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.

2 . 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.

3 . 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

4 . The number of Chinese who escaped poverty ________ for more than percent of the world's impoverished people, measured by the poverty threshold set by the World Bank.

A．accounted

B．accounting

C．were accounted

D．having accounted