1 . 用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空(每个短语只能用一次，其中有两个短语是多余的)

by means of do the trick be all smiles put sb on the spot tell off go about twists and turns think on one’s feet turn down cross out more often than not look on the bright side

1. We were simply ____________ our business when we were caught by the police in our company.
2. ____________, Caesar leaves his homework behind and surfs on the Internet or listens to music instead, waiting until the last minute.
3. I was really ____________ by Kenny when he wanted me to keep an eye on his naughty dog for a few days. I hate dogs because I’m allergic to dogs.
4. The course of life never runs smoothly for it is always full of ____________.
5. This new job doesn’t offer insurance, so Jack had to ____________ the job unwillingly.
6. When she left the department store, she ____________, overjoyed with the fancy shopping bag in her hand.
7. Within the competition, it was essential that the participants should scan a row of words or phrases and ____________ the one that differed from others.
8. Along the long journey of life, we’ll face all sorts of challenges and barriers which are all based on reality and dreams, but all we need to do is ____________ and hold a positive attitude towards life. If we hold on to our dreams in such a humorous way, that’s wise enough.
9. ____________, our Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying started to answer the tricky question raised by a Japanese reporter at the news conference held in Beijing.
10. As is known to every student, in study, not only a positive attitude but also timely action usually ____________. However, the problem is when and how you want to adjust yourself.

2 . Fill in the blank with the given phrases.

A. make comments on   B. stare at   C. be ignorant of   D. be bored with   E. bear repeating F. shortage of   G. be confused with   H. under pressure   I. make sure   J. find fault with K. throughout your life

1. It’s bad manners to ________ others in public.
2. Don’t ________ me. I have spared no effort to complete the job.
3. He will ________ what happened in our classroom yesterday if you don’t tell him the truth.
4. Many citizens are likely to ________ the fast pace of modern life.
5. Please ________ you turn off all the lights before leaving the office.
6. The sugar must ___________ salt, so the soup is sweet.
7. His mother’s expectation of his son’s success put him ________.
8. These well-known stories ________.
9. You can’t avoid making mistakes ________.
10. Sometimes my classmates like to ________ my clothes, which always annoys me.
11. In some large cities of our country, ________ water remains a severe problem.

3 . Directions: Complete the sentences with the words or phrases in the box.Each word or phrase can only be used once.There is one extra that you do not need.

A. attach       B. provoke       C. renovate D. wander       E. switch       F. decline G. initiate       H. symbolize       I. capture

1. Indeed, crude oil   (原油) prices rose after Biden’s announcement, in anticipation that he may__________
the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to push oil prices as high as   $100   per barrel.
2. In all of 2020, global large-scale companies had the capacity to__________40 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2)—less than half the volume of carbon produced worldwide in a single week.
3. Along the way, passengers have the chance to__________through whitewashed   villages,   feel   the   sea   breeze in picturesque harbors, and explore ancient ruins.
4. The two things he is sure to__________most importance to are the freedom of the individual and the sovereignty (主权) of his country.
5. The survey predicted that the quality of the educational provision and standards pupils achieve might
__________significantly due to lack of funds.
6. The report proposed that the authority__________a new project to enable anyone to put forward any technologies for disease control.
7. The options, one to build an entirely new facility and a second to__________ the existing facility and add a
new part, both come with price tags of several hundred million dollars.
8. Temperatures will remain mild   until winds__________to the northwest after midnight.

4 . Directions: Filling in the blanks with the proper forms of the phrases given in the box. Note that each phrase can be only used once and there are two phrases more than you need in each section.

at fault, watch out for, feel free, seek out, be keen on, make a go of, act out

1. Given that there is a living to be made at night, and given that alternative daytime trades are thoroughly occupied, natural selection has favoured bats that________ the night-hunting trade.
2. The island has always had a magical attraction for tourists, among whom many British artists once________ this “little paradise”.
3. The older labor-intensive machinery still operating in United States integrated plants is________ because of the poor performance of the United States industry.
4. To stimulate the farming industry which had greatly suffered a lot from the economic changes, the government________ any program that pushes the Japanese back towards farming.
5. The company successfully avoided the risks, which________ for a very long time.