1 . Fill in the blanks with the words in the box. Then translate the sentences into Chinese.

elsewhere          majority          might          chains        principle          precious          complain          reject

1. Of all possessions a friend is the most__________. —Herodotus
2. The strongest__________ of growth lies in human choice. —George Eliot
3. Whenever you find yourself on the side of the__________, it is time to pause and reflect. —Mark Twain
4. The highest form of ignorance is when you__________ something you don’t know anything about. —Wayne Dyer
5. Anyone who does not know how to make the most of his luck has no right to__________ if it passes by him. —Miguel de Cervantes
6. Man was born free, and everywhere he is in__________. —Jean-Jacques Rousseau
7. Whatever you do, do with all your__________. —Marcus Tullius Gicero
8. When we are unable to find tranquility（宁静）within ourselves, it is useless to seek it__________. —Francois de La Rochefoucauld

2 . 用方框内的短语的适当形式填空

has        complaining        Reading English aloud Lying on the beach        Watching TV too long        crying

1. It’s no use ________ over spilt milk.
2. It’s no good ________ to your boss about so much work.
3. Listening to loud music at rock concerts ________ caused hearing loss in some teenagers.
4. ________ makes a person relaxed.
5. ________ in the morning will do you a lot of good.
6. ________ is bad for your eyes.

3 . 阅读下面句子，根据句意，从方框中选择恰当的词或词组并用其正确形式填空。

approve of；be consistent with；complain；encounter；end up      be related to；devote oneself to；convince；rely on；pretend to

1. As is known to all, physics ________ math.
2. As we missed the last bus, we ________ taking a taxi home.
3. If you want to take the position, you’ll need to ________ the boss of your enthusiasm for it.
4. You can believe what Tom said. His action ________ his words.
5. My parents need to know exactly where I plan to go before they can ________ my trip.
6. Linda decided to ________ supporting her son in pursuing his dream.
7. All passersby ________ about the stone in the center of the road, but nobody tried to move it.
8. Mark closed his eyes and ________ be asleep.
9. Sherry lost her hearing when she was young and now she ________ hearing aids and lip-reading.
10. Being an explorer means taking risks and ________ various difficulties on the road to the unknown.