1 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(一个词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

In the 16th century, the nearby country of Wales was joined to the Kingdom of England. Later, in     1     18th century, the country Scotland was     2     (join) to create the Kingdom of Great Britain. In the 19th century, the Kingdom of Ireland     3     (add) to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Finally, in the     4     (twenty) century, the southern part Ireland broke away     5     the UK, which resulted     6     the full name we have today: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Most people just use the     7     (shorten) name: “the United Kingdom” or “the UK”. People from the UK     8    (call) “British”,     9     means the UK is also often referred to     10     Britain or Great Britain.

3 . The middle-aged man repeated the same words every day and ________ (obvious), he was mad. (所给词的适当形式填空)

4 . We had to choose another way to keep us free from ________ (poison) snakes’ attack. （所给词的适当形式填空）

5 . We’d better not eat too much roast food as it may make us suffer ________ heat inside our bodies. (用适当的词填空)

6 . You could feel the ________ (tense) in the room as we waited for our ex am results. (所给词的适当形式填空)

7 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

In the 1950s, the Egyptian government wanted     1     (build) a new dam across the Nile,     2     led to protests. Faced with the big challenge, the government had to turn     3     the United Nations for help.

A committee     4     (establish) to prevent the loss of cultural relics. They asked for contributions from different    5     (department) and raised funds within the international community. After investigating the issue and     6     (conduct) several tests, they made a proposal that temples and other cultural sites     7     (take) down piece by piece, and then moved and put back together in a place where they were safe from the water.

Over the next 20 years, thousands of engineers and workers rescued 22 temples and countless     8     (culture) relics and fifty countries donated nearly $80 million to the project. The project was     9     great success, and proved that big challenges can sometimes lead to great solutions. The countries learnt that     10     was possible for them to work together to build a better tomorrow.

8 . These products which are of high quality are able to ______ (competition) internationally. (所给词的适当形式填空)

9 . They ______ (have) a wonderful time at the moment. (所给词的适当形式填空)

10 . To our surprise, the little girls gave a wonderful ______(perform). (所给词的适当形式填空)