2 . Directions: Complete the sentences with the words given in proper forms. Each word can only be used once. Note that there are two more expressions than you need.

cling to       distinctive       favor       mark       assure       alternative       boast bond       border       compliment       be about to       comprehensive

1. Story-telling, high voice and each character’s particular style of movement are ________of Kun Opera, which makes it exclusive to a limited crowd.
2. We’re learning that student success requires a more ________ approach, one that incorporates not only academic skills but also social, self-regulatory and attention skills.
3. The specialist ________on his ability to address the tough problem in an efficient way.
4. Throughout the trial she________ the belief that he was innocent.
5. New ways to treat arthritis may provide a/an ________ painkillers.
6. The trade agreement helped to strengthen the________ between the two countries.
7. China ________ the world’s earliest observatory, built in Nanking in 1385 in the Ming Dynasty, three centuries ahead of the Greenwich Observatory built in Britain in 1670.
8. The announcement is thought ________ the end of an extraordinary period in European history.
9. The employees in the company ________ of individual attention, as well as a good pay package.
10. The balance of maritime superiority has tipped in our ________.

3 . No supportive words could ever_____ for the pain of being separated from her children for 10 years.

A．compensate

B．compromise

C．commence

D．compliment

4 . 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. compliment               B. emphasis                     C. undergo                     D. obsess E. alternate                     F. perspective               G. supply                     H. issue I. suspect                     J. reverse                            K. proceed

1. He said British troops would stay on in Afghanistan for the time being, but promised increased ________ on training the Afghan military and police to take over responsibility security.
2. Searching through a variety of sources will give them a wider ________ on their subject.
3. Yet his manner made it clear that he was simply stating a fact, not flattering with a ________.
4. I think no matter what diets we follow or what slimming products we ________ ourselves with, at the end of the day there's no magic trick to shape up for the summer.
5. The wedding license bureau had told Cheryl that no one there had the power to ________ an emergency license by phone, but maybe she could try to reach a judge.
6. To survive, he says, companies must ________ a transplant of corporate DNA, and few survive the surgery.
7. A lawyer from the district attorney's office presents a case against the ________.
8. The teacher should encourage the child to ________ as far as he can, and when he is stuck, ask for help.
9. The building projects are behind schedule and construction materials in desperately short ________.
10. While Apple may face enormous competition, the company is known for taking ________ routes.

5 . She got better after the operation and doctors ________ her progress every day and night.

A．opposed

B．printed

C．monitored

D．complimented

7 . 选词填空

A. exploration       B. substitute        C. compliment     D. emergency        E. tendency

1. An outbreak of fire or an accident is an ________.
2. I have a ________ to talk too much when I am nervous.
3. Reduced-calorie cheese is a great________ for cream cheese.
4. The boss gave her a ________ because of her diligence.
5. They will begin their ________ to Antarctica next month.