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 . 用所给词或短语的适当形式完成句子。

1. She feels a strong sense of _________ towards her employees.
2. Demand for water _________ by 70% over the last three decades.
3. The police said they were _________ about the missing boy’s safety.
4. To his disappointment, he failed _________ his parents’ expectations.
5. These policy changes could have _________ effects on the whole economy.
6. The annual football match had to be put off _________ the unexpected heavy rain.
7. Rita’s husband is away for the week, so I thought I’d go over and keep her _________
8. True happiness _________ the joy of achievement rather than the possession of money.
9. Perhaps she knows she is in the wrong and wants to _________ , or maybe she has a simple explanation for her behavior.
10. Fortunately, my teachers and classmates were always helpful and gave me lots of encouragement, so my language skills improved _________ .

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 . 根据语境选择词语，并用其恰当形式填空，每个词仅使用一次。

shape, reward, course, function, channel, highlight, absorb

1. There is no denying that every individual will experience happiness and sorrow in the ________ of their long life.
2. No one can ignore the great influence social media has in ________ the public opinions.
3. Teachers use different methods to help students ________ what they learn.
4. It is of significance to have a balanced diet; otherwise, our body cannot ________ normally.
5. Art and music are great ________ for people to express their ideas and emotions.

5 . 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.

6 . 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.

7 . 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.

8 . 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.

9 . 根据所给词适当形式填空

put on, due to, communicate with, be effective in, even if, help … out, in case of, have a sense of achievement, establish one’s own company, by accident

1. Mr Green is a warm-hearted man, and he is always willing to ________ others________ whenever he is needed.
2. This exercise seems simple. However, it ________ helping you break away from those bad feelings.
3. You will ________ if you can make it to the end of the long story.
4. Yesterday afternoon, when I was shopping in a supermarket, I met an old friend_________.
5. ________ the heavy fog on that day, all the flights of the airline had to be put off until the fog cleared.
6. This programme can help you recover documents ________ a power failure or system crash.
7. I knew I needed to apolpogise to Henry, ________ he also did something that hurt my feelings.
8. The new play will be ________ in some major cities next month, so we will have the chance to enjoy it.
9. My smart phone makes it possible for me to ________ others wherever I go.
10. My elder brother has been working hard in the hope of earning money to ________ one day.