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 . The fact that you stay up late to prepare for dictations does make a difference ________ chasing your dreams. But it is important that you learn to take advantage of time segments. (用适当的词填空)

3 . For the same reason its policy is as narrow as always so that it will hardly produce any result ________ (benefit) to the world at large. (所给词的适当形式填空)

4 . During this time, the company has released many different models of its famous smartphone, and most of them set ________ example for the rest of the industry. (用适当的词填空)

5 . After gaining a reputation for his success in the superman films, Christopher Reeve advocated _________ (raise) awareness for good causes. (所给词的适当形式填空)

6 . We can benefit a lot from playing ping-pong, which can prevent us _________ getting short-sighted. (用适当的词填空)

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。

Peter lived in a village. He was always upset and treated others     1     (bad). He enjoyed himself by making other     2     (villager) unhappy. So the whole village avoided     3     (he) as much as they could. On the day when he turned eighty,     4     unusual thing happened. Everyone     5     (hear) the words. “Peter looks happy today. Instead of     6     (say) something bad, he smiles to everyone he meets.” When the whole village got together, Peter     7     (ask) why. He answered, “I’d been running after my happiness     8     eighty years, but it was     9     (use). And then I decided to live without it and just enjoy life. That’s the reason     10     I’m happy now.”

8 . It’s a bad time to travel by subway because crowds ________ people are rushing home from work at this hour. （用适当的词填空）

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。

The Double Ninth Festival has a history of over 2, 000 years. According to tradition, we should celebrate the festival by going mountain climbing,     1    how many people today still observe this tradition? In modern society, many traditional Chinese festivals are becoming less popular. However, they are an important part of Chinese culture and must     2    (maintain).

Traditional festivals teach us a lot,     3    our nation’s history. The Dragon Boat Festival, for example, is celebrated in honour of Qu Yuan,     4    is a great poet living in the Warring States period of ancient China.

Besides, traditional festivals are carriers of culture,     5    (enable) us to learn more about fine Chinese values. Many festivals, such as the Mid-autumn Festival, have a     6    (care), family-centred message at their heart.

Finally, traditional festivals are a source of national     7    (proud) and help shape our national identity. For example, we celebrate the Hanshi Festival and the Laba Festival with unique     8    (custom), and these shared experiences bring us together as a people.

Traditional festivals have been     9    (gradual)passed down to us from previous generations. It is the duty of every one of us     10    (protect)them for generations to come.

10 . The hard truth is that a day will come ______ there is little or no exploitable coal, oil or natural gas anywhere. (用适当的词填空)