1 . While regularly eating out seems _________________ (become) common for many young people in recent years, it is not without a cost. (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。

Lin Shuiqing: Good morning, everyone. First I am talking to you today about the way vast areas of the world are damaged by chemical waste. Many places have been destroyed and many plants and animals     1    (die). Other types of waste flow into our water,     2     (kill) river and sea life.

Much sea life is being destroyed by fishing boats as well. These boats catch large numbers of fish without    3     (give) them time to lay eggs. This will result    4    a smaller number of fish left for us to eat in the future.

Qian Liwei: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you, Ms Lin. That was    5    interesting speech. It is clear that you are very concerned about the present situation of our environment. When people think of    6    (factory), they think of clouds of dirty smoke or of pipes pouring chemical waste into rivers. People often have this belief     7    development is bad for the environment. What I’m here to say is that       8     (work) with many environmental consultants, I know that a healthy environment and development should be    9    ( possibly) at the same time. What we need are better laws    10     (preserve) the environment and still allow our country to grow.

4 . 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。

Worldwide, each person 15 years and older consumes 13.5 grams of pure alcohol per day, according to the World Health Organization.     1     (consider) that nearly half of the world doesn’t drink at all, that leaves the other half drinking up their share.

Alcohol can have     2     significant effect on your good looks. First, it dehydrates (使脱水) you. That can leave your skin looking parched and wrinkled. It's also     3     (link) to rosacea, a skin condition causing redness and swelling on your face.

While you’re drinking, your liver (肝脏)     4     (process) a single drink, which is on average an hour but varying for everyone; some of it leaves your body via your breath and sweat.

Another reason     5     drinking can affect your looks has to do with sleep.     6     even a little bit of alcohol can help you fall asleep     7     (rapid), as the alcohol leaves the body, you may suffer the “rebound effect”. Instead of staying asleep, the body enters lighter sleep and wakefulness, which appears to get     8     (bad) if one drinks more. A lack of sleep leads to dark circles, puffy eyes and stress. Keep it up and you’re likely     9     (see) more signs of aging and a much lower     10     (satisfy) with your appearance.

So the next time you head to the pub for a tipple or two, remember: You could be paying a price for all that fun.

5 . 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。

Many people believe that they will be happy once they     1    (arrival) at some specific goal they set for     2    (oneself). However, more often than not, once you arrive "there", you will still feel     3    (dissatisfy), and move your "there" vision to yet another point in     4    future. By always chasing after another "there," you are never     5    (real) appreciating what you already have right "here."   It is important for human beings     6    (keep)sober-minded (沉着冷静的) about the age-old drive to look beyond the place     7    you now stand. On one hand, your life is enhanced by your dreams and aspirations.

    8    the other hand, these drives can pull you farther and farther from your enjoyment of your life right now. By     9     (learn) the lessons of gratitude and abundance,you can bring yourself closer to fulfilling the challenge of living in the present,    10    can help you enjoy the moment you have.