1 . 用所给短语的恰当形式填入下列句子，使其意义完整，有两个短语多余。

take advantage of;          range from…to…;     a great deal of ;          in spite of ;   tend to do;       in memory of;        in despair;

1. She cried loudly ________ because she lost a large sum of money.
2. The congress opened with a minute’s silence ________ those who died in the struggle.
3. The research on the effects of music lessons involves two groups of children, their ages ________ 4 to 10.
4. I’m going to ________ this opportunity to learn more about the history of America.
5. Mr. Brown refused to give up smoking ________ his lung disease.

2 . 选词填空

in response to       be trapped in       straight away       refer to set apart from       be composed of       in particular

1. Her clear and elegant writing ______________ her ______________ other journalists.
2. ______________ her request, he contained a firm refusal in his letter.
3. I told him ______________ what I thought of the matter.
4. If the bus ______________ the snow, there was no way to evacuate (撤离) those four kids.
5. Life ______________ many elements, such as family, friends, study, work, entertainment and so on.

3 . 根据短文，选出适当的单词或短语填入短文中的空格内(有多余选项)。

make an impression       lecture       senior high school       advanced courses take notes       on campus       make the team       adventure is addicted to       take control of       awkward       admired

Bob graduated from junior high school, and now he is a     1     student. Never frightened by difficulties, he is so anxious to explore new things     2    . He has signed up for     3     suitable for his taste. Now, he is focusing on ancient Chinese literature and       4     Tang poetry. He     5     the beautiful poetry so much that he could not     6     himself. Bob likes his school life which is full of     7     and challenge.

4 . 从方框中选择适当的单词并用其适当形式填空。

urge                 fulfill             reject             participate             handle

1. To tell you the truth, I don’t know if I can______________ the job.
2. Everyone in the class should actively______________ in these discussions.
3. I applied for a job as a mechanic at a local garage, but I was______________
4. I want to______________ my dream of becoming an actor.
5. The report______________ that all children be taught to swim.

5 . 选择并使用所给单词的正确形式完成句子，有两个词为多余。

fortunately   contribute   flexible   apologize   shadow   enable       explode

1. After the disater, these people have been living for years under the________of fear.
2. Our plans need to be________ enough to meet the needs of everyone.
3. We should like to offer our ________ for the delay to your flight today.
4. Generslly,scenes requring GGI are filmed in front of a green screen in the studio and actors can be easily separated from the backgroud, ________ GGi effects to be added later.
5. ________, your parents do not always agree, and that makes you feel unhappy.

6 . 阅读下列文本，从方框中选出恰当的单词选入能填入空白选项中的最佳选项，选项中有两个多余的选项。

A.spare        B.updated            C.volunteering            D.possible E.purpose       F.adapted            G.popular

I like reading books of all kinds. I have a top 10 reading list and I try to keep it     1    . Meanwhile, I’m an active member of my school’s long­distance running team and     2     club. It always makes me excited to work hard and achieve a team goal together.

To achieve all I want, I must use my time well. At school, I do my homework when I have     3     time. After school, I try to use any     4     time to revise the things I have learnt during the day. For example, it usually takes me 20 minutes to get home by bus. I often use the time to review English words. As the     5     saying goes, “Every minute counts!”

7 . Directions: Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the given phrases.

show up        agree with       adjust to    save…from     pick up          remove…from

1. We must ________ the bad economic situation.
2. After the customers left the restaurant, the dishes ________ the table.
3. My six sense just told me Jack was here, and I was sure he ________ in a minute.
4. The three witnesses’ statements do not seem ________ each other.
5. Walking to the office every morning ________ you ________ spending money on bus fares.

8 . 选用适当的单词或短语补全短文。

A. streaming     B. access     C. network     D. cash     E. province F. blogger     G. search engines     H. convenient     I. benefits     J. identities

Tom is a well-known     1     who often writes blog posts on his blog. He likes   using     2     to find the information he needs. He also likes watching movies     3    online. When chatting with others, he uses different     4     and avatars. He has     5     to free Wi-Fi, which is very     6     for him to download software from the     7    . His database and file are updated once a week. Surfing the Internet has indeed brought him great     8    . It seems that the computer keeps him company all day. Once he went to a conference held in his     9    , he didn’t bring any     10     with him plus he lost his his identity card. So he paid online.

9 . 从方框中选出五个短语并用其适当形式完成下列句子，其中有两个多余短语。

be concerned about       under pressure       watch over        keep sb. company make fun of                 go through          keep track of

1. When we are ________, we need to relax by playing or chatting.
2. Reading news everyday helps you ________ what’s going on around the world.
3. Today most parents ________ their children’s studies so much that they are very easy to get anxious.
4. I hope you can ________ when I feel sad or lonely.
5. It is said that the villagers ________ a serious earthquake five years ago.

10 . 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。

distance     moreover     opportunity       relief       satisfy       impact

My name is Sarah. It is an honor for me to win the    1    to share my ideas and feeling about music with you. You never know how music has had an    2    on my life.

Music gives me hope and a sense of    3    . While listening to music, I feel so fortunate to have everything I get in my life. It speaks words of encouragement to the deepest part of my being.

    4    , music gives me strength and brings me    5    . When I listen to music, it makes me forget all the worries and pressure in my life. It is the rock I could lean on to become strong and get through those hard times.