2 . 阅读下面短文, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

A. to plan     B. by     C. drawing     D. applicants     E. useful F. are     G. though     H. gives     I. the     J. them

Oxford is a city best explored     1     bicycle or on foot. There is no central campus so it is important     2     your visit in advance, perhaps     3     up a list of places to visit and planning your route between     4    . The following resources may be     5    .

Most colleges     6     open throughout the year, at least for potential applicants to walk around the grounds. Our visiting colleges page     7     details about opening times and any admission charges (入场费) which may apply,     8     many colleges give up these for potential     9    . You can check which colleges offer     10     course you are interested in before you visit and perhaps read our advice on choosing a college.

4 . 从下面的方框中选择合适的词，将其正确的形式填入句子中。

1. It is reported that a famous film-star was fined for breaking the traffic ____________.
2. Bending themselves to online classes for several months ____________ most students some weight.
3. Artificial rainmaking technology is widely used by many countries of the world in an attempt to _________ control over nature.
4. Some people wandered anxiously outside the box-office. ____________, the tickets for Swan Lake by the White Russian Ballet National Theater had been sold out.
5. My friend is so gifted in classic music that he is able to tell who the ____________ is by simply listening to any of the New Year's Concerts from the CD.
6. He is a successful businessman; he ____________ his success more to his friends’ help than to ability
7. In the conference, ____________ the representatives voiced to tearing down the ancient buildings are that they have both commercial and historical value.
8. Nowadays more and more rural people flood into the city to find their fortune on the _________ that there are more job opportunities.
9. What matters most for us now is to build up (a) __________ to infectious disease but not just waiting for a vaccine.
10. __________ by her youth and enthusiasm, I immediately accepted her application as my assistant.
11. Storytelling was the most _________ activity for her, for it brought out her language disability.
12. My initial concern was soon replaced by delight when I was told the __________ of my new house would be finished ahead of time.
13. The motto of an outstanding HR director should always be: a career open to all talents, without _______ of birth.
14. When the novel coronavirus broke out, we _________ to go out freely for safety problems.
15. The new laboratories will be constructed this year, and local firms are said _________ the work.
16. Little Tom was terribly spoiled by his grandparents. Whenever Mum criticized him, they rushed to his ____________.
17. I was so __________ pressed between two fat women and their shopping bags that it was difficult for me to get up and leave the bus.
18. While in Yale, he was _________ to a fellow law student called Hillary Rodman, who later became his wife and lifetime political partner.
19. On the day when Valentine’s Day met the Lantern Festival, it really _________ Rose that Jack forgot to send her a bunch of flowers.
20. If a young man wants the _________ to move to a different city in future years, he should keep renting instead of buying a house.

5 . 从下面的方框中选择合适的词，将其正确的形式填在句子中。选项中有两项为多余选项。

1. Thousand were killed in the early stage of the novel virus spread because of lagging countermeasures, after which three related officials ____________ from their positions.
2. The proposal was instantly voted through with two to one in favour, ____________ by enthusiastic applause.
3. Since the lockdown of the city on Jan.23rd, the students and teachers in our school ____________ online learning and teaching at home.
4. While a moderate amount of stress can be ____________, too much stress can exhaust you.
5. Larger and longer trials are needed ____________ the clinical effect and safety of this new drug.
6. Heroic sacrifice in disaster or war is not ____________ to self-preservation. It is people’s choice based on their value of life.
7. Responsibility and reliability are the essential ____________ to be a trustworthy citizen in any society.
8. Do not let a lack of materials to hold you back from ____________ your dream. Nothing is impossible to a willing mind.
9. New public opinion polls show the President’s ____________ rating at its lowest point since he took office.
10. The Chinese people have shown great sympathy for the victims in the Covid-19 epidemic in the United States,     ____________ those political conflicts.

6 . It’s hard to imagine two societies that deal with their elders as differently as the U. S. and China. And I am pretty sure about that. My wife Junling is a Shanghai native. Last month     1     the first time we visited my father at a nursing home in the U. S.. She     2     (shake) by the experience and later told me, ‘‘You know, in China, it’s a great shame     3     (put) a parent into a nursing home.” In China the tradition has been straightforward for centuries: parents raise children; then the children care for the parents as they become old. For example, Jiang Xiaoli, a high school teacher, and his wife recently bought     4     new, larger apartment in Shanghai. They did so     5     (part) because they know that in a few years, his parents will move in with them. Jiang’s parents will help take care of Jiang’s daughter, and as they age, Jiang and his wife will help take care of     6     (they). As China slowly develops a better and     7     (reliable) social - security system for retirees,     8     has begun, the economic necessity of     9     (generation) living together will reduce a bit. But no one     10     (believe) that as China gets richer, the family affection will change too much.