1 . 从方框中选择合适的单词并用其适当形式填空。

mean   equal   devote   determine        sentence     trouble     prefer     burst      schedule   rare     relative   violence     law     entrance   guidance

1. I didn’t________ to scare you.
2. He is ________ to running the company.
3. The thief was ________ to ten years in prison.
4. Many high school students have ________ in solving math problems.
5. I ________ to swim rather than cycle when I was young.
6. He________ himself to his career and achieved his goals.
7. Louise is________ to stop smoking for good and all.
8. With his ________,we finally got to our destination.
9. Everyone who heard it just________ out laughing.
10. Thanks to your help, we finished the work ahead of________.
11. My husband always works late, he________ comes to bed before 12 at midnight.
12. All the________ and friends have come to my party.
13. The earthquake was so________ that many buildings fall apart.
14. Nelson Mandela worked as a ________ when he was young.
15. The________ to the mine was closed.

2 . 用方框中单词的适当形式完成下列句子，每个单词只能使用一次。

admire   shock   suffer   despite   put out     confident   contribute     protect from

1. ________ his full schedule, he signed up for the English speech contest.
2. I’m applying for the volunteer guide in order to build my________ in speaking in public.
3. Some people are wasting food while others are ________ from hunger.
4. He didn’t realize that he was injured until the fire had been________.
5. Inspired by the team, every member of the research group made their ________ to the new project.
6. She was so ________ that she could hardly bring out a word.
7. There are ________ potentialities in every human being.

3 . 根据句意，选择单词或短语并以其适当形式填空。

graduate   reflect   spend   odd   despite   impression focus on   give a hand   make the most of   jump in with both feet

1. I tried to turn on my brain, “What should I say to make a good first ________?”
2. Mr. Meng told us to keep calm and be prepared when facing challenges, then you’ll ________ your time at senior high.
3. Lisa, who ________ from our school last June, shared her suggestions for high school with us.
4. “Be a rainbow in somebody else’s cloud” means “________ your friends ________ when they need it.”
5. English was invented by people, not computers, and it ________ the creativity of the human race.
6. I found it very ________ why my friend used a negative word “wicked” about such a nice man.
7. I couldn’t understand why my teacher had just written the comment “Not bad!” on my first English paper which I ________ days preparing and writing.
8. You’d better take your parents’ advice and think carefully before ________.
9. The son said, “I want to ________ my band and have a career in music when I leave school.”
10. ________ arguments over “stupid things” now and then, Alistair agrees that having a brother is an advantage.