1 . 从方框中选择最恰当的词，并用其正确形式填空。

severe superb spell expand behave

When Helen was young she lost her sight and hearing. With these     1     restrictions to her communication, Helen’s     2     was often unbearable and sometimes she was troublesome, stubborn and angry with a tendency to break things when she was not understood. Anne Sullivan was a     3     teacher. Anne’s technique was simple and straightforward. She put an object into Helen’s hand and     4     out the word on her other hand. The precious knowledge she taught Helen gave her hope and joy. From “doll” and “water”, Helen’s knowledge and vocabulary     5     and this changed her thinking process.

2 . 选择最恰当的短语完成句子（每个短语只能用一次）。

A. took advantage of                           B. came up with                            C. apply for D. calm down                                        E. a variety of

1. Beijing has ________ good shops and supermarkets.
2. Suddenly, the student ________ a clever idea to solve the problem.
3. Don't cry! You'd better try to ________.
4. He ________ the good weather to go for a walk.
5. The young man wanted to ________ a job in the famous computer company.

3 . 选择最恰当的短语完成句子（每个短语只能用一次）。

A. are addicted to               B. paid off                      C. in person                      D. sign up                      E. swept away

1. If you want to take part in the activity, please ________ for it before Friday.
2. Clearly, all the extra hours that he'd spent practicing alone ________.
3. I shall be present at the meeting ________.
4. A lot of students ________ computer games.
5. My mother ________ the dirt of the house and got ready for the new year.