1 . Directions: Complete the following sentences by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. briefed             B. set             C. positive             D. expel             E. refusal               F. quoted G. documented        H. saw            I. judging               J. deal             K. episode

1. The supermarket has just signed a _____________with a group of dairy farmers to supply all their milk.
2. _____________in Madrid in the year 1840, the play dealt with the ups and downs of a royal family.
3. Brad Pitt made a guest appearance on last week’s _____________, which amazed his fans greatly.
4. A military spokesman was _____________as saying that the border area is now safe.
5. All teachers were personally _____________on this procedure, which was designed to minimize the underreporting of smoking behaviour.
6. He was suspended for two years after he tested _____________for drugs when finishing second in the 1988 New York City Marathon.
7. While Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday all _____________record spending online, in-store sales plunged over the holiday weekend.
8. _____________from Monday night’s game, the team still has a lot of work to do.
9. Britain was not entirely alone in its_____________ to become involved in the Schuman Plan.
10. The obstacles faced by companies experimenting with self-managed teams are well _____________.

3 . 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!

4 . 用because或why填空
1. He did not see the film last night. This is ________ he had to help his little sister with her homework.
2. He had seen the film before. That is ________ he didn’t see it last night.
3. — I feel sick.
— This is ________ you are doing too much work.
4. — He was born here.
— This is ________ he likes this place so much.
5. I had neither a raincoat nor an umbrella. This is ________ I got wet through.

5 . 选词填空

place   ride   however   with   after   deal   bravely   better   feel   remind   different

Located in one of Beijing’s most active art communities, the Loneliness (孤独) Museum is always very crowded.     1    , everyone who visits the museum says that they are lonely. Divided into 13 parts including an office at night, the last subway and a hospital, the museum displays (展出) over 1000 lonely stories from     2     people. There are many notes with words of encouragement and ways     3     with solitude (孤独) on the walls and the stairs. They may feel     4     after seeing them. One of the museum’s owners Fang Fang says that people who come to work in big cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou may     5     lonely every now and then. So she wants to provide a     6     for them to relax. It     7     them that even though life is hard, there are lots of people like them. They are not alone.

    8     the development of technology, it is easier for people to get in touch with old friends and make new friends. However, young people are likely to feel lonely.

People may get used to loneliness as they get older     9     they experience important life events and life changes.

Luckily, our society is more tolerant (宽容的) towards this kind of young group, often encouraging them to face this crazy changing world     10    . In a room of the museum, with three bicycles, strangers can     11     together to light up the lights on the wall, which forms a sentence- “Loneliness comes together with love”.

8 . 选择并使用所给英语单词的正确形式完成句子，有两个单词为多余词。

channel   boundary   choke   purchase   priority   advertise   faith

1. Her voice was ________ with excitement when her dream star smiled at her.
2. If you want to attract more customers, try ________ on the Internet.
3. Nowadays, ________ of communication have made it possible to speak instantly with someone on the other side of the planet.
4. There are a couple of things you should put on your list of ________.
5. Scientists continue to push back the ________ of human knowledge.

9 . 选词填空

1. __________ join a club to improve your social skills?
2. If you __________ online games, it’s really hard to quit.
3. For some adults, a low salary __________ enjoy an easy life.
4. It is __________ for newcomers to feel anxious and uncertain.
5. More people would __________ cycling if conditions were right.
6. The book is intended for __________ and young __________.
7. It’s hard to change your __________, even harder to keep it changed.
8. At senior high school you should __________ your studies and make progress.
9. Good traditions of the family have been handed down from one __________ to the next.
10. __________ you to follow your teacher’s advice and pay attention to the vocabulary.

10 . 选词填空

make up     brochure     extreme     arrange     admire     recognize     apply     check out

1. Quitting my old job was an __________ difficult decision.
2. No books can __________ after 6 p.m. in this public library.
3. They went to the travel agency for some traveling __________.
4. I __________ to four universities and was accepted by all of them.
5. All this filled us with __________ for the courage and skill of the young doctor.
6. Maybe that is the way life is. Life can __________ of a variety of unrelated things.
7. He said he was delighted to receive such impressive __________ for his achievements.
8. Let me find out if he made __________ for someone else to meet with you in his place.