1 . 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 couple from another country was once     1     （visit）New York. They wanted to take     2     walk and to see the city, but they were afraid they might get lost. They did not speak any English.

After they left their hotel, they went to the street corner and looked at the     3     （name）of the two streets. Then they carefully copied the two names into their notebook. They thought that this would help them find their way back     4     （exact）if they got lost.

They walked     5     hours through the city, and suddenly they realized that they were lost. They found a police officer and asked for help, but the officer didn't speak their     6     （nation）language.

After an hour they found a person who could help them. She could speak both their own language and English with     7     （fluent）. The couple explained that they didn't know the name of     8     （them）hotel, but they knew which corner it was on.

They showed the person     9     they had copied into their notebook, and she began to laugh.

The words that they     10     （copy）with great care were “Stop” and “One Way”.

3 . I must say “sorry” to him for my ______ (rude) last night.

4 . It is forbidden to reprint any article from this magazine without special _______ (permit).

5 . So far, huge _____ (数量) of money have been spent on his slimming gym.

6 . If you want to understand the writer’s feeling, you need to read the ______ (origin) version.

7 . What we expect from you is ______ (work) hard rather than hardly working. (所给词的适当形式填空）

8 . Around three in five people in the UK will find     1     necessary to care for all elderly or a disabled loved one at some point. This can be made much     2     (easy) by bearing in mind a few simple principles and pieces of advice.

    3     (care) for an elderly loved one most likely a parent, is never easy. It can cause great pain emotionally and     4     (physical) and the financial challenges can sometimes seem difficult to deal with, too.

Often one of the hardest things is striking a balance between your parent’s desire     5     (feel) independent and the need to ensure that they are safe and their health needs are being attended to. Sometimes this can create tensions and     6     (argue), only adding to the stress of an already difficult situation. It is important here to make them feel that they are being listened to and     7     you only have their best interests at heart.

The same applies     8     financial issues. In order to cover the costs of their parent’s care — including bills and medicine — many people will investigate options such as selling the family home. The most important thing here is communication — it is vital to make sure that everyone involved, including other brothers and sisters,     9    (be) aware of what’s being proposed and cooperates to find a solution     10    satisfies everybody.