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用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Oliver is a host of a TV programme on food. He says food    1    (play) a big role in his life. "My mum was a great cook, and she'd sometimes let me have a try," he said. The first dish Oliver prepared for his family was fried chicken wings. He made it with his mum's help. Oliver says if you're    2    (luck) enough to have someone close to you who enjoys cooking, ask them    3    you can join in when it's possible.

4 . On the edge of the jacket， there is a piece of cloth _______ gives off light in the dark. （用适当的词填空）

5 . Easy Ways to Build Vocabulary

It's not all that hard to build an advanced and large vocabulary. Like many things in life, it's     1    ongoing process, and the best part of the process is that there's enough room for improvement,     2    means you'll just keep getting better and better. Of course you have to work at it. You wouldn't think that a few     3    (month) of exercise in your teens would be enough     4     the rest of your life, and that's also true for building your vocabulary--you have to keep at it daily, and pretty soon you will find that you have an excellent vocabulary.

One of the     5    (effect) ways to build vocabulary is to read good books. You need to     6    (real) read at least one good book a week, preferably a classic. This isn't as hard as it     7    (sound), and it is far better than any other method because you improve your vocabulary while     8    (read) an interesting piece of literature. Another nice thing is that you learn both new words and     9    (they) use unconsciously, meaning that you will tend to use the words     10    (learn) this way in conversations almost automatically.

6 . 阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Litter is everywhere, doing great harm     1     the environment and life on our planet. Jeff Kirschner, who wants to build a litter-free world, started a global community named Litterati     2    (settle) this problem.

The story began with his 6-year-old daughter. One day they were going on a hike when the girl noticed a broken plastic tub (浴盆) in a river. She said, “Daddy, that doesn't go there.”That took Kirschner by surprise. He, like many adults, had become so used to seeing the rubbish     3    (throw) around them that he hadn't given it a second look.     4     his daughter said reminded him of the serious problem our planet faces.

Jeff started to take     5    (act). He created Litterati, an app that makes it fun to pick up litter. The idea is     6     (fair) simple: Spot a piece of trash, take a photo, post the photo online and then put the litter into dustbins.

    7    (see) that Jeff was keeping a record of the positive impact he was having on the planet, people worldwide started participating. Up to now, over 2,500,000 photos     8    (post) by 3,500 people from over 40 countries have found their way to Litterati's digital landfill.

Litterati is more than an app. It is highly     9    (effect) solution to a pressing issue. Wherever you live, whatever you do and     10     you are, join Litterati to make the world a cleaner and healthier place to live in.

8 . 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。

On Saturday night, a five-person team of the Chinese e-sports club, with the full name EDward Gaming,     1     (win) the 2021 League of Legends (LoL) World Championship in Iceland. The team has made very good use of the opportunity     2     (share) Chinese culture with the world. At the beginning of the championship, the members of EDG displayed Tai Chi martial arts, launching a “Chinese hurricane” there.

With the popularity of digital technology, new forms of cultural exchanges have been emerging, of which e-sports are of the     3     (hot). Unlike texts and videos, e-sports are understandable around the world, with the barriers of language     4     (break) down. Also e-sports appeal most to those in     5     (they) early 20s, as shown by the celebrations of college students on Saturday night,     6     in turn makes them a good bridge of communication between Chinese youngsters and their peers around the world. More     7    (important), the e-sports industry is sustainable in spreading Chinese culture, as the large audiences mean huge commercial potential.

As early as 2019, Hainan province announced its plan of building     8     international e-sports center. On Nov 5, the 2022 Asian Games Committee announced it had listed eight e-sports     9     events in the Games. As more Chinese star gaming clubs and teams appear, the industry     10     (expect) to further grow and continue spreading Chinese culture to the world.

9 . Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix?

In 1969,the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River Cleveland, Ohio. It    1    (be) unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted that it    2    (actual) caught fire and burned. Now, years later, this river is one of    3    most outstanding（杰出的）examples of environmental cleanup.

But the river wasn’t changed in a few days    4    even a few months. It took years of work     5    (reduce) the industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is    6    (clean) than ever.

Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you have a habit    7    is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or don’t know how to control your credit card use. When you face such an impossible situation, don’t you want a quick fix and something to change immediately?

While there are    8    (amaze) stories of instant transformation, for most of us the    9    (change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be     10    (patience).

10 . Most colleges now offer first-year students a course specially ______ (design) to help them succeed academically. （所给词的适当形式填空）