to continue!
4. A: Should I go for the pizza or the fried chicken? I hate ________ like these. You know what — I’m going to eat both!
B: Wow! Don’t eat too much junk food — you’ll get fat. I’ve actually ________ to go on a diet, so I’ll just stick to the fruit salad.

【推荐3】选词填空

When I saw some students dominated by alcohol，tobacco or drug，I made up my mind to help them “delete” the bad habits.To facilitate a positive change was why I set up a team which was     1    of surgeons，specialists in psychology，consultants and dentists，who would regularly deliver speeches to     2    these students’ awareness of physical health.Students were repeatedly informed of some tips on how to get out of a pessimistic or negative state，how to stay dynamic and how to get     3    when they were stressed out or worn out.To these students，to be examined on a monthly basis was necessary.They were also advised to participate in bowling matches，go to skateboarding or go to see a comedy to stimulate their enthusiasm in life.Students were given sugary cookies or nuts straight away if they felt     4    or got the flu.Through these activities，most students     5     changing their bad habits in reward for our help.They would rely on self-discipline to govern themselves and could be     6    in studying instead of skipping classes.They promised to behave themselves in response to our patient guidance.

【推荐1】从方框中选择合适的短语并用其正确形式填空。

to name but a few, wrestle with, be committed to, without doubt, rely on, keep it in perspective, fit in with, bring about, fall victim to, come down to

1. If you want to get ahead in life, you must ________ achieving your dream.
2. She is not worth ________ at all. She arrived an hour late for an important meeting yesterday.
3. Such advertisements should be forbidden, otherwise more people may________ them.
4. I’m very sorry to hear that you cannot make yourself ________ your roommates.
5. Some people fear that air pollution may ________ changes in the weather around the world.
6. I don’t discourage environmental awareness, but hope that you ________.
7. This course has been, ________, one of the most useful courses we have attended so far.
8. In ________ the pandemic, the local government has set up an agency.

【推荐2】从方框中选择合适的短语，并用其正确形式填空，使句意完整正确。

rely on     at a glance     in favour of     in question     have a say be native to   answer the call   account for     at one’s leisure   in turn

1. The person who ________ was not the captain’s first choice.
2. The Giant Tortoise Reserve on Santa Cruz is home to several species of giant tortoise that ________ the Galapagos Islands.
3. A group of Tibetan antelopes is moving under the bridge, with some stopping to eat grass ________.
4. He made a number of appearances on television to argue ________ its defence.
5. Surely, if you’re old enough to earn a wage and pay taxes, you should be allowed to ________ on how the government spends them!
6. ________ I can distinguish China from America.
7. Awareness of just how much we ________ social media can help us step away from it and communicate with each other better.
8. Increased tourist numbers will also mean more cars and aeroplanes, which ________ means higher carbon emissions.
9. The young man ________, Charles Darwin, was a geologist and naturalist, fascinated by rocks, plants and animals.
10. In 2021, about 324 million Chinese smartphones support BDS services, ________ 94.5 percent of the country’s total.

【推荐3】选择合适的短语，并用其正确形式，完成句子

at sb’s expense, rely on, boarding school, pretend to, contrary to

1. If you ________ know what you don’t know, you’ll only make a fool of yourself.
2. ________ popular belief, moderate exercise actually decreases your appetite.
3. These days we ________ heavily ________ computers to organize our work.
4. It’s his parents’ choice to send him to a ________, rather than a convenient day school.
5. If someone laughs or makes a joke ________, they do it to make you seem foolish.

【推荐1】Complete the sentenced with the correct forms of the phrased in the box.

make up one’s mind       shave off       feel pessimistic       in response to take control of       stress out       rely on       straight away

1. When the old man ________ his beard, he looked more energetic.
2. His parents tried to persuade him to stay in the local city to live a life of leisure, but he had already ________ to work in the countryside.
3. You cannot expect to feel better ________ after taking the medicine.
4. He ________ his desire for high fat food and managed to lower his blood pressure.
5. She walks 20,000 steps a day ________ her friend’s challenge.
6. He was ________ because he had lost no weight after three months of dieting.
7. He used to ________ me to remind him to exercise regularly.
8. The team ________ about being able to win the championship.

【推荐2】根据句意，选择单词或短语并以其适当形式填空。

pick up,in response to,aside from,rely on,straight away,decide on,stress...out,stay up,after all,prevent...from

1. As you can see, preparing for the final exams ________me ________.
2. With so much homework to do, I will have to ________late tonight.
3. ________the opportunity to work with Jennifer Lopez,what attracted you to the project?
4. Sally ________a piece of chalk and wrote something on the blackboard.
5. It was some time before the door opened ________his ring.
6. Now that we are grown-up now, we can’t ________our parents for support.
7. When you see someone choked, you must give him first aid ________.
8. He ________roast chicken and vegetables, with an apple pie to follow.
9. There is no need to pick at him all day long. He’s a child ________.
10. Mr Brown is trying his best to ________his son ________abandoning himself to the Internet.

【推荐3】选用方框内合适的短语并用其正确形式填空(每项限用一次)。

in response to, rely on, straight away, decide on

1. Having ________ a career in fitness, I wrote to all the major fitness centers asking for an interview.
2. Don’t change your mind easily. You should ________ your own judgement.
3. The law was passed ________ public pressure, which aimed to guarantee the food safety.
4. You should go and see a doctor ________, or you will have a bad toothache.