1 . 选词填空

1. Who should ________ the accident?
2. I ________ my manager on almost everything of the production.
3. Nowadays , most of the students are living ________.
4. The flight leaves in twenty minutes. We'll never ________.
5. Although some people like to ________ their wealth, income is a very private matter for most Americans.
6. In the home for the sick, I helped wash clothes and ________ lunch.
7. At last, they both managed to________ the difference between them successfully.

2 . 选词填空

1. It was a direct ________ to the president’s authority.
2. The research has done much to ________ our understanding of language learn.
3. We had a(n) ________ couple of weeks waiting for the test result.
4. I believe the doctors have given him a(n) ________ examination.
5. She seemed to have always been under the ________ of his father.
6. Of course, the ________ in the middle of the town are high.
7. There will be ________ more expensive but they last a lot longer.

3 . 选词填空

A. walking on air        B. date back to       C. wrestling with D. is committed to        E. come across       F. in praise of            G. shoot up

1. When we______ such factual differences, we should not rush to the conclusion that one of the news reports gives false information.
2. The government______ reducing poverty and has made remarkable progress.
3. Knowing that I would be promoted to be director of marketing, I felt like ______.
4. She helped me solve the problem I had been ______ for weeks.
5. ______ such acts of sportsmanship, the International Fair Committee decided to award the Pierre de Coubertin Fair Play Trophy, in 1964.

4 . 根据句意，选择单词或短语并以其适当形式填空。

rise to; take on; back down; as a result of; on the rocks, take advantage of; stick to; draw sth out of; bring out; make the most of; let go of; look forward to

1. The president refuses to ________ on this issue in the international meeting.
2. You must ________ the idea that to be single is to be unhappy and unfulfilled.
3. ________ their joint effort, the difficult situation changed into a favorable one.
4. Now that you’ve got the chance, you might as well ________ it.
5. The company has been ________ since the internet bubble was exploded.
6. I managed to ________ the diet and keep off sweet foods.
7. I’m going to ________ this tour to explore the history of the castle
8. Pressure can ________ the worst in people.
9. I can’t ________ any extra work, for I’m too tired today.
10. When you can ________ the challenges, you will have the chance to enjoy personal growth.