1 . 选词填空

spring to mind; be ideal for; put sth. to good use; equip...with...; distinguish...from... without doubt; be related to; take off; give rise to; carry out

1. The floors of all campus buildings __________ manual fire alarm systems.
2. Students have been greatly disturbed by the noise from the factory near the school, which has ______________ many complaints.
3. The bridge will remain closed until essential repair work has ______________．
4. When people think about Atlantis, what often ______________ is a lost underwater city or a mythical utopia.
5. Chinese art __________ itself ________ Western painting in that it is drawn on Xuan paper (or silk) with the Chinese brush and Chinese ink.
6. Your creative talents can ______________, if you can work up the energy.
7. These children, although not ______________ us by blood, have become as dear to us as our own.
8. Qantas (澳洲航空) recently offered a seven­hour Boeing 787 flight, ________ and landing in Sydney and swooping low over sights such as the Great Barrier Reef and Uluru.

2 . 短语填空(用所给短语的适当形式填空，有两项多余)

at large; set aside; at the mercy of; apart from; weigh on; in store for; be responsible for; pick up; contribute to; go through; set out; make a difference

1. Not until he ______________ real hardship did he realize the love from his families was important.
2. If she had known what lay ______________ her, she would never have agreed to go.
3. _____________ more money for sports facilities will help schools develop better physical education programs and encourage more students to participate in them.
4. Having lost engine power, the boat’s crew found themselves ______________ the wind.
5. Even when parents no longer live together, they each continue to _____________ their children.
6. The room was empty ____________ one man seated beside the fire.
7. Researchers claim to have found the first proof that getting a regular eight­hour sleep every night _____________ to our health.
8. The suspect remains _____________ despite the high price put on his head by the authorities.
9. I am sure that this meeting will ____________ the reinforcement of peace and security all over the world.
10. Don’t bother your father with so many questions. He already has had too many ______________ his mind.

3 . 选词填空

cast light on; rely on; leave behind; close up; be based on; lay down as yet; be replaced with; come about; arise out of

1. The Health and Safety Act ______________ requirements about safety and welfare in all places of employment.
2. Not all problems ______________ social discrimination can be addressed through communication.
3. Although the war has stopped for now, the destruction ______________ is enormous.
4. You’d better explain clearly to him how all this ______________ so as not to leave him in doubt.
5. This round of Mars missions hopes to answer questions which may ______________ the nature and origin of life on Earth.
6. In nature, the existent organisms either adapt or ______________ new types.
7. I haven’t read much into the book __________. I’ve only just scanned through it.
8. If children ______________ a bit, there would be room for another one on this seat.

4 . 选词填空

focus on        make a difference to   have confidence in   rise to   look forward to remind…of… make every effort to   make the most of     lie in   be responsible for

1. The problem might __________________ the way you did it.
2. You should __________________ your spare time so that you can improve your performance at school.
3. People don’t respect or follow anyone who doesn’t _____________________ themselves.
4. It is reported that smoking __________________ about 90% deaths from lung cancer.
5. We can go to the concert on either Saturday or Sunday. It doesn’t ___________________ me because I am free on both days.
6. Unfortunately, the party she __________________ for a long time was canceled eventually.
7. You can depend on him to __________________ the challenge.
8. The government __________________control the serious epidemic situation now.
9. This photo__________ me __________ the details of the match.
10. In the lecture, I am going to__________________ something specific.

5 . 短语填空(用所给短语的适当形式填空，有两项多余)

be vital to;     point out;     subscribe to;     be bound to;     differ from;     be based on; be impressed upon;     keep pace with;     be perceived as;     be exposed to

1. My main reason for ______________ New Scientist is to have a knowledge of advances in science.
2. The more we ______________ the good and the bad, the better we are at telling right from wrong.
3. Understanding history ______________ understanding ourselves as a people and as a nation.
4. The Chinese language ______________ Western language in that, instead of an alphabet, it uses characters which stand for ideas, objects or deeds.
5. Professor Li gave a short speech at the graduation ceremony whose words ______________ me.
6. The scientific and technological development always ______________ cultural development and social progress.
7. Making an investment in education __________________ yield us great results.
8. ______________ past experience, it takes four to five years after economic recovery for unemployment to return to pre­crisis levels.

