2 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Taking the volunteer trip to the Wildlife Sanctuary project was something I had wanted to do for several years. Unfortunately, I was busy with work. As     1     result, it was always something that I might do eventually rather than actually doing. Then, I decided it had     2     (happen) because it was of great importance to me. I made preparations, booked my trip and slightly hesitantly headed off to the airport.

Literally after one day of volunteering, I was already regretting only having two weeks to stay. Every day was amazing and full of wonderful     3    (experience). The days flew by because we were so busy working on the farm, hanging out and making new friends, and     4     (learn) about the wildlife in a hands-on manner. In reality, the actual project was exciting and the people I met were similarly incredible.     5     is crazy that in just a few weeks you can develop friendships that seem like you     6     (have) for years. Leaving can make people sad, but still, I cannot recommend the trip enough to anyone     7     is considering it. I'm sure they will fall in love with it. Besides, volunteering can be really     8     (benefit) to people.

    9     (arrive) home, I always miss my days that were filled with things related to South Africa. I find myself     10     (constant) looking back at photos. I look forward to taking another trip.

3 . 阅读下面短文，在标有序号的空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中单词的正确形式。

There is a gigantic study that’s been done in 38 cultures.     1    turns out that in every culture, both males and females desire their potential mates to be bright. But we don’t have our IQs     2     (print) on our forehead. How do we know that someone’s     3    (intelligence)? In Western cultures, at least, it’s often by the person’s sense of humor. Because creating and appreciating jokes both require us to make     4     (connect) between many separate pieces of information,     5     (have) a sense of humor shows that we possess a wide knowledge and     6     we know how to think about things in novel and creative ways.

Take a cartoon     7     example: a mouse is standing outside his house, having just pulled a gun on a cat, who pretends to give in by raising one paw (爪). “Six rounds. Nine lives. You do the math,” the cat says. In order to appreciate this joke, you need to know that mice are     8     (usual) the victims of cats, many guns have six bullets (子弹), and cats     9     (say) to have nine lives because of their ability to always land on their feet. You also need to be able to do some math     10     (understand) that the cat has the advantage in this scene after all.

4 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。（原创）

When the Lebanese director NadineLebaki was doing research for her filmCapernaum (何以为家), she interviewed many children    1    (struggle) for survival in Beirut and asked them one question    2    the end of the conversations.

The question was, “ Are you happy to be alive?” Sadly , the    3    (true) is that most of the answers were in the negative. The children from poverty-stricken    4    (family) talked about their miserable situations    5    they were abused (辱骂) and badly treated.

The 2-hour film begins with a story about Zain,    6    12-year-old boy who asks the parents why heis brought to the world with flashback shots about his sufferings appearing constantly. He is indeed a strong and wise character, although    7    (physical) smaller than his real age.

Besides, most of the other actorsfound it easy for them    8    (act) because similar experiences even happened in    9    (they) real life. So far, the film which premiered (首映) at the film festival    10    (receive) a lot of praise.

5 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Time to fight gaming problem

If you’re a gamer constantly     1     (glue) to your phone, it could be time to ask for medical help. On June 18, the WHO officially listed “gaming disorder”     2     a mental illness, like drug or gambling addiction.

Video gaming is like a non-financial kind of gambling from a psychological point of view. Gamblers use money as a way of keeping score,     3     gamers use points.

However, playing your favorite game every now and then is no reason to be worried. People need to understand this doesn’t mean every child who spends hours playing games     4     (be) an addict, otherwise doctors     5    (flood) with requests for help.

But according to the WHO,     6     you lose control over your gaming habits and put gaming above everything else in life, you should be prepared to face serious problems. According to a study published by China Youth Day in July, about one in five young Chinese play online video games for at least four to five hours per day.

Thankfully, measures have been taken     7     (address) the problem. In April, the Ministry of Education issued a notice asking Chinese schools and parents to prevent students from becoming addicted to the Internet and games.

Other countries have also taken action. In 2011, South Korea passed a “shutdown law” to stop children under the age of 16 from playing video games between the hours of midnight and 6 am. Meanwhile, in Japan, some mobile phones have a special mode for children     8     lets their parents control what games they can download and     9     they can play them for. In the United States, the Entertainment Software Rating Board, a nonprofit organization, puts age restrictions on most games,     10    (mean) the children under a certain age are unable to buy them.

6 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Last week, our school     1    (hold) a basketball match against another school. Near the end of the match, they only had an advantage over us. When our captain got the ball, one of them pretended     2    (knock) into by him. Upon seeing that, our captain tried to help him up, but the match was over and they won. We lost the game.     3    , we were all satisfied with the result because we went all out.

From this match,I learn that being     4    winner doesn’t mean gaining while a loser doesn’t mean     5    (lose) everything. What really counts     6    (be) the spirit, not the result. As long as we try    7    (we) best, there is no need in regretting. In reality, a true loser is even more precious than a false winner. Without that match, I    8     have learned the importance of spirit.

To sum up,a true winner is to a match what water is to a fish. It is not the result but the process     9     matters. Life without spirit Is like sailing without a compass, so be a true winner and you will find its     10    (important).

7 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

China has once again proved its     1     (able) to change the world with the “new four great inventions”: high-speed railways, electronic payments, shared bicycles and online shopping. They’re related to China’s high-tech innovation (创新),     2     has improved the quality of people’s lives, according to a survey     3     (make) by the Belt and Road Research Institute of Beijing Foreign Studies University.

“My wallet is no longer in use. I can buy and eat whatever I want simply with a fingertip on my phone,” said     4     university student, adding that “even pancake sellers are using mobile payment”.

The bikes     5     (them) are not new, but the operating model of bike-sharing     6     (base) on satellite navigation system, mobile payment, big data and other high technologies.

China has entered a new innovative era, thanks to the large amounts of capital China has invested in     7     (encourage) innovation, said Bernhard Schwartlander, WHO Representative in China.

It is increasingly clear that China is innovating and no longer copying Western ideas. This is especially true in mobile, where China is leading     8     many ways such as…social messaging app WeChat, she said. This is partly     9     China skipped over the PC era and went directly to mobile. China has a     10     (large) mobile use than any other country in the world.