1 . 阅读下面文本，并从方框内的单词或语块中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

A. restricted     B. resolved     C. informal     D. individuals E. confidence     F. clarifying     G. handling

Montessori, the first female doctor in Italy, developed the Montessori Method, an educational system that encourages an unconventional and     1     style of teaching. Children learn from     2     everyday materials, and they develop at their own pace.

The Montessori philosophy is simple. For instance, one of its principles is that children are unique     3     who must be free to learn without being criticised or     4    . It is the child that controls the pace, topic and lessons, not the rest of the class or the teacher. As a result, children enjoy learning, which gives them     5     and makes them happy.

3 . 根据句意，选择适当的单词填空，有两项是多余的。

A. reverse     B. sprang     C. trust     D. resolved E. tissue     F. overlook     G. obliged     H. forced I. pressing     J. practice     K. outlook     L. spite

1. During the Spring Festival, Chinese people receive red packs from the elder family members, which is a ______ over hundreds of years.
2. He ______ not to be held back by any obstacle though there might be a lot of difficulty in carrying out the project.
3. Insulin (胰岛素) accumulates in muscle ______ and enters the bloodstream, allowing it to circulate throughout the body.
4. It was obvious that he didn’t love her any more but refused to divorce her out of ______.
5. Professor Goel has a much rosier ______ on the future of artificial intelligence than, say, Elon Musk, Stephen Hawking or Bill Gate.
6. Swiss Banks are ______ by law to extend a very high degree of bank- client confidentiality to all their clients, both Swiss and foreign.
7. The desperate businessman committed suicide because the bank was always ______ him for repayment of the loan.
8. The projects in the earthquake-stricken areas are financed by that well-known charitable ______.
9. The villagers were wild with joy when the water ______ up from the well after a three-day digging.
10. To everyone’s surprise, the experiment had the ______ effect to what was intended.

4 . 选词填空

do the trick;     cry out for;     depend on;     lie in;     make up for

1. We have stored many masks in case we will ____________ them.
2. The problem ____________ how we can persuade him.
3. The boy is so reliable that you can trust and ____________ him.
4. I didn’t know what it was that _____________, but I was definitely feeling much better.
5. The driver began to speed up to ____________ the time he’s lost in the traffic jam.

5 . 选词填空

feed on                                        be named after                           break down on behalf of                                 in harmony with                         turn out

1. It is clear that if Tim carries on working like this, he’ll ________ sooner or later.
2. ________ my whole family, I’d like to extend my sincere gratitude for your help.
3. As we all know, the street ________ the famous South African leader, Nelson Mandela.
4. It’s important that we must ensure that tourism develops ________ the environment.
5. As a matter of fact, it ________ that she had known him when they were children.
6. As is known to us, owls ________ mice and other small animals as their favourite food.

6 . 短语填空

do a further favour                            make ends meet                      respond to as to                                                at the expense of                      be superior to

1. ________________my character, I can’t describe it well, but I know I am optimistic and confident.
2. If he is in trouble again, would you like to________________?
3. In my opinion, he built up a successful business but it was all done________________his health.
4. In fact, the government was highly praised for its positive________________the hurricane.
5. Being out of work and having two children, they found it impossible to________________.
6. In the end, Helen was chosen for the job because she________________any other candidate.

7 . 短语填空

have great sympathy for               take over                      in good hands compete with               drop in             a bunch of

1. Up to now, the 90-year-old man has been ________________ with his children, which is beyond expectation.
2. I ________________ on him yesterday, only to be told that he had left for Austria three weeks ago.
3. To everyone’s amazement, Johnson ________________ the chairmanship of the committee last month.
4. From the drawer Mr.Mach took out a chain, with ________________ keys dangling at its end.
5. The two girls ________________ each other for the highest mark in the monthly exam yesterday.
6. In fact, he ________________ the little boy whose parents were both killed in an accident.

8 . 短语填空

a minority of                                 in memory of                  step into one’s shoes as a reward for                            look to                              not to mention

1. I’m more than willing to show you around Beijing ________________ your generous help.
2. When in trouble, we should ________________ the future, which will give enough hope and confidence to move forward.
3. ________________ people would do morning exercise on weekends in order to keep fit.
4. The railway network will create more opportunities for business, tourism and so on, ________________ better communication among those countries.
5. As a matter of fact, when Mr. Green retires at the age of 60, his son will ________________.
6. As far as I know, our class planned to organize an activity on 5 March ________________ Lei Feng.

9 . 短语填空

rely on                                        in control of                            miss out switch on                                     throw in the towel                    on reflection

1. In his spare time, he either listens to soft music to relax himself or ________________ the TV to watch news.
2. At the time I thought the plan was not practical, but ________________ I decided I had been wrong.
3. Don’t ________________ going abroad for our holiday; we may not be able to afford it.
4. Every boy dreams of being ________________ La robot, and this company can make your dream come true!
5. As a matter of fact, I’m glad that you could make it, I didn’t want you to________________.
6. After failing to find a job, Susan wanted to ________________, but she knew she had to keep trying.

10 . 选词填空

put on; turn to; be grateful for; date back to; stay up; be familiar with

1. If you have some trouble with your studies, you should ________________ your teachers for help.
2. As a matter of fact, everyone of us miss you and ________________ what you did for us.
3. Most Chinese people, young or old, ________________ Yue Fei and his inspiring stories.
4. Henry told me that there was a time when he ________________ every night going over his lessons.
5. In response to the audience's great demand, the play will be ________________ in the theatre three times a week.
6. ________________ the 18th century, Peking Opera has over two hundred years of history.