1 . 选词填空
assist; assistant; assistance
1. One of her fellow passengers came to her ________.
2. I was employed to ________the manager with his duties.
3. The Prime Minister came to visit our country in the company of his ________.

2 . 选用所给短语的适当形式填空

by chance，insist on，lead to，draw out，test...on，make a discovery

1. In science，it is important to be the first person to ________.
2. The new system may be more economic but will ________a decline in program quality.
3. Although we have met ________，I can see you are a very good girl with a clear purpose in life.
4. If you ________doing something，do it every day and you can make it.
5. I haven’t any cash on me and I’d like to ________some money from the ATM nearby.
6. The study’s participants were ________science，maths， English and mechanical abilities.

3 . 根据句意，选择单词或短语并以其适当形式填空。

have trouble with, refer to, live a happy life, out of gratitude, carry out, sweep away, run...to safety

1. ________, everyone wants to have good health and a long life.
2. ________, he told me that he would invite me to dinner in the evening.
3. He feels unhappy because he is ________his classmates at the moment.
4. I should give my own opinion and explain it by ________other authors.
5. They are going to have a meeting to determine who will ________the plan.
6. When fire broke out in the house, she ________as fast as she could ________.
7. We haven’t cleaned the house for a few days, because we don’t want to ________good luck.

4 . Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in the box.

expand            overcome            estimate          generate          extension

1. The school board plans to have a(n)_____________________ built to the library.
2. The new film______________________ a lot of excitement, and ticket sales were way beyond our expectations.
3. Unable to______________________ his shyness, he stood there without saying anything.
4. Foreign trade______________________ greatly in the past few years.
5. It ______________________that the project will last more than ten years.

5 . 选择填空

adopt, adapt

1. The old couple had no children of their own and they decided to_________ an orphan from the earthquake-stricken area.
2. It is said that children can_________ to a new environment soon.
3. The boy was_________ at the age of three.
4. We are trying to_________ a more effective measure.
5. The film is_________ from a novel.

6 . 选词填空

bear，stand，sustain，tolerate

1. Several companies have ________heavy financial losses due to the unfair competition.
2. She cannot________ her husband coming home late all the time.
3. Mr O’Friel made it clear that further insults of this kind would not be________.
4. She was afraid that her friend wouldn’t be able to ________the pain.

7 . 根据句意，选择单词或短语并以其适当形式填空。

at the forefront of, a host of, what if, boil down to, look forward to, in terms of, lie in, at the expense of, be optimistic about, deal with

1. We must take positive steps to ________ the problem.
2. She seemed more alive and ________ getting up in the morning.
3. Your success and happiness ________ you.
4. He built up the business ________ his health.
5. The job is great ________ salary, but it has its disadvantages.
6. Positive thinking is ________ every success story.
7. ________ she doesn’t win the contest again?
8. The whole issue will probably ________ parental responsibility.
9. Initially, I ________ the future of the company.
10. ________ problems may delay the opening of the new bridge.

8 . 选词填空

put forward, come true, castles in the air, break into, fall victim to, to name but a few, turning point, come into use, in short, learn from

1. Many of his ideas, which were believed to be ________ have become realities.
2. Be careful not to ________ online banking fraud(诈骗).
3. They ________ many practical reasons for not exporting.
4. The new bridge ________ next month, which makes many people happy.
5. That argument marked a ________ in their marriage.
6. Hold on to your dreams and one day they may ________.
7. The true failure is the failure to ________ failure.
8. Hearing this, all of us including my uncle ________ laughter.
9. ________, I like online reading more than paper reading.
10. Activities available include football, basketball and swimming, ________.

9 . 选择填空：disturb, interrupt
1. The mother opened the door quietly so as not to ________ the sleeping baby.
2. I’m sorry to ________ the meeting, but there is an urgent long-distance call for Mr Zhou.

10 . 选词填空：interrupt/disturb
1. I’ll see my patient now and we are not to _________
2. It is not polite to _______when someone is talking.