1 . 选词填空

affect                  solve                  gain                  benefit                 turn up permit                 confirm               confident            now that               rely on

1. _________ you have understood, I won’t explain it again.
2. Picking flowers is not __________ in the park.
3. The best way of __________ the problem is to cooperate with others.
4. She had said she would meet him at the coffee shop after work, but she didn’t_________.
5. Many working women __________ relatives to help take care of their children.
6. The new tax law doesn’t __________ me because I’m a student.
7. — Do you think you’ll win tomorrow’s game?
—Well, we’re all feeling pretty __________.
8. In July his worst fears____________: he had cancer.
9. The new sports center will bring lasting ___________ to the people nearby.
10. It took her a long time to________ enough confidence to speak in public.

2 . 短语填空

in return          dream of        stand for        take apart        in charge of to be honest       watch over     in peace        break up          in danger of

1. Don’t lose heart. We will _________ the whole engine to discover the cause of the trouble.
2. The little girl gave the lawyer a big hug _________ for his help.
3. An experienced worker is _________ the project.
4. As is known to us, the letters PLA _________ the People’s Liberation Army.
5. _________, I’m a little surprised he accepted the offer.
6. The guards were originally hired to _________ the houses as they were being built.
7. She lives _________ with her neighbours.
8. Did you know that Kate _________ with her boy friend?
9. The little boy was once _________ losing his sight.
10. I_________ running away to a deserted island last night.

3 . 从方框中选择合适的短语、结构，并用其适当形式补全句子，使句子完整正确。（其中有两个是多余的）

all of a sudden,   by accident,   by the way,   come up with,   day after day, in addition,   figure out,   in terms of,   look through,   refer to…as,   tie…to,     account for

1. _______________ it rained. As a result, we are going nowhere!
2. I _______________ today’s newspaper but found nothing interesting.
3. Marcia had _______________ him _______________ a dear friend.
4. _______________ size and population, our city is a pretty big one.
5. We had to _______________ the connection between the two events.
6. _______________, Jeff called this afternoon and he wanted you to call him back.
7. He _______________ a piece of string _______________ the kite and raised it.
8. I was doing my homework when _______________ the light went out.
9. Yesterday when I was taking a walk near a park, I met an old neighbour _______________.
10. Although against my plan, the old professor didn’t _______________ his own.

4 . 根据句意，选择单词或短语并以其适当形式填空。

took it for granted, dated back to, served as, acknowledged, exposed, accumulated, opposed, cared for, came up with, set aside, emphasized, popped up

1. Mr. Harpet, head of the police, ________that the invitation included his wife and their daughter.
2. He________his personal affairs and returned to the police station in a hurry.
3. Upon meeting his fellows, he ________the importance of keeping it secret.
4. In fact, the murderer disappeared for half a year and then ________in a small town.
5. Each year, millions of tourists visited the small town, which ________Roman Times.
6. As the evidence________, the police felt it necessary to take action.
7. Half of an hour later, the young policeman arrived but the local people ________his entry into the town.
8. Mr. Harpet thought of the young man as a lazy bone and his being late ________an excuse to get rid of him.
9. Most of them were at their wit’s end and Mr. Harpet himself ________an idea.
10. Their action ended up in failure but Mr. Harpet kept a record of every detail and later ________the case.

5 . 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. supervising        B. serious        C. hit        D. illustrate        E. transformed F. practiced        G. contrasted        H. landscape        I. comparing        J. critical K. starts

If Stan Lee revolutionized the comic book world in the 1960s, which he did, he left as big a stamp on the even wider pop culture     1     of today.

Mr. Lee was a central player in the creation of all properties of Marvel Comics. Indeed, he was for many the father of Marvel,     2     the company^ emergence as an international media giant. A writer, editor, publisher, Hollywood executive and tireless promoter of Marvel, he played a     3     role in what comics fans call the medium’s silver age.

Stan Lee was born on Dec. 28, 1922, in Manhattan, the older of two sons born to Jack Lieber, and Celia Lieber, both immigrants from Romania. When graduated at 17 from high school, he aspired to be a writer of     4     literature. He was set on the path to becoming a different kind of writer. However, after a few false     5     at other jobs, he was hired at Timely Publications and the comics field.

In 1961, Mr. Lee and Mr. Kirby produced the first issue of The Fantastic Four, about a super-powered team with humanizing dimensions, which was a     6    .

Mr. Lee     7     what he called the Marvel method: Instead of handing artists’ scripts to     8    , he summarized stories and let the artists draw them and fill in a plot details as they chose. He then added sound effects and dialogues.

