1 . 阅读下面短文，在空格处填入一个适当的词或者使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

On September 11, 2001, Omar Eduardo Rivera, a blind computer technician (技术员), was working on the 71st floor of the World Trade Center with his guide dog     1     (name) Dorado. When the hijacked (被劫持的) plane hit the tower, Rivera knew     2     would take him a long time to escape from the building, but he wanted his lovely dog to have a chance     3     (get) out so he set him free in the crowded stairwell. “ I thought I was lost forever — the noise and the heat were     4     (terrify) — but I had to give him the chance of escape. So I touched his head, gave him a push and ordered him to go,” Rivera said.

The dog     5     (immediate) disappeared into the crowd, but a few     6     (minute) later Rivera felt the dog feeling his legs. Dorado came right back to his side and a co-worker     7     (bring) by him as well. Then Dorado and the selfless co-worker     8     (help) Rivera climb down 70 flights of stairs,     9     took nearly an hour. No sooner had they escaped from the building     10     it fell down completely, and Rivera says he owes his life to his faithful dog.

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。

Your hero might be your Mom, Dad or both of them.     1     my hero is Florence Kelley.

In 1871,     2     she was twelve years old, Keley’s father took her to a glass factory,     3    (show) her the wonders of Americas factories, where she saw small children working with pots full of acid (酸). Kelley was angry. She later learned     4     there were over one million children working in hot, crowded and unsafe factories. The work was very     5    (danger). Every year tens of thousands of kids died or were     6    (serious) hurt. In 1889, Kelley knew something had to be done. She asked people not to buy goods that     7    (make) by child workers. She gave speeches and wrote reports. Within a few years she became famous     8     the leader against child labor (童工). In 1893, Kelley     9    (fight) for a new law in Illinois. That law said that no factories could have child workers.

Florence Kelley is certainly a hero to me. Because of her, you and I don’t need to work in     10    (factory) and hold pots full of acid.

3 . The polluted air __________ (give) off by cars will do great harm to our health, and too many private cars will lead to traffic jams and a great deal of energy will be wasted. (所给词的适当形式填空)

4 . English __________ (navigate) James Cook, who sailed along this coast in 1770, was the first European known to have sighted Fraser Island. (所给词的适当形式填空)

5 . 阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Several different stories are told about the origin of Saint Valentine’s Day. One legend     1    (date) as far back as the days of Roman Empire. According to the story, Claudius,     2     Emperor of Rome, wanted to increase the size of the army. He knew that it would be easier to get young men who were not married     3    (join) the army; therefore, he made a rule that no young men could marry     4    he had served in the army for a number of years.   

A priest     5     (name) Valentine broke the rule and     6    (secret) married a great number of young people. Finally, Claudius found out about Valentine and put the priest in prison,     7     he remained until he died on February 14.   

After his death, Valentine     8    (make) a saint and the day of his death was named Saint Valentine’s Day.   

February 14, Valentine’s Day, is sweetheart’s day. After     9    (put)their love message in a heart shaped box of chocolate or a bunch of flowers, people give the gifts to their lover.     10     (word) may be written on the flower covered card, or something else.

6 . Hopefully, the language ______________(catch) your attention, and you will take a look at some of the resources and learn more about it. (用所给词的适当形式填空)

7 . “I ______________(dream) of a rural life for decades, but my work hampers(阻碍) me, ” Cheng says. (所给词的适当形式填空)

8 . 语法填空

How can you improve your English language skills? My suggestion is to use it    1    (frequent). Find a group of people that are    2     (interest) in something you are interested in,such as martial arts(武术）    3    something else.Find forums(论坛）on the Internet on that topic and join in, and you will learn a great deal, get more comfortable with     4    language and make new friends. And most of them will be very understanding if they know that English is not your native language.

Here is a story. A fellow with a ticket to a concert at Carnegie Hall was visiting New York City    5    the first time. He was unsure of his    6     (direct), but soon he saw an elderly gentleman    7    ( carry ) a violin case .

" That elderly gentleman must be a musician , " he said to    8     ( he ) . " Certainly he must know the way to Carnegie Hall . " So the fellow came up to the elderly gentleman and asked, "Sir, how can I get to Carnegie Hall?" The elderly gentleman stopped,smiled, and    9     (answer), "Practise, practise, practise."

       You see there are no short cuts, no quick and easy ways    10     (improve) one's skills . You just have to work at it all the the time .

9 . 课文语法填空

The following true story happened several years ago in the Paris Opera. A famous singer had agreed     1     (sing), and ticket sales were increasing. As a matter of fact, the night of the concert found the house packed and all the     2     (ticket) sold.

The feeling of excitement was in the air as the house manager took the stage and said,“Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your enthusiastic support. I'm afraid because     3    illness, the man whom you come to hear will not be performing tonight. But we have found a person to take     4     (he) place. He will provide you with     5    same joy.” Hearing this, the crowd shouted in     6     (disappoint) and failed to hear the announcer mention the stand-in’s name.

The stand-in performer tried his best. When he had finished, there was nothing     7    an uncomfortable silence. No one applauded (鼓掌).     8     (sudden), a little boy stood up and shouted, "Daddy, I think you are wonderful!" In a moment, the crowd     9     (break) into thunderous applause.

We all need people in our lives     10    are willing to stand up once in a while and say, “I think you are wonderful.”

10 . 语法填空

I sit in the train racing     1     (steady)along the Qinghai-Tibet Railway. As a member of the people     2    (work) on the railway, I feel a sense of pride. In order to protect the delicate ecosystem, we make efforts     3    (overcome) many difficulties. Passing the world’s longest bridge     4    (build) over permafrost and Tanggula Station     5     the air is thin, I arrive at Cuona Lake, whose mirror-like surface attracts me. Cattle and sheep     6     (wander)the grassland bring the scenery to life.

I am     7    (pride) that we built our “impossible ” railway     8     the care that the environment     9     (deserve). It truly is     10     extraordinary “Sky Railway”.