1 . 从方框中选择恰当的短语并用其适当形式填空

give rise to; do damage to; keep one’s head; at large; far and wide; have an impact on; build up; get rid of; safe and sound; break out

1. The more confidence you ________ in yourself, the greater your chances of success are.
2. The storm lasted a whole day, ________ the crops.
3. Delays at this point in the project may ________ both delivery and cost.
4. What great difficulty the government has ________ the air pollution!
5. Apart from the health problem, a range of defects (缺陷) would ________ a series of dangers.
6. We all admire him, for he always ________ when in danger.
7. Ten days later, the soldier returned home, ________.
8. We have always tried to provide the public ________ with the latest news.
9. The food in this region was in short supply after the war ________.
10. The news has spread ________ in the town nearby so far.

2 . 选用方框内合适的短语并用其正确形式填空。

above all else;   spring to mind;   knock sb off one’s feet; run out of;   through trial and error;   refer to

1. When you think of a fearsome hunter, images of lions and sharks may ______.
2. None of the kids listened to me. As a result, I______ patience.
3. To my shock, the car nearly ______ before it crashed into a tree and caught fire.
4. When they failed to produce any promising results, Tu ______ the ancient books of traditional Chinese medicine again.
5. ______, they successfully discovered qinghaosu—the most effective part of the qinghao extract.

3 . 选词填空

be equal to,   can’t wait to, in exchange for, lie in, see eye to, eye with, at a fast rate, return to normal, on no account, put...into operation, stick to

1. They had been meeting for 10 hours, but they still couldn’t __________________the company on many importantissues.
2. The epidemic (疫情) must be wiped out ________________ , or the chicken raisers will suffer a terrible loss.
3. He is young, but I have confidence that he ________________ the hard job.
4. The government has taken some measures to reconstruct the earthquake-hit areas, but it will be some time before they _________________.
5. The professor warned the students that ________________ should they use their mobile phones in his class.
6. The real worth of a man ________________what he is, not in what he has.
7. They have discussed for several years of drafing a new law to control the pollution, but when it________is still unknown.
8. Only when the two sides ________________their promises can they reach an agreement.
9. The kids woke up early in the morning and ________________see what presents their parents had prepared for them.
10. I gave her a nice coat ________________ several interesting books.

4 . 选词填空

live in harmony     come as no surprise       ask for permission       be exposed to       a combination of   

make one’s way to       off the beaten track       cut back on            be recognized as       environmentally friendly       

1. While European vacation are the most popular, some adventurers prefer to look for something _______________ and experience new places and cultures.
2. It _________________ that San Francisco wins the honor as the fittest city in the US for its steep hills and fresh food.
3. Known as the “Father of Hybrid Rice”, Yuan Longping __________________ one of the world’s leading experts in agriculture.
4. ___________________ nuclear radiation, even for a short time, may produce variants of genes in bodies.
5. ___________________ internal and external factors caused the company to close down.
6. Human life is regarded as part of nature and, as such, the only way for us to survive is to ____________________ with nature.
7. After the big job was finished, the builder ___________________ the number of men working for him.
8. When you visit a museum you must ____________________ before taking photographs inside it.
9. For another, bicycles are _________________ because they won’t give off waste gas.
10. Thousands of people __________________ this village every year to witness this enjoyable traditional fiesta(宗教节日).

5 . 根据句意选择恰当的词组并用正确形式填空。

get used to        keep up with        keep company with        make arrangements for used to do        make sense make up for

1. He is so mean that no one will __________ him.
2. He was busy __________ your journey when you called.
3. Your composition isn’t written well, because many sentences in it don’t __________.
4. The number of “silver surfers” has increased greatly over the past several years because more and more old people __________ using the Internet technology.
5. __________ the changing world, we must be involved in lifelong learning and be ready to accept new things.

6 . 选用方框内所给词组的适当形式填空。

be engaged in       a host of       break into     bury oneself in       fall victim to

spy on       to name but a few     beyond recognition     at the forefront of

be capable of       in large quantities     castles in the air

1. The town has changed____________________ since I was last here.
2. At Brussels airport he________________________ pickpockets who pinched his wallet.
3. He _______________ a bitter struggle with his rival to get control of the company.
4. He believes that every student in the class ____________passing the exam.
5. If taken____________________,some drugs can cause permanent brain damage.
6. Bees, bats and rodents,____________________,can see what humans can’t: ultraviolet light.
7. If you don’t study hard from now on, your ambition to enter Harvard University will be just________________________
8. It is an extraordinary opportunity for you to be____________________ China’s wine industry development.
9. Scientific studies have found that____________________________problems are related to poor manufacturing standards.
10. He____________________ his work so that he didn’t catch the noise outside the window.
11. When we got home last night, we found that the room______________________.
12. They’re using villagers to keep an eye on each other,that is, to____________________________each other.

7 . 用pass by/pass on/pass out/pass through填空。
1. Arriving at the main shrine, you ________ the temple gate into this garden.
2. The governor ________ when he heard the bad news.
3. I wished her to ________ and not to sit on my bench.
4. The ring has been ________ in my family from mother to daughter.

8 . 用event/accident./matter/affair/incident填空。
1. The whole _______ was caught on CCTV.
2. Two _______ received public attention during the month.
3. There are more important _______ we need to discuss.
4. The discovery was made almost by _______.
5. Women had little role in public _______.

9 . 用somewhat/somehow/anyhow填空。
1. She piled the papers in a heap on her desk, just _______.
2. The situation has changed _______ since we last met.
3. He looked different ________.

10 . 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。

break out; be engaged in; be fond of; appeal to; break down; be worthy of; consist of

1. Open conversations helped to   ________________ the barrier between the two groups.
2. Dr. Yuan Longping   _____________ developing super hybrid rice throughout his life.
3. A balanced diet   __________________ a variety of foods with different nutrients.
4. Dark clouds were gathering in the skies over Europe. War was soon to   ____________.
5. The fantastic view from the top of the mountain is sure to ____________ everyone.