1 . Our teacher invited a student from Senior 2 ________ the difference of Junior and Senior Studies on the first day of the new term.
新学期第一天，老师请高二的同学做了关于初高中学习的不同之处的讲座。

2 . 请根据句意，从方框中选择恰当的词组并用其正确形式填入相应位置。方框中每个词组只能用一次。

provide for       in memory of       keep sb. company       in spite of       belong to

1. The Dragon Boat Festival is ________ a Chinese poet.
2. At age 50, Jan found herself out of work and stuck at home with only her dog to ________.
3. ________ suffering from deafness in his late life, Ludwig van Beethoven continued writing music.
4. In order to ________ such a rapidly increasing population, scientists are trying to find other planets that could one day be our new home.
5. “The future ________ those who prepare for it today”—this quote is to remind us every effort we make today is going to matter at some point in the future.

3 . 阅读下面句子，根据句意，从方框中选择恰当词组并用其正确形式填空。

be curious about   come across   to sum up   take action   be honoured to be regarded as   work out   refer to   end up   break down

1. Is this the beautiful small town that you often ________?
2. As we all know, babies ________ everything around them.
3. We ________ having to put off our holiday because of bad weather.
4. Unless governments ________, the Earth’s atmosphere will continue to heat up.
5. I ________ invite you to visit an exhibition, whose theme is “Creativity Lights Up Life”.
6. Although Eileen Gu is only 19 years old, she ________ one of the world’s top freestyle skiers.
7. ________, for a healthy heart you must take regular exercise and stop smoking.
8. We need to ________ how much food we’ll need to take with us.
9. I ________ some old photos when I was cleaning out the room.
10. Sandra was late for the meeting because her car ________.

4 . 减少污染的一个好方法是改变我们的生活习惯。(change one’s living habits) （汉译英）

5 . 用方框中单词和短语的正确形式填空，其中有一个是多余的。

shoot；pollute；survive；institute；view overcome；involve；cut back on；make a proposal

1. More recently, the Chinese government has set up Confucius __________ in more than 80 countries.
2. Housework _________ cooking, washing dishes, sweeping and cleaning.
3. It is reported that three innocent people _________ dead in the school shooting.
4. Her parents __________ with great sadness at the funeral.
5. Global warming is caused by the built-up of carbon dioxide and other _________in the atmosphere.
6. Our class came up with the idea to __________ the use of disposable plastic packaging and air conditioning.
7. Now the trees have a __________ rate of 85%.
8. Many television companies have used sports to attract _________.

6 . 用所给词组的正确形式填空。

be known as       apart from       a matter of       work through       reflect on       pick up have a contented life       come up with       in harmony with     contribute to

1. You can win the game. It’s only ________ time.
2. All you have to do is think a little harder and ________ a new solution.
3. China ________ “the Kingdom of Bicycles” all over the world in the past.
4. How did you ________ the problem in such a short time?
5. My brother ________ until a serious accident happened to him.
6. They organized an activity to ________ litter in the community.
7. People should try to live ________ nature.
8. The burning of fossil fuels and human activities ________ air pollution.
9. ________ two men on watch in the engine room, everyone was asleep.
10. The start of a new year is a good time to ________ the achievements of the past.

7 . 然而，有些科学家下定决心要帮助人类实现探索太空的梦想。
However, some scientists were determined ________ to explore space.

8 . Spending a year working in the city helped to ________ his horizons and benefit him in more one way. (broad) (所给词的适当形式填空)

9 . Fill in the blanks with a proper form of the words or phrases in the boxes below.

react to       interact       absorb       contradictory       interpret       stretch setting       submit       vacant       scan       consist of       subjective

1. The future economy might ________ rapid interactions between artificial intelligences.
2. I wonder how my classmates would ________ my “interesting” presentation.
3. Millions of people want new, simplified ways of ________ with a computer.
4. He nodded absently, his attention ________ by the screen.
5. He rejected an objective understanding of color, in favor of a more ________ understanding.
6. But as we raise this question, we ignore one thing, that making money and self-satisfaction is not ________.
7. The 1930s was used by the director as the ________ for this television series.
8. The plan will ________ to the committee for official approval.
9. I cannot understand the meaning of the poem. Can you ________ it for me?
10. It was good to get out of the car and ________ our legs after a long ride.
11. The seat next to him was ________, and anybody could take it.
12. I ________ the list quickly for my name.

10 . 选词并用其正确形式填空

feature,       confirm,     conference,   evident,     generous,     original,       talent,       various

1. We are waiting the government to ________ the date when we can go to school.
2. There was no ________ to show that the Arab had stolen the camel.
3. He treated them with kindness and ________.
4. The festival ________ a parade and a great feast with music, dancing, and sports.
5. The ________ painting is now in the National Gallery in London.
6. There is a wide ________ of patterns to choose from.
7. The hotel is used for exhibitions, ________ and social events.