1 . 根据句意内容，从方框中选出正确的选项，完成下列句子。答案的标号写在答题卡上。

A. concentrated     B. shallow     C. authority     D. energy     E. designed

1. The stream was quite ______ so we were able to walk across it.
2. Mexicans may use silence when instructions are given by a person in ______ instead of arguing with him or her.
3. We’ll use up all the coal underground. We have to develop new kinds of ______.
4. The course is specially ______ for beginners like you, focusing on listening and speaking.
5. Previous generations ______ on getting children to school on time, fed, dressed and ready to learn.

2 . 根据句意，用所给单词或者词组的适当形式填空。(注意：十选八)

assume            concentrate            approach        emotional       recommend input        be honoured to       work out        reflect on             brush up on

1. To increase your knowledge of English beyond the classroom, I would _________ that you try simplified classic literature.
2. After the failure, they decided to do it using a new ____________.
3. I can’t ____________ with all that noise going on.
4. It is generally _________ that stress is caused by too much work.
5. Mothers are often the ones who provide __________ support for the family.
6. Before the English exam, you need to ____________ some language points.
7. Yao Ming said he ____________ receive the recognition from the International Basketball Federation .
8. The start of a new year is a good time to ____________ your achievement of the past year.

3 . 根据段落语义, 从下面方框中选择恰当的单词并以正确的形式填入空格中。

attitude       forgive       concentrate       debate       determine    economy       lecture       observe            senior             solution

I have many good teachers at     1     high school, among whom my favorite teacher is Miss Li, our English teacher. Her     2     are interesting and amazing, so I can always     3     in class. Sometimes she organizes     4     in which we are supposed to     5     problems like environmental pollution or     6    downfall, and then work out possible     7    . Her creative teaching stirs up our     8     to be active thinkers and hold a responsible     9     towards the world. While Miss Li is kind and enthusiastic, she is strict with us—cheating in exams will never be     10    !

4 . 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.overall     B.flooding     C.secure       D.invested     E.concentrated     F.consisted G.expense     H.prospects     I.narrowly     J.stood        K.factor

By some measures, South Korea is the most educated country in the world.Observers，however，have described Korean society as having an“almost cult（邪教）-like devotion to learning". Studying long hours at hagwons（辅导机构）has become so ubiquitous（普遍存在的）and excessive that Korean authorities in the 2000's deemed（认为）it necessary to impose curfews（宵禁令），usually at10 p.m.，and patrol prep schools in areas like Seoul's Gangnam district，where many of these schools are     1     .However，that only drives nighttime cram classes underground behind closed doors.

This extreme competitiveness has created a number of social problems：Suicide，for instance，is the leading cause of death among teens in Korea，which has the highest suicide rate     2     in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development（OECD）.Student surveys has shown that poor grades and fears of defeat are major reasons for suicidal thoughts，while Korea simultaneously has a growing teenage drinking problem.

Social pressures to succeed in the labor market，meanwhile，have given rise to a phenomenon called “employment cosmetics'"--one of the driving factors behind Korea's boom in cosmetic surgery，since job applicants are commonly required to submit an ID photo，and many employers     3     physical attractiveness into their hiring decisions. In another sign of competition at any cost,private household debt in Korea is soaring，driven in part by surging expenditures on education and private tutoring.

Social pressures are further amplified by Korea's relatively high youth unemployment rate，which     4    at 11.2 percent in 2016--a record number not seen since the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s. Despite all the time，finances，and emotional resources     5     in their education，Korean youth find it increasingly difficult to     6     desired quality，socially prestigious jobs.The country's obsession with higher education continues to sustain a “college education inflation（贬值），"     7     the Korean labor market with a supply of university graduates that hold degrees of deflated value whose earnings     8     are decreasing.

While a university degree used to be a solid foundation for social success in Korea，observers have noted that many current graduates lack the skills needed for employability in a modern information society，and that the education system is too     9     focused on university education，while under-emphasizing vocational training. Korea's Confucian-influenced system has also been criticized for relying too much on rote memorization and university entrance prep at the       10     of creativity and independent thought.