1 . 选词填空

benefit   make fun of   after all   distance   frank achievements   announced   go through   ordinary   absorbed in generous   took advantage of   function   grateful   in spite of

1. The other children often ____________ him because he was fat and wore glasses.
2. The discovery of DNA is one of the greatest scientific ____________ of the decade.
3. The government yesterday ____________ to the media that it had created a million new jobs.
4. She seemed totally ____________ her book and didn’t know what was happening around her.
5. We should spend the money on something that will ____________ everyone.
6. While the baby slept, she ____________ the moment’s peace to read her book.
7. I am extremely ____________ to all the teachers for their help.
8. The house is only a very short ____________ from the sea, so you can walk to the seaside.
9. English became the official language for business ____________ the fact that the population was largely Chinese.
10. Readers of the magazine said they wanted more stories about ____________ people and fewer stories about the rich and famous.

2 . 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。

crashed       trapped       gap       efforts       picture-based observe       promoted       worthwhile       regard       snow-covered intend       established       beauty       species       throughout

1. Soon after the quakes, the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those who were ________ and to bury the dead.
2. With strong support from the government and the tireless ________ of the city’s people, a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins.
3. The most powerful earthquake in the past 40 years caused a tsunami that ________ into coastlines across Asia yesterday, killing more than 6,500 people in Indonesia, India, Thailand, Malaysia, and at least four other countries.
4. At the beginning, written Chinese was a ________ language.
5. The high ________ for the Chinese writing system can be seen in the development of Chinese characters as an art form, known as Chinese calligraphy, which has become an important part of Chinese culture.
6. If I’m talking to a close friend, I can use short requests, like “Open the window” — our relationship is close and we’re equals, so I only need a few words to bridge the ________ between us.
7. They are recording and collecting digital images of cultural relics from the Mogao Caves, which were a key stop along the Silk Road ________ China’s ancient history.
8. A committee was ________ to limit damage to the Egyptian buildings and prevent the loss of cultural relics.
9. The government, however, does not ________ to stop the protection programmes, since the threats to the Tibetan antelope have not yet disappeared.
10. Watching them move slowly across the green grass, I’m struck by their ________.

3 . 工人们建造避难所给那些房子已经被摧毁的幸存者们。（汉译英）