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。

As a foreigner, I think life in China is amazing, but     1     sometimes worries me is just the     2    (absent) of manned payment counters. The first time I scanned barcodes (条形码) on goods, I ended up paying 40 yuan more. I went to look for a salesperson in the store, but she couldn’t explain how     3     (get) my money back, despite our     4     (use) translation apps.

I didn’t go to that store any     5     (much) until a Chinese speaking friend helped me claim     6     money, which I paid for goods by mistake. Then I went back to buy things from there again.

However, I ran into trouble one day after a software was upgraded. I was unable to include the hot chocolate after scanning the code of other     7     (buy) things. I again went to seek help     8     the salesperson. She helped me find it, clicking an icon (图标) that showed 5 yuan. “That’s 5 yuan?” I asked. I didn’t know why I     9     (assume) it cost 3.50 yuan before. Had there been a manned counter, I would have escaped this embarrassment. Before rushing away, I was spared further shame when the salesperson said, “It doesn’t matter.” But now, I     10     (gradual) feel the convenience of mobile payment and fall in love with shopping in China.

2 . Chinese idioms mainly ______(consist) of four or more Chinese characters have been appealing to those absorbed in Chinese.

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。

Shark fin soup,     1     is a famous and expensive dish in southern China, is endangering certain species of sharks and threatening the ocean’s ecosystem.

Sharks are     2     the top of the food chain and they are of great     3     (important)for the ocean’s ecosystem. However, around 70 million sharks     4     (kill)for the fin soup each year and the number of sharks has been falling during the last decades. If their number drops     5     (low)than the current level, life circle in the ocean will be     6     (serious)threatened.

Environmental protection     7     (group)around the world, such as WildAid, are trying to stop the fin soup. They have even asked governments     8     (pass)laws to ban the sale of shark fins. But     9     is not enough. We need to stop     10     (enjoy)the fin soup to save our sharks.

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。

More than three decades after writing his first poem     1     a teenager in the mountains of northern China, Chen Nianxi is living a literary dream. He has published two books which are well received by people. For more than 15 years, he labored in gold, iron and zinc mines across China, detonating explosives (引爆炸药) by day and     2    (create) poems on the backs of newspapers at night.

His poems speak of the     3    (lonely) of the mines, the deaths of fellow workers and the distance between modern life and his work underground. This summer, two years after publishing his first poetry collection, he published a book of essays, To Live Is to Shout at the Sky     4     title comes from a poem that     5    (write) after a night of singing with his fellow workers at a mine in Xinjiang. Qinqiang is    6     type of traditional opera from northwestern Shaanxi Province.

Chen     7     (struggle) for inspiration for the past few years. “We still need abundant, diverse works     8    (support) contemporary literature and culture,” Chen said, adding     9     he hoped his work “will     10    (broad) modern people’s perspectives or remind them to look downward a bit”.

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。

With a unique civilization     1    (date) back over 5, 000 years, China has always been a place of special fascination for foreigners. In the past decades, interest in the rapidly developing nation    2    (grow) quickly. Foreigners have been coming to China not just for travel    3    for study, work, investment or cultural exchanges. Some find success in their careers and actively make contributions to China’s sustainable development.

“There are lots of things that we benefited from by     4    (simple) being here in China,” said Jay Thornhill,     5    Australian-American who co-founded one online shopping platform based in Shanghai. “When you combine a huge well-educated and hardworking population with the ability to manufacture and build just about anything that    6    (exist) in the world, you get a very productive business environment. ”

Having foreigners working and living in China achieves more than just economic benefits. It can be a cultural contribution     7     builds a bridge of mutual understanding and friendship between individuals and nations.

In Thornhill’s eyes, China provides a welcoming and accommodating environment for foreigners     8    (follow) their dreams. “The Chinese people are tolerant of language and cultural barriers and usually approach these differences with curiosity rather than     9    (judge), ” he said.

In ancient times, the Venetian merchant Marco Polo’s book fascinated many. Today China’s rapid growth and     10    (it) favorable environment and the expatriates’ exciting stories have stimulated foreigners’ interest in the nation.

