1 . 选词填空

handle   persuade   contradict   minor   boost memory   compete   limit   intention   motivate

1. Only a small________________of students is/are interested in politics these days.
2. ________________is the art of convincing someone to agree with you.
3. A successful advertisement will also create a desire to buy, thus ________________business.
4. We are in________________with four other companies for the contract.
5. Misunderstandings arising from lack of social communication, unless________________ properly, may lead to serious problems.
6. We usually find that reports on the same events contain different or even ________________information.
7. The number of students admitted by famous universities is________________.

2 . 根据句子内容，从每组的选项中选出能匹配句子中划线部分意义的选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

A. an act of trying to do sth., especially sth. difficult, often with no success B. very large, heavy and solid C. include sth as a necessary part D. happy and satisfied E. in or to lower position than sb/sth. F. to help sth. to happen or develop G. facts or information, especially when examined and used to find out things or to make decisions

1. The found the body buried beneath a pile of leaves.
2. The explosion made a massive hole in the ground.
3. Ms Yi had a contented life until a terrible event occurred which changed her life.
4. The job involves travelling abroad for three months every year.
5. We need to promote an open exchange of ideas and information.

4 . 根据中文释义和首字母提示默写单词
1. a____________       n. 机会；通道；vt. 进入；使用
2. a____________       vt. 承认(权威，地位)；公开(感谢)
3. a____________       adj. 宏大的；有野心的；有雄心的
4. a____________       n. 渴望；焦虑，担心
5. a____________       n. 申请人
6. a____________       n. 假定，假设
7. b____________复数____________       n. 基础；原因；基准
8. b____________       vt. 使受益vi. 得益于
9. b____________       vt. /vi. 播送，广播；散布，传播

6 . 选用方框内所给词的适当形式填空，使短文完整。（每词限用一次）

build       easy          become       happy       body

Sports play a big part in our daily lives. One popular sport is running. The marathon is a kind of long-distance race. And it    1    an Olympic sport in 1896. The length of a full marathon is 42.195 kilometers.

It is not easy to complete the race, but the marathon is still popular in a lot of countries. The main reason is that it is good for people. If people keep running long distances, they    2    a strong will. What’s more, people are busy with their study or work these days. They usually feel tired    3    . Running can help them relax their    4    and minds.

I’m always a sports fan and I like running best. I ran a marathon several years ago because I not only wanted to improve my running skills, but also enjoyed the    5    of running and making friends.

When you feel bored, tired or unhappy, join in it and run into the future!

8 . The people speak ________ of the film Not One Less. It is really necessary for every child to go to school.

A．brightly

B．loudly

C．happily

D．highly

9 . 请选出全是动词过去分词的一组。

A．risen        heard        understood       worn

B．swept        fought        beat       frozen

C．sped        spoke        blown       hung

D．wound        chosen        fell       flown