1 . Directions: Complete each sentence below with a proper word given in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. cease          B. rough          C. passionate        D. bare          E. approve          F. minimum G. display        H. deserve       I. impressive          J. inquiry       K. insight

1. Let’s hang up some paintings on those ________ walls.
2. The medical team ________ the award for their acts of courage.
3. The general ordered his troops to ________ fire.
4. Raw wool is a(n)________ material.
5. The outer space astronauts’ view of the planet Earth must be ________.
6. The two groups have a(n)________ debate.
7. The teacher had unusual ________ into children’s emotions.
8. Personnel made a(n)________ about the applicant’s previous job.
9. The workers complain that the mill owners pay less than the ________ wage.
10. No teacher can ________ of cheating on exams.

2 . Directions: Fill in each sentence with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. bitterly B. breakthrough C. conservation D. discounted E. effortlessly F. existing G. seize H. life expectancy I. moving J. projected K. track

1. In the late 19th century, Yellowstone, Sequoia and Yosemite became the first of the great U.S. National Parks. But the parks were devastating for the Native Americans who had lived or hunted within their borders—essentially an act of colonialism in the name of ________.
2. The car’s powerful engine allows it to ________ tackle steep inclines and rough roads, while the responsive handling and adaptive suspension system ensure a smooth and comfortable ride.
3. Biologists have designed an instrument named FlyPol, which uses light to ________ plants’ life cycles from a fast-moving helicopter more than a kilometer overhead.
4. Benefiting from the continuous expansion of the domestic market, major companies in the food industry are ________ to increase their profits by about 7 percent next year.
5. Aiming for more growth in the promising hair sector, this cosmetic company launched a new hair repair series with brand new self-developed technology that can help restore damaged hair to its original strength, which is a great ________.
6. The annual CIIE (China International Import Expo) is of great significance for the entrepreneurs home and abroad to better reach clients, expand market channels and ________ potential investment opportunities as well as boost innovation.
7. Having endured the high temperatures and harmful chemicals for years, employees in the cotton field in Uzbekistan are complaining ________ about their working conditions.
8. Gallo and five of his friends will compete as a team to find as many bird species in Connecticut as they can by sight or sound in a 24-hour period. Their goals: get 200 species; beat the ________ New England record of 195 species, set by their opponents in in 2014.
9. In order to expand the market, Microsoft bundles Windows 11 at ________ prices with its popular desktop application programs.
10. Since ________ is getting higher and higher, measures should be taken to encourage the participation of elderly people in various fields including economic activity.

3 . 选择合适的短语，并用其正确形式完成句子。

not be bothered to do, work through, take action, come up with, take part in

1. We need more time to see how things develop before we ________.
2. To ________ these emotions, first write all of your emotions down.
3. Sometimes, we need to consider a problem from different angles in order to ________ a best solution for it.
4. The officer refused to let his men ________ the operation.
5. The grass needs cutting but I can ________ it today.

4 . 选词填空

do one’s part for sth.; increase one’s awareness of; live in harmony with; maintain the balance between...and...; for instance

1. Let your child make some of the small decisions concerning his daily routine.________, allow him to choose what clothes he wears at the weekend.
2. For the protection of ecological environment, it is necessary to adopt clean mining (采矿) technology so as to ________energy production ________ecology.
3. But I wanted to ________shaping a better world.
4. Human life is regarded as part of nature and, as such, the only way for us to survive is to ________nature.
5. We can enjoy the contact with new and different cultures so as to ________our own culture.

5 . After reading the sentences below, fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. barely               B. appreciating               C. serious               D. crushed            E. ultimate          F. scored G. penalty             H. collapsing               I. court                  J. exactly            K. glancing

1. The moment he reached the finishing line, he completed his first marathon, ________on the ground.
2. When people fall short of what they imagine they should have accomplished, they are________ by self-blame.
3. I can ________breathe these days when climbing the stairs, which seems to tell me that I am out of shape now.
4. The current average for the cost of building a basic tennis ________is generally going to be between $25,000 and $50,000.
5. The assistant who served her did not like the way she was dressed. He, ________at her scornfully, told her that the dress was sold.
6. If we don’t start________ the kid next to us who has a completely different family style or family structure and life experience, then we won’t do it when we’ re older.
7. Those who are still used to paying with “real” cash would feel like aliens in Sweden, which has been called “________cashless society”.
8. It’s rare for a smelly dish to become a national favourite. This is________ what’s happened with luosifen, now one of the hottest food trends in China.
9. He decided to sign up for the tournament regardless of his injury, just to show people that he was quite________ about his role as a professional player.
10. Egypt’s president says his country “________a goal” by signing a $15 billion deal with an Israeli company to get natural gas that will help turn Egypt into a regional energy hub.

