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 . 短语填空

a handful of; a flock of; be home to; be well-known for; at birth; come across; in the interest of

1. She brought ________rice out of the bag and showed it to me.
2. So long as it’s __________both sides, it’s worth talking about.
3. It was when I got back to my apartment that I first ________my new neighbours.
4. The twins were separated ________and brought up in entirely different environments.
5. We saw ________sheep when the car passed through the mountainous village.
6. Tsinghua University, founded in 1911, ________a great number of outstanding figures.
7. The city___________the pleasant climate—neither too hot in summer nor too cold in winter.