1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Where did the speaker learn the safety rules of Skydance?

A．From a short film.

B．From a lecture.

C．From some books.

2. How did the speaker and her sister feel when the door flies open?

A．Excited.

B．Frightened.

C．Surprised.

3. Who was the last to jump out of the plane?

A．Her sister.

B．Her grandfather.

C．The speaker.

4. What did her sister do after landing?

A．Helped her grandfather.

B．Watched her grandfather landing.

C．Took a picture of her grandfather landing.

2 . 根据课文内容填空。

The tolerance and flexibility of the English language make it substantial absorption of borrowed words,     1     have greatly enriched the English language. Because of political, economical and cultural     2     between nations, a national language came into another one, thus     3     in borrowed words. This process went     4     several stages, each     5     complex. And several     6     were mentioned in the text, such as Latin, Greek and Chinese.     7    , the entry into English wasn’t always going well. Some opponents even made their efforts to stop it, one of     8     purposes was to defend their identity. To sum up, no matter     9     this tendency is good or not with the internationalization, we must accept the truth that it is     10    .

3 . 根据课文内容填空。

Every time a sender     1     a message and sends it directly or indirectly to a receiver, and then the latter     2     it, communication just happens,     3     is a challenging process. In order to conduct it     4    , we need practice and patience. To begin with, basic information about the     5     is essential. Secondly, body language also     6     in terms of good communication, which may     7     the response from others. Last but not least,     8     plays an     9     important role in communication.

To sum up, effective communication is     10     great help to us, such as improving our interpersonal relationship with others.

4 . 英汉互译
1. interest___________
2. short(n.)___________
3. respond(n.)___________
4. benefit(adj.)______________
5. 照这样下去__________
6. 购买___________(pt.pp)___________ _______________

5 . 更重要的是，你应该毫不犹豫地抓住机会。(what...is that...)
______ you should never hesitate to grasp opportunities.

6 . 筷子在日常生活中使用得如此频繁，以至于它们从一出生就形成了自己的一套习惯。(since引导时间状语从句)
Chopsticks are so frequently used in daily life that they ______ a set of customs of their own since they were born.

7 . 课文内容填空。

    1     (wait) with the fellow graduating students for a moment, I heard my name     2     (call) and I moved onto the stage to receive my degree certificate. Holding the certificate against my breast, I was still wondering     3     my future would be like, but I tried to smile and relax. The ceremony came to an end before I knew it. I couldn’t help reflecting on those four years.

My memory went back to the very first day     4     I arrived at university. Pausing at the gates, I felt hands sweating and it took me a few seconds     5     (compose) myself. Actually, at that time, little did I know that I was about to experience the best four years of my life. Interestingly, I kept putting it off when I received my first assignment,     6     I didn’t know how to begin the first paragraph.     7     (consequent), I had to work day and night completing it. Besides, I remembered engaging       8     (we) in cooperation in different group projects, from which I realized that cooperation could be     9     (stimulate) than a solo effort. Also, I realized many university professors are willing to share their knowledge, and are     10     (genuine) interested in their students’ intellectual development.

Even though the graduation ceremony ended, my life carries on, and I am ready for a new phase in my life.

8 . 到目前为止，这一概念被运用于绘画、建筑和雕塑中。
So far, this concept   _________________ painting, architecture and sculpture.

9 . 你需要更新知识，保持创新以跟上时代的步伐。
You need to ________________, and keep innovating ________________ the development of society.

10 . 这些观点中有些值得进一步探究，但是没有必要所有的都从头开始。
Some of these ideas are worth pursuing, but ________________ start all over again.