1 . Directions: Fill in the blanks to make the sentences coherent and grammatically correct. Use the proper form of the phrases given in the box. Each phrase can only be used once and there is one phrase more than you need.

fade away       be in charge of       be threatened with       go through take cover       hang on                 check out                  show off

1. Dr. Eisenberg emphasized that in addition to avoiding physical punishment, “children should never ____________ a loss of love” for misbehavior.
2. She insists it will not be intimidating to ____________ an all-male team.
3. He is playing a waiting game. He ____________ as long as possible until the pressure is off.
4. The shoppers ____________ behind cars as the gunman fired.
5. The wins and losses that once seemed so important ____________.
6. Romans, like most Italians, are knowledgeable about food and like nothing better than to ____________ their culinary skills.
7. If you are interested in comedy, ____________ Steve Martin and Jerry Seinfeld’s writings on the topic.

2 . 选词填空

1. You’d better make up a ____________ for your everyday homework.
2. He is in the library gathering ____________ for what he is writing.
3. Have you got any ____________ to make on the recent development?
4. For many nations, blue is a ____________ of protection and religious beliefs.
5. I’d like to make you a suit to your ____________.

3 . 根据所给10个英语单句的意思，从所给的15个词汇中挑选出10个合适的词或短语，分别给每个句子填空。

exchange	attitude	balance	means	refer to
strength	failures	unique	creative	focus on
wisdom	despite	actually	responsible	make sure

1. Max Jackson told us just now that he is an ________ student from the UK.
2. I’ll have to study harder as a senior high school student and get used to being   ________ for a lot more.
3. You can then spend three days exploring the rainforest with a local guide and enjoying the plants and animal ________ to the forest.
4. Michael Jordan says that the secret to his success is learning from his ________
5. Tangshan city has proved to the world that in times of disaster, people must unify and show the ________ to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future.
6. China is widely known for its ancient civilization which has continued all the way through into modern times, ________ the many ups and downs in its history.
7. Finding and keeping the right   ________between progress and the protection of cultural sites can be a big challenge.
8. We must protect the temples and ________ that no damage is done.
9. Spending too much time online is unhealthy and makes it very difficult to ________ other things in life.
10. Written Chinese has also become an important ________ by which China’s present is connected with its past

4 . 阅读下面句子，选择一个适当的词组填入空白处

make a difference rather than keep balance in shock   work out set a good example sign up for lose heart   prefer to   relate to

1. It is better to express your anger ________build it up.
2. Some people ________ do everything over the Internet.
3. Good habits that you formed at youth will ________ in future.
4. Hearing the bad news, the woman stood frozen ________.
5. He used to ________ in the gym twice or three times a week.
6. I do think and hope that you won’t ________ even if you fail.
7. Parents should obey the traffic rules to ________ to their children.
8. The articles ________ the effects of the smartphone on young men.
9. We should ________ between busy school life and extra-curricular activities.
10. Since you are interested in singing, why not ________ our school singing contest?

5 . Directions: Read the following sentences and choose the most proper phrases for each blank.

A. is close to

B. lose heart

C. take advantage of

D. have made a breakthrough

E. get in the way of

1. He wouldn’t allow emotions to__________him doing his job.
2. Some people__________when they come across failures while others rise to the challenge.
3. Scientists__________in the fight against cancer during the past decade.
4. The new library, said to be the largest of the city, __________completion.
5. It is surprising that it has taken people so long to__________what is a win-win opportunity.

6 . Directions: Fill in each blank with a word or phrase from the box in its proper form. Each can be used only once. Note that there is one word or phrase more than you need.

assign             attach             echo             devote             fancy             filter             recognize

1. With a smart home, almost all your electrical devices can __________ to a power wall in each room.
2. A robot housekeeper, whose metallic voice __________ around day and night, has taken over everything in a 2050 house.
3. __________ his life to the work he chose to do, Zhong spent a lot of time and effort building a collection of seeds for China’s national seed bank.
4. __________ to solve the DNA puzzle, Rosalind worked alone and made one breakthrough after another.
5. Influenced by the language they speak, Russian people are faster when __________ the difference between colors.
6. Individuals who speak two languages found it much easier __________ out the distracting words.

7 . 用方框中单词的正确形式完成下列句子，每个单词(短语)只能用一次，有两个多余选项。

attend, audience, confident, due to, inspire, live up to, previous, surround, unique

1. Everyone’s fingerprints are________.
2. He was the first child in the family to________college.
3. The trees had been planted by the________owner of the house.
4. The team is quite successful; all the players have________in their manager.
5. As a lucky child I was________by love and kindness.
6. The beautiful town has always been a source of________for me.
7. The film is very attractive. It has certainly________my expectations.

8 . 选词填空

admit     affair     confirm     consist     happen     humiliate     maintain     surround

1. He said he didn’t want to __________ her in front of her colleagues.
2. My aunt __________ to be out when I paid her a visit last weekend.
3. Few people nowadays are able to __________ friendships into adulthood.
4. China is playing an increasingly important role in international __________.
5. So far, no one __________ breaking the window, which annoys him very much.
6. Usually, an article __________ of 3 parts, an introduction, a body and a conclusion.
7. When I was small, I __________ by love and kindness and I felt really happy.
8. If you have booked a room in advance, please call me to __________ your reservation.

9 . 用所给短语的恰当形式填入下列句子，使其意义完整。有两个短语多余。

make a difference( to); remind of; under great pressure; date back to; refer to; relate to; ups and downs

1. Covering an area of 9.6 million square kilometers, China is a country with an ancient civilization that________several thousand years ago.
2. With the examination coming, students are now________.
3. She hoped that what she taught________the children’s future.
4. Have you studied any courses________the post you are applying for?
5. He made a few notes________himself________what he wanted to say in the speech.

10 . 选择用方框内短语填空。

A. as a consequence of   B. subscribe to   C. in defence of   D. above all E. come down       F. once and for all     G. makes sense

1. More and more members are refusing to ________ the leader’s point of view.
2. Many soldiers died________ their country.
3. It________ to do something to protect the environment.
4. He must have________ with a bad cold, for he has got a sore throat.
5. ________, we should recognize our strengths and weaknesses.