1 . 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

I can remember some things about my childhood. Some are unhappy. I remember my first visit    1    the zoo. I saw a lion and    2    eagle. The lion was very lazy, and he    3    (sleep) all the time. He was very    4    (bore) to me. The eagles suddenly flew in the air and frightened me. I started to cry!

Of course some memories are happy. I remember the day when my father tried to teach me how    5    (ride) a bicycle. I wasn't very good at it. I said, “I don't want to do this!" But my father was very    6    (patience) and very soon he taught me how to do it. Now I ride my bicycle every day and I'm much    7    (fast) than my father! And I also remember my first day at kindergarten very    8    (clear). There were so many children! I only knew one of them, a boy    9    (live) in the apartment next door. I was very nervous. However,    10    we started playing with some toys, I soon stopped feeling nervous.

2 . 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。

Chinese food and the differences between Chinese and Western diets are both things that cause the    1    (curious) of most people who visit China. Moreover, when    2    (travel) through China, you'll most likely pick up on a few differences in the way of eating food. For example, soup in the West     3    (enjoy) generally as an appetizer (开胃菜) at the start of a meal, while the Chinese prefer to enjoy their soup at the end of a meal.

You might also notice some distinct differences in meal preparation and cooking techniques. Therefore, cooking classes are becoming an    4    (increasing) popular activity among those interested in learning more about China's culture through its cuisine. If you're looking to take it a step    5    (far), keep an eye out for cooking classes    6    (hold) by residents in their own homes.

    7    it comes to traditional Chinese games, the Chinese have always been sociable people. Despite the country's super technological advancement and the increasing popularity of personal electronic devices. the majority of Chinese would rather spend time socializing with others than sit alone at home. From popular board games like Go (围棋) and Chinese chess to kids' games like Chinese jump rope, China offers    8    (vary) options to keep people busy. Most locals are more than happy to share their traditions    9    foreign visitors, so don't be shy to ask the next time you go for    10    walk through the park!

4 . 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。

Xiao Ming lives in Nanchong. Now he     1     (take) Tom to visit his hometown. Tom thinks it is one of the most attractive     2     (place) he has been to. The city is lively and its people are so     3    (friend). Xiao Ming says that he feels fortunate living here. The climate in Nanchong is pretty hot and wet in summer,     4     it can be quite cold in winter. Nanchong is a famous tour city and     5     are hundreds of thousands of visitors from all over the world every year. Many modern buildings     6     (put) up in the recent years, and there are some great shopping malls in the business district. With them     7     (approach) the sports park across the West River, they can see the West Hill,     8     is gorgeous with some       9     (real) interesting architecture and local specialty restaurants at its foot. And now Tom is starving, so they decide     10     (park) their car to have lunch in a nice little fish restaurant.

5 . 阅读短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

My grandfather is a Party member. He often shares stories about the Communist Party of China     1     me. One day, he talked about his fight in the Anti-Japanese War. He admitted that he had been afraid, but his determination to defend the country helped him overcome his fear. I thought my grandfather was a hero. He often reminds me that our     2     (peace) and happy life today is because of revolutionary martyrs (烈士). Our generation should be grateful to our great Party.     3     (inspire) by these stories, I make up my mind to study hard and make our country more powerful.

7 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage 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.

Penfriends for Life

“Hi, George! My name is Lori. I'm twelve. How are you? How are you doing in school?”

Back in the 1970s, there was a trend in the United States     1     (call) “chain letter.” Teens sent out letters to strangers in the hope of getting more back. In this way Lori Rubin started a lasting friendship     2     George Ghossn.

It was November 1975,     3    Lori was in the sixth grade and George was an eighth-grader. In his reply to Lori's first letter, George introduced himself and his family, and a school photo     4     (include), too. Since then, the two     5     (continue) exchanging handwritten letters about once a month.

Lori and George, however, didn't meet in person or even speak on the phone until 2017.     6     (excite) at the sight of each other, they hugged and cried together.

George said Lori's letters were beautiful. “No matter how sad I felt, her words could always bring me out of the darkness     7     she always knew the perfect thing to say,” said he.

Though the value of letter-writing is ignored by many young people today, Lori sees     8     as a form of art. Letter-writing takes a lot of time, so it allows her to dig deep into her soul     9     (express) what she is feeling. Both she and George have saved almost all of the letters they have exchanged.

Now, George and Lori have been talking on the phone and on social media more often. However, one thing will never change. They said they would never stop     10     (exchange) handwritten letters with each other.

8 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

A couple have been living together for 30 years. On the 30th anniversary of    1    (they) marriage, the wife has baked the bun(圆面包)as usual. She baked it every morning,    2    was a tradition. During the breakfast, she cut it across, buttered both    3    (side) and as usual gave the top to the husband, but her hand stopped halfway.

She thought, "On the day of our 30th anniversary, I want to eat this rosy part of the bun. I    4    (dream) about this for 30 years. Finally, I was a good wife for 30 years and raised good sons for him. I put so much effort and health for the well-being of our family." So she made    5    decision and gave the bottom of the bun to her husband, but her hands trembled-    6    (break) the 30-year-old tradition!

Her husband took the bun so    7    (excite) and said to her, "What a wonderful gift you gave me today, my dear! It has been 30 years. I did not eat my favourite-the bottom part of the bun, because I thought that it rightfully    8    (belong) to you."

It's not diamonds and flowers that can give us happiness in daily life,    9    the little things-and taking these small simple steps over time will produce    10    (big) and happier results.

10 . 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。

A shepherd became a hero as he saved six marathoners among a group of those    1    (affect) by extreme weather.

Zhu Keming, a farmer from Jingtai county of Baiyin, Northwest China's Gansu province, was grazing his sheep on a mountain near the Yellow River on Saturday morning. As it began raining and the temperature dropped     2    (sharp), Zhu went to seek shelter in a nearby cave house     3     he had stored clothes and dried food for emergency use.

While     4    (stay) in the cave house, Zhu heard cries for help from outside. He walked out and saw a group of marathon runners, including one convulsing(抽搐) due to the cold.

He immediately took the runners into the cave house, and started fires to warm them. He then called the emergency hotline     5     help.

While waiting for     6    (rescue), Zhu kept looking around outside. He then found     7     runner laying on ground. He carried the man into the cave house, and    8    (wrap) him in quilts until he regained consciousness.

Zhang Xiaotao, who survived the ill-fated race that claimed the lives of 21 runners, was    9    (emotion) when recalling the shepherd's help.

"The     10    (lose) of temperature was fast. It is a miracle that I survived a narrow escape from death. Without him (Zhu Keming), I don't know what would have become of me," he said.