1 . ___________your belief that we will fail, I am confident that we will succeed.

A．In contrast to

B．In response to

C．In control of

D．In memory of

2 . 选词填空

in memory of,   in tears,   a great deal of,   pass away,   trip over

1. I recently had a cousin who ________________from cancer.
2. A fund was launched to set up a monument ________________the dead.
3. The little girl was________________because she’d lost her mother.
4. Watch out! Don’t ________________the power cable.
5. His mistake involved everyone ________________ extra work.

3 . 选词填空

in vain, in memory of, take place, at a great cost, suffer for, in a larger sense, step by step, look to the future, set down, bring forth, be engaged in, die for

1. He was there ____________ the soldiers who had died.
2. The worst battle lasted three days and ____________ at Gettysburg in 1863.
3. The Union side won, but ____________.
4. What was all this ____________?
5. Learning from the past, ____________ and living in the present are what I want to do.
6. He gave them a new vision of what the United States of America should be, based on the ideals ____________ by its Founding Fathers 87 years before.
7. It was what the soldiers had ____________.
8. Now it was up to the living to work ____________ towards the equality of humankind.
9. Four score and seven years ago our fathers ____________, upon this continent, a new nation.
10. Now we ____________ a great civil war.
11. ____________, all subjects are vital to human progress.
12. It became obvious that all her complaints were ____________.

8 . 用所给短语的恰当形式填入下列句子，使其意义完整，有两个短语多余。

take advantage of;          range from…to…;     a great deal of ;          in spite of ;   tend to do;       in memory of;        in despair;

1. She cried loudly ________ because she lost a large sum of money.
2. The congress opened with a minute’s silence ________ those who died in the struggle.
3. The research on the effects of music lessons involves two groups of children, their ages ________ 4 to 10.
4. I’m going to ________ this opportunity to learn more about the history of America.
5. Mr. Brown refused to give up smoking ________ his lung disease.

9 . 用方框里面的短语完成文段，注意使用正确形式，有3个多余选项。

be involved in; in memory of; in vain; under the influence of; bring forth; regardless of; at risk; be engaged in; at a great cost; not to mention; under the influence of; in harmony with; be divided into; culture shock; give up on; step into one’s shoes

1. This is a military victory purchased ________life.
2. Anyone,_________age or level of fitness, can practice and benefit from Tai Chi.
3. According to the report, several officials _________in the matter.
4. It’s a day________the great poet Qu Yuan and we usually eat zongzi and enjoy dragon boat races.
5. Four score and seven years ago our fathers ________, upon this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
6. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us —that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they here gave the last full measure of devotion —that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died________; that this nation shall have a new birth of freedom; and that this government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
7. The very earliest sculptures were made________Greek art.
8. Almost unconsciously she dressed _________this note of simplicity.
9. The world ________five continents.