1 . 用下面方框中所给的单词或短语填空，使句意完整。有一个词是多余的。

criminal,   along,   message,   misses,   natural,   surprised,   skating,   cut up,   put up,   luckily,   spend

1. We are _________ that it didn’t rain and the sun came out again.
2. They never _________ the noodles because the long noodles are a symbol of long life.
3. On the train, we saw some farms and old villages _________ the way.
4. We like to _________ time reading in the library on weekends.
5. There we _________ our tents and made a fire to keep us warm and cook food on.
6. Zhu Hui _________ his family and wishes to have his mom’s delicious zongzi.
7. If Tina didn’t answer your phone. I can take a _________ for you.
8. For parents, it is only _________ to worry about their children.
9. Look, a girl is _________ on a river and a man is taking a photo of a snowman.
10. In the end, I found out that the real _________ was a short old man with black hair.

8 . 用方框中所给单词或短语的适当形式填空。

nature, challenge, in the face of, even though, take in

1. Plants usually ________ carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) and let out oxygen (氧气).
2. We can succeed as long as we don’t give up hope ________ difficulties.
3. We get a lot from the ________ world, so we should try to protect it.
4. I love Zhengzhou, ________ I was not born here.
5. Life is full of difficulties and ________. But we should face them bravely.