1 . Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. confusion   B. delivered     C. reflection        D. offer   E. context    F. set       G. signaled       H. fluent     I. torn       J. culture     K. genuine

This is a story about how a foreigner got confused about a Mexican word even though she could speak     1     Spanish. It happened when she     2     foot on Mexican soil for the first time. She asked an ice-cream seller for an ice-cream, and he said “ahorita.” She thought it would be     3     immediately because the word can be directly translated to “right now.” But she waited for half an hour and still no ice-cream came. When she asked the seller about it, he said “ahorita” again, with his face showing     4    . She felt     5     between waiting and walking away. Finally, she had to go home, so she     6     to the seller that she could not wait any longer. Years later back in Mexico, she came to realise that the meaning of “ahorita” changes according to its     7    . It could mean “tomorrow,” “within five years,” “never,” or even “no, thanks” when one wants to refuse an     8    . “Ahorita Time” is a     9     of different cultural understandings of time. That is, understanding “ahorita” takes not a fluency in the language, but a fluency in the    10    .

2 . 阅读下面一段文本，并从每段文本方框的单词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. balanced   B. determination   C. expectation   D. well-being   E. contributes   F. essential   G. compares

Sports and fitness play a (n)     1     role in maintaining a healthy and     2     lifestyle. Engaging in sports not only promotes physical     3     but also enhances mental and emotional health. Through sports, we can cultivate teamwork, discipline, and     4    . Participating in sports and fitness activities not only benefits our physical health but also     5     to overall happiness and long life.

3 . 阅读下面一段文本，并从每段文本方框的单词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. arouse       B. arise       C. negotiate       D. withdraw     E. address     F. detect       G. compromise

Conflict and     1     go hand in hand in our daily lives. When conflicts     2    , it is important to     3     and inquire about the potential issues to find a resolution. It’s natural to find certain behaviors annoying or inconvenient, but it’s our responsibility to     4     the root cause and     5     it appropriately.

4 . 选词填空

be fluent in, in advance, be suitable for, be concerned about, concentrate on

1. The advantage of booking tickets ________________ is that you can get better seats.
2. Soon she found that if she ________________the ideas, not the single words, she could understand.
3. The course seems difficult and   ________________(not) freshman students.
4. You don't have to ________________getting low grades at the end of the term if you try your best now.
5. As she has been in England for many years, she ________________ English.

5 . 选择并使用所给英语单词的正确形式完成句子，有两个单词为多余词。

propose   volunteer   contribute   fortunate   secure     responsibility     argue

1. These women have made an important _____________ to the field of economics.
2. Mike is __________________ for designing the entire project.
3. Now that we’ve heard all the ___________for and against the proposal, let’s vote (投票) on it.
4. I went to Tibet and stayed there for one year, doing ___________work.
5. When it comes to the __________in schools, we have to take it seriously.

6 . 用关系代词that或which填空
1. I refuse to accept the blame for something ________ was someone else’s fault.
2. Whenever I met her, ________ was fairly often, she greeted me with a sweet smile.
3. All the presents ________ your friends gave you on your birthday should be put away.
4. This is the very book ________ I have been looking for.
5. He was late for the opening ceremony, ________ was very surprising to me.

7 . Directions: Complete each sentence with a proper word given in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. fluency             B. handful             C. option             D. isolated            E. inevitably          F. rigid G. relevance            H. conflict               I. continuously          J. restore          K. imposed

1. The club has a____________ restriction on its membership.
2. Traffic delays are ____________a concern during rush hours for most cities.
3. Edna demonstrates ____________in both Spanish and German.
4. She has the ____________of entering graduate school or starting her professional career.
5. Only a ____________of people came to attend the dancing session.
6. Tariffs(关税)have been____________ on all foreign goods.
7. Angela, the monitor, finally shouted to____________ quiet in the classroom.
8. The video clip has a close____________ to what was being taught in class.
9. The ____________between the modern lifestyle and the early Aboriginal culture is enormously intense.
10. Researchers have____________ and identified the virus in the area.

