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.

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。

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 ________.

4 . 阅读下面一段文本，并从每段文本方框的单词选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

A. balanced   B. determination   C. expectation   D. well-being   E. contributes   F. essential   G. compares

Sports and fitness play a (n)     1     role in maintaining a healthy and     2     lifestyle. Engaging in sports not only promotes physical     3     but also enhances mental and emotional health. Through sports, we can cultivate teamwork, discipline, and     4    . Participating in sports and fitness activities not only benefits our physical health but also     5     to overall happiness and long life.

5 . 根据所给15个英语单句的意思，从所给的20个词汇中挑选出15个合适的单词分别给每个句子填空。

donated     somehow          rude               quality          balance          traditions        convenient poets        opportunity       surrounded       profits          established       satisfaction       beauty various     performance       benefits          ached            treatment        achievements

1. Fifty countries________ nearly $80 million to the project.
2. Moreover, music gave me hope and a sense of ________.
3. She realized that one of the greatest ________ of the Internet was its ability to remove the distance that usually exists between people.
4. There are countless articles telling us how the Internet has made our lives more ________.
5. Finding and keeping the right ________ between progress and the protection of culture sites can be a big challenge.
6. Some of their great ________ included building towns and roads.
7. The country has a long history of producing great writers and ________.
8. Imagine having the ________ to song together with hundreds of other people while you are at home alone.
9. My body ________ all the time and thus I thought I didn’t have much longer to live.
10. Inspired, he asked his fans to make videos, which he then joined together into one ________.
11. Watching them move slowly across the green grass, I’m struck by their ________.
12. Nearly 500,000 high________ digital photographs have been produced since the international project started in 1994.
13. Hunters were shooting antelopes to make ________.
14. Being online is no excuse for being _________, and you don’t want to become a target for a troll or cyberbully.
15. Almost everywhere you go in the UK, you will be ________ by evidence of four different groups of people who took over at different times throughout history.

6 . 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

7 . 选用方框内的短语，并用其恰当形式填空，每个短语仅使用一次。（其中有2个多余短语）

look out for;       make up;       benefit from;     account for;     take the life of;     lie in; leave out;       thanks to;     result in;     sing high praise for;     suffer from;       go down

1. The best part ________ what is left unsaid.
2. The patients _________ the doctors and nurses who were devoted to their recovery.
3. Tiredness often _________ a lack of concentration especially when the lecture is very boring.
4. The high mountain ________ countless mountain climbers so far.
5. _________ headache, she had to take a painkiller.
6. With the price of gas _________, drivers feel very delighted.
7. It is clear to me now that the two words can _________ in the sentence.
8. ________ the following cultural mistakes and try to avoid them.
9. How do you ________ the question that you have again made the same mistake in the exam?
10. The rural areas ________ the technologies provided by the government to help them overcome poverty over the past decade.