1 . Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix?

In 1969,the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River Cleveland, Ohio. It    1    (be) unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted that it    2    (actual) caught fire and burned. Now, years later, this river is one of    3    most outstanding（杰出的）examples of environmental cleanup.

But the river wasn’t changed in a few days    4    even a few months. It took years of work     5    (reduce) the industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is    6    (clean) than ever.

Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you have a habit    7    is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or don’t know how to control your credit card use. When you face such an impossible situation, don’t you want a quick fix and something to change immediately?

While there are    8    (amaze) stories of instant transformation, for most of us the    9    (change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be     10    (patience).

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。

A 90-second animated (动画) video of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games     1     features characters from traditional Chinese New Year paintings     2     ( recent ) became so popular on the Internet.

Netizens were fascinated by the video’s     3     ( amaze ) combination of winter sports and traditional Chinese characters, highlighting     4     ( they ) own unique characteristics and placing them alongside a wide range of sporting venues and cultural elements, including New Year paintings, Peking Opera, and ink-and-wash paintings.

The video starts with a girl and a panda going to Beijing     5     ( watch ) the Winter Olympic Games together. All of     6     sudden, the bamboo in the panda’s hands is turned into a bobsleigh (雪橇) carrying the girl while the panda speeds ahead. Snowflakes are created like magic, awakening (唤醒) characters often     7     ( see ) in Chinese New Year paintings, such as Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong, two gods of the door, competing     8     alpine (高山) skiing, and Mu Guiying and Yang Zongbao, a couple as well as generals of the Song Dynasty (960-1279), engaging in pair skating.

Hangzhou AU Culture and Technology Co. created the work. It is an animation company and     9     ( win ) the National Award for Scientific and Technological Progress in 2017.

“ We hope to add more     10     ( happy ) to the great event, meanwhile, viewers can learn about traditional Chinese culture, ” said Zheng Feihu, director of the video.

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It is reported that next year, Singapore will treat sugary drinks in the way that other countries treat cigarettes — no advertisements. The plan aims     1     (reduce) the high rate of sugar which may cause diabetes (糖尿病)and heart diseases. Thanks to its economic     2    . (develop) and income growth, Asians have access to more and     3     (good) food than ever. However, Asian eaters,     4     have become richer, gradually begin to change their traditional diets to the food rich in fat and sugar. As     5     result, extra calories make them heavier. The effects of     6     (eat) unhealthily are serious. In the past twenty years, countries in the region     7     (see) the world’s largest increases in premature deaths because     8     the diseases related to sugar. Faced with     9     (it) serious situation, Singapore^’s plan is     10     (certain) reasonable.

4 . 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。

Pioneering underwater photographer David Doubilet is a master craftsman,     1    combines technology and capture (捕捉) life underwater,         2    (bring) images back to the surface for those who might never see those sights with their own eyes. Entering the sea as a journalist, artist, and         3     (explore), Doubilet documents both the beauty and the   devastation (破坏) in our oceans.

He believes that the photography has the power         4     (educate), and influence change. Doubilet is deeply concerned about the future of the oceans. When he     5       (ask) what sort of powerful stories he’d like to tell through his work, he says, “Right now, we’re   telling the most     6    (meaning) story in the world. Doubilet and his wife, Jennifer Hayes, are working on a National Geographic project     7     (name) “Coral Status, the Science and the Future”.

They are looking at coral worldwide to see how it’s changed, and changing. “A lot of climatologists are thinking coral may be one of     8     greatest indicators (指示者), the thermometer of the health of this planet. We’re looking at reefs that are thousands     9    years old, and in the last four and five years they have     10    (complete) died. That’s what happens when you have a warming ocean.

5 . 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。

Cities are diverse ecosystems, and a large number of species share our urban areas. As our city spreads, we need think about     1     it is like for other species to have human neighbors.

Because cities     2     (build) for humans, they do not always provide suitable habitats for wildlife. For example, most city parks are kept neat and tidy so that humans will find them     3     (pretty) than before. But when we cut grass or plant flowers, we destroy natural habitats.

When a bridge in Austin, Texas was repaired, engineers added small gaps running along the length of its bottom,     4     made a good home for bats, and soon the bridge was the home of thousands of bats. At first, people were afraid     5     the bats. Now, they have come to value     6     (they) winged neighbors. The bats are a tourist     7     (attract), and they eat lots of bugs every night.

There are also structures built with the objective of     8     (bring) wildlife into the city. The Beijing Olympic Forest Park is a good example. The park     9     (use) native plants and created open, natural spaces for wildlife. The result is a zone where over 160 species of birds can move about     10     (free). If we learn to share our space, we can become better neighbors to the wildlife around us.

6 . 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。

Our bodies can be younger or older than our actual age     1     (depend) upon diet, lifestyle choices and physical activity. This is called biological (生理的) age,     2     could be different from the age on your driver's license, which     3     (call) chronological (时间的) age.     4     recent study of over 900 adults who were tracked for 12 years, from ages 26-38,     5     (show) that people who were aging faster, meaning that their biological age was higher than their chronological age, were not as healthy or     6     (physical) fit. This group was also more likely     7     (have) cognitive decline (认知衰退) and was at a     8     (great) risk for age-related health conditions.

A growing body of research proves that the keys to aging successfully are a     9     (combine) of exercising regularly, keeping busy with life, and maintaining a healthy diet with nutritious foods. These three key elements could contribute     10     aging gracefully, and successfully, too.

8 . In the past 10 years, frequent natural disasters such as floods and earthquakes ________ (destroy) countless homes. (所给词的适当形式填空）

9 . Just now I______(remind) of the time to meet the interviewee at Starbucks. (所给词的适当形式填空)