1 . J.D. Salinger refused to give up writing ________ criticisms from several publishers.

A．even

B．thus

C．despite

D．though

7 . 汉译英
1. 常常会被不重要的事干扰 __________
2. 使某人不同   ________
3. （该）由某人做…… ________
4. 建立我们自己的价值观 ________
5. 睁眼看世界 _________
6. 尽管它被广泛认可 ________
7. 由……组成 ________
8. 一系列过于感性的想法和信息 ________
9. 回想 ________
10. 教给我一两条经验 ________

8 . 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.

9 . ________ the vast knowledge that we have accumulated, there are still many unsolved natural mysteries out there.

A．But

B．Despite

C．Instead of

D．Within