1 . 用方框中短语的正确形式完成句子。注意：有一个短语是多余的。

in honor of refer to run out of on the edge of come across in spite of fight for be regarded as due to suffer from base on

1. The US government has ______________ excuses for the failure of its economic policy, which means a radical policy reform is needed.
2. The team is ______________ a place in the final round, where competition will be without any doubt more fierce.
3. Failure helps build our characters. We become better because of the fall, not ______________ it.
4. The committee finally decided to build a monument ______________ the captain and his crew who made a significant breakthrough in polar exploration.
5. I was ______________ my seat waiting to find out what happened next.
6. The team met countless difficulties during the research ______________ their limited access to proper resources.
7. The movie ______________ a real-life incident.
8. Recently I have ______________ an interesting study which claims Memory B cells might be responsible for people’s lifetime allergies (过敏症).
9. Nowadays, Dr. Claire and Prof. Tiara ______________ the most promising young writers in the city.
10. The latest research finding gives hope to patients who ______________ severe back injuries.

2 . 根据下列句子语境从所给词块中选择合适的词块填空，所给词块中有两个多余。

A. in charge of B. refer to C. without hesitation D. was regarded as E. pick out F. struggle for G. in spite of

1. We’d better _____________ the future rather than regret for the past.
2. The man who was _____________ the company charged me $1000 for the service.
3. He _____________ the most successful president of modem times.
4. Once offered the job, he accepted it _____________.
5. _____________ his age, he still leads an active life.

3 . 用方框中短语的适当形式完成下列句子，每个词组只能用一次。

put out fires;       apart from;       be regarded as;       pick out;       come across;       engage in; try out for;       transform into;       major in;       as for;       surround by;       fight for;

1. The firefighters are still trying ______.
2. The man works very hard to ______ higher wages.
3. She understands French ______ English.
4. There were many beautiful dresses. Finally, she ______ a blue dress.
5. Martin Luther King ______ one of American heroes today.
6. I enjoyed studying English, so I decided ______ languages at college.
7. ______ dinner, you can have all vegetables you want.
8. Some art lovers ______ the school drama club next week.
9. A caterpillar (毛毛虫) ______ a butterfly every spring.
10. I ______ one of my old friends in the supermarket the other day.
11. When the flood came, the hotel ______ water and the guest had to be rescued by boat.
12. I’m busy, so I have no time ______ regular exercises.

6 . 从方框中选择恰当的单词或词组填入句子中，注意使用其正确形式，每个单词或词组只能使用一次。

mental     atmosphere     jump to one’s feet     be regarded as measure     trap     on the edge of     break down strike     award     star in     be stuck in

1. Twenty miners____________ underground, but soon they were rescued.
2. In fact, any kind of street performance can____________a form of busking (街头卖艺).
3. Hearing the news of his son’s death, she was____________despair.
4. We should take____________to protect endangered animals.
5. When the little boy sang in a very high but clear voice on the stage, the audience____________, clapping and cheering.
6. He____________dozens of films in the past 3 years, which makes him a world-famous actor.
7. They predicted that a destructive earthquake____________this area before the end of the century.
8. We____________a traffic jam on our way to the airport and we nearly missed the flight.
9. The director uses soft music and lighting to create a romantic____________.
10. On my way to the station my car____________, so I had to call vehicle rescue service.
11. Surfing on the Internet for a long time may damage children’s health physically and____________.
12. Tu Youyou____________the Nobel Prize for her work in medical research in 2015.

7 . 阅读下面句子，请根据题意从方框中选出适当的词语并用其恰当的形式填空。

due to          break down        in spite of        be regarded as          fight for        engage in     on the edge of     come across            move away from       breathe in

1. Unfortunately, his two sledges ________ and then the horses began to have serious difficulties with the snow and the cold.
2. Martin Luther King has inspired people around the world to ________ equal rights and justice.
3. After hundreds of failed experiments, Tu Youyou and her team eventually ________ a promising chemical.
4. At that moment, when we were ________ the whirlpool, I felt calmer than when we were moving towards it.
5. He ________ a wide range of exercises designed to rebuild muscle, and made remarkable progress.
6. Today Tu Youyou continues to conduct research ________ her age.
7. It was only ________ the ongoing support of his wife, parents and friends that Reeve eventually found the will to live again.
8. Shouting can cause you to ________ a dangerous amount of dust when you are trapped in earthquake.
9. If you are in an earthquake, Mr Wang’s advice is to ________ things that can break or fall.
10. Christopher Reeve ________ a superhero both in films and in real life.

8 . 一直以来很多人对身体穿孔评价很低，实际上年轻一代认为这是正常的行为，甚至彰显了群体认同感。(opinion, which)(汉译英)