1 . People throughout the company were wandering the halls, some crying, some in numb shock, most in total ________(confuse). （所给词的适当形式填空）

2 . 阅读下面短文，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。

Twin panda brothers born in a zoo in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality started to receive public visitors on Friday.

A female panda named “Mangzai” gave birth     1    them on June 10. "Giant pandas often only choose the stronger one of the twins to feed," said Yin Yanqiang, technical director     2     (take) care of the animals at Chongqing Zoo.

“To ensure the survival of the two, we carried out artificially assisted feeding, with one     3     (bring) up by the panda mom and     4    other artificially raised in the nursery box. We exchanged their places     5     (regular) to allow both of them to enjoy the breast milk in time,” Yin said.

“The brothers are growing well with concerted efforts. The older cub now weighs 6,060 grams and the younger one 5,680 grams, ” said Yin, adding    6     the twins have different     7     (personality). “The older brother is more active and alert     8     the younger cub gentler and     9     (quiet).”

The nursery receives visits in two time slots from Friday, 10:00—11:00 a.m. and 2:30—3:30 p.m., and the public     10     (invite) to give names for the cubs.

3 . 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。

Food is a major part of every culture. Each country has     1    (it) own eating culture,    2     makes eating habits around the world various.

Egyptians start the day with     3     drink. When breakfast can be eaten is not fixed, but it must be before the day’s main meal. In the past, this main meal was served at around 3 p.m. But now people work     4    (long) hours than before and eat when they get home at 6 p. m. Dinner parties    5    (hold) later, around 9 p.m. Most Egyptian     6    (meal) include bread or rice, vegetables and meat.

France is famous     7     its delicious food, and its people take food     8    (serious). Most eat three meals a day at fixed times. Breakfast is a light meal of bread and coffee. They eat lunch at 1 p.m. and have dinner after 8 p. m.

Most Americans know it is    9    (harm) to their health without eating breakfast. Therefore some take time    10    (prepare) and eat a hot breakfast.     

Others grab a donut (甜甜圈) while rushing out of the door. For lunch, most Americans eat sandwich. They usually have dinner at around 6 p.m.

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。

Chinese female scientist Tu Youyou won the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the     1     (discover) of artemisinin, which has become a vital part of the treatment for malaria. It is believed that it saves 100,000 lives a year in Africa alone.

Born in Ningbo, China in 1930, Tu Youyou is a     2     (commit) and patient scientist. In 1967, some scientists were chosen to form a team     3     the objective of discovering a new treatment for malaria, one of     4     was Tu Youyou. To find a new treatment, Tu and her team looked through many ancient Chinese medical texts and evaluated 280,000 plants before     5     (obtain) the pure substance artemisinin. Inspired by a text from the fourth century, Tu's team tested a collection of dried wormwood leaves and used the liquid by boiling fresh wormwood,     6    they didn't work. Tu Youyou realized that the high temperature might have destroyed     7    (it) medical properties. She tried using a lower temperature to draw out the extract. After failing more than 190 times, the team     8    （final) succeeded in finding a substance that worked. After the drug showed promising results, Tu and her team members insisted that the drug should     9    （test) on themselves to make sure that it was safe.

Awarded the Nobel Prize, Tu said, the honor was not just hers but the team's and all the people of her country's. This success is indeed     10     honor for China's scientific research and Chinese medicine.

5 . 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 Chinese government has worked with space authorities in Russia, the United States and the European Union to advance international cooperation in the applications for its Beidou system,     1     aims to bring more     2     (convenient) to users around the world.

    3     (global), by the end of 2019, Chinese products based on the Beidou system     4     (sell) to more than 120 countries and regions,     5     (play) a helpful role in a number of public sector fields.

He Mu, general manager of Aerospace Great Wall Satellite Navigation Technology, said that his company is     6     cooperation with many nations to localize Beidou-based applications, train local professionals and inject research.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said at a news conference on Friday in Beijing that Beidou     7     (belong) not only to China,     8     the world, and serves people all over the globe. He said Beidou now has more than 100 million users in about 100 countries and regions.

China is willing     9     (join) hands with other nations in the space field and together share development     10     (benefit), Wang said.

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。

Reading aloud is a good habit for children. Some parents may ask their children to read aloud at     1     early age, but reading aloud to kids may help them focus better, according to a new study     2     (publish) in the journal Pediatrics. These children are not only better able     3     (sit) still but also better able to get along     4    (good) with their friends and teachers.

