1 . 选词填空

encourage   take off   sudden   stop   breathe   serious   danger   hospital   life rush     shock     thanks to     help     but     shout

It was a bright afternoon when Jonathan Bauer and his 13-year-old daughter, Ava, were driving home on the bridge.     1    , not far ahead of them, a black truck run from one side to the other and caused a     2     accident, hanging over the railing (栏杆) of the bridge. Bauer     3     the car in time to avoid hitting it.

After making sure Ava was okay, Bauer got out of his car to see if anyone needed     4    . And then a shout came from the truck. The driver’s door was opened and a man climbed out. He     5     to the railing. Bauer ran up beside him and saw a car seat in the water. Next to it was a girl, about two years old. She was floating (漂浮) on her back, kicking and     6    . Bauer waited for the driver to do something,     7     he didn’t move. Maybe he was completely     8    . Bauer knew the little girl was in great     9    .

“Ava!” Bauer shouted. “Stay by the car!”

He     10     his shoes and quickly jumped into the shallow water. Bauer swam to the girl and lifted her out of the water: eyes closed, not     11    . He patted (轻拍) her back to force the water out of her body.     12     his first aid, her eyes were opened and she breathed again. A moment later a lifeboat pulled up and both were helped to get on the boat. An ambulance (救护车) waited on the bridge. Minutes later, they were taken to the nearest     13    .

Ava Bauer is     14     by her father’s actions and she wants to become a firefighter so that she could save     15     like him. “That girl is going to live a whole life because of him.” she says. “It’s great.”

2 . 结合语境用下面单词或词组的适当形式填空。

few   a few   little   a little   many   much

1. I try to visit my parents every ________ weeks.
2. He was advised to smoke ________ cigarettes and drink ________ beer.
3. But after the phone call, the journalist promised to ask ________ friends to teach him.
4. New drivers have twice as ________ accidents as experienced drivers.
5. Teenagers who are addicted to the Internet are ________ likely to suffer from depression

3 . 结合语境用other, others, another, the other, the others填空。
1. Recycling is one way to protect the environment; reusing is ________.
2. I’ll spend half of my holiday practicing English and _________ half learning drawing.
3. The manager believes prices will not rise by __________ four percent.
4. Both sides have accused _________ of breaking the contract.
5. It is very necessary that children should be taught how to get along with _________.
6. Jack is hard-working and intelligent. In _________ words, I can’t speak too highly of him.
7. The first time I went there, they were living in a small house with dogs, ducks, and ______ animals.
8. There are five language labs here. One is on the second floor and _________ are in the third floor.
9. To warm himself, the sailor sat in front of the fire rubbing one bare foot against _______.
10. I don’t know any French people _________ than you.

4 . 结合语境用something, anything, nothing, everything填空。
1. I agree with most of what you said, but I don’t agree with _________.
2. I got this bicycle for _________: My friend gave it to me when she bought a new one.
3. There is _________ in his words. We should have a try.
4. I know that _________ would ever discourage him; he would never give up wanting to be a director.
5. She couldn’t see or hear _________ at all.

5 . 结合语境用both, all, either, neither, none, nothing填空。
1. My brother would like to buy a good watch but _______ was available from that shop.
2. — Would you like tea or coffee?
— _______, thank you. I’ve just had some water.
3. Of all the books on the desk, __________ is of any use for our study.
4. They produced two reports, ______ of which contained any useful suggestions.
5. You may drop in or just give me a call. _______ will do.
6. Both teams were in hard training; __________ was willing to lose the game.
7. I made a call to my parents yesterday. To my disappointment, _______ of them answered it.
8. On _________ side/On _______ sides of the road were green fields and some farm house.
9. — How do you find your classmates?
— Most of them are kind, but ______ is so good to me as Bruce.
10. He had lost his temper and his health in the war and never found _______ of them again．

6 . 选词填空(other than, rather than)
1. My cousin usually gets up early __________ late.
2. I don’t know any French people here __________ you.

7 . 选用适当短语补全句子。

participate in; feel at home; speak up; engage in; side with

1. As a student he was very much an outsider, never ________ the discussion other children held.
2. I seldom stayed at home accompanying the kids, so they always ________ their mother against me.
3. Please ________ — we can’t hear you at the back.
4. He is popular among students because he is easygoing and has a genius for making people ________.
5. We are now ________ a great and most glorious cause, never undertaken by our forefathers.

8 . 选词填空

prior to; consist of; refer to; get rid of; regardless of

1. In her autobiography she occasionally ________ her happy schooldays.
2. If a person places money ________ anything else, it’s very likely that he could not enjoy the happiness in life.
3. Apart from a small team of paid staff, the organization ________ unpaid volunteers.
4. The plan for a new office tower went ahead ________ local opposition.
5. When a virus attacks your body, your body works hard to ________ it.

9 . 选词填空

result in ；leave behind ； refer to as ；take over；as well as ；belong to ； join to ；break away from

1. His judgment and references are decidedly American, ______________ his delicate stomach.
2. First of all, uniforms help the school look smart. The students feel that they _______ a particular group.
3. The island _______________ the mainland by a bridge.
4. They _________________ the national union and set up their own local organization.
5. The cyclone has _______________ many thousands of deaths.
6. The rebels fled into the mountains, ___________________ their weapons and supplies.
7. He likes to _________________ “Doctor Khee”．
8. She decided that I was the ideal person to ________________ this job.

10 . 用why，that，because填空
1. It was raining hard; that was ________I came late.
2. I came late; that was ________it was raining hard.
3. The reason why I came late was ________it was raining hard.