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 . 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.

3 . 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.

4 . 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.

5 . 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.

6 . 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, ________.

7 . 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.

8 . 选词填空

aim to do, be used to do, figure out, be classified as, (be) opposed to, get over, get through, be confused by, go up, result in

1. Stress and tiredness often__________ a lack of concentration.
2. I want to pursue your dreams and__________ who you are and who you want to be.
3. With the temperature__________, we needn’t wear thick coats.
4. Thankfully, I managed to__________ the hard times, and the pain was struck into my heart.
5. The play is to put on next month, __________reflect the local culture.
6. Programming languages can __________either low-level languages or high-level languages.
7. These two terms sound very similar and can easily__________ beginners.
8. Observing and interacting with the animals will help you__________ your problems.
9. Computers can__________ do a lot of work now.
10. As long as the result is serious to the environment, the scientists will __________opening up the resources.

9 . 选词填空

in comparison with, be devoted to, be capable of, be bound to, cut down, be connected with, turn to, the amount of, make up, be responsible for

1. We need to ___________the article to 1,000 words.
2. ___________money invested in health care is increasing.
3. When I am in trouble, I always___________ my friends for help.
4. Nowadays many young people think that love___________ houses, cars and money.
5. Rona is kind and helpful because much time___________ translating book into English as a volunteer.
6. The man is thought to ___________the attack.
7. Animals might___________ learning, but surely not of thinking and feeling.
8. If you work hard, you will___________ succeed.
9. The building in Dalian are small ___________the skyscrapers in New York.
10. Two carpenters and five clerks ended up___________ a volunteer group.

10 . 根据句意，选择单词或短语并以其适当形式填空。

in appreciation of, hunt for, stare at, be charged with, slip away, look out, hold on, long to, mix…with, in an attempt to

1. I wanted to give up. But Dad encouraged me to________.
2. It’s natural to react with disbelief if your child________ bullying (欺负).
3. He tried hard to practice________ pass the driving test.
4. The boy ________him uncertainly, not knowing whether to believe him.
5. Please accept this gift ________all you’ve done for us.
6. You ________what you want to do because you want it.
7. What happens when flour ________water?
8. All the information is there, but you have to ________it.
9. ________! You could fall off the edge here.
10. The key must have________ from my bag when I opened it to get the money.