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。

China has a history of more than five thousand years,     1     makes its culture profound. The     2     (various) of Chinese culture always attracts foreigners to come to visit China. As the carrier of Chinese culture, Chinese costume occupies a place. Chinese costume is very special and its feature is always added in the foreign style. And the classic Chinese costume is cheongsam (旗袍), which is full     3     charm.

Cheongsa m has become     4     representative of traditional Chinese style. Many foreign ladies wear cheongsam to show respect in great occasions. And Chinese beauties dress cheongsam     5     (confident) to show the world the Chinese style in the great competition of Miss World. Cheongsam     6     (make) a lady’s body shape look so     7     (attract), and men are attracted by women’s charm.

Recently, in the fashion week, more and more Chinese features     8     (see). Cheongsam style is favored by a lot of famous designers. They combine their own fashion with cheongsam style,     9     (present) the world with the beauty of female’s body and the charm of Chinese costume style. As more and more foreigners become interested in Chinese culture, they have a strong desire     10     (know) the real China.

2 . 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。

Shanghai Oriental Pearl Tower     1     (locate) in Pudong Park in Lujiazui, Pudong New Area, Shanghai.     2     (surround) by the Yangpu Bridge in the northeast and the Nanpu Bridge in the southwest, it creates a picture of “twin dragons playing with pearls”. The entire scene is a photographic jewel that excites the imagination and attracts thousands of visitors year-round.

This 468-meter-high tower is the world’s sixth and China’s second     3     (tall) TV and radio tower. However, even more charming than its height is     4     unique architectural design that makes Oriental Pearl Tower one of the most attractive     5     (place).

Visitors travel up and down the Oriental Pearl Tower in double-decker elevators     6    can hold up to fifty people     7     the rate of seven meters per second. Once you reach your destination, you will be amazed at the     8     (various) of activities available as the various spheres and columns     9     (actual) house places of interest, commerce and recreation. It is amazing that this Oriental Pearl TV Tower     10     (combine) ancient concepts such as the spherical pearls with 21st Century technology, commerce, recreation, education and conference facilities.

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。

Freedom above snow

With the Tokyo Summer Olympics behind us, people are turning their eyes to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games,     1     will start in five months. Freestyle skier Gu Ailing, 18, looks to be one of the superstars of the event.

Born to an American father and a Chinese mother, Gu     2     (decide) to compete for China in the 2022 Winter Olympics in June 2019. Just two months later, she bagged her first gold medal for China at the Australia New Zealand Cup.     3     strength continued to grow as she won one bronze and two gold medals at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Snowboard and Freeski World Championships in March.

People say she is     4     (talent). But Gu says that talent counted for (占据) “only 1 percent” of her wins, adding that her hard work is     5     counts. While going to school in San Francisco, Gu could only practice on weekends. She spent eight hours    6     (go) to the ski hill and back, doing her homework on the way and making full use of her time at the hill     7     (practice) skiing.

Gu said she wants to encourage more girls in China to try skiing and other extreme sports , many of which have only been known there for 20 years, according to the Olympics website. She said skiing gives her “    8     (free) and creativity”, especially when she perfectly controls her body and does tricks that others cannot do.

Now she     9     (prepare) for the Winter Olympics as a full-time athlete. “Of course, I want to win medals and even golds,” Gu said. “But what’s     10     (important) is to bring out my own style, enjoy the game and love the sport.”

4 . 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。

Old people who smoke may think     1     unnecessary to give up the habit as the damage from years of smoking can't be made up for. But it turns out there's a benefit of     2     (quit) even later in life. Recent research     3     (publish) in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that older adults who quit smoking in their 60s     4     (have) a lower chance of dying in the following years than the ones of the same age who kept smoking.

The results were based on a survey     5     more than 160, 000 participants older than 70 completed questionnaires about their smoking history in 2004 or 2005, and were tracked until the end of 2011 to see who had died. Those who quit in their 60s had     6     23 percent lower risk of death during the study than the current smokers.

The research also stresses that the most effective way     7     (keep) from smoking is to advise people not to get     8     the habit in the first place. Most smokers start and get both physically and     9     (mental) addicted during their adolescence. And among current smokers, the     10     (early) the study participants started, the higher their likelihood of dying during the follow-up period.

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。

As we all know, English is regarded as a global language, but the language does not stay the same. It has changed    1    time. Actually all languages change and develop when cultures meet and communicate with each    2    . At first the English spoken in England was based more on German    3     the English spoken at present. Then the new settlers     4     ruled England     5     (rich) the English language and especially its vocabulary. In 1620, some British     6     (settle) moved to America and by the 19th century the language     7     (settle).

English now is also spoken     8     a foreign or second language in South Asia. From 1765 to 1947. English became the language for government and education. Today    9     number of people learning English in China is     10     (increase) rapidly.

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。
(Bill was interviewing Jane, an earthquake survivor.)
Bill:   What were your hometown and life like before the earthquake and tsunami?
Jane:   It was a very comfortable and peaceful town next to the sea     1     was surrounded (环绕) by fields, hills and mountains. I worked at a doctor's surgery.
Bill:     Did you know     2     was about to happen?
Jane:   No. I was talking to a patient .    3    the earthquake hit. I could not stand because the shaking was too strong, I was very    4     (frighten) but I hunkered down (蹲下) and tried to be calm.
Bill:   What did you do after the quake was at     5     end?
Jane: Somebody said a tsunami might occur. My co-workers advised me     6     (go) to my relatives' house inland. Tears came to my eyes on my way to my relatives' house as I was concerned about my parents'    7     (safe).
Bill:   What happened to your family that day?
Jane:   Our home     8     (destroy) by the tsunami. Luckily my parents narrowly escaped death.     9     (final) they arrived at our relatives' house late at night.
Bill:   What did your hometown look like afterwards?
Jane:   The area around my house was     10     ruins. Every time I visited there it made me deeply sad. It was more than I could stand.

7 . 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。

The Xi’an City Wall is the most complete city wall that has survived China’s long history. It     1     (build) originally to protect the city     2     the Tang dynasty and has now been completely restored (修复). It is possible       3     (walk) or bike the entire 14 kilometers.

We accessed the wall through the South Gate. The wall is 12 meters high and from here you can see streams of people moving inside and outside the City Wall.

After     4     (spend) some time looking at all the defensive equipment at the wall, we decided it was time for some action and what     5     (good) than to ride on a piece of history!

We     6     (hire) our bikes from the rental place at the South Gate. My bike was old and shaky     7     did the job. It took us about 3 hours to go all     8     way around the Xi’an City Wall. Supposedly you can do it in two hours, but we stopped at the different gates and     9     (watchtower) to take pictures or just to watch the local people going about their     10     (day) routines.