1 . ________ I have harvested most from the contest is not the award but the improvement of my pronunciation and the fun of acting.(用适当的词填空)

2 . 语法填空

For years，a farmer called John has been devoted to     1     (tackle) the problem of hunger. One day he came across an article which referred to Yuan Longping and his super hybrid rice. He thought it essential    2    him to benefit from the practical knowledge circulated by Yuan Longping. Therefore, he had no alternative but     3     (equip) himself with more knowledge of Yuan’s farming methods. He took all     4     (aspect) into consideration and developed his farming method suitable for the soil of his fields. With scientific farming methods，he and his family have their output     5     (expand) and have never bought exported grain any longer.

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，将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置。

Qian Li Wei: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, As     1    business development consultant, I’m often seen as being against the environment.

    2     I’m here to say is that having worked with many environmental consultants. I know that a     3     (health) environment and development should be possible at the same time.

Ms Lin suggested that we should cut back     4     the quantity of things we produce in order to save the environment. I don’t agree with     5     (she). However, I do agree that we should produce     6     (many) things from materials that have been recycled, and less from raw materials.

What we need are better     7     (law). This includes controls on how many trees are cut down and how many fish     8     (catch).     9     (ask) around, I find many people are willing to pay a little higher price for things     10     are friendly to the environment.

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。

Food from the air

Everyone has seen plants growing, but have you ever thought     1     they get their food? In the seventeenth century, a European scientist     2     (call) Van Helmot asked this question. Like most people, he thought that plants must get their food from soil. However, Van Helmot decided       3     (test) the theory with experiments.

First, he dried some soil, put it into a pot and weighed it. Next, he weighed a small tree, planted it in the pot and added rain water. Then, he watered it     4     (regular) with rain water.

After five years, he removed the tree from the pot and weighed it again. He found that the tree had gained     5     huge amount of weight. When he weighed the soil, however, it was almost exactly the same as it had been five years    6    . So Van Helmot drew the    7    (conclude) that the tree grew by drinking water. Though it turned out to be wrong, he showed the importance of the use of scientific evidence to support ideas.

We now know that plants and trees make their own food. Their leaves, when exposed     8     the air and sun, are like factories    9     can change the energy from the sun into chemical energy. During this process (过程), oxygen and sugar     10     (produce). The oxygen is released back into the air, and the sugar is used by the plant as food.

5 . At that time, Nelson Mandela was a __________ (law), who often offered black people legal advice and help. （所给词的适当形式填空）

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。

Whenever you have to write a paper, a letter, or any other document for work or school, you probably head toward the computer. Now, most people reach for     1     (keyboard) faster than they pick up pens. In a Scottish primary school, however, Mr. Norman Lewis is taking a different approach. He feels that neat handwriting     2     (be) still an important skill, so he has his students write not only by hand but also     3     old fashioned fountain pens.

Fountain pens     4     (use) in schools long ago and have been regaining popularity lately because they are refillable. Today, a writer     5     (simple) throws an empty pen away and gets     6     new one.

So far, Mr. Lewis is pleased with the results of his experiment. He reports that his students are taking more care with their work, and their self-confidence has improved as well. He is happy with the     7     (improve) he sees in his students’ writing     8     in his own writing. He knows that computers are here     9     (stay) and that they will not disappear. However, he believes that the practice with fountain pens helps students to focus, to write faster, and they can feel proud of     10     (they).

7 . Not only ________ the volunteers collect rubbish left by people but also they handed out leaflets to remind people of the importance of sorting out garbage. (用适当的词填空)

8 . 语法填空

As countries accept the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative(“一带一路倡议”), Ugandan youths need to make plans to benefit     1     different chances provided by the initiative . “Those with     2     clear understanding of the Chinese language and culture     3    (be) at an advantage,” said Sooma, co-director (主任) of Luyanzi College, one of the pioneer schools in Uganda     4     teach the Chinese language.

Besides     5     (offer) Chinese language lessons to students, the school also welcomes Ugandan language teachers who are learning Chinese so that Chinese can     6    (teach) in schools.

According to the National Curriculum Development Canter (国家课程发展中心), the Ugandan and Chinese governments have reached an     7     (agree) on training over 100 Ugandan language teachers. And within the next four years, probably about 60,000 students will make up their minds to learn how to speak Chinese and become     8    (use) teachers after graduation.

Oswald Ndolerire, the co-director of the Confuclus Institute at Makerere University, said     9    (recent) “The Chinese are coming because they feel like they have something     10    (provide). They are a group of nice people.”

9 . 语法填空

I was visiting the Cape Verde Islands with some friends. Although it was a     1     (wind) day, the water was clear and my friends were out on the reef. Going out to snorkel (潜泳), I     2     (notice) that an ocean current had spread to the bay, pushing me towards rocks     3     (cover) in sea urchins (海胆). Since I wasn’t close to the shore,     4     would have been a tiring exercise to swim against it, so, using the current, I made it back to shore in about an hour.     5     (lie) on the beach and out of breath, I heard a voice. A man,     6     was one of the guys I had just met, was getting pushed past the rocks and would be quickly carried out to sea. No one else was close,     7     I jumped into the water. Keeping a mark on all of the submerged rocks and sand bars (沙洲), I swam out to him. “Get hold of my arm and when you reach a sand bar, grip it with your feet,” I said over the roar of the waves. With one hand, I held onto the man, and with     8     other, I was using all of my remaining     9     (strong) to reach the sand bars. Again, I used the current to get across the bay, towards the shallows.     10     (final), we crawled up the sand and lay there watching the sun.

10 . 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。

Do you love American country music? It is     1     (real) popular not only in America but also all over the world.     2     you love American country music, come to Nashville. It’s the home of American country music.

Nashville is    3     capital city of Tennessee. In Nashville, you don’t have to go to big auditoriums(音乐厅)     4     (enjoy ) country music. You can always hear the beautiful and sweet country music in the open-air restaurants or on the streets. All the singers are young     5     they play their guitars while they sing. The song they sing are very     6     (touch). If you listen to them with your heart, you can feel they are singing with their souls rather than with their voices.

When you visit Nashville, you can find shops     7     (sell) music records and tapes everywhere. Many records     8     (make) by famous singers and they are sent to many countries all over the world.

The country songs most of the singers sing come from the rural areas in the southern United States. The songs often describe those day-to day situations and the     9     (feeling) of the country people. Singers often sing country songs     10     praise of heroism and true love.