6 . Complete each sentence with a proper word given in the box. Each word can be used only once.

A. digestive       B. bear       C. hostage       D. liberate       E. territory F. account       G. griefs       H. implement       I. clues       J. essence

1. The witness gave a detailed ________ of the accident, which proved quite helpful in helping the police find the truth.
2. As we all know, all the vehicles of the hospitals ________ an emblem of a red cross.
3. The police think the video tape may hold some vital ________ to the identity of the murderer.
4. Some marine creatures are really interesting. Jellyfishes do not have typical ________ systems.
5. According to some well-received online reviews, the entirely new production remains true to the ________ of Shakespeare’s play.
6. He still remembered the days spent in the countryside when they shared their common joys and ________ in the boyhood.
7. The plane was hijacked (抢劫) while on a flight to the Netherlands and the terrorists were holding the crew and the passengers on board ________.
8. Nowadays the search engine has become a popular ________ for people to explore resources and find the information they need.
9. As an interviewer, you’d better ________ the mind from prejudice when talking with the candidates from rural areas.
10. As the US gained new ________, it controlled large areas of unsettled land.

7 . 用方框中的单词或短语完成句子。

decorate       beyond       generous       intelligent       function       keep track of       try out       adapt to

1. It’s very ________ of you to lend me your book.
2. The machine doesn’t ________ well in cold weather.
3. After 30 years, the town has changed ________ recognition.
4. Anyone with musical talent can ________ for the competition.
5. When important festivals approach, we will ________ the houses.
6. Every time I go out for a walk, I use this app to ________ my steps.
7. To become an astronaut, you must be ________ enough to get a related college degree.
8. Scientists are concerned that it’s difficult for animals to ________ the climate change.

9 . 选词填空

not be bothered to do sth.; take action; all around the world; make a difference; set up; in addition to; make a contribution to; from the perspective of; suffer from; have negative effects on

1. Graduates, you can ________ in this world. You can reshape the future!
2. All this has happened because you could ________ give me the message.
3. A good parent-children relationship should be ________ on the basis of mutual understanding and respect.
4. Poetry written ________ the urban youth tends to reveal (透露) their anxiety over lacking a sense of belonging.
5. We can’t just sit here and do nothing. We have to ________!
6. Tourists come from ________ to see Niagara Falls.
7. They ________ health problems and fear the long-term effects of radiation.
8. I believe such addiction is a waste of time and energy. It does ________ our study.
9. ________ the rugged road, the bad weather added to our difficulties of climbing the mountain.
10. I persuaded myself that I could ________ the motherland.

10 . Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. distributed     B. localize       C. broadcast     D. briefing       E. attached       F. existing       G. boost H. emerging       I. involved       J. crack            K. response

Chip flow interrupted

A stable global supply chain of chips had been maintained before disruptive moves by the US.

Two of the US’ top chipmakers—NVIDIA and AMD-were ordered to stop exports of two high-end chips to China on Aug 31. The ban     1     sophisticated (精密的) chips for graphics processing units (GPUs); which have been widely used in applications including AI and creative production.

This came after US President Joe Biden signed an order to pass the $52.7 billion (about 369.5 billion yuan) semiconductor chip manufacturing subsidy (补贴) and research law on Aug 25.

It aims to     2     efforts to “make the United States more competitive with China’s science and technology efforts”, Reuters noted.

Biden also signed the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 into law on Aug 9. According to the act, chip makers that shift their factories to the US can receive subsidies and tax benefits with     3     conditions that restrict US companies from increasing investments in China for 10 years.

“The US and its allies,” Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google and a financier for the Bill Clinton, Obama and Biden presidential campaigns, said in March, “should utilize targeted export controls on high-end semiconductor manufacturing equipment... to protect     4     technical advantages and slow the advancement of China’s semiconductor industry”.

In     5     to the US latest act, Woo Jin-hoon, a guest professor at Beijing Foreign Studies University, wrote for China Daily, this is “a move that can be profitable for the US in the short term, but harmful in the long run”.

The design, manufacturing and even raw materials of a complete and complex product like semiconductors (especially chips) are usually     6     across many different countries and regions, forming a huge trade network.

No matter how hard countries or regions try to support their own manufacturing bases and     7     their production, a certain degree of interdependence among countries and regions is unavoidable, China Daily commented.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Sept 1 at a press     8     that the US move is typical “sci-tech hegemony (霸权)”.

“With its technological advantages, the US has abused the concept of national security and its state power to     9     down on the development of     10     economies and developing countries,” said Wang. “The move violates market economy principles, harms international economic and trade orders and disrupts the stability of global industrial and supply chains.”