1 . 选词组填空

according to,     come to power,     lead to,     switch off,     apart from, as a consequence,   fed up with,   on the move,   familiar with,   up to now

1. We became increasingly __________his increasingly unfunny and unintelligent comments.
2. He broke the rules of the company. _____________he was removed from the company.
3. You should always _____________the electricity before going on holiday.
4. Being under stress can cause you to miss meals, or eat _____________.
5. ___________what Tom said, the accident happened by chance.
6. She won the election and _______________last year.
7. I’ve only just come here. I’m still not _______________the work.
8. ______________, we have known little about the structure of gene.
9. Too much work and too little rest often _____________illness.
10. _____________their house in London, they also have a villa in Spain.

2 . 选词填空

take sb’s breath away,     in addition to,        in contrast to,       a variety of,       in the distance,    in particular,            prevent...from,          stick to,            set apart from,          be worthy of

1. At the station, _______ Toronto, they heard people talking in French.
2. It also _______ you _______ losing too much water.
3. You are so beautiful that you _______.
4. Contemporary art _______ your attention.
5. His paintings are ________ other paintings by their realistic human face and deep emotional impact.
6. She can speak French and German _______ English.
7. _______, you should pay more attention to the mistakes.
8. Some fabric may _______ the burnt skin.
9. You can hear the thunder of the falls _______.
10. You can attend _______ activities.

3 . 根据句意选择适当的短语，并用其正确形式填空(多余两个)

in addition to     stick to   act as     take one’s breath away     pass through    apply to   in contrast to

1. Standing at the edge of the Grand Canyon, the breathtaking view _________________, which left me in awe of nature’s magnificence.
2. If you continue down this road, you _________________ several charming villages.
3. ________________ the fast-paced lifestyle of the city, small-town life moves at a slower pace.
4. This incident _________________ a constant reminder that courage and persistence are what it takes to fulfill your ambitions.
5. After getting caught in a heavy rainstorm, I hurriedly removed the wet clothes ____________
my body and put on dry ones.

4 . 根据语境，选择下框中的短语，必要时用正确的形式填空，框中有两个短语为多余短语。

cut down on,        go hand in hand,            regardless of,          prior to,            make up,             kill time, owe to,             proceed to,            consist of,          in the distance,             dream of,            in addition to

1. I always suspected she__________ her first success__________ Roger’s help.
2. During the meeting, he outlined his plan and__________ explain it in detail.
3. I’ve been told that the medical team__________ five doctors and two nurses will be sent there for rescue work.
4. What we can say, however, is that culture and cuisine__________, and if you do not experience one, you can never really know the other.
5. He promised to work extra hours this week__________ for the mistake he had made in the project before.
6. Having__________ by shopping the whole afternoon, she regretted that she had spent a large quantity of money.
7. __________being a tailor at weekends, he works at a local restaurant.
8. In other words, if you want to be healthy, you have to__________ desserts and cut out sweet drinks altogether.
9. She was always__________ being admitted by that university, and luckily, she makes it now.
10. All the arrangements should have been completed__________ March.

5 . 根据语境，选择下框中的单词或者短语的正确形式填空，框中有两个多余单词或短语。

commit     circumstance     efficiency     acknowledge     conclusion      the instant     come to power     sum up     take up     insist on

1. The Internet is a very _____________ medium for spreading information.
2. The man________________finding a taxi for me even though I told him I lived nearby.
3. He was a good man who was_______________to his family as well as to his work.
4. Lu Xun,________________ as one of the greatest modern writers in China, was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province in 1881.
5. To _______________, low price, easy access to information and wide use make students use computers a lot.
6. Peter_____________________his position as the head of the travel agency last month.
7. Much to my surprise, she burst into tears ________________she read the letter.
8. Under no ____________________ will China be the first to use nuclear weapons.

6 . 选词填空

attend to, die from, in turn, as a result of, subscribe to depend on, come down , once and for all, for instance, in interaction with

1. However, he never lost his desire to destroy cholera __________.
2. Theory is based on practice and _____________ serves practice.
3. He rose to become a famous doctor, and even ____________ Queen Victoria when she gave birth.
4. When the outbreak of flu virus hit the world, tens of thousands of people __________ the disease.
5. Since he _______ with a disease which caused him to lose the use of most of his muscles, his world became one of abstract thought.
6. Yuan’s innovation has helped feed not just China but many other countries that ___________ rice as well such as India and Vietnam.
7. There are jobs more dangerous than truck driving; _____________, training lions.
8. ___________ his evidence, John Snow was able to announce that the pump water carried cholera germs.
9. In those days doctors had two contradictory theories. Snow __________ the second theory.
10. We use both words and body language to express our thoughts __________ other people.

7 . 选择正确的单词或词组并用适当形式进行填空。(有两个是多余选项)

deep down,          convince,          essential,          break down,          tendency estimate,          reveal,          alternative,          approve,          digest

1. You should allow a little time after a meal for the food to __________.
2. It is __________ that smoking reduces life expectancy by around 2 years on average.
3. The changes would have to be __________ or rejected as a whole by Congress.
4. I’m afraid I have no __________ but to report you to the police.
5. Unfortunately, her marriage __________ last month.
6. Money is not __________ to happiness.
7. He seems confident but __________ he’s quite shy.
8. Yuan __________ that the answer could be found in the creation of hybrid rice.

8 . 从方框内选出与下列各句中画线部分意思相同或相近的选项。

A. ultimately          B. appropriate          C. comprised          D. generate E. conventional          F. tackle          G. perceived

1. He questioned traditional ideas and looked for the truth of the universe. __________
2. They use vibrations from passing cars to produce electricity. __________
3. Rain water was once considered to be good for the complexion. __________
4. It offered the conception of a town consisting of blocks of different length. __________
5. You would be well advised to deal with this problem urgently. __________
6. Jeans are not suitable for a formal party. __________
7. In the end, you will have to make the decision yourself. __________

9 . 选词填空

switch to     be overwhelmed by     suspect sb. of     be comprised of      be rich in   link…to   break out     attend to   be exposed to     engage in

1. The agricultural research team ________two senior scientists, one professor and four researchers.
2. He got tired of teaching and ________ writing stories.
3. They had escaped to America shortly before the war ________ in 1939.
4. Since heart disease is often ________our lifestyle choices, we need to make healthy living an important part of our lives.
5. You’ve got so many things to ________. Can you manage it all by yourself?
6. Despite his poor living conditions, he remained actively ________ his scientific research.
7. The man ________ being behind the robbery was seen crossing the street.
8. It’s good to cat more animal livers(肝脏), which ________ Vitamin

10 . 短语选填

A. drop out        B. devoted himself to        C. done its part        D. have a role E. was to blame        F. at risk        G. set out

1. As a member of the international society, we ________ to play.
2. You’ll never go to college if you ________ of high school.
3. In the past decade, the administration hasn’t ________ in environmental conservation.
4. The drivers were more likely to break the speed limit and was ________ of getting fined.
5. There, a big memorial has been built in honor of him, who ________ the poor.