1 . 人们投入了数十亿美元的资金发射卫星以加强对这些灾害的预测。
Billions of dollars ________.

2 . 飓风、台风和其他自然灾害经常发生。
________, ________ and other natural disasters often ________.

3 . 他的工作是典型的周一至周五朝九晚五的工作。（typical）
________ his job is nine to five, a Monday to Friday job.

4 . 心理学家告诉我们，不论发生什么，我们都应该保持冷静。(whatever引导让步状语从句)
The psychologist told us that we should keep calm ________.

5 . 选词填空

fly off, have yet to, after all, keep on, look through, all of a sudden

1. ________ the newspapers every day, you can keep up with the rapidly developing situation.
2. When the powerful earthquake struck and all lights went out ________, it seemed as if the world was at an end.
3. I saw a butterfly in the garden yesterday, but it ________ before I could catch it.
4. The group ________ find a replacement for the director who left in September.
5. He ________ waving at his friends until the train was out of sight.

6 . Due ________ the fact that some students lack self­discipline, they’re more likely to play online games. (用适当的词填空)

7 . 她把它们紧紧地抱在胸前，终于抬起头来，泪流满面地微笑着。
She hugged them to her chest, and at last she was able to ________.

8 . It’s also vital to look back ________ the process to see what you did well and where improvements are still needed. (用适当的词填空)

9 . There’s a new indoor play centre, plus the special events and workshops, and others during school holiday periods.

A．多；余

B．还有，以及

C．有利的

10 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

    1     moment I stepped out of school, I saw a dark blue­gray cloud approaching. But I didn’t know what a huge tornado was. I heard my mother yell my name. She asked me to get in her car. I ran to the car and got in. She     2     (immediate) started the car and headed for our house.

When I looked back at the cloud, it had a small funnel­looking (漏斗状的) cloud inside. We finally got to our house and then we heard a loud siren (警笛). My dad looked scared in the     3     (emergent). He brought the radio and a flashlight, while my mom    4     (grab) some batteries. My mom attempted     5     (shelter) me from the disaster. We turned on the radio and heard that an EF­2 tornado had touched down just east of my school. Then I heard a long deep sound that began to shake the house. That was the most horrible moment of my life and I hoped nothing like that     6     (occur) again.