1 . 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。

In recent years, food     1     (become) one of the favorite travel themes for young people. In 2024, Tianshui in Gansu became another Zibo or Harbin due to     2     spicy hot pot. The chili peppers from Gangu in Tianshui, pepper from Wudu, wide rice noodles from Zhuanglang, potatoes from Dingxi..., these unique     3     (ingredient) are said to be the soul of Gansu’s spicy hot pot. In a spicy hot pot restaurant in Gansu, dishes are usually skewered (串) with bamboo sticks and placed in bundles. They     4     (typical) cost one or two yuan per skewer and will never be too expensive       5     (afford). After you pick     6     you like and hand them over to the boss, various ingredients are cooked in     7     (boil) soup and put into a plate without sticks; original soup is ladled onto them; two spoonfuls of chili oil are finally poured onto the dish,     8     (release) an explosion of aroma (芳香) within the bowl.

The spicy hot pot has aroused people’s interest in Tianshui, a thousand-year-old city. Besides the spicy hot pot, as an ancient city     9     a history of over 2700 years, Tianshui boasts a series of scenic spots such as Maijishan Grottoes, Nanguo Temple, and Xiguan Ancient City. Some     10     (history) figures like Jiang Wei and Li Guang were born here.

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In Cape Town, you will see many crimes     1    (commit) by animals, but the police have no choice but     2    (let) them go. Nowadays, many wild animals are moving into cities, as if our cities are being taken     3     by them. People often wonder about the reasons behind this mass urban migration. Some of these so-called “urban animals”     4    (move) into the cities since we humans moved into their territory .     5     they go , animals find towns and cities in their way. Without natural predators, the animals in cities often flourish and are easy to find plenty to eat. Animals need to be more     6    (intelligence) to figure out difficult problems in cities.     7    (fox) have even changed their living habits. However, many animals are faced with many dangers. Unable to distinguish between blue sky and glass, birds often crash into windows,     8    (result) in many deaths. The reason is that they have yet to change their migratory routes. It is important     9     we can get a better understanding of and even learn to appreciate our wild neighbors. Only then can we look towards     10    (harmonious) sharing our urban habitats. Whatever the reasons behind these species entering our cities, they could be with us to stay.

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。

As the Year of the Dragon approached, sales of products with dragon elements have seen explosive     1     (grow) on major e-commerce platforms. Dragon, or long in Chinese,     2     (consider) as an important symbol of Chinese traditional culture, is believed to bring good luck and fortune.

Since January, products with dragon-themed elements, such as clothing, daily necessities and gold jewelry     3     (gain) popularity. Items such as red envelopes, mobile phone cases designed for the Chinese Year of the Dragon have also been favored by consumers, and    4     (they) sales have surpassed those in the Year of the Rabbit last year.

Chinese consumers who buy dragon-themed goods are hoping     5     (live) a better life in the new year and displaying a strong sense     6     national pride and confidence in Chinese culture. The rich cultural meanings and the good wishes     7     the dragon carries have not only stimulated people’s passion for buying, but also satisfied their rising demand for personalized and     8     (create) products with unique cultural symbols.

Spring Festival is the traditional festival Chinese people attach the most importance to, and it’s also     9     peak season for consumption. The shopping craze for dragon-related products ahead of Lunar New Year is essential for     10     (promote) the recovery of the consumer market.

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On Friday evening, the 33rd Qingdao International Beer Festival opened     1     Qingdao, Shandong province.

The coastal city’s Party Secretary Lu Zhiyuan announced the     2     (open) of the 24-dayevent and Mayor Zhao Haozhi opened the symbolic first barrel (桶) of beer during the ceremony.

The event, which runs until August 6 at the Golden Beach Beer City in the city’s West Coast New Area, has introduced more than 2, 000 varieties of beer from more than 40 countries and regions.     3    (help) visitors enrich their experience, the festival has organized more than 300 music and sports     4    (event) on the theme of beer.

This year the festival launched China’s first beer-themed show, a great experience     5    combined sound, light, fireworks and     6     (variety) performances.

The festival is also on     7     occasion of the 120th anniversary (周年) of well-known Tsingtao Brewery (啤酒厂), with celebrations organized during the event. The Qingdao-based brewery established two huge beer tents,     8    (cover) 4, 500 square meters, which     9     (offer) beer, food and fine view.

Started in 1991, the festival has become a major event in the calendar of the city and become one of the four     10     (large) beer festivals in the world, including Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany.

5 . 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。

Once upon a time, there were four seeds (种子) who were good friends. They travelled by wind and came to a forest. They hid     1     (they) in the ground, and hoped that they would be able to grow into big trees.

But when the first seed began to grow, they realized it would not be such     2     easy task. There lived a group of     3     (monkey), and the smaller ones loved throwing bananas at the plant     4     started to grow. They threw so many bananas at the first sprout (幼芽) that she was almost cut into two. When she told the other seeds     5     had happened, they thought that it would be better to wait until the monkeys went away.