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。

My first visit was to a space station considered the most modern in space.     1     (describe) as an enormous round plate, it spins slowly in space     2     (imitate) the pull of the earth’s gravity. Inside was an     3     (exhibit) of the most up-to-date inventions of the 31st century. A guide (G) showed us     4     along a moveable path.

G: Good morning to all our     5     (visitor) from 2008. First we’re going to examine one of the     6     (late) forms of communication among our space citizens. No more typists working on a typewriter or computer! No more postage or postcodes! Messages can now     7     (send) using a “thoughtpad”. You place the metal band over your head, clear your mind, press the sending button, think your message and the next instant it’s sent. It is stored on the “thoughtpad” of the receiver. It s quick, efficient and     8     (environmental) friendly. The only limitation is     9     the user does not think his or her message clearly, an unclear message may be sent. But we cannot blame the tools     10     the faults of the user, can we?

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。

Lushan has an abundance of plants. It belongs to subtropical area     1     the climate is moderate with ample rainfall. The average temperature in July is only 22.6℃.     2     (build) in 1934, the Lushan Botanical Garden is an important base for preserving plants. Lushan is also       3     good summer resort.

The mountain is also an educational base and religious center of ancient China and is home to one of the     4     (old) academies (书院) of our country—the Bailudong Academy. It was in Bailudong Academy     5     an educational system was proposed by the outstanding educator Zhu Xi of the Southern Song Dynasty. This     6     (gradual) formed the guideline for education in ancient China. With     7     (it) great charm, Lushan has also attracted more than 1,500 outstanding writers such as Li Bai, Bai Juyi, Su Shi, Kang Youwei, Guo Moruo, to name but a few, and       8    (preserve) more than 4,000 of their poems and essays.

Different religions have been observed in Lushan over the past l,600 years,     9     (include) Buddhism,Taoism, Islam and Christianity. The all-embracing spirit of Lushan means that it has various       10     (style) of architecture, all of which make Lushan a large-scale World Village.

8 . 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。

Many of us     1    ( work) as volunteers before. Some have experience as mechanics, repairing and maintaining machines. Others are experienced medical workers    2     have volunteered to help those with disabilities. This summer, one Chinese volunteer, Liu Fei, will serve     3     a management consultant for AIDS projects in an African country. Liu’s impression of the country is that it is developing rapidly but suffers from much     4    ( stable) and violence. Many people there have contracted AIDS, which means Liu’s work with a local organization engaging in AIDS prevention will surely be     5    ( challenge). Liu’s path to Africa was long and bumpy. Although he had met all the     6    ( requirement) for the volunteer application, his family was opposed to his choice at first. It took Liu some time to explain the importance of building a    7     ( share) future for mankind.     8     ( ultimate), his family decided to sing the same tune as Liu and respected his right     9    ( choose) his own path. Liu is looking forward to sharing his knowledge and skills with needy communities. He hopes his input can make    10     difference in distant Africa.

9 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内的单词的正确形式。

Asia has a long tradition of tea-drinking. And China is no exception. However, lately more and more Chinese people are turning to a    1    (difference) drink. Coffee has become an increasingly popular     2     (choose) of Chinese people living abroad and in huge cities at home. It is also a popular crop among those    3     (live) in the mountains of southern Yunnan Province.

In big cities such as Beijing, coffee     4     (shop) seem to be on nearly every major street corner. These shops are not just selling drinks from Starbucks, the world-famous coffee company. Coffee businesses from South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Britain    5    (operate) in China as well at the moment.

Coffee or tea?     6     is your favorite drink?

I spoke with some Chinese women to learn     7     they like coffee over tea since moving to the United States.

Beibei Su from China has been living in the United States for the past eight years. Before that, she lived in Italy. We spoke to her at a     8     (crowd) Vietnamese noodle restaurant near Washington D.C. Ms. Su said she liked tea     9     (well) than coffee.     10     she added that might not be true among the younger generation in China.

10 . With millions of households ________ (struggle) to make ends meet, UK’s Prime Minister Liz announced a two-year freeze to the energy price cap on Sep.8. (所给词的适当形式填空)