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。
Gerry: Hi, Susan. Are you interested in     1     (buy) some used books for school? They are     2     good condition and much     3     (cheap) than new ones. You can really save money that way.
Susan: Well, what do you have?
Gerry: Well, I have a science book,     4     (call) “Today’s World”. And I’m selling it     5     30 dollars.
Susan: 30? That’s too expensive for a broken book like that.
Gerry: Maybe so,     6     I bought it for 60, and I     7     (write) a lot of notes in the book, which should be a great help to you if you could read my writing.
Susan:     8     else are you selling?
Gerry: OK. I have     9     English writing textbook, for 14 dollars, a math book, for 23 and a novel…
Susan: Huh.
Gerry: It’s up to you. You know, these things go fast. After all, opportunities lost never come again.
Susan: OK. I’ll take the writing book and the novel. I need both of those for sure.
Gerry: No more textbooks?
Susan: Not now.     10     (teach) are constantly changing their minds about textbooks.
Gerry: All right.

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。

Crew members of the Shenzhou XII mission returned to Earth on Friday afternoon,     1     (conclude) a historic journey in China's Tiangong space station.

Nie Haisheng and his crew spent 92 days in space since the Shenzhou XII spacecraft     2    (launch) at the Jiuquan center on June 17. They were the first inhabitants of China's permanent space station     3    (name) Tiangong, or Heavenly Palace.

During    4    (them) stay in Tiangong, the astronauts carried out two extravehicular activities, or spacewalks, using a large robotic arm and other     5    (equip) to install and adjust devices outside the station. They also performed a number of scientific experiments and technological tests, and had video calls with President Xi Jinping and hundreds of researchers, teachers and students in Hong Kong.

It is a     6     (fruit) trip by any measure,     7     proves China's ability to provide a long-term living environment in space. Their work also prepares China for the next steps in its construction. “So far China's manned space programs     8     (contribute) greatly to mankind's peaceful development of outer space     9     the country will continue broadening and deepening its cooperation and communication with the international community to build the Chinese space station     10     a shared laboratory to bring benefits to all people on the globe.” Zhao Lijian, a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry, told reporters.

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。

Different kinds of birds build different kinds of nests. Birds build nests in all sorts of places, from on the ground to high up in trees and on the sides of mountains. Some birds make nests     1     float on water in wet areas. The materials birds use to build nests depend on the     2     (surround) area.

The reason birds make nests is to have a     3     (protect) place to lay their eggs in and take care of young birds after they hatch. When building a nest, birds try not to be seen. They do not want     4     (danger) animals to see     5     their eggs are. However, if you watch     6     (close), you may be able to see birds carrying     7     (branch) and other things to build their nests with.

Most birds nest during the spring and early summer of each year. They raise their babies in quite a short time. They lay the eggs, and then keep them warm for three to four weeks. After they hatch, many young birds learn to fly in     8     little as ten days. Some birds return to the same nest year after year if they     9     (raise) their young successfully in it before. Often, there are old and new nests in the same tree. This     10     (confuse) animals which are looking for baby birds to eat.

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。

When eight-year-old Adora Svitak sat down at a computer keyboard, her fingers flew.     1     (type) 60 words a minute, she wrote down the stories     2     stayed in her mind. But Adora didn’t keep her love of stories to     3     (she). She shared it with kids all over the country, motivating them to read and write.

From her home in Redmond, Washington, Adora traveled to schools, talking to kids about reading and writing. She used her laptop to show how she made     4     stories. She also brought stuffed animals to use as props, and she spoke of how the things around her inspired her story ideas.

In only eight months, this young writer had visited more than 2,000 students in ten schools. “Sometimes I am nervous when I face big crowds,” said Adora. “    5     (especial) if the children are     6     (old) than me.” Her family’s     7     (encourage) helped a lot. The writing tips Adora shared changed kid’s minds about writing. Kids who once thought, “I don’t want to write!” began to think, “If she can do it,     8     can I.”

Adora knew that reading and writing helped us all to understand things better. “If people don’t read well,” she said, “we will     9     (understand) each other.” Adora believed that “we are born with goodness in our hearts.” It was the goodness in her own heart that led her     10     (share) her love for reading and writing with other kids.

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。

Located in the southwest Pacific, New Zealand which is made up of two main islands and     1     number of small islands, is famous for its     2     (amaze) natural beauty and scenic attractions.

New Zealand is about the same size as the United Kingdom. The two main islands are 1600km     3     length, but only 5〜450km wide and separated by the Cook Strait. Over 75 percent of New Zealand is at least 200m above sea level with Mount Cook being the     4     (high) point. The Chatham Islands, 800km east of Christchurch, are the first lands on earth     5     (see) the sun.

Much of New Zealand culture is from Britain, including some cultures from America, Australia and Maori, along with other European cultures and Asian cultures. Large festivals in     6     (celebrate) of Diwali and Chinese New Year     7     (hold) in several large cities. The music and food of New Zealand are similar to those of Britain and the United States, although they have some     8     (extreme) special New Zealand and Pacific qualities.

Queenstown,     9     is the main center for snow sports in New Zealand, attracts people from all over the world to ski at the four mountain ski fields every year. In recent years, Queenstown’s hotels     10     (become) popular destinations for tourists from all over the world.