1 . 选词填空。

pity / kick off / stared / clean...off / attended / raised / worth

1. I _______ a concert yesterday, so it might still be in the music hall.
2. We _______ in disbelief at the black smoke rising above the burning building.
3. It is _______ taking the trouble to learn the customs before going abroad.
4. He was really worried that his coach might _______ him _______ the team.
5. It’s a _______ that only six pieces of music were recorded for later people to hear.

2 . It’s a p______ that we lost the basketball game with Class 3 in the end.

3 . It’s such a ________ (遗憾) that his mother who hardly ever fell ill died of COVID-19.

4 . —I’m going to enter a speaking competition tomorrow.
—________

A．That’s a pity.	B．Good luck!
C．Have a good time.	D．Have a try!

5 . — I missed the beginning of the movie Flying Life last night.
— What a p________! But you can get some information on the Internet.

6 . —Why do you want to be a teacher, Lucy?
—Well, staying with children can bring me a lot of ________ and enrich my life.

A．pressure

B．pleasure

C．pain

D．pity

7 .

pity / kick off / stared / clean. . . / attended / raised / worth

1. I ________ a concert yesterday so it might still be in the music hall.
2. We ________ in disbelief at the black smoke rising above the burning building.
3. It is ________ taking the trouble to learn the customs before going abroad.
4. He was really worried that his coach might ________ him off the team.
5. It’s a ________ that only six pieces of music were recorded for later people to hear.

8 . It’s a(n) _________ (遗憾) that you missed the opening ceremony of the Hangzhou Asian Games.

9 . —Sam arrived at the airport late and couldn’t catch the plane.
—Oh, that’s a ________.

A．task

B．sign

C．pity

10 . —I have made great ______ with my English after a year’s hard study.
—Congratulations（祝贺你）!

A．progress

B．mistake

C．pity