1 . Scientists have been seeking ___________ (understand) the mystery of the sixth sense. (所给词的适当形式填空)

2 . A perfect idea ________ (occur) to us that we could give a handmade gift to our teacher for Teachers’ Day.

3 . Thanks to Tu Youyou’s discovery of qinghaosu, malaria patients all over the world now have had a greatly increased chance of ________ (survive). (所给词的适当形式填空)

4 . There was __________ explosion of bright colors and lively music, and the group jumped into action. (用适当的词填空)

6 . On Sunday afternoons I used to spend in the warmth of my grandma’s flat, listening to her wonderful stories and ________ (greed) eating bowl after bowl of her delicious rice pudding. (所给词的适当形式填空)

7 . A typhoon is a ________ (destroy) storm that occurs in the North-west Pacific Ocean. Typhoons are quite common in South-East Asian countries. (所给词的适当形式填空)

8 . No matter how bad my mood is, that perfect ________ (combine) is always enough to lift my spirts. (所给词的适当形式填空)

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。

TSUNAMI HITS ASIA: OVER 6,500 DEAD

The most powerful earthquake in the past 40 years caused a tsunami that crashed into coastlines across Asia yesterday,     1     (kill) more than 6,500 people in Indonesia, India, Thailand, Malaysia, and at least four other countries. Fishermen, tourists, hotels, homes, and cars     2     (sweep) away by huge waves     3     (cause) by the strong earthquake     4     reached a magnitude of 9.0. The undersea quake struck around 7:00 a.m., Sunday off the west coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra Island. In that area alone, at least 1,870 people were killed.

In Sri Lanka, some 1,600 kilometres west of the quake centre, the number of deaths stood     5     2,498, and one million more were affected by the tsunami, government officials said. Indian officials said as many as 1,900 had been killed along the southern coast. Another 254 were found dead in Thailand and 54 in three other countries. In southern Thailand, 1,900 people were hurt and many more were missing, local officials said. “I was having breakfast with my three children when water started filling my home. We had to leave everything and run to     6     (safe),” said Chandra Theeravit,     7     local Thai woman.

Thousands of people are still missing, and the number of deaths is expected     8     (grow) even     9     (high) over the next few days. Foreign aid is being organized for the tsunami-hit countries.     10    , dangerous conditions and damaged roads will make it difficult to deliver food and supplies.