1 . 选词填空

A essential       B temporary   C profound     D available       E determined

1. The ________difference between Sara and me is in our attitude to money.
2. She has a ________influence on her students.
3. He was ________that the same mistakes would not be repeated.
4. Mary worked here as a _______ secretary and ended up getting a good position in the company.
5. Not enough data is _______to scientist.

2 . 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.

Knowledge is free on the Internet at a small but     1     number of colleges and universities. About 160 schools around the world now put free course materials on the web to the     2    . Recent additions in the United States     3     projects at Yale, Johns Hopkins and the University of California, Berkeley.

Berkeley said it would offer videos of lectures on YouTube. Free videos from other schools are     4     at the Apple iTunes store.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) became an early     5     with its Open Course Ware project, first     6     in 2001. Free lecture notes, exams and other resources are published at ocw.mit.edu. Many exams even include the answers. Today, Open Course Ware offers materials from 1,800 undergraduate and graduate courses. These     7     from Physics to Political Science. Visitors can learn the same things as MIT students learn. But as the site points out, Open Course Ware is not an MIT education. Visitors receive no credit toward a degree. Some materials from a course may not be available, and the site does not provide     8     with teachers. Still, MIT says that the site has had forty million visits by thirty-one million visitors from almost every country. Sixty percent of the visitors are from outside the United States and Canada. Students and educators use the site, including students at MIT. But the largest number of visitors, about half, are self-learners.

Some professors have become well-known around the world as a result of     9     online. Walter Lewin, a physics professor at MIT, is     10     popular. Fans enjoy his entertaining lectures. MIT Open Course Ware now includes materials for high school. The aim is to improve education in Science, Technology, Math and Engineering.

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

A. available   B. smart     C. steps   D. worry   E. expected     F. emotions G. share     H. persuaded   I. bored   J. bullied   K. disorganized

If you don't like school, the first step is finding out why. You might not like school because a bully is bothering you, or because a kid you don't like wants to hang around with you. Or maybe you don't get along with your teacher. You might feel different or    1    that you don't have enough friends.

Sometimes it's a problem with your classes and schoolwork. Maybe the work is too easy and you get    2    . Or maybe the work is too hard, or you don't feel as    3    as the other kids. Reading may be difficult for you, but you are    4    to do a lot of it. You may be getting farther and farther behind, and it may seem like you'll never catch up.

When you know why you don't like school, you can start to take    5    to make things better.

It's a good idea to talk to someone about your problems with school. Your mom, dad, relative, teacher, or school counselor will be able to help you. It's especially important to tell an adult if the problem is that you're being     6    or someone hurts you physically.

Another good idea is to write down your feelings about school in a journal. You can use a journal or diary or just write in an ordinary notebook. It's a great way to let out    7    that may be stuck inside you. And you don't have to    8    what you've written with others.

If you feel    9    or like you can't keep up with your schoolwork, your teachers and school counselors want to help. Teachers want and expect you to ask for help with learning stuff. If all of your subjects seem really hard, a school counselor can help you sort things out. Special help is    10    if you need it. Try not to let the problems go on too long. It's easier to catch up on one chapter than the whole book!

4 . 选词填空：从表格中选择合适的词补全句子，每空仅填写一个单词，注意单词的形式变化。

adopt, pursue, serve, available, excuse, commit, recognize

1. The couple were unable to have children of their own, so they ____________ a little girl.
2. I’ll call you as soon as the book is ____________ in our store.
3. Lawrence’s novel was eventually ____________ as a work of genius.
4. All the English teachers are ____________ to their job. You won’t disappoint them, won’t you?
5. I ____________ myself from the table and went to the bathroom.

5 . Complete each item below by writing one word from the box on the answer lines at the left. Use each word once.

1. On those _______ when my children don’t have school, I need to find a baby sitter for them.
2. Sandra is a ________ boss. She always knows when a worker is upset, even if the worker acts as if nothing is wrong.
3. When parent say ________ things to their children, such as “You’re stupid,” the youngsters often begin to think poorly of themselves.
4. Most people in my office are bothered by the sounds of heavy traffic outside. But Rhonda _________ the noise and gets her job done.
5. Carrie did not call a plumber when the pipes in her basement froze. She was ________ she could fix the problem herself
6. You can buy frozen strawberries anytime, but fresh ones are ________ for only a few months.
7. Even though it will be hard, Karen has ________ to put some money from each of her paychecks into a saving account.
8. When you buy a CD from that store, you get a ________ that the CD will be replaced if anything ever goes wrong with it.
9. Since I didn’t see the end of the movie, I do not know if the humans ________ the aliens, or if the aliens took over the Earth.
10. I teach my children to be ________ about petting strange dogs, even if the dogs seem friendly.