1 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或用括号内单词的正确形式(不超过3个单词)或根据首字母和中文提示填写单词的正确形式。

There is much debate as to     1     makes a healthy diet. For example, scientists     2     (insist) for years that a big enemy of health is fatty food. However, there is increasing e    3     (证据) that the real driver of poor health is not so much fatty food, as it is sugar. In America, people who receive 25% of their daily calories or more through sugar are twice as likely     4     (die) from heart disease than people who receive less than 10% a day.

Therefore, it is necessary     5     (cut) down the foods that contain high amount of sugar. The American Heart Association     6     (recommend) that we limit ourselves to less than 100-150 calories a day from sugar,     7     is less than what is usually contained in one can of sweet drink or in a single candy bar.

Finally, there is no t    8     (窍门) healthy eating. Rather, healthy eating starts with having a healthy a    9     (态度) towards food. If you are using food mostly for     10     (nutritious), then you are on the right track with your diet. However, if food has become the centre of your life, you might be on the road to bad health. It is up to you to decide.

2 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或用括号内单词的正确形式（不超过3个单词）或根据首字母和中文提示填写单词的正确形式。

A smart home is one that     1     (integrate) computers into the structure of the building itself. In this way, many of the things that we now do ourselves will become     2     (自动的). For example, the smart home could control the air conditioning and lights so that you would no longer have to turn     3     (switch) on and off, making your home more energy-efficient. The smart home could also m    4     (监控) itself to make sure that everything is working     5     it should, and send you warnings     6     there is a problem. Such smart homes could even     7     (programm) to detect your health problems, and then give you relevant advice as to the food you should eat or if you should see a doctor. So, in a sense, smart homes will lead us to     8     (live) smarter lives.

This smart technology is not a fantasy. Many of these new     9     (innovate) are already available and being used in some homes. In this sense, the home of tomorrow is already the home of today. Nevertheless, it will take some years     10     most new homes begin to use this new technology.

5 . 根据首字母或中文提示，用对应单词的适当形式填空。

That football is such a simple game to play is perhaps the b    1     of its popularity. It is also a game that is very cheap to play. You don’t need expensive     2    (装备); even the ball doesn’t have to cost much money. All over the world you can see kids playing to their hearts’c    3     with a ball made of plastic bags.

8 . 根据课文内容填空

The four countries that     1     to the United Kingdom work together in some areas. They use the same flag,     2     as the Union Jack, as well     3     share the same currency and military     4    . However, they also have some differences. For example, England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland all have different education systems and legal systems. They also have their own     5    , like their own national days and national dishes. And they even have their own football teams for competitions like the World Cup!

9 . 语篇填词。
根据课文大意，完成短文，每空一词。
Working at the     1    station, I had     2    whales killed many times with my own eyes. On the afternoon I arrived at the station, as I was     3    out my accommodation, I heard a loud noise coming from the bay. Running down to the shore in time, we saw an     4    animal. “It is called Old Tom, the killer.” George said as he ran ahead     5    me.
    6    the distance we could see that something was happening. As we     7    near, I could see a whale     8    by a     9    of about six sharks. Being badly wounded, the whale soon died. Very soon, its body was dragged by the sharks down into the     10    of the sea.