1 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Yao Zhongyu,     1     student of Beihang University from Taiwan, told his     2    (parent) in a video posted online that he would not be able to spend the Spring Festival with     3    (they) as he volunteered for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

“Beijing is such a big stage and I have missed out on many of the big events that     4    (take) place in the past few years. It is a     5    (significance) opportunity to participate as a volunteer in such an international event,” Yao said.

In order     6    (select), Yao had passed the College English Test before he signed up as a volunteer, attended the Red Cross rescue training,     7     was organized by Beihang University, and obtained a corresponding certificate.

“My parents think that it is an honor     8     me to be a part of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games and they     9    (true) take pride in me,” Yao said.

Yao worked as a volunteer in the Yanqing competition zone in the suburban area of Beijing.

According to Yao, the mainland has done a great job in COVID-19 prevention and control, and Beijing has many policies to support students from Taiwan to start businesses and find jobs. He plans to pursue his career in the mainland after     10    (complete) his studies.

2 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

China kicked off the 2022 Winter Olympics with a visually stunning opening ceremony.

    1     a lively, snowflake-themed show that emphasized youth and “ordinary people,” the games were declared officially open,     2     (prompt) a burst of fireworks over the “Bird’s Nest” National Stadium in central Beijing.

The final step was to deliver the ceremonial flame,     3     moment that often carries symbolic weight based in part on     4     is selected for the task. Chinese officials chose two athletes, one of whom was Dinigeer Yilamujiang, a Uyghur cross country skier from Xinjiang.

The pair placed the flame inside a giant snowflake, a closely     5     (watch) moment with symbolic weight in more ways than one.

With temperatures appropriately below freezing in the Chinese capital, the ceremoney began with an opening sequence focusing on youth and spring. The Olympics started on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. China’s biggest holiday, also known as Spring Festival.

The ceremony overall was a scaled-down affair compared with past years, amid drives by both the IOC and the Chinese government     6     (promote) sustainability and rein (遏制) in excess.

    7     it began and ended with fireworks, there were only about 10 percent as many as the last time Beijing hosted the Olympics in 2008. Renowned Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou, who directed that ceremoney as well as this     8    , told Chinese state media that the performers in this year’s show would be “ordinary people.”

In contrast to the epic 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing, which ran for about hours, this year’s grand display was simplified and shortened to less than 100 minutes because of the pandemic and the cold weather, according to Xinhua.

Only 3,000 performers,     9     teenagers made up the vast majority,     10     (take) part, compared with 15,000 in 2008, Xinhua said.

5 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

That Beijing, together with Zhangjiakou,     1     (succeed) in getting the chance to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in 2015, speeds up the development of Zhangjiakou City.

Word came     2     the Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway,     3     (locate) in North China, is currently under construction, and is expected to be completed by 2021 in preparation for the cities to host the 2022 Winter Olympics. Starting from Beijing North Railway Station and heading west through the Great Wall three times in the capital’s territory, the project is a big challenge,     4     designers say the explosions needed to dig the tunnels will not have an impact on the structure. The line has a     5     (long) of 174km as a double tracked passenger dedicated line(双轨道乘客专线), with ten stations situated along       6     (it) route. Having a     7     (totally) investment of 31.17 billion yuan ($5 billion), the trip between the two cities will only take 40 minutes, with the train     8     (travel) at an average of 250 km/h. According to the plan, the high-speed railway will build two branch lines — one is to Yanqing Station and the other     9     Taizicheng of Chongli, where the Olympic village lies. The full railway, which includes a 70-kilometer section through Beijing, will be completed in one and     10     half years.

7 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics has left a deep     1     (impress)on people across the globe. At Beijing 2022, a total of 2,877 athletes from 91 countries and regions     2     (compete)for 109 gold medals. “Athletes competed     3     (brave)to exceed limits, setting a number of new world records and Olympic records. This is     4     vivid representation of the Olympic motto-Faster, Higher, Stronger , Together,” said Cai Qi, president of the Beijing organizing committee.

Beijing is the first city     5     (host)both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. Besides the competitions, the unique charm of Beijing and the thoughtful services which the city offered to all participants     6     (value). As the first global multi-sport event held as scheduled during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Beijing Winter Games attached great importance     7     the health and safety of all participants. “Our COVID-19 policy has been     8     (effect), setting a successful example for other major international events held during the pandemic,” Cai said.

The Beijing Games     9     theme is Together for a shared future have also left the city with rich legacies(遗产),     10     (include)engaging 346 million people in ice and snow sports as well as hosting the Games in a more sustainable way.

8 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games opening ceremony kicked off at the National Stadium in Beijing on February 4th. Audiences from around the world reacted to the opening ceremony,     1     (share) on social media their excitement and cheering on the unprecedented sights.

Li Min and Song Chen, graphic editors from China Daily Times’ Palette Studio,     2     (take) part in the design of a recurring motif (图形) of the opening ceremony—snowflakes.

The     3     (athlete) were led into the arena by placard (标语牌) carriers in tiger-head hats. Each placard was designed     4     (look) like a glowing snowflake. The illuminated snowflake was a recurring symbol     5     (inspire) by a Li Bai poem.

According to Li Min, the six points of each smaller snowflake were shaped like Chinese knots,     6     (tradition) decorative artworks, with a symbol of harmony and beauty. After the Parade of Nations, those snowflakes were connected together into a larger flake     7     formed the Olympic cauldron.     8     larger sculpture featured olive branches in a symbol of peace.

From showcasing the glorious Chinese civilization in 2008     9     snowflakes lighting up the world at the 2022 Winter Games opening ceremony, China has     10     (clear) demonstrated the ideal of a shared future, and the Olympic spirit, which requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play.