1 . 选词填空

carry on;     provide for;        on the basis of;        in this sense        result in;        live off;        appeal to;             come to power        run out;        keep in touch with;            wear and tear;        to some extent

1. Milk tea has become a popular drink, ________________ a lot of young people.
2. One can never deny the fact that we all suffer from such human weaknesses as idleness, moodiness, jealousy and vanity ________________.
3. ________________, evolution just means change, and no one can deny that these changes are happening.
4. Instead my father taught me what he knew: that being a man was about sacrifice and doing whatever you can to take care of and ________________ your family.
5. Emperor Kang Xi took a series of measures to develop the nation’s economy after ________________.
6. It is dangerous to judge ________________ first impressions.
7. When you have difficulties in your life, remember to keep calm and ________________, and you will succeed in the end.
8. Researchers find that diets high in fiber and low in refined grains, meat and sugars ________________ less weight gain.
9. Social media has made it much easier to ________________ old friends and acquaintances.
10. Though he is thirty, he is still ________________ his parents. He should become more self-reliant.

2 . 用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空。

replace…with; be concerned with; be content with; focus on; in brief; do… harm to; concentrate on; in addition to; on the basis of; in my opinion

1. Too much drinking will ________ great ________ your health.
2. They ________ their beloved old cars ________ expensive new sports cars.
3. When you ________ one task you can get it done faster and better.
4. More people ________ the protection of endangered animals.
5. ________ reading for knowledge, we read for fun and inspiration.
6. I ________ the second place, because I know that I tried my hardest.
7. ________ those facts, we can reach the following conclusion.
8. ________, learning English is a step-by-step process.
9. By ________ saving oil, water, paper, food, and clothing, we are playing a part in cutting down on waste.
10. His success was a long story, but ________, he succeeded after many failures.

3 . 根据句意，选择单词或短语并以其适当形式填空。

in addition to; be concerned with; focus on; in contact; give a brief response ; compare to ; on the basis of

1. Statement should be made ________ of fact.
2. There is no moment that ________ to holding your baby for the first time.
3. ________ my weekly wage, I got a lot of tips.
4. People outside will be ________ with me.
5. The book ________       political economics.
6. Each exercise ________ a different grammar point.
7. The manager ________to the proposal raised by the young man.

4 . 短语填空

as we know, instead of, concentrate on, be concerned with, in addition, appear to, on the basis of, in my opinion, focus on, response to, point out, in common

1. ________, you can elect to share your files with others.
2. The attention of the news media was firmly ________ the elections.
3. The marriage ________ money is bound to break up.
4. Luke wants to ________ his film career.
5. Our research ________ new forms of work organization.
6. The living room ________ be empty.
7. He ________ that we had two hours of free time before dinner.
8. ________ it was not until recently that the problem was solved.
9. What they have ________ is their love for each other.
10. He attends that meeting ________ me.
11. His ________ my proposal was discouraging.
12. ________, drinking too much will do harm to one’s body.

5 . 阅读下面句子，根据句意，从方框中选择恰当词组并使用其正确形式填空。

calm down     tend to     apply for     be fed up with     put up keep up with     on the basis of     in person     suffer from     let off

1. In a team, many things need to be done ________ trust.
2. I ________ the way she leaves her rubbish on the floor!
3. Look! The students ________ a poster on the noticeboard.
4. When the price of a product falls, people ________ buy more of it.
5. A successful company must ________ the development of technology.
6. After graduation last July, she ________ a job with the local newspaper.
7. He felt nervous before giving his speech, but then he managed to ________.
8. It is not allowed to ________ fireworks during the Spring Festival in our city.
9. Stress is a normal human reaction and almost everyone ________ it sometimes.
10. If you want more advice on English, you’d better go and talk to Mr. Vincent ________.