1 . With the development of tourism, more local employment will be created, _________ in service industries. (particular) (所给词的适当形式填空)

2 . _________ by green rolling hills and beautiful lakes, the island looks amazing. (surround) (所给词的适当形式填空)

3 . 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。

Dogs are often called “man’s best friend” and make ideal pets.     1     most attractive quality of a dog is its faith in its owner. They always greet us when we come home and they will never leave us when we are     2     danger. For example, there was a very sick man and his dog barked and barked until the rescue team     3     (arrive).

Furthermore, dogs are strong animals     4     will protect us. Houses with dogs are considered much     5     (safe) than those with burglar alarms (防盗警报器). Not only will they stop thieves,     6     they will also guard against fire. For example, there was a serious fire and a dog managed     7     (pull) its owner out.

And     8     (final), dogs can be trained by people. Dogs can do a number of things that people can not. For example, they can find drugs, bodies, illegal DVDs and hunt down prisoners with     9     (they) nose. They’re also used to help the elderly and disabled.

To sum up, dogs are really friendly, civilized (文明的) and loyal     10     (partner) .

5 . 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。

Social media is one of the fastest-growing industries in today’s world. A study     1     (conduct) by the US Pew Research Çenter showed that 92 percent of teenagers go online daily. The wide spread of social media has     2     (absolute) changed nearly all parts of teenagers’ lives.

“It has changed relationships. High school student Elly Cooper from Illinois said social media often reduces face-to-face     3     (communicate). It makes in-person relationships harder because of people’s attention given to their phones instead     4     their friends,” Cooper said.

Yet, some people believe social media has made it easier     5     (start) relationships with anyone from anywhere. Beth Kaplan from Illinois     6     (meet) her long-distance friend through social media last November. He currently lives in Scotland, but they’re still able to frequently communicate with each other. “I can feel close to someone to     7     I’m talking via social media,” Kaplan said.

Besides, the rise of social media has changed the way teenagers see     8     (they). The 19-year-old Essena O’Neill announced on the social networking service that she was quitting social media because it made her unable to stop     9     (think) about appearing perfect online.

However, Armin Korsos,     10     student from Illinois, takes advantage of the comments he receives over social media to improve his videos on the social networking site.

6 . 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。

As winter comes, hands and feet can easily get cold, especially among women. Thick gloves might be a good choice,     1     sometimes wearing them is not convenient, especially when people want to do something with their hands.

However, this was not a problem for ancient Chinese people, who had     2     more exquisite tool to keep their hands warm: hand warmers. There is no accurate     3     (write) record regarding the origin of this tool, but there are some tales about its invention. One folk story concerns Emperor Yangdi from the Sui Dynasty     4     visited Jiangsu in the winter. Due to the bitter cold, the local official asked     5     (manufacturer) to make a small warmer for the emperor that could be held in one’s hands. Thus the hand warmer was created. By the Song Dynasty (960-1279), the tool was in widespread use. Techniques for producing the tool were     6     (extensive) employed in the Ming and Qing dynasties(1368-1911). Many poems and books from this period     7     (record) people using hand warmers. The Dream of the Red Chamber, the classic novel by Cao Xueqin from the Qing Dynasty, also featured a maid sending a hand warmer to the protagonist Lin Daiyu in one chapter.

    8     (make) of bronze or ceramics, ancient hand warmers had a variety of designs. Round, square and octagonal shapes are typical, with some fashioned to look like pumpkins, flowers and turtle shells. In a hand warmer, there were burning charcoal or simple coals. Some coals were mixed     9     fragments and pressed into flower shapes,     10     (release) a pleasant scent when burned.

9 . 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。

At 3:42 a. m. everything began to shake. One of the most deadly     1     (earthquake) of the 20th century had begun. A huge crack, eight kilometers long and 30 meters wide, cut across houses, roads and waterways. In less than one minute, a large city     2     (lie) in ruins. Two thirds of the people     3     (live) there were dead or injured. About 75 percent of the buildings, 90 percent of the homes and all of the hospitals were gone. Bricks covered the ground     4     red autumn leaves. Most bridges had fallen or were not safe     5     (cross). The railway tracks were now useless pieces of metal.     6     (late) that afternoon, another big quake shook Tangshan again. People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.

But hope was not lost. The army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those who     7     (trap). More than 10,000 doctors and nurses came to provide medical care. Workers built shelters for survivors     8     home had been destroyed. Slowly, the city began to breathe again.

Tangshan started to revive     9     (it) and get back up on its feet. With strong support from the government and the tireless efforts of the city’s people,     10     new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins.

10 . 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。

Delicate, shining, and soft to the touch. The fabric called silk     1     (find) its way into the heart of Chinese people in the past thousands of years.     2     origin of it is not clear, but the ancient Chinese people     3     (credit) their own wisdom to Leizu, wife of the Yellow Emperor, as the inventor of sericulture (养蚕业).

The style and texture (质地) of silk are     4     (variety). Hangluo satin from Hangzhou,Zhejiang province, is famous for its airy and thin texture,     5     Yunjin brocade from Nanjing, Jiangsu province, a luxurious fabric often     6     (use) for royal clothes, represents China’s silk weaving (纺织) technique at its best time. Yunjin brocade is best made     7    hand, in a complex procedure that comprises more than a hundred steps. Even the most skilled artisans can only weave a few centimeters a day.

In the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC—AD 24), with Zhang Qian     8     (open) up the routes to the western regions, silk graced countries in Central Asia, and later other parts of Eurasia and beyond.     9     (appropriate), its name marked China’s major international trade     10     (route), the ancient Silk Road and Maritime Silk Road.

As one of the wonders of ancient China, silk is not merely a type of fabric but a cultural symbol and a representative of elegance.