1 . 使用下列短语的正确形式填空

have an influence on, in a bad mood, benefit from, at sb.’s expense, to one’s embarrassment, in a whisper

1. He always talks  ___________, so sometimes it’s difficult to hear what he’s saying.
2. People who will  ___________  the donations include cancer patients as well as babies.
3. The culture of ancient Greece, for example, its architecture, philosophy and literature,  ___________  people’s lives up to now.
4. ___________, she couldn’t remember the host’s name when she wanted to introduce him to her friend.
5. If you don’t get enough sleep and wake up feeling sleepy, you’ll spend the rest of the day  ___________.
6. I don’t want to respond to Jack, because I think he is just making a joke  ___________.

2 . 根据句意，选择单词或短语并以其适当形式填空。             

A. strategy       B.embarrassment       C. infection       D.documentary        E. nationality

1. Exactly which bacteria cause the ________is still unknown.
2. Yesterday’s meeting was intended to make out a survival ________ for the company.
3. His ignorant behavior at the dinner table caused much ________ .
4. The great battle was vividly recorded in the ________film.
5. All applicants will be considered regardless of religion or ________.

3 . 选词填空完成句子

alternative     gesture     differ     fade            embarrassment   deliver confusion       likely     signal     disgusted     appointment

1. You mustn’t fire without my __________.
没我的信号不许开枪。
2. I’m ___________ with what she said.
我对她的话很反感。
3. He made a rude __________ with his fingers.
他用手指做了一个不礼貌的手势。
4. Allow me to clear up this __________.
请允许我澄清这种混淆。
5. It’s so cloudy and cold that it’s ____________to snow.
天气又阴又冷，大半要下雪。
6. She made an ___________for her son to see the doctor.
她为儿子约定了看医生的时间。
7. He’s not used to making speeches in public; it’s so _________ .
他不习惯在大庭广众中演讲，因为这太使人窘迫了。
8. When the night light gradually ___________, the world entered the dark.
当夜晚的灯光渐渐褪去，世界就进入了黑暗。
9. A parcel weighing half a ton has just been _____________.
一个半吨重的包裹刚刚递送出去。
10. Drivers are advised to seek ______________routes.
驾车者被告知需另寻其他路线。

4 . 根据下列句子语境，从所给选项中选择合适的选项填空，所给选项中有两个多余。

A. boxing   B. forgave     C. annoyed   D. adjustments   E. duty   F. take into account    G. embarrassment

1. The teacher was so______with the boy for turning up late every day.
2. The teacher should make some___________ so that the students will not get bored.
3. The teacher________ him for his mistake; after all, that was his first time.
4. To obey the laws is everyone’s ________ .
5. Standing too close may cause_________ and uneasiness.

5 . 根据句意，选择单词或短语并以其适当形式填空。

1. Forgetting her lines, she froze on the stage and blushed with ______.
2. They prefer to ______ friends of their own age.
3. In the past, ______ of water levels was used as an old method to investigate the climate conditions.
4. They want to design a machine that was both attractive and ______.
5. You’ll have to work hard if you want to ______ in life.
6. The government has made a ______ to provide citizens with better community services.
7. Fortunately, firefighters succeeded in ______ the driver out of the burning car.
8. Listening to light music before exams can help relieve stress and ______.
9. I ______ all the furniture to my neighbors before I moved to a new flat last month.
10. The women doctors and women nurses in this hospital ______ two hundred.