1 . 根据句意，用方框内短语的适当形式填空。

turn out；be concerned with；see eye to eye with；shoot up              be prepared for；think through……；…. over time

1. He doesn’t _______________ his parents and there are always arguments at home.
2. The price of gold _______________ more than 14% since the beginning of the year.
3. Faced with difficulties, we should stay optimistic that everything will _______________ fine.
4. Universities are intended to help students to _______________ future challenges.
5. The extra three hours gave me enough time to _______________ everything, without rushing to make any decision.
6. Many politicians _______________ more _______________ power and control than with the good of the people.
7. He slowly made progress in his studies _______________.

2 . 根据语境选择方框内词块，以适当形式填空，每个词块只填一次，有一个是多余的，每空不超过三个单词。

lie in	melt away	argue with
can’t wait to	remind sb. of	be likely
be used to	have confidence in	shoot up
put simply	be stressed about	make a contribution
stick to

1. You may feel anxious that you are developing at a different rate to your friends, ________ in height or getting left behind.
2. ________, potential is your natural ability that can be developed when you try hard enough.
3. The possibilities are endless, and I ________ your ability to make a difference to your family, to your community, and to our country.
4. You can place the list on your bedside table, or you can put it up on your bedroom wall. This will ________ what you are working for and keep you focused.
5. After you set a goal, it is important to ________ it and work hard towards it.
6. Before you write your post, however, take a look at other users’ posts first. It ________ that the matter has already been discussed on our forum. If your problem is a new one, write a post about it.
7. To tell the truth, I often struggle to get along with him. Recently we ________ each other a great deal.
8. I don’t know what home is, but unhappiness and worries ________ once there.
9. I tell them that I ________ schoolwork, but neither of them show any concern.
10. Although there was not as much homework as I ________, it was still challenging.
11. I ________ describe to you what senior high school life is like.
12. Class discussion is very important in the UK, but I couldn’t ________ because sometimes I wasn’t able to express myself clearly in English.