2 . 阅读下面短文（对话），在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

China's Tea Villages

In most Chinese tea villages, March is the time of year in which locals start to pick and process tea. The usually quiet villages     1     (sudden) become busy centers of activity, as people take out special tools and prepare     2     tea processing. In some villages, local residents hold traditional ceremonies,     3     (thank) heaven for its blessing. The price of tea     4     (pick) in March is extremely high because     5     is fresh, tender and contains multiple trace elements.

China     6     (be) famous for tea production since ancient times. Of the goods transported and traded along     7     Old Silk Road linking China to the Middle East and Europe, the     8     (important) of tea was matched only by silk. China produces Oolong, black, green, white, yellow     9     dark (aka post-fermented) tea. The Oolong, the varieties of green and black are most notable for their high quality.

Most of China’s tea villages are found in remote mountainous areas in the country's south and southwest, where the beautiful scenery is often     10     (hide) under clouds.

3 . There were several badminton ______ (compete) in the school stadium the next week. (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(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

The average cost of raising a child until the age of 18 was 485,000 yuan in China in 2019,     1     is higher than many countries including the US, France, Germany and Japan.     2     (compare) with 13 other countries in Europe, Asia and America, China ranked the second among all these countries in expense of raising a child to the age of 18. The report said that is one of the main reasons stopping couples from considering     3     (have) a child. Experts warn China’s aging population will put pressure     4     the health and social safety systems. The decreasing birth rate will     5     (deep) affect China’s economic growth and     6     (it) welfare problems.

New policies in 2021 encourage families     7    (have) up to three children, but China’s birth rate dropped to 7.52 births per 1, 000 people in the same year. That is the lowest since the National Bureau of Statistics began recording the information in 1949.

Three major ways — cash rewards, housing subsidies (补贴) and baby care centers     8     (expect) to improve China’s birthrate. Some areas     9    (give) couples money for having     10     second or third child since 2021.

5 . I don’t know what Mr. Smith said in class because the question was beyond my _________ (recognize). (所给词的适当形式填空)

6 . Football is much _______ (interest) than basketball. (所给词的适当形式填空)

7 . The book was so interesting that I strongly recommended that we ____ (share) it with others. (所给词的适当形式填空)

8 . As ______(schedule), we will have English Talent show in the school hall. (所给词的适当形式填空)

9 . Our knowledge of the disease ______ (advance) a lot in recent years. (所给词的适当形式填空)

10 . When it comes to technology and health care, opportunities and ______ (challenge) come together. (所给词的适当形式填空)