2 . Complete the sentenced using the correct forms of the words in the box.

delicate     drama     arrange     compose     literary     rhythm     sorrow     poetry

1. It seems incredible to me that the question of how best to________ books on shelves could cause a lively online discussion.
2. The purpose of ________ criticism is to get to the core of the text and discover what message the author is attempting to convey.
3. If you need to handle a ________ situation, you should behave wisely.
4. The poet ________ quite a few poems featuring the image of cherry blossoms, and describing the joys and _________of life.
5. Blank verse is probably one of the most common and influential forms of English ________. It is so close to the natural ________ of English speech and it has no rhyming. In Shakespeare’s ________, characters from civilians to kings all speak in blank verse, but still in distinctive voice.

3 . The company ________ production at their Norwich plant last year due to covid-19.

A．rescued

B．composed

C．endured

D．ceased

5 . _________music is like writing an article; you need to make something new that’s completely your own.

A．To compose

B．Composing

C．Composed

D．Compose

6 . When______ (compose) music at the piano, he would put one end of a pencil in his mouth and place the other end against the instrument so that he could feel the notes. (所给词的适当形式填空)

7 . 选词填空

compose, comprise, consist of

1. The collection ________327 paintings.
2. Their diet ________largely________ vegetables.
3. Christians________ around 2.5% of the country’s population.

8 . 在你做陈述之前，深呼吸并镇定下来。（compose oneself，presentation）（汉译英）