3 . 选词填空

making progress     due to     die out   be concerned about     watch over   searching for

1. On behalf of those who feel like ________ in English, I sincerely invite you to give an interview at 7 p.m. on Friday.
2. I have missed plenty of beautiful sunsets/sunrises ________ being on the spot only five minutes before the best moment.
3. If we don’t take measures to protect this kind of rare animals, they will ________ sooner or later.
4. Nowadays people ________ more ________ the environment where they live.
5. I’m wondering if you can ________ my little son while I’m seeing off my friend this afternoon.
6. While Jane was ________ something to eat, the rescue workers were in search of her.

6 . 选词填空

sound like;brush off;look after;in harmony with;be concerned about

1. They realized the need to be ________________the neighbours.
2. You need to________________the young plants after you plant them.
3. The mother________________her son and waited for him at the gate anxiously.
4. Mud________________easily when it is dry.
5. You________________your father when you spoke English in a funny way.

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。

make a difference     look forward to     work out   rather than   go through       date back to             in shock       as if     turn to   be concerned about

1. The art of paper cutting in China ________the sixth century.
2. He still keeps positive after ________so many difficulties.
3. He prefers to do sports in the gym every weekend ________play computer games at home.
4. To make his dream come true, he keeps a healthy diet and ________regularly to be physically fit.
5. My kids are ________being taken to the zoo this weekend.
6. As a teacher, I am confident that I can ________to the lives of my students.
7. To avoid destroying the heritage, the government ________the United Nations for help in 1959.
8. She looked at her husband ________, waiting for him to explain what happened.
9. After the terrible earthquake, it seemed ________the world were coming to an end.
10. I ________the African elephants, so I wonder what you know about them.

8 . The principal________ this change.
校长对这一变化深感担忧。