1 . The manager urged older staff ____early retirement and new staff _______ more time for work.

A．take up; to set aside	B．took up; set aside
C．would take up; to lay aside	D．must take up; lay aside

2 . Scientists may be able to m____ the behavior of sharks to predict bad weather.

3 . He had determined to ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______（不辜负公司的期望）. (根据汉语提示完成句子)

4 . 请选择合适的词语并用其适当形式填空，其中有三个为多余选项。

1. Older American say job search has gone tough, _____ 10 years ago.
2. Despite all the progress, video communication is probably still not ready to _____ the world _______.
3. Informed of her little daughter’s sudden death, the poor lady was ________.
4. China will strive to ______ heavy air pollution in 10 years or more, says a government plan.
5. “Daily maintenance plays a more important role than repair _____ the protection of historical buildings.” the professor said.
6. Some girls might _______ their fantasy and refuse to wake up to face the reality.
7. When _______ the novel coronavirus, our country tried its best to fight against it.
8. The teacher recommended that our monitor _______ the writing competition because he is good at it.
9. Sometimes you don’t realize how important something is until it starts to _________.
10. On behalf of the government of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Minister Feroz said that he’d like to _______ his sincere thanks _______ the government and people of China for the support.

5 . The best way is ___________________________ (屏住呼吸) and pretend to be dead when you come across a bear in the forest.

6 . The air in the morning is fresh to __ (呼吸).

7 . The difference in thickness and weight from the earlier version makes the iPad 2 more comfortable ________(hold).

8 . 我叔叔确信他将能通过努力工作养活他的家人。
My uncle is sure that he shall be able to __________ by working hard.

9 . 一方面我想在7月休假，另一方面我又不想错过7月中旬的那个会。（hand）
On the one hand, I'd like to take a vacation in July, but ________________ in mid-July.

10 . Students can be expelled（开除） for refusing to c____ to school rules.