The research     5    (do) by a team led by Dr. Alan Mendelsohn of NYU Langone Medical Center. The researchers studied how children's     6     (program) that promote positive parenting activities, such as reading out loud and playing pretence affect children's development.

Researchers performed a test after some children took part     7     their Video Interaction Project from birth to age 3. At every visit, the families in the program were filmed reading or     8     (play) with their children. The film was then reviewed by a coach     9     helped parents learn more about their own powerful role in their children's growth. Results showed that these children could do things more carefully and had     10     (few) attention problems by the time they started school.

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。

Economic development is necessary if we want to improve society. There comes a time     1     the old must give way to the new.     2     (keep) the right balance between progress and the protection of cultural sites can be a big challenge. Big challenges, however, can sometimes lead to great     3     (solve). In order to benefit the area, the Egyptian government wanted to build a new dam     4     the Nile. But the     5     (propose) led to protests. Later, a committee       6     (establish) to limit damage to the Egyptian buildings and prevent the     7     (lose) of cultural relics. Temples and other cultural sites were taken down piece by piece, and then moved and put back together again in a place     8     they were safe from the water. When the project     9     (end) in 1980, it was considered     10     great success.

8 . 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。

In most countries, turning 18    1    (mark) the start of adulthood. But what does reaching the age of majority really mean? Does it mean that you will be    2    (complete) in charge of your own life and able to express yourself in new and    3    (excite) ways? What new responsibilities will you have to take    4    ? Here, three young people tell us what turning 18 means, or meant, to them.

Bethany, 16, comes from Victoria, Australia. She won’t have the right to vote in the next general    5    (elect), because she won’t be old enough. She has been taking driving lessons but she isn’t allowed to take her driving test    6    she is 18.

Lin Ning, 19, is from Shanghai, China. At 18, although he could do things like    7    (get) a credit card and act on his desire to help others, there were still rules    8    (obey) and lessons to attend.

Morgan, 20, is from Florida, the US. He thought once he turned 18 and got    9    good job he would rent an apartment, but his salary was not high enough. The reality for him has been very different.     10    is hard for him to save money because of the household bills and high commute costs.

9 . 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。

A few weeks ago I was out with my family at the opening of a new playground in our community. The advertisements were put up,     1    (state) there would be coffee available and activities for children, and I was convinced that it was a good idea for us to attend. So after we settled in, and found a place for the kids         2    (play) in, I headed over to the coffee station.

I     3    (break) my reusable coffee cup several days before,     4     I knocked off a table onto a hard floor, so I didn’t have anything with me. Feeling       5     (guilt) that I might need to use a throwaway cup, I was delighted to see they were using good old ceramic(陶瓷的) coffee cups that are     6    (rare) seen today. It looked like they searched the cupboards and grabbed every cup they could find.

After we finished, the cups went into a big container where they would     7    (wash) later. What a fantastic way of solving the problem of reusable cups! Yes, there is the washing to do after, but,     8     any plastic or paper waste being created, it is worthwhile.    9     is great to see a local council leading the way in a significant       10     (reduce) of waste.

10 . 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。

A one-legged Chinese woman at the World Professional Beauty Contest caught people's attention as she turned up     1    （graceful）. Gui Yuna, the 36-year-old Chinese woman from Nanning, showed her best form and won the     2    （title）of Miss Qipao and Miss Bikini in Group B.

Gui lost her right leg at     3     age of seven in car accident. At 17, she started training in high jump, long jump and other games.

One of the highlights of her professional career as an athlete was in the 2004 Summer Paralympic Games in Greece,     4     she won the seventh place in women’s long jump. She also broke the world record of women’s high jump for amputees in 2007 National Games for Dis abled Persons. Before the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games, Gui served     5     a torch bearer（火炬手）. She     6     （win）the National Model Worker award in 2015 as well.

Gui retired from professional sports in 2017.     7    （invite）by the World Professional Beauty organizers, Gui attended the beauty contest in a hurry and without much training. But her habit of     8    （keep）a healthy lifestyle and exercising helped her have a good physical shape and shine or stage.

"Sport gives me optimism and makes me look     9    （young）than my peers. I hope more and more people can gain     10    （confident）from my action and join the fitness career," Gui said.