1 . 选词填空

band;shade;classical;calligraphy;costume; comedy;drama;figure;massive;masterpiece

1. He settled down at his desk to work out the exact ________.
2. The Elizabethan period was the golden age of English ________.
3. Hamlet is one of Shakespeare’s ________.
4. I like ________because they can make people laugh.
5. She has four ________changes during the play.
6. The trees provide ________for the animals in the summer.
7. We must make ________efforts to improve things.
8. Beethoven is regarded as one of the masters of ________music.
9. They are a teenage ________made up of four cool boys.
10. ________ is the art of producing beautiful handwriting using a brush or a special pen.

2 . Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the words or phrases given in the box. Each word or phrase can be used only once. Note that there is one word or phrase that you do not need.

threaten;widespread;victim;die out;enthusiastic;preserve ban;shelter;predict;overflow;wash away

1. When the new manager proposed her project, all the staff present were ___________about it.
2. In the rain people were ___________ in the doorways of shops.
3. Human beings should try every means to ___________rare animals and their habitats.
4. The drains flooded and water ___________down the main street.
5. Opponents maintain that lifting the ___________ on alcohol and drugs will give rise to increased crime rates.
6. It is ___________ that the typhoon will reach the island the day after tomorrow.
7. He was ___________with dismissal if he continued to turn up late for work.
8. The once promising young man fell ___________ to his own greed.
9. The wild population of penguins is in danger of ___________.
10. The charity initiative received ___________ support throughout the country.

4 . 用方框内所给单词的适当形式填空

behave, confidence, constant, fool, impact, interaction, issue, negative, responsibility, safe

1. All the effective measures taken give us a sense of ________. We feel very ________ now.
2. The Internet has a far-reaching ________ on the growth of our children, both good and bad.
3. As a public figure, you should pay attention to your ________. What you do and say will affect your image.
4. I am not so ________ as to be ________ into accepting your unfair offer.
5. He feels that the reporters should be more ________ in what they report rather than do as they please.
6. Old people want new, simplified ways of ________ with a computer, for it is easier for them to operate.
7. The serious injury will ________ affect the child’s physical and psychological development.
8. Why are you ________ complaining about your bad luck? It is meaningless.
9. If you are not ________ in yourself, how can you do the work well?
10. He discussed the ________ of taking drugs in his book ________ last week.

5 . Choose the correct options.
1. He made a great effort /affair to overcome the difficulty.
2. After the storm, there were many broken branches/envelopes on the ground.
3. Now that you have grown up, you must stop this inappropriate story /behaviour.
4. I have such a wonderful memory /taste of that summer.

6 . 用 before, when, since, that 填空
1. It was two years ________he realized the truth.
2. It will be two years ________ the economic situation improves.
3. It was two years later ________ he realized the truth.
4. It is /has been two years ________ he lived here.
5. It was midnight ________ he arrived home.
6. It was at midnight ________ he arrived home.
7. It was not until midnight _______ he arrived home.

7 . 根据语境选择合适单词并用其适当形式填空

beneath     official       addict          access        charge          estimate          enhance

1. Any driver found drinking beyond the limit will ________.
2. She refused the offer because she thought the job was ________ her.
3. Anderson believes that the smarter a child is, the less likely he gets ________ to TV.
4. The preparations of the Spring Festival will ________ begin with Little Year on the 24^th day of the 12^th month in the Lunar calendar, sweeping out the old in preparation for the coming year.
5. It is ________ that students wearing glasses account for 70 percent of the whole students.