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。

Dogs are often called “man’s best friend” and make ideal pets.     1     most attractive quality of a dog is its faith in its owner. They always greet us when we come home and they will never leave us when we are     2     danger. For example, there was a very sick man and his dog barked and barked until the rescue team     3     (arrive).

Furthermore, dogs are strong animals     4     will protect us. Houses with dogs are considered much     5     (safe) than those with burglar alarms (防盗警报器). Not only will they stop thieves,     6     they will also guard against fire. For example, there was a serious fire and a dog managed     7     (pull) its owner out.

And     8     (final), dogs can be trained by people. Dogs can do a number of things that people can not. For example, they can find drugs, bodies, illegal DVDs and hunt down prisoners with     9     (they) nose. They’re also used to help the elderly and disabled.

To sum up, dogs are really friendly, civilized (文明的) and loyal     10     (partner) .

2 . The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture finds that between 2005—when the government started a soil-testing program ________ gives specific fertilizer recommendations to farmers - and 2011, fertilizer use dropped by 7.7 million tons.（用适当的词填空）

3 . Corn production has jumped nearly 125 percent over ______ past 25 years, while rice has increased only 7 percent.

4 . But unlike her school friends, 16-year-old Sarah is not spending half-term resting. Instead, she is earning £6500 a day as ________ model in New York.

5 . When we got a call ______ (say) she was short-listed, we thought it was ______ joke.

6 . As ________ result, people will eat more food to try to make up for that something missing.

7 . Everybody wears ________ same style of clothes.

8 . Picking up her “Lifetime Achievement” award, proud Irene declared she had no plan ______ (retire) from her 36-year-old business. (所给词的适当形式填空)

9 . 请阅读下面的短文，用以下三种形式中的一种填空，每空一词：①根据上下文填空：②用所给单词的适当形式填空;③根据所给单词的字母填空。

It has been two months since I moved to China, but its digital advancement hasn’t stopped impressing me ever since. Mobile p    1     is one of the major things without which I cannot imagine     2    (live) anymore. There are two major apps here that people use to pay for their purchase, Alipay and WeChat Pay. Both have s    3     features, though WeChat by which people can communicate, has more of a social component to it. That’s why I will concentrate    4     this “super app”.

So far, I’ve been    5    (amaze) by how efficient life can be with WeChat. It is present in people’s daily life, from paying water and electricity bills, meals, cinema tickets to taking a taxi and     6    (chat) with friends. Most businesses have adopted it from tiny local street food stalls to high-end stores.     7     cashier may be surprised if you do not pay with WeChat or Alipay at the grocers or in restaurants. It is so w    8     used here that I can perfectly survive if I forget my physical wallet at home one day.

    9     I mentioned earlier, WeChat is also a major social media platform with about one billion daily users,    10     is more than the entire population of the European Union. So I have to say Chinese technological and digital development is a real miracle.

10 . You may drink, smoke, be overweight and still reduce your risk of ________ (die) by running. (所给词的适当形式填空)