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。

Liu Ruying,     1     grandfather is a huge fan of Peking Opera, has been interested in Peking Opera for much of her young life. Her grandfather is a great influence     2     her. At the age of 8, she     3    (begin) to practice the classic art. It wasn’t easy for a little girl     4    (experience) the difficult training, as performances combine martial arts, dancing and acrobatics(杂技).

“Sometimes I was tired,“ she said. ”I had to balance my studies and other     5    (course) I was interested in, such as dance. But the great charm(魅力) of Peking Opera made me always practice it.”

When Liu got the news that her region would have a cultural exchange with other countries, she had the idea of     6    (introduce) Peking Opera to the world in English. With     7     help of her mother, she took part in the activity after several months of practice.

“I     8    (extreme) love traditional Chinese culture,” she said. “Peking Opera has a long history of about 200 years and     9    (consider) a treasure of our nation. We should let     10    (we) make great efforts to carry forward our culture and protect the cultural diversity of the world.”

2 . 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。

When I was a young girl, my parents tried their best to make ends meet. My father was a teacher, and my mom     1     (stay) at home to take care of me and my new baby brother. What was more, my mom also took care of two foster (收养的) children, a 12-year-old and a 4-year-old, because no one else had room for them in the area.

That Christmas, my parents faced     2     difficult choice. My dad told my mom that he could either pay the rent     3     give us all Christmas presents.     4     (nature) they decided that rent was more important. They could not even buy a tree.     5     (make) us all happy on Christmas Eve, my mom suggested that we drive into Rochester to look at the city     6     (decorate) by beautiful festival lights, and we all agreed.

On our way there, my dad noticed a huge stand of Christmas trees by the side of the road, and a large sign on the biggest tree. The sign read: “MERRY CHRISTMAS! If you haven’t got your tree yet, please help     7     (you) to one of these. No need to leave any money-just have a     8     (wonder) holiday!”

I didn’t understand at that moment     9     my dad started to cry, but I know now. I think it was the     10     (good) Christmas we ever had.

3 . 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。

Bike-sharing is popular in China, with an increasing number of people choosing bike riding instead of     1     (drive). The bike often has GPS or Bluetooth on it, and can be unlocked with a smart phone and left anywhere in public. Bike-sharing allows people     2     (borrow) a bike from one place and return it at another place.

    3     is very convenient to use the sharing-bikes if you have a smart phone. First, you have to download an APP onto your smart phone. Then what you need to do is to find the nearest bike. Scan the QR code (二维码) on the bike with your phone in order to make a Bluetooth     4     (connect). You will find the bike will have unlocked     5     (it). Then you can enjoy your trip. The greatest advantage of bike-sharing is that you can     6     (easy) find one and never worry about where to park it. The cost of riding depends on the time     7     is spent on your trip. Generally, it doesn’t cost too much.

So far, technology and science     8     (change) our lifestyles greatly. We have to say bike-sharing brings us     9     (much) convenience than before. And we also hope that people can not only enjoy it 61.    10     put it to good use.

4 . 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。

Overhead bridges are now very common in cities. They are often built in places     1     traffic is heavy and crossing the road is very dangerous.

Overhead bridges are used in     2     same way as zebra crossing. They both serve a very useful purpose- to allow people to cross the road     3    (safe) and prevent unnecessary accidents and the loss of life. However, overhead     4     (bridge) are more efficient when compared with zebra crossing. When people are crossing a zebra crossing, traffic is held up.     5     the other hand, overhead bridges can help people cross the street without disturbing the traffic. One disadvantage of overhead bridges is     6     people have to climb up steps. This is not very     7     (convenience), especially to old people.

Many overhead bridges have been built over the years. For their own safety, people should     8     (encourage) to use them instead of risking their life by     9     (run) across the road. Old people may find it difficult     10    (climb) up and down the steps, but at least it is much safer than walking across a road filled with dangerous moving traffic.

5 . 阅读下面短文，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。

Global warming refers to the fact that the earth's atmosphere is warming near     1     (it) surface — in other words, it's getting hotter. Some scientists say it is human activity     2     has caused global warming. However, there are other theories as well.

One popular theory relates to the “greenhouse effect”. Gases that make up the atmosphere are similar to     3     greenhouse because they allow sunlight     4     (pass) through, and then trap much of the heat from     5     (escape). This naturally occurring phenomenon,     6     is called greenhouse warming, keeps the earth's surface     7     (warm) than it would be.

While scientists agree that human-produced compounds (化合物) like carbon dioxide and others are being released into the atmosphere, some argue it's not clear how this results     8     the changes in temperature.

Global warming can     9     (great) affect human life on many levels. Scientists have made great     10     (contribute) to finding out how long the earth has been warming, at what rate it is warming, and what factors are causing it. These answers may better prepare people to handle its effects.

6 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
M: Can I help you, Madam.?
W: Yes. This is the sweater I     1     (buy ) from your shop last week.
M: Oh, what is     2     problem?
W: Yesterday I washed and dried it, and it became much     3     (small).
M: But did you follow the     4     (wash) instructions? They are on the label inside the sweater,     5     say it should be dry-cleaned.
W: Oh, I did not notice that! I just washed     6     in my washing machine.
M: What a pity!
W: But the instructions     7     (be ) written in French. How can I know what to do? You should have told me     8     to wash it when I bought last week.
M: Yeah... That is our fault.
W: Can I exchange it     9     another one?
M: All right, you may. I will bring you a new one.
W:     10     (thank) a lot.
M: You are welcome.

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。

As a     1     (journal),     2     (write) a great news story you have to make sure it is correct, relevant and fresh. For a start, all the     3     (inform) in a story must be correct. Not only     4     (do) it involve the spelling and grammar, but also it involves the facts. Any mistakes     5    appear in a story can get a newspaper into big trouble. For example, if a newspaper said that Yang Liwei was the first man to go into space, it wouldn’t be    6    (accuracy). He wasn’t the first. The newspaper would probably be accused     7     it and lose lots of readers because of that mistake. 

A news story is not only correct, but also relevant to its readers. People are mostly eager     8    (know) about news that happens near to them. That is why you care     9     (much) about what happens at your school than at American schools. It is also why newspapers in Beijing don’t talk about much news in Shanghai or Hong Kong. 

Finally, it is demanded that news    10     (be) fresh. When you pick up your evening newspaper, you want to read about news that happens that day. You don’t want to read about news from last week!

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。

As a boy, Charles Darwin showed a great interest in living things. He loved to walk through the woods,     1     (look) at plants and birds. At the age of 8, Darwin     2     (send) to school, where he studied Latin, classical literature and ancient history. Young Darwin thought that these subjects were boring and useless. He preferred     3       (science ) studies. As a result, he did     4     (poor) in his school lessons.

In 1828, Darwin's father, who was very strict     5     his son, sent him to Cambridge and he became a student of Professor John Henslow. Upon graduation, Professor Henslow asked him     6     (go) with Captain Fitzroy on a survey trip around the world. During the voyage, Darwin collected rocks, bones and     7     (insect) . He noted what he observed.

The widely     8     (accept) theory in those days was that God created all the creatures on earth. In 1859, Darwin published his famous book, The Origin of Species, in     9     he explained his famous theory of evolution (进化) .

Today, Charles Darwin is recognized as one of     10     greatest scientists the world has ever seen for his great achievements.