1 . 语法填空

In early November in 2023, a diver, swimming off the coast of Sardinia,     1     (notice) pieces of metal on the ocean floor. He called the authorities and more divers were sent to look. The pieces turned out to be ancient Roman coins. The coins mostly lay     2     (bury) in sand and seagrass not far from the coast. It is said that more than 30, 000 coins have been found,     3     are close to 2, 000 years old. Experts call this a major historical discovery.

2 . 请用方框中所给单词的正确形式完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡相应位置。

comfort          science          entire          anxiety          motivate

1. I admit it was ______________ my fault.
2. He seemed ______________ about the coming exam.
3. He is intelligent enough but he lacks ______________.
4. I was so ______________ and warm in bed so that I didn’t want to get up.
5. We should adopt a more ______________ approach in the future research.

3 . 请用方框中所给的单词或短语完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡相应位置。

accompany demonstrate evaluate break down in charge of in turn

1. He put Steve ______________ the research team.
2. Ken agreed to ______________ me on a trip to Africa.
3. I can’t ______________ his ability without seeing his work.
4. Listen up! Please come up ______________ to collect your books.
5. Let me ______________ to you some of the difficulties we are facing.
6. A smile can ______________ barriers.

4 . They (the group) also hope to further educate people about the importance of ________ for future generations to understand and appreciate. (根据课文内容填空)

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

Last Saturday, I went to the school sports field to watch the final of the 4×100-metre relay at our annual sports tournament.     1     the race, everyone was quiet and still. When the runners set off, everyone went wild! We all stood up and started shouting. It was like being hit by a huge wave of     2     (excite). The race was all over in just one minute. When the first runner     3     (cross) the finish line, everyone was on their feet, cheering.