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。

Every early morning in Southwest China’s Chongqing, there is a common scene at the city’s Rail Transit Line 4: A group of farmers     1     (shoulder) vegetables for sale are busy riding on the subway to downtown.

Nicknamed “packbasket special line”, the second phase of the subway line, connecting Shichuan town to the city center, has     2     total length of 32.8 kilometers and 15 stations. It     3     (provide) local farmers near the town with a wider channel for selling their produce since its opening in 2022.

Every morning around 6 o’clock, the entrance and exit of the Shichuan Town station of the line are     4     (pack) with these special commuters (上下班往返的人)     5     baskets are filled with fresh seasonal vegetables. It took them more than one hour to reach the city before the opening of the line as they had to take several buses. Now, by taking the subway, they can get there in less than 30 minutes     6     any difficulty. The opening of this subway line not only saves money for the farmers but also time, bringing great     7     (convenient) to them.

    8     (facilitate) the farmers, the station, which was supposed to open at 6:15, now opens five minutes     9     (early) every day. The staff members at the station also assist as much as possible: guiding them to     10     (efficient) enter the station in order and to use the elevators, and helping them with the baskets.

3 . Do take measures to protect these old traditions and customs before they die___.(用适当的词填空)

4 . I can not make my decision________ (immediate), but you will hear from me soon. (所给词的适当形式填空)

5 . Don’t worry! I’ll meet you at the ________ (enter) to the supermarket. (所给词的适当形式填空)

6 . Up to now, thousands of red phone boxes, the old image of Britain, ________ (remove) due to mobile phones. (所给词的适当形式填空)

7 . 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。

There is     1     lovely panda. She lives with her parents and they lead a happy life in the forest. One day the panda     2     (pick) a huge pumpkin and wanted to take it home. But the pumpkin was too big for her     3     (take) it home on her own. She could do nothing but sit beside the pumpkin. She thought     4     if she waited there, she might turn to a passer­by for help.

Suddenly, she saw a bear     5     (ride) a bike towards her. She watched the bike and suddenly, she jumped and shouted     6     (happy), “I know! I have a good idea—I can roll (滚动) the pumpkin. It’s just like a wheel!” Therefore, she rolled the pumpkin to     7     (she)   house. When her mother saw the big pumpkin, which was     8     (big) than her little daughter, she was     9     (surprise), “Oh, my God! How can you get it home?” The little panda answered proudly, “I can’t lift it, but I can roll it.” Her mother smiled and said, “    10     a clever girl you are!”

8 . Judging from his ________________ (puzzle) expression, this problem must be quite puzzling. (所给词的适当形式填空)

9 . 阅读短文，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。

As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, people are attempting       1     (find) their favourite mooncakes with different fillings. Some like sweet mooncakes while others prefer savoury ones.

    2     unique kind of mooncake—filled with mature vinegar—recently attracted followers in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province. Based on traditional     3     (produce) processes and fillings, including different nuts and dried fruits, mature vinegar    4     (add) , which greatly improves its flavour. The vinegar removes some of the sweetness and greasy taste while leaving no sour flavour.

In recent years,     5     (vary) regions have introduced innovative mooncake flavours based on their local characteristics. Luosifen, a dish of rice noodles       6     (cook) with snails, is a signature street food. Luosifen mooncakes are filled with these local ingredients,     7     (offer) crowds a special festival experience. People in Sichuan Province love hot pot so deeply     8     many businesses have launched hot pot mooncakes. The filling of this mooncake is made up       9     brown sugar, flour, and signature hot pot broth, putting a new twist on this     10     (traditional) sweet desert. Guangzhou and Shenzhen have many milk tea shops. Named “cheese pop milk tea mooncake”, the mooncake is filled with the ingredients of milk tea, which caters to the tastes of young people.

10 . 语法填空

Some inventions happen in strange ways. The potato chip is one of them.

Moon’s Lake House was     1     restaurant in New York in the 1850s. George Crum was the cook there. Many rich people often came to the restaurant     2     (enjoy) his cooking.

The one thing that really upset Crum was     3     a customer complained about the food and sent it back to the kitchen to be done over. He would often return it overcooked. He was happy to see the customer walk out of the restaurant     4     (angry).

On August 24, 1853, a customer returned his fried potatoes to the kitchen,     5     they weren’t crunchy (脆的) enough. Crum reacted in his     6     (usually) way. He cut the potatoes very thin and cooked them in hot oil. They were so crunchy and Crum was sure that the man would refuse     7     (eat) them. Instead, the man loved them. He even asked for more.

Now, do you know     8     invented the potato chip? It’s George Crum! He     9     (late) set up his own restaurant. He named it Crum’s House. He put baskets of his potato chips on all the tables. They made his restaurant a very popular place.

Today, potato chips are one of Americans’     10     (favor) foods!