1 . It is a highly ________________ (subject) point of view that the house prices rising monthly can put the industry on the line. (所给词的适当形式填空)

3 . 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。

A new group of free employees have been added to a French workforce. So far, a theme park in western France     1     (employ) six birds, more exactly six crows (乌鸦), to collect and deal with garbage-- mainly cigarette ends and other small pieces. The birds take the     2     (collect) rubbish to special bins where they can receive bird food in exchange     3     putting away the litter.

Park president Nicolas said, “The purpose of employing the crows is to educate people to take up their social     4     (responsible). Since the birds are able to do     5     people are supposed to do, we should do this by ourselves.”

Crows have long been observed for their     6     (amaze) intelligence. They are one of the     7     (smart) groups of animals on earth, with remarkable problem solving, tool making, and deductive reasoning skills.

In addition to inspiring humans to pick up trash, the clever crows     8     are currently working at the park are pretty excited to put their intelligence to work.

“It has become     9     exciting game for them,” Nicolas says. “They pick up the trash on the ground, and every day they     10     (reward) for what they have done.”

5 . 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。

Eleven years after having Alzheimer’s (阿兹海默病) disease, 91-year-old Wu Mingzhu sometimes fails     1     (recognize) her previous colleagues or even family members     2     live by her side. But her memory of the melon varieties (种类) she developed while working in Xinjiang remains.

Born in Hubei Province, she     3     (admit) to Southwest Agricultural College in Chongqing in the late 1940s. Wu filed     4     application in 1955, and finally received an agreement. In the winter of the same year, she boarded a truck with all her     5     (possession) and left for Xinjiang.

Though local watermelons and muskmelons (甜瓜) tasted sweet, Wu found that the local farmers mainly relied on     6     (tradition) farming techniques, and there was still much room for progress     7     the quantity and quality of their melons.

Starting in 1956, Wu and her colleagues met with local farmers to explore resources in the summer heat of over 40℃. She experimented with different methods on melons during the day, and read documents that     8     (record) 44 melon varieties before she arrived under the candle at night.

She developed new resources—10 watermelon varieties and 19 muskmelon varieties, featuring characteristics like better disease resistance, finer fruit quality, and greater adaptability,     9     (help) the farmers fatten their wallets. So we Chinese can     10     (crazy) eat watermelons in the hot summers.

6 . 语法填空

Some inventions happen in strange ways. The potato chip is one of them.

Moon’s Lake House was     1     restaurant in New York in the 1850s. George Crum was the cook there. Many rich people often came to the restaurant     2     (enjoy) his cooking.

The one thing that really upset Crum was     3     a customer complained about the food and sent it back to the kitchen to be done over. He would often return it overcooked. He was happy to see the customer walk out of the restaurant     4     (angry).

On August 24, 1853, a customer returned his fried potatoes to the kitchen,     5     they weren’t crunchy (脆的) enough. Crum reacted in his     6     (usually) way. He cut the potatoes very thin and cooked them in hot oil. They were so crunchy and Crum was sure that the man would refuse     7     (eat) them. Instead, the man loved them. He even asked for more.

Now, do you know     8     invented the potato chip? It’s George Crum! He     9     (late) set up his own restaurant. He named it Crum’s House. He put baskets of his potato chips on all the tables. They made his restaurant a very popular place.

Today, potato chips are one of Americans’     10     (favor) foods!

7 . You should make it clear ________________ everyone should obey the rule. (用适当的词填空)

8 . 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。

Learning to play     1     instrument is something that can give you a lot of pleasure. It is also an achievement and a skill     2    stays with your life. Music has a part to play in everyone’s life, and has been described as “a primary language .”

Learning to play an instrument isn’t easy at the beginning and     3     (take) effort and determination. While it is OK to aim for the top, music is     4     (certain) not something to take up because you think you ought to do it.

A lot of adults regret not having learnt to play an instrument when they     5     (be) younger. But it is never too late to learn! And the     6     (advantage) of learning an instrument are far     7     (great) than just the pleasure of producing an enjoyable sound. When you’ve progressed far enough, there are lots of amateur groups that you can join     8     you want to be part of a larger group. Once you’ve reached a good enough standard     9     (join) a band or orchestra, you add the team skills like those you get from playing sport. There’s also a great social side to playing     10     others, as well as the chance to travel through touring.

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。

The conclusion of the recent Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics on Feb 20 also marked the end of the volunteering work of Armenian twin brothers Vahan and Hayk Gehamyan, both of     1     are Fudan University undergraduates.

The brothers served as translators for Team Armenia during the Games and also    2    (offer) assistance to athletes.     3    their busy work schedule, the brothers enjoyed their time in the Olympic Village. They even made friends with their    4    (neighbor)---athletes from Finland and Ukraine---and cheered for these athletes when they competing.

“It’s    5    great honor to serve as Olympic volunteers. We    6       (impression) by the charm of winter sports, such as the beautiful freestyle skiing and figure skating,” Hayk said.

“Moreover, we saw people from across the world    7    (live) under the same roof. It showed how the Olympic spirit of unity shines    8    (bright) throughout the games and beyond, which reminds us that people worldwide belong to the same human family,” he added.

Hayk said that they     9    (draw) to China as they wanted to experience the country’s fast     10     (economy) development and culture. “We’re glad we made the decision to come here,” said.