2 . 手机支付越来越普及，却给老眼昏花又不能熟练使用智能手机的老人造成了诸多不便。(despite) （汉译英）

3 . 据说猪年出生的人快乐而且乐观。
It’s said that people born in the Year of the Pig _________.

4 . Direction: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. justify B. correspondingly C. rigid D. tackle E. consequence F. channel G. ultimately H. interpretation I. substantial J. tendency K. relevant

1. Authorities have a responsibility to promote initiatives to ________ the energy of young people towards more worthwhile ends such as the acquisition of a basic skill.
2. Education is supposed to be ________ to the real world and the challenges students are facing.
3. There is a growing ________ among young people to search for balance in life through daily tai chi practice.
4. Contrary to our expectation, the well-established pianist’s ________ of the music was rather too literal.
5. Despite the Yupik people’s preservation of their independence and heritage, the process of globalization will ________ lead to the changes in their traditional way of life.
6. Many countries are exploring ways to ease the financial problem as a(n) ________ of the rising medical costs of their ageing populations.
7. Teenagers need to be motivated to ________ their academic stress by setting realistic goals and dividing their work into reasonable daily targets.
8. The Japanese have a ________ code of etiquette, which may seem artificial to people from other cultures.
9. The “sentimental value” of the stuff in our lives cannot ________ the behaviour of those compulsive hoarders.
10. A ________ number of Aboriginal songlines were lost due to the destruction of their ancient way of life.

5 . 选词填空which price /the price of which /its price /the price of whose
1. Recently I bought an ancient Chinese vase, _______ was very reasonable.
2. Recently I bought an ancient Chinese vase, and _______ was very reasonable.

6 . Chinese military medical scientist Chen Wei together with her colleagues has developed various vaccines (疫苗) by ______ ______ ______.(根据句意填空)

7 . 我们已知的事物有时候会使我们更难理解新观念。（汉译英）

8 . The ice froze around us and we were well and truly stuck! （英译汉）

9 . 有人以命燃灯，给了漫漫长夜一点微弱的希望。(light：动词) (汉译英)