1 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

More than 25 years ago, a train took Saroo Brierley, a 4-year-old boy, a thousand miles across the country to a totally strange city. There, he     1     (bring) up by an Australian family and flew to Tasmania, Australia with them.

    2     he writes in his new book, A Long Way Home, Brierley couldn’t help but wonder about his hometown back in India. He remembered landmarks, but since he didn’t know his town’s name, finding a small neighborhood in a vast country     3     (prove) to be impossible.

Then he found a digital mapping program. He spent years     4     (search) for his hometown in the program’s satellite pictures. In 2011, he came across     5     familiar. He studied it and realized he was looking at a town’s central business district     6     a bird’s-eye view. He thought “On the right-hand side you should see the three-platform train station”— and there it was. “And on the left-hand side you should see a big fountain” — and there it was. Everything just started to match.

When he stood in front of the house     7     he grew up as a child, he saw a lady standing in the entrance. “There’s something about me,” he thought — and it took him a few seconds but he finally remembered     8     she used to look like.

In an interview Brierley says, “My mother looked so much     9     (short) than I remembered. But she came forth and walked forward, and I walked forward, and my feelings and tears and the chemical in my brain, you know, it was like a nuclear fusion (核聚变). I just didn’t know what to say,     10     I never thought seeing my mother would ever come true. And here I am, standing in front of her.”

2 . My washing machine ________ (repair) this week, so I have to wash my clothes by hand. (所给词的适当形式填空)

3 . 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)

4 . 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。

Xuan paper, known as one of the Four Treasures of Study, first came into     1     (exist) in Xuan Prefecture in the Tang dynasty. The traditional skill of making the paper     2     hand has been passed down through generations. The process takes as many as 108 steps, all of     3     require a level of delicacy.

Take papermaking master Zhou Donghong for example. He uses a fine screen to filter (过滤) a mixture of water and fibers. He lifts it up, and it’s a sheet of paper. It takes him and his partner only 15 seconds     4     (form) and shape it, but they’ve devoted     5     (they) to perfecting the skills for decades.

“There are a lot of tricks of filtering the fibers, and timing is the most difficult part of all. We have only one chance to filter the right amount of fibers , and only the proper weight guarantees the paper is neither too thin     6     too thick, and the margin (差额) for error is     7     (extreme) small,” said Zhou. With just the right degree of thickness, top quality Xuan paper holds ink and tightly.

The skill of papermaking,     8     (recognize) as a national treasure, has also proven to be an international one. We felt     9     great sense of pride as it was listed as a world intangible culture heritage (非物质文化遗产) by UNESCO in 2009. Since then, in Jingxian County, Xuan papermaking     10     (teach) in schools.

5 . 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。

Danny has a hobby—playing games online. He is interested     1     solving puzzles. He particularly enjoys chatting to other gamers.

Now Danny     2     (sit) quietly in front of his computer. His mother thinks he is doing his homework,     3     she is wrong. Danny is actually surfing the Internet, solving puzzles and “chatting” to other gamers     4     come from around the world. How funny it is! Danny thinks.

Why are game online so interesting? “    5     I can pretend to be a different person. There also many different     6     (kind) of games for me to play.” says Danny. “Other people love to play these games because they can play at any time. They do not need to organize a group. Someone in the world always wants     7     (play).”

Starting a game online is not easy. Some gamers don’t welcome new gamers. They will become     8     (anger) when new gamers ask them questions. Other gamers are helpful. They want to make new friends. When Danny has     9     question, he always says, “Excuse me, are you busy? I am new at this game and I need some help.” Sometimes this     10    (work). At other times, however, the gamer at the other end makes you feel like fool.

6 . ________(compare) with you, I have a long way to go. (所给词的适当形式填空)

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。

A recent survey has found that many people suffer from sleep problems. Some are     1     (able) to fall asleep, some wake up in the middle of the night, and others     2    (simple) do not get enough sleep. One of the reasons why people fail to get a good night’s sleep     3     (be) pressure from school or work. Noise pollution and light pollution in big cities may also contribute     4     sleep problems. In     5     short term, people with sleep problems often feel tired and have trouble concentrating. In the long term, they may be at increased risk of having a poor memory, being overweight and     6     (suffer) a heart attack. Sleep problems are especially dangerous for     7     (teenager). They are still growing and night is the time when     8     (they) bodies grow faster. Teenagers     9     do not sleep well may experience situations where body development slows down, and their health suffers.

So, if you have trouble getting a good night’s sleep, it might be time     10     (make) some changes in your lifestyle.

8 . The milu deer certainly seemed happy to be back in China________their numbers started to grow steadily. (用适当的词填空)

9 . On September 13, Apple CEO Tim Cook released the company’s________(late) model, the iPhone XII. (所给词的适当形式填空)

10 . Some hunters killed the antelopes for their ________ (value) fur to make profits. (所给词的适当形式填空)