6 . 选词填空

integrate...into...; be pessimistic about; in terms of; out of style; sign up for; at a fast pace; replace...with...; come about; be fluent in; refer to; have a preference for; be related to

1. As the technology continues to develop ________________, however, questions arise about how to use it appropriately.
2. Many people ______________ how much warming the world faces, which could see temperatures rising by as much as 5℃ by 2100.
3. Despite our emphasis on English skills, we don’t ______________ English majors.
4. Knowing the neighborhood in advance helps ______________ you ______________ the local community.
5. You will recall that I sent you a warning of troubled times. Well now, almost everything I forecast has ______________.
6. The only requirement is that the topic you choose must ______________ your studies.
7. She loved the German band Rammstein and ______________ a language class to understand the lyrics.
8. A new study shows that we keep using our old devices well after they go ______________.
9. Topics which essentially ______________ the three previously mentioned tracks are discussed below.
10. Though it may be possible to measure the value of material goods ______________ money, it is extremely difficult to estimate the true value of the services which people perform for us.

7 . 短语填空(用所给短语的适当形式填空，有两项多余)

prior to; follow up; for the duration; look through; weigh up; put sth. on the line; be drawn to; put one’s best foot forward; swing into action; bring up; work around the clock; gain the upper hand

1. She ____________ the hotel advertisements until one of them caught her fancy.
2. During the 1400s, when printing was being developed, paper became the predominant material for books in Europe, but __________ that, it was parchment (羊皮纸)．
3. When interviewed for a job, we all want to ____________．
4. Women are more likely than men to ___________ the advantages and disadvantages before settling on their choice.
5. At the beginning of the game, our team ____________. But by and by, we lost our strength.
6. _____________ of the war, the man lost his wife and was labelled as a drunkard.
7. The emergency services _____________ as soon as the news of the bomb explosion reached them.
8. It’s possible that some hiring managers may _____________ candidates with a particular educational background, but it’s no guarantee.
9. They _____________ to get the export order ready for dispatch on Monday.
10. There's no need to _____________ his past when we are considering him for employment.

8 . 选词填空

be fascinated by; far from; pour...into...; lead the way; spare no effort; in equal measure; in addition to; adapt to; pave the way for; open up; be located in; be known as

1. More than a half ­century ago, America ________ in advocating for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations in 1948.
2. As the market ________, I think people are going to be able to spend more money on consumer goods.
3. ________ being relaxed, we both felt so uncomfortable and hardly spoke.
4. Even if emissions were to begin to decrease today, we would still face the challenge of ________ climate change.
5. While money and effort are ________ better drug treatments, hardly anyone is working on prevention.
6. The greatest mathematicians, as Archimedes, Newton and Gauss, always united theory and application ________．
7. ________ southwest China, Yunnan Province is a beautiful province bordering on Laos, Vietnam and Myanmar.
8. The government ________ to fulfill the goal but the issue has not been addressed fundamentally.
9. In the middle of the nineteenth century, artists ________ photography because it offered a way of examining the world in much greater detail.
10. It is hoped that UN member states will sign a strong global ocean treaty that could ________ the creation of marine sanctuaries (禁猎区)．

9 . 选词组填空: decide on, decide against 与decide to
1. You have put up a good case, but I still have to______________________ you.
2. Will you give me the first refusal on the car, if you__________________________ sell it?
3. We’ll__________________________ the team as and when we qualify.

10 . 选词填空

whatever     whenever     wherever

1. __________you choose to go, I’ll keep you company.
2. We’ll never give up working__________ happens.
3. __________I have to give a speech, I get extremely nervous before I start.