1 . Directions:Write down the derivatives of the given words as required.
1. i______ coming or existing between two events, dates, objects, etc
2. a______ of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor
3. d______ the fact that a particular person or thing is more powerful, successful, or important than other people or things
4. b______ a real or imagined line that marks the limits or edges of something and separates it from other things or places; a dividing line
5. c______ a sudden failure of something, such as an institution, a business or a course of action
6. d______ a range of many people or things that are very different from each other

2 . Directions: Write out the words according to the relevant definitions. The first letter is given to you.
1. p________: n. a particular set or system of beliefs resulting from the search for knowledge about life and universe
2. a________: v. to succeed in getting something, usually after a lot of effort
3. m________: adj. very strong and powerful
4. a________: n. the use of something in a way that is wrong or harmful
5. m________: adj. very large in size, amount, or number
6. e________: adj. attractive and showing a good sense of style
7. s________: adj. very impressive
8. v________: n. the quality of being able to be easily hurt, influenced or attacked
9. i________: n. quality of being honest and having strong moral principles
10. p________: n. the act of showing or describing somebody/something in a picture, play, book, etc.

3 . Directions: Write out the words according to the relevant definitions. The first letter is given to you.
1. r_____ (of rules, methods, etc,) very strict and difficult to change
2. c_____the subjects that are included in a course of study or taught in a school, college, etc.
3. g_____a person’s understanding of a subject or of difficult facts
4. i_____as is certain to happen
5. T_____closely connected with the subject you are discussing or the situation you are thinking about
6. n_____ (of rivers, etc.) wide and deep enough for ships and boats to sail on
7. w_____a large area of land that has never been developed or used for growing crops because it is difficult to live there
8. i_____the act of an army entering another country by force in order to take control of it
9. c_____n.大灾难
10. f_____adj.肥沃的
11. e_____- n.短途旅行
12. i_____adj.臭名昭著的
13. e_____n.流行病
14. a_____adv.匿名地;不具体地

4 . The Last Straw?

Every second, the world uses 160,000 plastic bags — that is a total of over five trillion per year. Up to 99 percent of these plastic bags hang around for at least 1,000 years and pollute Earth. And yet, plastic bags are hardly a necessity in our lives. Of all the changes we could make to create a more sustainable lifestyle, a total ban on plastic bags should be simple.

At the beginning of 2021, Shanghai put in effect a ban on all plastic bags in shopping malls and supermarkets, as well as a ban on non-degradable plastics in many other areas. Over the years, individuals and companies have worked to replace plastic items, such as cups and straws, with paper ones.     1    .

Customers complain that paper straws often become soft and break before they can finish their hot drinks. Experts, however, have repeatedly stressed plastic substitutes (替代品) are not the ultimate solution, and that our consumption habits need a bigger change.

In college, one of my environmental science professors promoted a type of waste-free living. She carried around a small glass jar with her, and in it was all her trash she collected for the entire year. She was able to do this by bringing her own cup to Starbucks, her own bags to the shops, and never buying anything that came wrapped in plastic. Her food waste also became compost.     2    .

Plastic bags are incredibly easy to forget about when they become increasingly common.     3    . Once they are in the trash, we take it for granted that they are someone else’s problem. The sad fact is that plastic bags break down into microplastics which then get mixed into the air, soil and water, and eventually end up in plants, animals, and our very own human bodies. So what are you going to do about them?

A．Clearly she demonstrated our ability to live a completely healthy life without creating a great deal of plastic waste.

B．Plastic bag litter has even caused great problems in some areas.

C．If they’re free to use and easily disposed of, they’re a mere tool that we don’t have to think about.

D．Some of these decisions have been met with criticism.

E．Unfortunately, such a high level of pollution doesn’t come without consequences.

5 . Which of the following sentences are CORRECT?

A．The vocabulary and grammatical differences between British and American English are such that are hardly to be noticed.

B．Like women, bio-medicine is the same area as men have put in great efforts.

C．Beauty contests, whether organized with noble intentions or just for fun, have attracted criticism since they were first held.

D．The Beauty Pageant Contest is accessible to all men, however his background on previous body-building qualifications.