1 . 选词填空

prior to; on the other hand; at a minimum; refer to; hand in hand; slice off; consist of; put more simply

1. ______________, we either accept their offer or go bankrupt.
2. If you want to make progress, you should spend two hours every evening studying _________________.
3. Please _______________ the top quarter of the loaf.
4. The band _______________ three guitarists and a drummer.
5. The doctor ________________ his experiences fighting against pneumonia caused by COVID-19.
6. ________________ the meeting, we discussed the matter among ourselves.
7. As the youth of the new era, on the one hand, we should be bold; ______________, we should be modest and learn from others.
8. We walked _______________ in silence along the beautiful path.

2 . 用方框内所给短语的适当形式完成下面的句子

adapt to, die out, in danger, make progress, make out, on average, remind...of, watch over

1. Seeing the film, everyone who was watching it _______ his own childhood.
2. _______, men still earn more than women.
3. I’m glad that you _______ in English in the last two months.
4. The policemen believe that their lives are _______, so they are rushing to their rescue.
5. I heard the voices, but couldn’t _______ what they were saying.
6. The wild population of koalas is faced with _______.
7. The guards were originally hired to _______ the houses as they were being built.
8. The world will be different, and we will have to be prepared to _______ the changes.