1 . Choose a proper phrase to complete each sentence. Change the form if necessary. There’s an extra one.

tie... to; get rid of; fall out; hang out; make history; pull... up

1. ________ with Nancy quite a few times, I know her likes and dislikes very well.
2. When we get to 5 or 6 years old, our baby teeth start ________ one by one.
3. The Wright brothers ________ with the first powered and controlled airplane flight in 1903.
4. The new media is more and more important in our life as it ________ the space and time limit enormously in the past few years.
5. The horse keeper was very angry when he found the horses ________ the tree stolen.

3 .

own, influence, improve, catch, pleasant, suffer from, wear, get rid of, discover, wide

1. The Chinese government pays great attention to ________ people’s lives.
2. At the weekend, Americans dress in the clothes which people ________ in the past and live in the way that people did then.
3. I ________ in a heavy rain on my way home. As a result. I had a bad cold.
4. Some of pets are very clever and they can sense their ________ feelings.
5. —The World Cup Final was so exciting! Did you enjoy it?
—I didn’t watch TV at that time. because I ________ stomachache.
6. Students should be encouraged to read ________ instead of only reading their text books.
7. —The environment has a great ________ on a child’s character.
—That’s why Mencius’ mother moved the house three times.
8. We were said to be living in the Information Age, a time of new ________ and great changes.
9. There was a（n）________ smell in the fridge because my mother kept the food in it for a long time.
10. It's necessary to depend on yourself to find some ways to ________ your bad habit.

4 . 这儿有些建议来帮助你们改掉这个坏习惯。
____________________________________________

8 . —I really wonder ________ poverty（贫困）in Ningxia.
—One reason was that Fujian sent many experts in science and technology to help.

A．who came back to

B．why people remained

C．how people got rid of

9 . 用方框中所给词组的适当形式填空。每个词组限用一次。

get rid of     in general        instead of       help oneself to        be ashamed of

1. Don’t be so rude to your parents, or you _________ what you have said one day.
2. His parents always advise him ________ the habit of smoking, but he never cares.
3. ________, the old people are more likely to get hurt when going on or off the bus.
4. You must be quite hungry now after a long walk. ________ some biscuits, children.
5. Seeing some litter lying on the ground, Mike quickly picked it up ________ just ignoring it.