1 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

    1     the night of July 28, 1976, one of the greatest earthquakes in the twentieth century hit Tangshan, Hebei. Strange things were happening, but people thought little of the       2     (warn). Then, at 3:42 a. m., the earth shook

Nearly a       3     (three) of China felt it. In less than one minute Tangshan was in ruins and more than 400,000 people were killed or injured. In the afternoon came another quake. Even more building     4     (fall) down. People began to wonder if the disaster would end.

2 . 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Jim was shopping for a gift for his wife Della. The next day would be Christmas. With an income of twenty dollars per week, life was hard for the couple,     1     Jim wanted to buy a perfect gift for Della. He thought of the beautiful set of combs on show in one of the shop     2     (window) on Broadway. Della had wanted those combs for so long. Tomorrow, Jim decided he     3     (make) Della's dream come true.

3 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Tell your friend that attending a TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) conference can be a potentially life changing event as he will be able to listen, share, and interact with great     1     (think) from all over the world in a variety of fields. If he wants to experience a large event, he can send a     2     (write) application to attend a TED Conference. Whichever type he     3     (choose), he can have a full TED Talk first-hand experience and finds out what all this is about.

4 . It is by acting together, in this exciting way, that we can involve thousands– millions-of people, and this is _______ is going to change the world. (用适当的词填空)

5 . In a thousand years, archaeologists will be digging through the ________ of what was once the city of San Francisco. (ruin) (所给词的适当形式填空)

6 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写一个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Alice stood here helpless before this angry man. There was a lot more she would like to have said,     1     she knew it was useless. She turned and walked out of the study, feeling     2     (disappoint). “I am going to do something about this child.” she told     3     (her), “Although I don’t know what it will be, I shall find a way to help the child in the end.”

7 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写一个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

While the Internet can bring people closer together, it can also harm friendships. Talking online through a screen makes it harder for people to concentrate or show friendliness     1     others. As is known to all, important social skills are developed through direct contact with other people. Besides, the Internet     2     (make) people self-centred. Some people are only concerned with their online popularity. They pay too much attention to the number of “likes” or followers,     3     wouldn’t contribute to meaningful relationships. Additionally, due to lack of basis of trust, online relationships can be particularly     4     (danger) for people who are easily influenced or too trusting.

8 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

    1    was needed was to make students aware of their learning process. On the surface, a class being taught by PEEL methods only differs from an ordinary class in being a little     2    (noisy), because more people are talking. But there are some meaningful changes. Students     3    (give) much more time to express their views, and teachers don't make immediate judgment. The students are allowed     4     (decide) what is done in class and their own ideas are always respected. This draws their attention to the actual learning process, and they become responsible for their own progress.

9 . 阅读短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

My grandfather is a Party member. He often shares stories about the Communist Party of China     1     me. One day, he talked about his fight in the Anti-Japanese War. He admitted that he had been afraid, but his determination to defend the country helped him overcome his fear. I thought my grandfather was a hero. He often reminds me that our     2     (peace) and happy life today is because of revolutionary martyrs (烈士). Our generation should be grateful to our great Party.     3     (inspire) by these stories, I make up my mind to study hard and make our country more powerful.