1 . 用所给词或短语的适当形式填空

high; around the corner; take place; from time to time; no longer; south; watch TV; write an email to; French; out of breath

1. —Our city is becoming more and more beautiful.
—Yes, great changes _________ since 2008.
2. After running two miles in ten minutes, Millie arrived at the cinema ________.
3. You’re _________ a child. You should learn to stand on your own feet.
4. When banana trees reach their full _________, flowers grow out and then produce bananas.
5. —Are the children playing outside?
—No, they _________ in the sitting room.
6. —Who designed the National Grand Theater?
—It was designed by Paul Andreu from _________.
7. Many of the old man’s friends have moved away, so he felt lonely _________.
8. —What’s the news about?
—Millions of people in the _________ part of China are suffering from drought (干旱).
9. Exams are _________. Up till now, you have studied all you can to get ready for the big day.
10. While Sandy was listening to music, Max _________ his friend online.

2 . Millie was soon out of ________ (呼吸), but she continued to run.

3 . He ran very fast and arrived there out of ________ (呼吸).

4 . 选用方框内的单词或词组填空，其中有一个单词或词组是多余选项。

victory

worked out

out of breath

record

lead

lively

1. Mr Wu has a way of making his lessons __________ and interesting.
2. The winner threw his hat into the air and let out loud shouts of __________.
3. The Diary of a Young Girl, read by people all over the world, was a __________ of that time.
4. Mike __________ the maths problem in his own special way.
5. I ran all the way home. When I arrived, I was __________.

5 . He was out of ________ (breathe) when he finally went past the marathon finish line after running for three hours.

6 . 汤姆跑得很快，以至于到达终点时上气不接下气。
Tom _________________________ when reaching the finishing line.

7 . The boy breathed heavily after running yesterday. (同义句改写)
The boy was ________ ________ ________ after running yesterday.

8 . After running after the bus for a while, he was ________.

A．out of breath

B．dying out

C．take a deep breath

D．arrive first

9 . Linda was soon out of ________ (呼吸), but she continued to run.

10 . 根据句子意思，从方框中选用恰当的单词或短语填空。

no more     wealthier     cares about     plenty of     though real-life     by hand       hurried into     out of breath

1. President Xi ________ the happiness of Chinese people and the development of China.
2. The speech by Mr. White was amazing, ________ I couldn’t understand most of it at the very beginning.
3. Sandy ________ felt lonely after making some friends in the new school.
4. By the time I got to the top of the hill, I was ________.
5. The man hopes to provide a more comfortable and ________ life for his children.
6. It was time for class, so everyone ________ the classroom.
7. My father’s birthday is coming and I will make a card for him ________.
8. At weekends, he has _______ time to read some comic books.