They all agreed that, except the first seed. She     6     (think) she would at least try it. When she tried, she was harmed by bananas. The other seeds asked her     7     (stop) trying. However, she had made up her mind to become a tree. She tried again and again. The scars     8     (leave) by the bananas helped her grow stronger than the other seeds. Little by little, she had grown so strong that the monkeys couldn’t hurt her     9     (bad).

In the end, she grew into the     10     (big) tree in the forest. The other seeds still hid themselves in the ground, only hoping the monkeys would go away soon.

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。

Team China bagged a total of 383 medals, including 201 gold, 111 silver and 71 bronze,     1    (rank) first in the medal tally (奖牌榜) during the 19th Asian Games,     2     concluded competitions on Sunday.

The first gold of the Games was awarded       3     China’s Zou Jiaqi and Qiu Xiuping, who paddled to victory in the women’s lightweight double sculls (双桨赛艇) rowing event with a time of 7 minutes, 6.78 seconds. China’s last gold       4    (take) by 10 artistic swimmers who delivered a great     5     (perform) to win the team free routine final on October 8. In total, China bagged two gold medals in artistic swimming. Japan and Kazakhstan took the silver and bronze medals,     6     (respective), in the two events of the sport.

The 19th Asian Games, which featured 40 sports, 61 disciplines, and 481 events,     7     (run) from September 23 to October 8 in Hangzhou, along with five co-host     8     (city), namely Ningbo, Wenzhou, Huzhou, Shaoxing, and Jinhua, in east China’s Zhejiang Province.

Chinese swimmers Zhang Yufei and Qin Haiyang were jointly awarded the Most    9     (value) Player of the Hangzhou Asian Games, marking the first time that two athletes received     10    award.

7 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个恰当的单词或者括号内单词的正确形式。

I’m Lisa Osborne and I graduated     1     high school last June. Now, I’ll share my advice on high school with you .

       Orientation Day was    2     (actual) helpful. It’s a fantastic opportunity for new students     3     (get) to know the school and the other students. I even made some new friends ! Just keep     4     open mind and take part in     5     much as possible .
       I had a chemistry test right at the end of the first week . I was     6     (frighten) at the sight of the test paper. But then I     7     (figure) I’d better just go all out and see what happens. If you fail , no problem--- next time you can fail better !

As a member of the school volleyball team , I wasn’t selected for the end - of - year competition . At first I was very sad ,     8    I kept working hard to support my teammates during our training . There is always a way to be part of something you love , isn’t there ?

           9     (look) back on my high school life, I’d like to share these wonderful words from the writer Maya Angelou. She once said , “Be a rainbow in somebody else’s cloud .” So give your friends a hand when they need     10    . And this will also make you feel good .

8 . 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。

Mike is a linguist,     1     has won international fame for his unique brand of humor. His     2    (wit) and emotive language often makes people laugh. He is also gentle , and he seldom argues with others.     3     everybody knows, he is a person worthy of trust. One day, he received a phone call and     4    (inform) to pay off debts as soon as possible, otherwise he would be taken to court.     5    (hear) the news, Mr. Li was very confused and     6    (upset) because he knew that he was not     7     debt to others. He quickly called the police. To his delight, the police quickly     8    (probe) into the case and found that it was a scam(诈骗) call, reminding Mr. Li not to transfer money to anyone. Mike concluded that it was a     9    (bless) that he didn’t suffer financial losses or he would be     10     laughing stock.

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Peter Pan , the leader of the lost boys on the island of Neverland,     1    (lose) his shadow when he broke into the Darlings’ home. When he came back to fetch his shadow, he was impressed     2     the kindness of Wendy, the eldest child in Darling family. He decided to take three children of the family to Neverland. There Pan had friends and enemies, the most famous of     3    was called James Hook. He wanted to revenge    4    Peter Pan because Pan cut off his hand and fed it to the crocodile. When he found Peter’s secret home, he intended     5     (kill) him and his friends with poisonous cakes. Luckily, Wendy recognized the tricks and saved them.

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China     1     (launch) the Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship, sending three astronauts to     2     (it) space station combination for a five-month mission on May 30th.

According to the China Manned Space Agency, about 10 minutes after the launch, the Shenzhou-16 separated     3     the rocket and entered its designed orbit. The crew members are in good shape and the launch is a complete     4     (succeed).

The crew consists of Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu and Gui Haichao. They will witness the dockings (对接) of the Tianzhou-5 cargo craft     5     the Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship, as well as the departures of the Shenzhou-15 manned spaceship and Tianzhou-5.

    6     an important moment in the history of China space station!     7     we can see, Shenzhou-16 crew are now entering the Tianhe core module, while Shenzhou-15 crew are now waiting     8     (welcome) them on the other side.

After the swift automated rendezvous, the Shenzhou-16 spaceship docked on the Tianhe core module from below. The whole space station consists of six spacecraft,     9     (include) two lab modules, two     10     (man) spaceships and the Tianhe core module and the Tianzhou-6 cargo ship.