1 . 根据句意，选择短语并以其适当形式填空。

shirk one’s duty, blow away, at war, break through, light up, serve as, a sum of, track down

1. On September 5, at the end of the festival last year, a huge display of fireworks ________ the sky around the whole area.
2. Strong winds can also ________ the valuable soil that lies on the top of the fields.
3. Our nation is ________ against a far-reaching network of violence and hate.
4. In some countries, smartphones and other mobile devices ________ replacements for the traditional desktop computer.
5. They presented ________ money to the school where they studied years ago.
6. The sun ________ at around lunchtime after several cloudy days.

2 . 根据句意，选择短语并以其适当形式填空。

1. Remember: little steps ________ big dreams.
2. Perhaps you think you could easily ________ your happiness with more money.
3. Will you ________ more sugar ________ your coffee？
4. Let’s ________ all our money and see if we have enough for the bill.

3 . 用以下词的正确形式填空

wrap       highlight       influential       distraction       sensitive feedback       ashamed       swallow       extinct       occasional

1. She was deeply ________of her rude behaviour at the party.
2. To ________means to make food or drink go down your throat into your stomach.
3. Her skin is very ________ to the sun. So hats and sunscreen cream are very necessary.
4. Jack feels that the constant noise is getting to be a ________from what he is doing now.
5. When you _________ something, you fold paper or cloth tightly around it to cover it completely.
6. As the father of hybrid rice, Yuan Longping is one of the most________ scientists in agriculture.
7. If you say you __________meet your friend, you mean you sometimes meet each other, but not often.
8. When you are reading, it is important to ________the key points with a marker so that it will be helpful for you to review what you have learnt.
9. If you get ________on your work or progress, it means someone tells you how well or badly you are doing, and how you could improve.
10. If you say a species of animal or plant is _________, you mean it no longer has any living members, either in the world or in a particular place.

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

in the second half of the 20th century        pull up             drive away        next to from that day on            look around        wave to sb.       on the first day

1. You might be waiting a while for one of these _______ at the local bus stop.
2. Under these circumstances, many drivers would just honk (按喇叭) once or twice, wait a minute, then ________.
3. ________ of the term, there were crowds of people in the dormitory, including students and parents.
4. It was no use pretending not to see him, so I _________ him.
5. We'd like you to _________ and tell us if anything is missing.
6. I was 13 when we met, and _________ our friendship grew.
7. The changes are different from those that took place in the West _________.
8. I was standing right _________ her, but she didn't even acknowledge me.

7 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. dignity B. favored C. endanger D. striking E. peered F. distinctive G. adapted H. wonder I. commitment J. expense K. share

1. Tan Dun ______ music from the original Kun opera and added his own work to these traditional pieces.
2. For a long time, my mother had not understood my ______ to the struggle.
3. It’s difficult to preserve your ______ when you have no job and no home.
4. In South Africa, it is hard for a man to ignore the needs of the people, even at the ______ of his own family.
5. In the 1800s, Beijing opera slowly replaced Kun opera as the ______ form of opera.
6. Families worry that sending children away to study in higher education could ______ the Yupik language and culture.
7. When one doesn’t see one’s family for many years at a time, the transformation can be ______.
8. The ______ features of Kun opera are spoken story-telling, singing and dancing, and each character has their own particular style of movement on stage.
9. When a whale is killed, the houses and school empty as everyone races to the beach to take a ______ of the meat.
10. They ______ out the window fearfully at the ivy vine, and then looked at each other for a moment without speaking.

8 . 选择填空：what’s more, what’s worse
1. I’m fortunate to find a job that I love, and, ________, the pay is good.
2. He was not in good shape. ________, he came down with a severe cold, forcing him to slow down his training before the game.
3. If parents often have children help them to do the housework, the children will gradually become independent. ________, they will learn to take care of themselves.

10 . 选词填空

agree on, at risk，go on sale，hang out, in contrast, keep around，lie in，on the whole，so far， wipe out

1. ________，the boss is satisfied with the progress，and he wants more breakthrough.
2. People always want to ________each to be nice to them，and I am no exception.
3. The whole nation will ________any enemy that dares to invade their territory.
4. Girls enjoy________ in supermarkets，even for a whole afternoon without feeling tired.
5. After ten minutes of bargain, they ________ the price for the house.
6. The tickets for the concert ________last Sunday, and people crowded into the booking office.
7. The COVID-2019 is still spreading all over the world, putting millions of people ________.
8. ________，we haven made so much progress on the he COVID-2019.