1 . 选词填空

A. broke down            B. turn up   C. took up a position   D. devote ourselves to E. with the help of       F. switch off     G. participate in

1. I am making great progress ________ (在……的帮助下) my teachers.
2. We had gone about fifty miles when the car ________(故障、抛锚).
3. After spending time in Europe, he finally ________ (担任，任职) as a researcher at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, USA.
4. In the future, we will be living in smart homes that will lock the door for us when we are away and remember to ________ (关掉) the TV when we forget.
5. We should ________(致力于) environmental protection and ecological improvement.

2 . 阅读下面小短文，根据上下文语境，选择合适的单词填入空白处，每个单词只使用一次，每个方框里有一个是多余的单词。

A. destination   B. contacted   C. confidently   D. teenagers   E. injured   F. compete

One of the most popular sports among     1     is skiing. To ski, you have to choose a     2    . Last winter, Julie     3     a local tour guide in Yunnan Province, China and headed to Yulong Snow Mountain Ski Resort for a three-day trip. She used to watch the skiers go down a snowy mountain on TV, but when it came to her having a try, she was afraid of getting     4    . Fortunately, she found an experienced coach to teach her from the very beginning and soon she was able to stand on the ski board     5    .

3 . 选词填空

look forward to;               make an impression;            sign up for;             make up; other than;                      apply for;                           prefer... to...;            set up; different walks of life;       have a major impact on;       be admitted to;          concentrate on ... ;

1. We can see a world in a grain of sand and a heaven in a wild flower. Do not neglect the tiny matter that ___________________ everything in the world.
2. The Halloween, which falls on 30 November, is always eagerly __________________ by kids in western countries.
3. ___________________ on the interviewer is very important so I suggest that you make full preparations before the interview.
4. Actually, I have no plans for my weekend __________________ listening to my favorite songs.
5. Our course was a success last year. This year over 5,00 students __________________ this course up till now.
6. The school English Club is recruiting volunteers. Would you be interested in ________________ this position?
7. The whole project of the China National Archives of Publications and Culture will ___________________ the inheritance of the vast quantity of Chinese texts created since writing began in China.
8. That didn’t mean he was a person difficult to communicate. He plainly ___________silence ____________ speech.
9. Guests from ___________________ will join the show to share their ideas about universe, human beings and nature with their knowledge of science, humanity, culture and entertainment.
10. Wu Mingzhu, the unsung hero who has helped make this possible, ___________________ Southwest Agricultural College in Chongqing in the late 1940s.

4 . 根据语境，选择下框中的词组并以其正确形式填入句中。请注意有两个短语是多余的。

above all；once and for all；contrary to；prior to

subscribe to；be exposed to；consist of；in charge of

regardless of；out of shape；get involved in；take sb’s breath away

1. _____________________ popular belief, many cats dislike milk.
2. I hadn’t been training for months and was really   ______________________.
3. Children can get a lot out of _______________________________voluntary work.
4. She is determined to live a fulfilling life __________________what the future holds.
5. All scientists __________________the view that the increase in the earth’s temperature is due to the burning of fossil fuels.
6. He received a hero’s welcome from his homeland and was put ____________________developing China’s rocket science.
7. I’d like to buy a house ——modern, comfortable, and _________________in a quiet neighborhood.
8. Scientists worry that________________________ light while sleeping can increase a person’s chances of getting cancer.
9. The main building of the school _____________________ 14 classrooms, a small study center and a computer room which is proved to be very popular.
10. They took a taxi to Lake Louise, where the blue water literally______________ with its exceptional beauty.