1 . 选词填空

in despair        in spite of       trip over       to be frank       get through       carry sb through        take advantage of

1. _______________ (坦白说) , I prefer English to math.
2. I never lose heart _______________ (尽管) several failures.
3. It was my mother that _______________ (帮助我渡过难关) my hard time.
4. A milkman _______________ (被……绊倒) the stone, spilling the milk everywhere.
5. He gave up the attempt _______________ (处于绝望中).
6. We can _______________ (利用) our spare time reciting English words.
7. It is hard for me to _______________ (完成) all the homework before 9 p.m.

2 . 根据所给单词或短语的正确形式填空。

used to            instead of             apart from        tourist draw            belong to

1. It’s a very popular __________________________ that receives more visitors each year than even the Golden Gate Bridge.
2. This district ___________________________ be a poor area of town, but is now a centre for art.
3. Does this gold __________________________ you? If not, we surely must find the owner.
4. At age 18, __________________________ following the traditional path of marriage like the majority of girls, she chose to study medicine.
5. __________________________ being the kingdom of flowers, it is home to many ethnic minority groups.

3 . 选词填空

A. that        B. which        C. whom        D. when E. whose     F. where          G. why       H. who

1. I shall never forget those days ________ I lived in the army with the soldiers.
2. Chan’s restaurant on Baker Street, ________ used to be poorly run, is now a successful business.
3. Finally, the thief handed everything ________ he had stolen to the police.
4. Do you know the reason ________ Tom was absent from the meeting?
5. The medical team is made up of 12 doctors, most of ________ are from Guangzhou First People’s Hospital.
6. This is the most exciting film ________ I have ever seen in my life.
7. Kate, ________ sister I shared a room with when we were at college, has gone to work in Australia.
8. Though it is reasonable for the boss to educate his staff, I don’t like the way ________ he spoke to them.
9. The two things of ________ they felt very proud were their house and the diamond ring.
10. Those ________ failed to come to the meeting yesterday must give the reason.

4 . 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.

5 . 阅读下面句子，根据中文提示从方框内选择合适的单词，在空白处填入其适当形式。

break out       deep down            be comprised of            in charge of break up        thanks to             for instance                 above all

1. The committee _________________ (由……组成) representatives from both public and private sectors.
2. The woman appeared to be confident. _____________ (在内心深处), she felt quite nervous.
3. The manager has not made up his mind yet as to who will be _____________ (负责) the project.
4. She completed the project ahead of schedule ___________ (幸亏) her efficient time management skills.
5. The country is in the situation where a war will _____________ (爆发) at any time.

7 . 用方框中词语的适当形式完成下列句子，每个词语只能用一次（每组有一个多余的选项）。

complain,             set off,             extreme,             demand,             influence,            obsess over

1. This is a highly ____________ book. Almost everyone has read it.
2. She ____________ that no one had been at the airport to meet her.
3. Earthquakes are ____________ difficult to predict, which makes them even more dangerous.
4. I enjoy ____________ fireworks at the Spring Festival.
5. Stop ____________ your hair. It’s fine.

8 . 阅读下面文本，并从每段文本方框的单词或短语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. adapt to                  B. venous            C. eager                  D. covering                                    E. solve                                 F. convenient                           G. looking forward to

Being hit by COVID-19, we can't go back to school as usual. In order not to delay our study, our school has opened online courses for us,and we have six classes from 8 am to 5 pm on weekdays,     1     six subjects. In the evening, our teachers are also online to help us     2     problems from 7.pm to 9.pm as at school. At first, I didn't     3     learning on line. Later, with the help of our teachers, I not learn the benefits of online teaching, but also have mastered many more     4    learning methods than learning at school. Now, I feel my online learning as well as I did at school. However, though I think it a creative learning from, I am still     5    going back to school earlier.

9 . 选词填空

to be frank        fall on        decorate... with...        divide into        take place get together        over time        in common        be different from        in spite of

1. Despite the fact that we almost have nothing ______, we are good friends indeed.
2. —How soon will our school sports meeting ______?
—In two months
3. They have decided to ______ the room ______ flowers for their wedding.
4. ______, he has realised the importance of family to him.
5. ______ the culture shock, he managed to adapt to the life in the foreign country soon.
6. We have made it a tradition ______ on Mid-Autumn Festival every year, when we can enjoy the re union of the whole family.
7. ______, I don’t think he is fit for the position.
8. The Dragon Boat Festival ______ the fifth day of Chinese Lunar May.
9. The weight-lifting athletes ______ three groups by weight.
10. The pronunciation of British English ______ that of American.