1 . Directions: After reading the passage below, choose the right sentence element for each underlined word. One sentence element may be chosen more than twice.

A.S(Subject)     B.V(Verb)     C.C(Complement)     D.O(Object)

Why Go To Rome

Rome, the city of seven hills,    1    a mythic beginning. Its founder is Romulus and Remus – twin brothers whose mother     2    a wolf and father was a war god. Although historians doubted about this mythic story, most travelers are     3    that there is something magical about Rome. Whether it's the mystery of nearby Vatican City or the ghosts of the Colosseum, an afternoon tea or a plate of pasta, Roma is sure to be popular.

Rome is known for    4    that dates back to the eras of Octavian, Julius Caesar and Hadrian. There are structures like the Pantheon, the Roman Forum and dozens of churches, among other historic gems. Art lovers    5    art exhibited at the Vatican Museums, and food lovers will enjoy the amazing Italian snacks, including the gelato.

3 . 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.

4 . 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.

5 . 选词填空

A. admission     B. celebrate     C. chain     D. concern     E. extinction     F. fund     G. threaten

1. More than 60 countries have signed agreements with China to ________those construction projects of coal.
2. The theme of 2022 Shanghai Book Fair is simple: books that ________a love of reading and the library.
3. Bank of America cardholders can get free weekend general ________to the City Museum of Art.
4. Most economists still believe inflation will cool by year's end, as automobile prices climb at a more moderate pace and as supply ________problems hopefully ease.
5. Oil supply issues among a group of major producing nations ________to increase tightness in the energy market and push prices higher.
6. Germany is among the 141 countries promising to stop deforestation by the end of the decade, which has contributed to ecosystem collapse, species ________and global heating.

10 . With the population ________ at an alarming rate, experts are amazed that there are so many people on the planet, and ________ that there will be ten billion of us before the end of this century.

A．is increasing, predict	B．increasing, predicting
C．increasing, predict	D．to be increasing, predicted