1 . Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. remains        B. effective       C. ensure     D. including       E. access     F. last      G. preserved       H. authority       I. damage     J. considered     K. regularly

It is said that museums play an important part in education. Those youngsters who visit museums     1     are likely to get their mind broadened. The list of the reasons might be long. The main factor is that, by attending different exhibitions in the museum, children have     2     to the trace of history and the     3     human civilization. The exhibited items in museums carry rich information,     4     evolution, habitats, industry, art, religion and so on. Educators in     5     sincerely advise that children should be guided to take advantage of museums. They insist that a visit should     6       hours because it takes children some time to watch the items, collect the related information and imagine the site or picture they reflect. Meanwhile, the staff are required to prepare the exhibition carefully to     7     that most visitors are able to enjoy a satisfactory travel there, and the collections and the     8     are under full protection to avoid any possible     9    . Parents and school are to take museums as a/an     10     way to make children taste or study the development of history.

2 . 选词填空

be full of confidence; date back to ; get across;transform...into... ; on the edge of one’s seat tick all the right boxes; put on ; base...on ; all too often ; result in ;   live up to    to some extent ; with...in mind ; in one’s own right; turn to

1. The famous singer will ______ a performance at the Shanghai Gymnasium next month.
2. Chinese tea culture has a long history, which can ____________ ancient times.
3. John has a unique way to __________ his opinion by using as few words as possible.
4. It is true that his father is a world-famous movie star, but Jack becomes famous ________________．
5. ______________ these problems affected the development of that country’s foreign trade.
6. I am sure that the new film will keep you ________________________．
7. She managed to enter Harvard University and ___________ her parents’ expectations.
8. The serious car accident ___________ the death of two passengers.

3 . 选择合适的短语，并用其正确形式，完成句子

be used to, make an impact on, can’t wait to, pick up, keep in touch

1. Remember to _______________ with me when you get there.
2. We drove to the airport the next morning to _______________ Susan.
3. Grandma _______________ getting up early.
4. But that kind of defeat will _______________ the players.
5. As for me, I _______________ get back on the court to continue doing what I love to do.

4 . 选词填空

die out, around the corner, in turn, a matter of life and death, given that

1. All theories originate from practice and _______________ serve practice.
2. _______________ they’re inexperienced, they’ve done a good job.
3. Many species will soon   _______________ if we don’t take action.
4. The final exam is just   _______________. I have to study hard.
5. The decision of the judge will be   _______________ for the prisoner.

5 . 从表格中选用词汇完成下面的短文。

bonus, guilty, conflict, division, declare, appointment

My niece, Jane, laboured to the maximum for 10 years in a shopping mall and finally she took up an     1     as the chairwoman. She was respected by all the salesmen and saleswomen because she was full of integrity and dignity. She exactly calculated the staff’s salaries and rewarded the best ones with a     2    . Whereas, one salesman, Jack,     3     that he could sell anything by absurd overstatements, such as science fictions, ladders, flour, leathers, levers of various panels, handkerchiefs, nails, lamps and even mud. In his view, he was superior to others, so he had an urge to take over the sales manager. It turned out that he often     4     with others. Then came a rumor that all the staff would resign if Jack wasn’t dismissed, which greatly stunned Jane and even made Jane explode with anger. Jane thought inaction was improper, so she urged Jack to weigh pros and cons. Otherwise, his job would be suspended. Jack felt so     5     of his ridiculous behaviors that tears blurred his eyes. He promised to apologize to all the staff at a meeting on a weekly basis to remove the     6     between him and his colleagues. He would share what he gripped from that day on.

6 . 用所给单词的适当形式填空，每词限用一次，有两个词是多余的。

celebrate, admire,   energy,   starve,   feast,   memory,   origin, arrive,   agriculture,   custom,   gather,   gain

Thanksgiving Day is a special holiday in the United States and Canada. Families and friends     1     to eat and give thanks for their blessings.

Thanksgiving Day is really a harvest festival. This is why it     2     in late fall,   after the crops are harvested.

The first New England Thanksgiving did celebrate a rich     3     harvest. Early in the 16th century,   the     4     Pilgrims landed at what is now Plymouth,   Massachusetts. But in the first winter of their     5     they had a difficult time. They suffered a lot and many of the Pilgrims even     6     to death. It was in the next year that they     7     a good harvest. So Governor (州长) Bradford declared a three-day     8    . The Pilgrims invited Indian friends to join them for their special feast. Everyone brought food. Such is the     9     of Thanksgiving Day.

In time,   other colonies (殖民地) began to celebrate a day of thanksgiving. But it took years before Thanksgiving Day became a national     10    . During the Civil War,   President Abraham Lincoln announced the last Thursday of November 1863 as a day of thanksgiving. Today,   Americans celebrate this happy harvest festival on the fourth Thursday in November while Canadians, their neighbours, celebrate Thanksgiving Day on the second Monday in October.

7 . 选词填空

take sb.’s breath away;     arise from;     a bunch of;     contrary to;     date back to; proceed to sth.;     owe sth. to sb.;     rather than;     be bound for;     ahead of time

1. The temple, situated on the top of the hill, ____________ the Tang Dynasty.
2. In view of these factors, you’d better finish your teaching tasks ____________.
3. As we all know, most car accidents ____________ carelessness.
4. Looking back, Diana ____________ her achievements ____________ the education she received from the college.
5. We’d better take a plane that ____________ China.
6. The beauty of the sea ____________ after we arrived at the seashore.
7. Don’t put off till tomorrow what should be done today. In other words, we should start work at once ____________ leaving it for the next day.
8. If you have thought about that, you can ____________ the next step.
9. Lili fell asleep grasping ____________ grapes.
10. ____________ the common belief, taking a walk immediately after a meal doesn’t necessarily do good to our health.

8 . 选词填空

subscribe to, die from, attend to, once and for all, in general，for this reason, thanks to, as a result of, what is more, find out, in time

1. When the outbreak of COVID-19 hit the world, tens of thousands of people _____________ the disease.
2. In those days doctors had two contradictory theories. Snow _____________the second theory.
3. He was determined to _____________ the truth of this incident.
4. _____________, in another part of London, a woman and her daughter had died of cholera after moving away from Broad Street.
5. _____________, he rose to become a famous doctor, and even attended to Queen Victoria when she gave   birth.
6. However, he never lost his desire to destroy cholera _____________．
7. _____________, physics is only one science among many.
8. _____________ this evidence, John Snow was able to announce that the pump water carried cholera germs.
9. _____________the Chinese people’s united and arduous efforts, the situation in China is getting better.
10. _____________, Snow is considered the father of modern epidemiology.

9 . 选词填空

break down, in addition to, contribute to, take up, all in all

1. At first he refused to admit his guilt, but when he was shown the evidence he_________and admitted.
2. ________, my sense of responsibility will make me a qualified volunteer.
3. His research has greatly_________our understanding of this disease.
4. English, history and geography are subjects which________ much time in school.
5. ________ giving a general introduction to computers, the course also provides practical operation.

10 . 选词填空

participate in, speak up, feel at home, get involved in, comfort zone

1. Remember you are one of the masters now, so _________and tell us what you think.
2. The hostess is very popular because she always makes her guests _________.
3. The key is to balance it so the students gain confidence and have an easier time leaving their _________the next time.
4. Accompanied by helicopters, 3,600 firefighters _________the effort to fight the wild fire.
5. As much as she loved Kenya, she didn’t want to _________a time — consuming project like this.