5 . 这个男孩到目前为止一直都很用功。 up to…（汉译英）
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6 . 虽然天色已晚，我们还是决定动身了。 set out（汉译英）
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7 . 选词填空

by contrast, be blessed with, approve of, wake up to

1. I __________ a happy childhood, one that most people would want to have.
2. The coastal areas have mild winters, but __________ the central plains become extremely cold.
3. Citizens __________ an orange sky and strong winds that covered the city in a thick, brown-yellow dust.
4. His parents didn’t __________ his marriage, but he married the girl against his parent’s will.

8 . 选词填空

stretch, demonstrate, reward, witness

1. Despite the fact that it was dangerous and exhausting, climbing the mountain was a very __________ experience for me.
2. The two stone lions standing in front of Tian’anmen have __________ many great historic events.
3. There’s been no public __________ of opposition to the President.
4. The great Himalayas has the largest mountain peaks in the world and __________ around six countries in Asia.

9 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容或括号内所给词的恰当形式填空。

Some students are     1     (amuse) by something else. They spend all their time     2     (look) anywhere but at me. Then again, some students’ favorite activity is daydreaming. With their chins on their hands, they occupy     3     (they) by staring out of the window or up at the ceiling. They are certainly interested in something, but who knows what. The main thing is reminding distracted students that they need to pay attention in class.