1 . 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。

Xueqiang, a local ethnic (民族的) dance in Derong County of Sichuan Province, has won national fame among cultural workers and researchers. It was listed     1     a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008.

Over time, Xueqiang became standard entertainment at gatherings and     2    (party). Especially at night during the harvest festival, people would dance the Xueqiang around a bonfire while drinking and singing. Some would risk     3     (jump) the bonfire, making the night even more     4     (excite). Xueqiang has no accompaniment or tools. Its main features are the stomping (跺脚) and stepping rhythms that are sometimes strong and powerful, sometimes soft and free.

Xueqiang singing is complicated in its tune structure, which is     5     (usual) divided into four parts — intro, bridge, verse, and outro. The intervals are full of ups and downs, while the melody (旋律) is bright and     6     (nature). At the end of the melody, dancers stomp their feet to fill the pause, creating a remarkable ending.

As for the origins of Xueqiang, it can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty    7     Princess Wencheng was sent to marry the King of Tubo,     8     ancient kingdom in Tibet. The local artists got together to compose songs and dances     9     (greet) the princess as she passed through. Eventually, Xueqiang     10     (create), combining the artistic spirits of different ethnic groups co-existing at the time.

2 . Schools in the States are quite multicultural, _________ students and teachers from many different ethnic backgrounds. (用适当的词填空)

3 . As our family income decreased, Father argued ________an increase in our pocket money.   (用适当的词填空)

4 . Using a laptop increased the_____(tend) to make notes “mindlessly” by taking down word for word what the professors said. (所给词的适当形式填空)

5 . People need _____(permit) to be funny in social settings because there’s always a risk that comes with humor. (所给词的适当形式填空)

6 . 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。

Esmeralda and Quasimodo were still for several moments, as they considered their predicament     1    (silent), she very graceful, he very repulsive. How anyone could     2    (form) in such a way was beyond her comprehension.     3    , she gradually adapted to it.

Eventually he was the first     4    (break) the silence and he actually knew what she meant. She could hear so significant an     5    (aware) of sadness from the accents of the unfortunate man that she had not the strength to utter a word. Quasimodo thought that he was something terrible,    6     human nor beast, whilst she was a ray of sunshine, a drop of dew, a birdsong. He laughed, laughing at himself,     7     showed the most heartbreaking sound in the world.

But she wanted to obtain his     8    (explain) why he would rescue her. He said he was the unfortunate man who attempted     9    (kidnap) her, the same person to whom she showed kindness when he was in trouble. A drop of water and a little pity were more than he could repay with his life.

She listened to him with profound tenderness. A tear     10    (swim) in his eye, but didn’t fall down. He seemed to make it a point of honour to keep it at bay.

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Stephen is a famous basketball player. It was self-belief, hard work and perseverance     1    made him a success. Stephen’s grandfather built a simple basket by    2    (attach) a piece of plastic to a telephone pole along a narrow muddy road different from the bright lights and shiny courts of the National Basketball Association(NBA). The bumps and rocks caused the ball to bounce in all     3    (direct).     4    (know) where the ball would go wasn’t very easy. However, Stephen improved his skills by practicing day in and day out. Many people thought Stephen was too short, too thin and too weak to start his career. But he regarded playing basketball as his dream. He would not give up. He finally ended up    5    (play)college ball at Davidson College,     6     his creativity and perseverance made him a star player. In 2009,     7     (select)for the NBA, Stephen joined the Golden State Warriors. In 2015, Stephen won his first NBA championship and he led the Warriors to their first championship since 1975. In addition, he received the Most Valuable Player award for two years     8     a row. Stephen shared his philosophy: be yourself, value the fact that you can work every single day to get    9     (good), and be able to put in the time and the work. His success     10     (show)that nothing is impossible.

8 . I used to get high marks in English, ________ now I'm having a lot of trouble with my listening. (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。

Have you ever been to an amusement park? My parents and I     1     (go) to visit the biggest amusement park in our city next weekend. Actually, this     2     (be) the third time that I have visited it. Last night, I     3     (spend) two hours making some preparations. Now, I     4     (tell) something I know about amusement parks to you.

An amusement park     5     (be) an outdoor area with games, rides and shows. It also     6     (offer) restaurants and bars where customers can eat and drink. So far, most of the amusement parks     7     (replace) by theme parks. These places     8     (focus) on a certain topic of history or natural life. The first theme park, Disneyland,     9     (open) in California in 1955. It is likely that my parents     10     (take) me to the Shanghai Disneyland next summer holiday. I look forward to visiting it soon.