1 . 选词填空

make up one’s mind, pass up, have second thoughts, weigh up, reject...out of hand, a maximum of

1. I ______to study harder rather than waste precious time on useless things,such as playing video games and chatting online.
2. You’d better ______the advantages and disadvantages before you make the final decision.
3. The government should not ______the opportunity that has now presented itself.
4. All our suggestions put forward at the meeting ______.
5. He agreed to lend me some money yesterday, but now he ______.
6. ______five tickets can be purchased with one valid identification card.

2 . 选用方框内合适的单词补全下列短语，然后用短语的正确形式完成下列句子（每项限用一次）。
1.

row, on, behind, off, trick

tell___________
do the __________
carry __________
fall __________
in a __________
2. The second surgery on my knee seemed to ____________________.
3. It rained for five days ____________________, which forced us to put off the sports meeting.
4. I ____________________ with my schoolwork when I attended a football game in Beijing.
5. Jim was ____________________ by Mrs. Grant yesterday for filling the sugar bowl with salt as a practical joke.
6. Even if Mary experienced some difficulties, she ____________________ achieving her dream as if nothing had happened.

3 . 短语填空

cut down, be home to, in length, feed on, break down, breathe life into, due to, build up

1. A smile can __________barriers, ask for help or start a conversation.
2. It is the readers who ____________a newspaper with their letters.
3. These trees __________and that led the city to be buried by sand.
4. California __________more than 4,000 species of plants, and nearly half of them are found nowhere else.
5. Ranging from 84 to more than 150 cm __________, longboards look like other skateboards.
6. Raynor Winn and her husband Moth became homeless __________their wrong investment.
7. It is known that tigers belonging to meat-eating animals __________meat.
8. This will help them _________a sense of responsibility since young.

4 . Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. replace       B. trustworthy               C. apparently                    D. pick E. owe             AB. expressing        AC. land                    AD. ironically AE. version       BC. position               BD. challenging

What Is 2023’s Word of the Year, According to Dictionaries?

What word defined the past year for you? Find out if your answer matches the actual word of the year from four famous dictionaries.

Cambridge Dictionary’s     1     for 2023 is hallucinate. The common definition of hallucinate is “to see or hear things that are not really there because of illness or drugs.” In 2023, however, to hallucinate can mean something different, thanks to AI. According to Cambridge’s alternate definition of hallucinating, “when an artificial intelligence hallucinates, it produces false information.” Sure, using AI can be fun for creating dog selfies or could even help you     2     a job, but it’s likely to produce misleading or made-up facts — or “hallucinating.”

Those dictionary people are     3     all on the same page. Similar to Cambridge, Collins Dictionary’s word of the year is the broader term AI. ChatGPT was released in late 2022, with companies attempting to use it to cut costs, worrying employees that it would     4     their jobs. AI pioneers and creators began     5     concerns that AI could be “dangerous” and operated by “bad actors.” President Biden even issued an executive order on “safe, secure and     6     artificial intelligence.”

With Merriam-Webster’s word authentic, we have an AI trifecta (三连胜)! While its core meaning is the same — “not false or imitation” — it should     7     its popularity in 2023 to AI, with the rise in deepfake videos and the potential use of AI in entertainment. However, being authentic is also about being “true to one’s own personality, spirit or character.” Are the public figures you look up to being true to themselves? As people search for authenticity, Merriam-Webster notes, “    8    , with ‘authentic content creators’... authenticity has become a performance.”

Oxford slides in at the last minute with a totally different word of the year for 2023: rizz. This noun means “style, charm or attractiveness”. It’s believed to be a shortened     9     of the word charisma, a special magnetic charm or appeal. It also hints at a changing attitude in 2023. “It’s interesting to see a contrasting word like rizz come to the forefront, perhaps showing that this year more of us are opening ourselves after a few     10     years and finding confidence in who we are,” notes Casper Grathwohl, president of Oxford Languages.

5 . 选词填空

at present，a number of，result in，as a result，provide...for，in closing

1. _____________________ he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.
2. His car alarm had been going off for two days and, _____________________, the battery was flat.
3. Experts say it’s an invaluable social practice that _____________________ big benefits.
4. _____________________ them have admitted that despite their success, they aren’t happy.
5. Many animal welfare organizations __________________ care and adoption services ____________ homeless animals.
6. _________________________, I want to thank all our sponsors and supporters for what they have done for us.

6 . 选择适当的短语填空

be upset with, end with, to be honest, worry about, by accident, make a bet, as a matter of fact, care about, take part in, ought to

1. Mr Brown and Mr Smith _________________ that the brown horse would win the race.
2. _________________, every moment of the dancer was of thrilling interest to her.
3. As long as the green hills are there, one doesn’t need to _________________ firewood.
4. My sister found the coin _________________ when she was cleaning the room.
5. A selfish person does not _________________ other people’s problem.
6. You had better _________________ the physical exercises and build up your strength.
7. I don’t want you falling behind or your father will _________________ me.
8. This conversation _________________ a new peace based on this agreement.
9. _________________, I have been dreaming of being admitted to a key university.
10. It suddenly struck me that we _________________ make a new plan.

7 . 选择适当的短语填空

hold an important position, be responsible for, play a key role, treat...as, (be) known as, the majority of, carry sb. through, complain about

1. When the tire blew out, the rules Edna had learned in driving class ________ safely.
2. The American couple ________ the high cost of visiting Europe.
3. The college is ________ in supporting the study of medicine against cancers.
4. Teachers, with good moral character, ________ in higher education.
5. A teacher should ________ the conduct of pupils in the classroom.
6. She first realized that women were not ________ equally as men in her country.
7. China has always been ________ a land of propriety and righteousness.
8. ________ students were in favour of the suggestion that they go on a picnic the next day.

8 . 选择适当的短语填空

succeed in，on board，find out，look up at，believe in，in the hope of，go wrong，carry on with

1. There can be no doubt that you will __________________ your scientific research.
2. They need to interview some people and __________________ if they like their jobs.
3. Later we learnt that there was a very important person__________________.
4. You __________________ the sky and if it’s clear, it is a good day and you’re happy.
5. Some of his supporters have stopped __________________ him.
6. When things __________________ at work, our health can suffer.
7. Her bravery has given him the will to __________________ his life and his work.
8. They moved to Liège __________________ getting better treatment.

9 . 选词填空

die from; at least; take notes; save time; be made of; mix with; have an interview; in addition

1. After the interview, __________ about what you were asked and how you answered.
2. The table, which I bought second-hand yesterday, __________ wood.
3. If you have good study habits, you can __________ and effort.
4. I know Mark is going to __________ sometime this afternoon.
5. We have made arrangements; __________, extra ambulances will be on duty until midnight.
6. In African countries every year, many children __________ the disease.
7. If I can’t make a living by painting, __________ I can teach someone else to paint.
8. When __________ water and sugar, it makes a pleasant, refreshing drink.

10 . 选择适当的短语填空

pick oneself up; in despair; end up; belong to; be thankful for; crash into; trip over; a great deal of

1. After repeated failure, she gave up the experiment ___________________.
2. His car ___________________ a tree while he was driving in the snowstorm.
3. The little girl ___________________a stone in the middle of the road and got injured.
4. I spend ___________________ my time thinking about the power of language.
5. As he ___________________from the floor, he saw some boys laughing at him.
6. Sometimes knowing how to give first aid can ___________________saving people’s lives.
7. If you love someone, you will like everything that___________________ him.
8. I’ll ___________________ a good night’s sleep after the week I’ve had.