1 . 选词填空

be absorbed in       be determined to       find oneself glued to       live up to         ticks all the right boxes        in particular             on the edge of one’s seat

1. Many people thought she didn’t _______ Helen’s title of “the most beautiful woman in the world”.
2. Perhaps one day, readers of Scott Fitzgerald’s most admired work will _______ their screens by episodes of The Great Gatsby.
3. As soon as the curtain rose, I _______ the performance.
4. In 2013, I _______ make my dream come true.
5. The Kimberley region, _______, is unique and untouched.

2 . 短语应用：用方框内短语的正确形式填空。请注意：其中有两个为多余短语。

take to     break down     be aware of     around the corner die out     in particular     a matter of

1. It ________ walls and brings people together on and off the field.
2. Some people believe football is ________ life and death.
3. As a computer engineer, there’s always a new challenge just ________!
4. This is a programme run by The Gorilla Organization to raise money to save the world’s last remaining gorillas from ________.
5. Even today, he still does not easily ________ eating things like chicken feet.

3 . 选择合适的短语完成句子。

deal with;   remind...of...;   in case of;     take place;   regard...as...;     pick up;     as well as

1. That is why Letters from Father Christmas could be the perfect book for those who ________ Christmas ________ a special time of year.
2. Dragon Boat Festival ________ in China on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.
3. Don’t forget to _________ some chicken on your way home and try this recipe out.
4. As a cross-cultural boy, he thought he could ________ all Chinese food before he came across stinky tofu.
5. The letters tell us we can share the true spirit of giving ________ enjoying the adventures of the characters.

4 . 选词填空

go to the trouble to do sth, wash away, pass down, reflect on, lead to, make one’s fortune, in case

1. Before I make a decision, I need time to _________ the problem.
2. With these trees, the soil couldn’t be _________ easily.
3. Too much smoking can _________ lung cancer, so giving up smoking is of great importance.
4. In the 19th century people rushed to the big cities where they expected to _________ .
5. The doctor shares his phone number with the patients _________ they need medical assistance.

5 . 选词填空

be set in       lose track of          in advance        what if        make one’s fortune turn up        be anxious about     up to               keep in mind       tend to

1. I came a thousand miles to stand in this door tonight, and it’s worth it if my old partner _______________.
2. How would you feel if moving to a new town meant _______________ your friends?
3. We need to _________________ that what we see on social media is often not the whole truth about a person.
4. On social media sites, people _____________ post only positive updates.
5. It is cheaper if you book the tickets _______________.
6. The short story “After Twenty Years” _______________ New York on a cold, dark night.
7. Social media tools let us see what our friends are ______________ and maintain friendship.
8. ______________ the only way of getting news from faraway friends was writing letters that took ages to be delivered?
9. Johnson _________________ his job interview tomorrow.
10. The next morning I was to start for the West to ________________.

6 . 根据句意，选用方框内合适的短语并用其正确形式填空(每个短语限用一次)。

in shock     sweep away     in the open air   in ruins   on hand rather than     work out     make it     now and then   set a good example

1. I have made up my mind to study harder ________________ waste my time on useless things.
2. As long as athletes have dreams, keep trying and they’ll ________________.
3. It is my duty as an official to ________________ for the public.
4. To make my dream come true, I have to keep a healthy diet and ________________ regularly to be physically fit.
5. During my high school, my uncle wrote to me ________________to encourage me to work hard.
6. After the big fire swept across the village, all the houses were left ________________.
7. Two days have passed sinces the accident, but she is still ________________, wondering how it happened.
8. With the tsunami over, families have been left homeless after their houses ________________ by water.
9. Our staff are always ________________ to give you all the help and advice you need.
10. It was so hot in the room that they decided to have their supper ________________.

7 . 选词填空
1. I am happy ________ (A. to see; B. seeing) you again.
2. His trip to China made a deep ________ on him. (A. impression; B. impress)
3. There is ________ (A. an; B. a) useful robot in the restaurant near my home. It can serve food to customers.
4. She spent too much time ________ television. (A. watching; B. watch)
5. On seeing my terrible behavior, my ________ (A. parents; B. parent) shook their heads.

8 . 选择恰当的短语填入下列句子中。(注意短语在语境中的正确形式）

with butterflies in one’s stomach                 have a frog in one’s throat go all out               keep in mind               before jumping in with both feet

1. ________, I breathed deeply.
2. But then I figured I’d better just ________ and see what happens.
3. Why don’t you also take my advice and think carefully ________?
4. But we need to ________that what we see on social media is often not the whole truth about a person.
5. He told us that Maggie couldn’t teach that day COZ she ________.

10 . 选用所给的短语并运用其适当形式填空。

graduate from; be aware of; burn down; look forward to; in the lead

1. Jane is my new pen pal. I often ________ receiving her e-mail.
2. I don’t think you ________ how much it means to me.
3. She was ________ during the race.
4. Eventually, the girls all ________ college and went away to work for themselves.
5. If you forgot to turn the gas off when you went away, you might ________ the house.