1 . ________________ (date) from the 18th century, Peking Opera has more than two hundred years of history. (所给词的适当形式填空)

3 . 课文语法填空

Advertisements, which often use words and pictures     1    (persuade) people to buy a product or service, can be found wherever we go.     2    successful advertisement will not only make people aware of a product or service, but also create a desire to buy, behind    3    advertisers have developed ways of persuading people into purchasing their products or services. One of the common techniques is to create    4    (memory) slogans.    5    technique is to link their company or product to a brand ambassador. In addition, some advertisements are not so obvious, in which product     6    (place) is typically used. For example, some films    7    (sponsor) by leading brands, so that only their products appear in the film. Now,     8    (advertise) is becoming more digital and more personalized, making it more possible for us to receive special discounts and promotions     9    (target) specifically at us. In the future, the development in advertising will help companies target their customers more     10    (efficient) to have a positive effect on sales.

4 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The French author Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin once       1       (write), “Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.” Put more       2       (simple), this means “You are what you eat.” Most people today relate this saying to healthy eating. However, Brillat-Savarin was actually referring       3     our personality, character and culture.

Certainly, in many ways this seems       4       (be) true. At a minimum, the kinds of food local people consume tell us what they grow in their region, what kinds of lives they lead,       5     what they like and do not like. Could we also say, for example, that those who like bold flavours are bold themselves? Or, that those who like spicy food tend to have a hot temper? Maybe. Maybe not. What we can say, however, is that culture and cuisine go hand in hand. If you do not experience     6    , you can never really know the other.

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。

TSUNAMI HITS ASIA: OVER 6,500 DEAD

The most powerful earthquake in the past 40 years caused a tsunami that crashed into coastlines across Asia yesterday,     1     (kill) more than 6,500 people in Indonesia, India, Thailand, Malaysia, and at least four other countries. Fishermen, tourists, hotels, homes, and cars     2     (sweep) away by huge waves     3     (cause) by the strong earthquake     4     reached a magnitude of 9.0. The undersea quake struck around 7:00 a.m., Sunday off the west coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra Island. In that area alone, at least 1,870 people were killed.

In Sri Lanka, some 1,600 kilometres west of the quake centre, the number of deaths stood     5     2,498, and one million more were affected by the tsunami, government officials said. Indian officials said as many as 1,900 had been killed along the southern coast. Another 254 were found dead in Thailand and 54 in three other countries. In southern Thailand, 1,900 people were hurt and many more were missing, local officials said. “I was having breakfast with my three children when water started filling my home. We had to leave everything and run to     6     (safe),” said Chandra Theeravit,     7     local Thai woman.

Thousands of people are still missing, and the number of deaths is expected     8     (grow) even     9     (high) over the next few days. Foreign aid is being organized for the tsunami-hit countries.     10    , dangerous conditions and damaged roads will make it difficult to deliver food and supplies.

8 . 课文语法填空

When it comes to online     1    (safe), here are some     2    (guideline) for you. Firstly, the golden rule of the Internet is to leave the site     3    (immediate) when you see or read something that makes you feel     4    (comfortable). Secondly, you have to protect your privacy. Never give out your address or phone number to someone     5       might use the information     6    (steal) your identity. Thirdly, be polite to others. There is no excuse for     7    (be) rude and you don’t want to become a target for a troll or cyberbully. Trolls often use several false names so     8       they can stay on a site and cyberbullies will also write something mean but it is usually directed     9       particular people. They may also post embarrassing photos and information about those people. However, the     10    (polite) you are, the less likely it is you will be attacked.

9 . 课文语法填空

In the 1950s, the Egyptian government wanted     1     (build) a new dam across the Nile,     2     led to protests. Faced with the big challenge, the government had to turn     3     the United Nations for help.

A committee     4     (establish) to prevent the loss of cultural relics. They asked for contributions from different     5     (department) and raised funds within the international community. After investigating the issue and     6     (conduct) several tests, they made a proposal that temples and other cultural sites     7     (take) down piece by piece, and then moved and put back together in a place where they were safe from the water.

Over the next 20 years, thousands of engineers and workers rescued 22 temples and     8     (count) cultural relics and fifty countries donated nearly $80 million to the project. The project was     9     great success, and proved that big challenges can sometimes lead to great solutions. The countries learnt that     10     was possible for them to work together to build a better tomorrow.