8 . Direction: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. abolished             B. determining             C. entry                 D. eventually            E. exported F. facilitating            G. ideally                      H. inherited            I. relocation             J. shifting K. substantial

European Transport Systems

It is difficult to conceive of vigorous economic growth without an efficient transport system. Although modern information technologies can reduce the demand for physical transport by    1    teleworking and teleservices, the requirement for transport continues to increase. For passenger transport, the    2    factor is the spectacular growth in car use. The number of cars on European Union(EU)roads saw an increase of three million cars each year from 1990 to 2010, and in the next years the EU will see a further    3    increase in its fleet.

As far as goods transport is concerned, growth is due to a large extent to changes in the European economy and its system of production. In the last 20 years, as internal frontiers have been    4    , the EU has moved from a “stock” economy to a “flow“ economy.   This phenomenon has been emphasised by the    5    of some industries, particularly those which are labour intensive, to reduce production costs, even though the production site is hundreds or even thousands of kilometres away from the final assembly plant or away from users.

The strong economic growth expected in countries which are candidates for    6    to the EU will also increase transport flows, in particular road haulage traffic. In 1998, some of these countries already    7    more than twice their 1990 volumes and imported more than five times their 1990 volumes. And although many candidate countries    8    a transport system which encourages rail, the distribution between modes has tipped sharply in favour of road transport since the 1990s.

However, a new imperative—sustainable development—offers an opportunity for adapting the EU’s common transport policy. This objective, agreed by the Gothenburg European Council, has to be achieved by integrating environmental considerations into Community policies, and    9    the balance between modes of transport lies at the heart of its strategy. The ambitious objective can only be fully achieved by 2020, but proposed measures are nonetheless a first essential step towards a sustainable transport system which will    10    be in place in 30 years’ time.

9 . Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words and expressions to complete the passage. Note that there are two more options than you need.

bend                 defeat                    trial                    cruel                    educator             lose face masterpiece       unnecessarily          practically            recite                    dignity               by heart

Today I read about the early learning experiences of three famous people: Marie Curie, Charles Darwin and Nelson Mandela. Young Curie was frequently asked to     1     in front of visitors. In the beginning, she considered it a(n)     2     because she was a timid little girl. Fortunately, her father kept reading Polish     3     to the family on Saturday evenings. With the help of this great     4    , Curie gradually developed a taste for poetry and became willing to learn     5     and recite poems. Young Darwin acquired a nickname of “Gas” because he used to help his brother with his experiments in making gases and compounds in their laboratory. By doing this, he learned, in a(n)     6     way, the real meaning of experimental science. In a manner different from that of the other two, young Mandela learned a lesson from a(n)     7     incident with a donkey. It managed to unseat him while he was riding it. He     8     and felt embarrassed. He learned that he would not     9     his opponents by hurting their     10    .

10 . Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words and expressions to complete the passage. Note that there are two more options than you need.

sail                    exceptional             set out             crew                    starve             freezing rescue               remote                    accompany       sink                    wave             abandon

Shackleton’s 1914 adventure, called the Endurance Expedition, was designed to cross Antarctica. His ship, the Endurance, was unfortunately stuck in ice and the     1     had to spend their days in complete darkness and     2     cold for eight months. When spring finally came, the ship, to their great disappointment, broke in the melting ice. They had no choice but to     3     ship. With three open lifeboats saved from the broken ship, Shackleton and his men eventually made it to Elephant Island. However, since the island was     4     from any shipping routes, it was unlikely that the men would be     5    . In order to save themselves, Shackleton,     6     by five most trusted men, left most of his men on Elephant Island and     7     for South Georgia, 810 miles away. The     8     in this part of the world can often reach 50 feet. Can you imagine that? They     9     in an open 23-foot boat! Almost three weeks later, Shackleton and his men, extremely tired and     10    , reached a whaling station after marching over the mountains of South Georgia. With help provided by the Chilean government, the captain finally made his way back to Elephant Island to save his men. Nobody died. Nobody!