1 . In the poem A Traveller’s Song by Mengjiao, the poet ________ a mother’s love to the bright sunshine in spring.

A．controlled

B．collected

C．competed

D．compared

2 . —Let’s sit down and ________ the problem further.
—I agree. It’s not a good choice to keep away from it.

A．compare

B．expect

C．consider

D．encourage

3 . By ________ (compare) yourself to your parents, you’ll find you are much happier than them.

4 . —Frank is always laughed at by his classmates, who call him a bookworm.
—Poor boy! He simply can’t ________ what he has learned to his real life.

A．compare

B．connect

C．add

D．prefer

5 . People in Jianye District ________ an excellent service for the 2023 Nanjing Half Marathon last month.

A．collected

B．compared

C．provided

D．protected

6 . —Look, Bob is fighting with his classmates. If my children are rude, that ________ on myself as a parent.
—So it’s necessary for parents to teach them the basic manners.

A．compares

B．refuses

C．reflects

D．complains

7 . Have you considered _________ (比较) the two models? Maybe you’ll change your mind.

8 . It’s wiser to ________ (比较) yourself with the one you used to be instead of anyone else.

9 . 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。每词限用一次。

winner     heavy     encourage     except       compare

1. Most of the buildings in the town are modern _________ the church.
2. The further the man walked, the ________ the bag he felt on his back.
3. The headmaster is presenting prizes to the _________ of the photo competition.
4. Don’t forget _________ the prices of products when you shop online. It will save money.
5. Teenagers should _________ to solve their problems by themselves.

10 . —“We are like the sea of flowers in May, embracing the new era with youth (用青春拥抱时代) ...”
—How beautiful it sounds! In the song, the song writer _________ youth to a sea of flowers in May.

A．connected

B．compared

C．contacted

D．completed