Under Mr. Lee, Marvel     9     the comic book world by filling its characters with the self-doubts, as well an awareness of trends and a sense of humor. In humanizing his heroes, giving them character flaws that     10     with their supernatural strengths,Mr. Lee tried “to make them real flesh-and-blood characters with personality.”

6 . Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once.

A. physical   B. practical   C. popular   D. capable   AB. range   AC. blame AD. return   BC. concerns   BD. dropped   CD. shared   ABC. improvements

Born and raised in a digital age, today’s young people are generally tech savvy （技术娴熟的). But when it comes to basic life skills, they are less     1     than the older generation.

According to a recent study by YouGov, a UK-based market research firm, 69 percent of 18-24-olds in the UK have no idea how to bleed a radiator (暖气片换水). About 35 percent of them don’t know how to sew on a button, while about 11 percent don’t understand how to change a light bulb or iron clothes.

In fact, the problem is     2    by young people in the United States. According to a report by Forbes in 2014, most millennial (千禧一代) drivers don’t know how to check their tire pressure. Cooking is another basic life skill that has been     3     as millennials are much more likely to order food deliveries than previous generations.

Technology may be to     4     for this generational gap. “Skills at using phones and computers are the ones valued these days, and the     5     hands-on skills of yesteryear are now seen as functions that can be easily outsourced (外包),” Sandi Mann, senior lecturer in psychology at the University of Central Lancashire, UK, told the Mirror.

Indeed,     6     in technology have made young people unfamiliar with many basic life skills. For example, with GPS always at hand, young people have had no need to learn how to read     7     maps,

However, this change has raised     8     among many people. “If you have your master’s degree and you can’t live within your means or go home from your job and feed yourself a nutritious meal, you’re not a complete graduate,” Chris Moore, a professor from Brigham Young University, US, told HuffPost.

That’s why there’s an increasing call for the     9     of “home ec” in the US, short for home economics, which teaches basic life skills like cooking and how to do laundry. It was very     10    in the early 20^th century, but was later taken out of schools and universities because of budget cuts. But recently, home ec was reintroduced in a small number of schools and universities.

7 . 阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，请从方框中选用合适的词或词组填在空白处，其中有两个多余的选项。

work through       difference       shared       foundation matters       take action       achievement

To inspire young people to     1     for the environment and their community, Dr. Jane Goodall established an institute called Roots & Shoots in the early 1990s. The organization is called Roots & Shoots because roots move slowly under the ground to make a firm     2     and shoots can break open brick walls to reach the light. Dr. Jane Goodall believes that the roots and shoots are you, your friends and young people all around the world. As she says: “Every individual     3    . Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a     4    . ” Do you want to make Roots & Shoots rooted in everyone’s heart? Do you want to be a part of a community for a     5    future? You cannot be absent.

8 . 阅读下列单句，根据句意选择方框内相应短语，注意正确形式的使用（其中有两项是多余的）。

be concerned about       in return   make use of     play a part in   in charge     as if be trapped in     be devoted to     as well   fall in love   give in     advertise for

1. What I ________ is that he has no idea how to develop friendship with those around him.
2. Excuse me, may I have a word with the doctor ________?
3. It is 100% true that communication skills ________ one’s success.
4. Shortly, the rescue team arrived and saved all the clerks who ________ the lifts.
5. To improve English, we must ________all the chances available to practice.
6. I bet you will also________ with the beautiful scenery along the way if you travel there.
7. Travel broadens the mind; it is a perfect way to shape one’s character ________.
8. Tom ________ whenever he runs into a challenge. No wonder he is considered a failure.
9. Scientific research is something that one should ________, or nothing can be achieved.
10. Amazingly, every time I kissed the baby, it gave me a sweet smile ________.

9 . 阅读下列句子，根据句意选出方框内的相应单词或短语并将其正确形式填入空格内（每项只用一次，且有两项是多余的）。

cut down,   glare at,   spot,   on the contrary,   deliver,   now that,   as though

1. The doctor’s suggestion is that I should   _____ food high in fat so as to lose some weight.
2. ____ you have a gift for music, you ought to take an active part in the talent show.
3. Quite by accident, Henry was _____ while he was floating at sea and taken to England.
4. Yong Hui looked up and _____ him because she knew that he had been spying on her menu.
5. It’s a general rule that whoever wants to run for the position shall _____ a speech before a vote.

10 . 根据句意，选择单词或短语并以其适当形式填空。

adapt to, cut down, in honor of, make up, be addicted to

1. The teacher told the students that the United States ________ 50 states.
2. Many trees ________ now, destroying poor animals’ homes.
3. It took him two months ________ the life abroad.
4. Once you ________ drugs, it will be very difficult for you to get rid of it.
5. A park will be built ________ those who died in the big natural disaster in the city.