1 . 阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的动词，并用其适当形式填空。有的需要加助动词或不定式符号(每词限用一次)。

speak       spread       regard       describe       doubt

Beijing Opera is one of the traditional Chinese drama art forms and the largest Chinese opera form. This opera form     1    as the quintessence(精粹)of our country. Having a history of about 200 hundred years, Beijing Opera is developed from many other drama forms, mostly from the local drama “Huiban”. It was especially popular in south China during the 18^th century.

Theatrical art forms in many other countries do not have singing, dancing and spoken parts together in one single drama. An opera singer, for example, neither dances nor     2     on stage; there are no singing or dancing parts in a modern play; in a dance drama, the dancer doesn’t speak or sing. Traditional Chinese drama, including Beijing Opera, is a kind of entertainment. It includes spoken parts, singing and dancing.

Beijing Opera     3     to many other places. Mei Lanfang, one of the most famous performers of all, was the first to introduce Beijing Opera to foreigners and made highly successful tours to foreign countries.

“You     4     and sometimes be a little bored, but you will be interested gradually. You will be strongly attracted(被吸引)to Beijing Opera, even if you know nothing about the drama background.” This is how one traveler     5     his first experience in watching Beijing Opera.

Beijing Opera is China’s national opera and it is full of Chinese cultural traditions. Welcome to China and enjoy Beijing Opera.

3 . 从方框中选择合适的短语并用其适当形式填空，其中有两项多余。

what if          apply for        other than       rather than        make a difference       concentrate on       make up       look forward to       fall apart          take control of       be addicted to       work out

1. Everybody in the village likes Jack because he is good at telling and_____jokes.
2. Be thankful for what you have and you will end up having more. If you_____________what you don’t have, you will never have enough.
3. If you are unable to come out of the stress, turn to your teacher who can help you to_____________your life and to live positively.
4. Faced with challenges, you should believe your courage will_____.
5. Since last year, he_____online games.
6. _____those sources, we have learned about the coming Olympics from TV.
7. He_____every day and keeps a balanced diet to keep fit.
8. Facing your problems_____running away from them is the key to success.
9. How is everything going in your new school? I’m_____hearing from you.
10. He_____a credit card last week.

4 . 根据语境，用方框内短语的适当形式填空（每个短语仅用一次）。

1. If you spend more than your income, can you try to __________ ?
2. A film will be made __________ those brave firefighters.
3. The day we’ve been __________ has come at last.
4. Michael put up a picture of LeBron James besides the bed to keep himself __________ his own dreams.
5. If you want to make friends with others, you must __________.
6. It looked __________ it might rain at any minute.
7. I like that way of life, nothing to worry, __________ friends regardless of time.
8. This year’s event will __________ on June 19^th, a week earlier than usual.
9. Since I plan to go abroad __________, I had to sell my house at a loss.
10. He changed my mind and taught me to __________ and behave like a lady.

5 . Josh Snow was a     1     doctor in London—so     2     , indeed, that he     3     Queen Victoria as her personal     4    . But he became     5     when he thought about helping ordinary people     6     to cholera. This was the deadly disease of its day. Neither its cause nor its     7     was understood. So many thousands of terrified people died every time there was an     8    . John Snow wanted to face the     9     and solve this problem. He knew that cholera would never be     10     until its cause was found.

6 .

A. different B. However C. bravely D. nervous E. when F. smiles G. chances H. important I. change J. find

In our life, we meet quite a lot of people: some just pass by while others can     1     our lives. Miss Bella is such a person. Miss Bella taught me two years only.    2    , she has taught me a lot in many ways.

Every day she began her classes with a smile and a fresh face. She made me realize that warm     3     could change a person. I was shy but I wasn’t     4     in her classes at all. She gave lessons in a     5     wav from other teachers. We had many     6     to talk about problems in English classes. Miss Bella would thumb up (竖起大拇指) to encourage us     7     someone had great ideas. Now, I     8     that I have learned much from her classes. Learning to speak out your ideas is so    9     in society. She also made me realize that I could be myself by showing opinions     10    .