1 . 选择合适的短语并用正确的形式填空

donate... to...,       stir up,       refer to,       on hand,       date back,       prevent... from...,       in ruins

1. I always keep a pen______ ______ in case I need to write something down.
2. This ancient vase ______ ______ to the 12th century.
3. If you have any questions, please ______ ______ the instruction book.
4. The fence will ______the dog ______escaping.
5. His speech ______ ______ a lot of debate among the audience yesterday.

5 . 选短语填空

carry out       in ruins       adapt to       die out       on average Keep it in mind       come up with       give way to       come to an end       refer to

1. There are about 6,000 languages around the world, but almost half of them are __________.
2. Do you know how long __________ people should spend time taking exercise every day?
3. The Earthquake that happened more than 40 years ago left the whole city completely __________.
4. People are looking forward to the day when the war will __________.
5. It was the culture, rather than the language, that made it hard for him to __________ the new environment abroad.
6. He is so smart that he has no trouble __________ a solution to any difficulty he faces.
7. Please __________ that not all hard work and effort will surely lead to success.
8. Over the following days, my happiness and excitement finally __________ sadness and loneliness.
9. In her book, as you can see, she often __________ her unhappy schooldays.
10. Researchers are now in the lab working hard to __________ the experiment to find the cure.

6 . 从方框中选出五个短语并用其适当形式完成下列句子，其中有两个短语是多余的。

in ruins   sweep away     refer to     ups and downs     date back to     take part in       make a proposal

1. Before the Spring Festival, most families usually clean their houses completely in order_________ the bad luck and welcome the new year.
2. Not everyone’s life is always smooth and peaceful but full of _________.
3. Alice _________ the school’s talent show last year, winning the first prize.
4. With building destroyed and bridges broken, everything was _________ in Tangshan.
5. If you don’t know how to write a story, you can _________ some books for help.

7 . 请根据语境，用方框内短语的正确形式将句子补充完整，每个短语只用一次。

leave…alone;        in ruins;       be addicted to;     refer to;          even if; make no sense;       what if;       aware of;            on average;       lose heart

1. If the wetland is ________, it will slowly recover itself in a few years and there will be lots of wildlife again.
2. —Some players cheat in the sports to help their teams win the game, even in some great international competitions.
—That ________ in my opinion.
3. The environmentalists have made more and more people ________ the importance of environmental preservation.
4. In his speech, Adam ________ the recommendation from the school adviser on which courses to choose.
5. The researchers tried and failed again and again, but they never ________ and believed that they could keep the dialect alive.
6. Parents and teachers try to prevent children from ________ the Internet so that they can concentrate on school and family life.
7. ________ you are not prepared to work up a sweat (因运动而大汗淋漓) three times a week, any activity is better than none.
8. They saw by the light of the moon that part of the city lay ________ after the big earthquake.
9. ________ I fall ill while I’m away on holiday?
10. Time spent in reading among young people has risen to an hour and a half ________, according to a study.

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。

on average       give way to       concentrate on     sweep away     make progress     apply for       in ruins

1. The whole city was _______but all hope was not lost.
2. The truck refused to _______the car, which caused a traffic accident.
3. After _______the position of the assistant manager, he waited for the result anxiously.
4. With a strong will, he ignored the noise and managed to _______his study.
5. Although our country _______in technological development in the past few years, it still has a long way to go.

9 . 汉译英
1. 有道理；合乎情理；表述清楚
2. 控制；接管
3. 对……大为吃惊
4. 丧失信心；泄气
5. 严重受损；破败不堪
6. 露天；在户外
7. 浮沉；兴衰；荣辱
8. 参与(某事)；参加(某活动)
9. 确保；设法保证
10. 打扫(或消除)干净
11. 喜欢……多于……
12. 集中；特别关注
13. 除……以外
14. 锻炼；计算出；解决
15. 震惊；吃惊

10 . 请用方框中的短语完成句子。

addicted to   apply for   looking forward to   in ruins   take control of

1. Mike is ______ computer games.
2. After the earthquake, the whole city was ______.
3. We are really ______ seeing you again.
4. Students are encouraged to ______ their own learning.
5. Kate is planning to go to Iceland for holiday. She will ______ a visa soon.