1 . 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. survive             B. impress             C. risky             D. check out          E. exploration          F. fit in G. conduct             H. strategy             I. dizzy            J. pressured             K. blame

1. Hard as I tried to ___________, I still felt that I was out of place, for those around me were much younger.
2. You don’t need to make fancy foods to ___________guests — something simple but good will do.
3. A child might need to be tempted to keep a promise, or simply ___________to do a job well.
4. Few sites that I visited had reached a point where they clearly would___________ if these extra start-up funds disappeared.
5. What he said didn’t seem quite right, so I decided to___________ it________.
6. At least an hour should be allowed to___________ an interview with a vulnerable elderly client, in order to begin an assessment.
7. ___________investments can offer high yields, but also the possibility of greater losses.
8. So we must go further in our ___________of the ever more complex relationship between inflation and unemployment.
9. Do not place the ___________anywhere but on yourself, because you alone have chosen that path.
10. Murdoch bought several TV stations, as part of his___________ for building a media empire.

2 . 选词填空

establish; refer to; conduct; describe; equal process; ruin; in shock; take part in; struggle

1. If you don’t understand a word you may ________ your dictionaries.
2. Men and women must be treated ________ in education.
3. A committee was ________ to limit damage to the ancient buildings.
4. Experts investigated the issue, ________ several tests, and then made a proposal.
5. He gave a detailed ________ of what he had seen.
6. Years of fighting has left the country in ________.
7. After hearing that bad news, for a moment, neither of us moved, we were still ________!
8. I am not ________ for good scores in exam, but rather, a chance for a better future.

3 . 选词填空

site, trap, nearby, overseas, damage, interrupt, measure, attempt, conduct, vehicle, base, prepare, honest, distance, captain, cheerful

1. Don’t _____your health for being slim.
2. A _____has been chosen for the new school.
3. The doctor weighed the baby and _____its height.
4. He wanted to persuade his parents to go _____with him.
5. Excuse me, I wonder if I could _____you for a moment.
6. Some classmates suggest we should go to places of interest _____.
7. All those _____under the building were rescued by the firefighters.
8. During these two years they _______to conduct many scientific experiments.
9. They _____a survey to find out local reaction to the building of a new airport.
10. The arrival of driverless _____is a chance to make sure that those vehicles are more environmentally friendly.
11. He didn’t do enough _____for his exam, so he failed.
12. She answered all my questions with her usual _____.
13. The _____between dream and reality is often only one step away.
14. The _____was able to bring the ship up just before it hit the little boat.
15. The research group produced two reports _____on the survey, but neither contained any useful suggestions.
16. Parents are always excited to see the _____faces of their children at the moment when they opened their gifts.

4 . 选词填空

struck   conduct   regard   habitat   reserve   update   annoyed   failure   worthwhile     profit   ruined   despite

1. Her voice was shaking______all her efforts to control it.
2. She was tired from cleaning up the room, but the smile on her mother’s face made it______.
3. Jack was a determined boy, who never gives in to______
4. I have a high______for him and what he has received.
5. It suddenly______me that I had left my luggage at the airport when I arrived home.
6. The teacher was so______with the boy for turning up late every day.
7. Each week we______an experiment that explores an important scientific concept.
8. A nature______is a good place for wild animals to live in.
9. If you want to attract more people, you’d better______the information you send online.
10. Many people make a huge______by doing business.

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

A. attempted B. promoted C. identical D. independent E. proposing F. account G. issue H. conduct I. signaling J. pressured K. functional

1. Venus and Earth are commonly regarded as twin planets but not ________ twins.
2. A key ________ for higher education in the 1990’s is the need for greater diversity of courses.
3. At the end, when the crowd began to break up, he raised his arms ________ for attention.
4. The firm ________ to maintain its profitability by reducing the proportion of revenue set aside to pay staff to 36.8% from 36.9%.
5. Doctors in Britain say a new code of ________ is urgently needed to protect the doctor-patient relationship.
6. He knew he was going crazy when he heard himself ________ marriage to her, when he begged her to take the diamond ring and be his companion for life.
7. In the United States, in comparison, parents regard the primary purpose of preschools as making children more ________ and self-reliant.
8. Enabling farmers to speed their products to the East, railroads increased the value of farmland and ________ additional settlement.
9. Every mother should have the right to decide where she gives birth, without feeling ________ one way or the other.
10. This highly ________ walking style allows penguins to save roughly eighty percent of the mechanical energy they use while walking.

6 . Use the verbs in the box to make phrases. Then complete the sentences with the correct forms of the phrases.

make     establish     keep     raise     run     investigate     conduct     sign __________ a proposal     __________ the issue     __________ a programme __________ hundreds of tests     __________ funds     __________ a document __________ a balance     __________ a committee

1. The purpose of the concert is to ____________________ for cultural heritage protection in Tongli.
2. ____________________ between work and family can be a big challenge for many parents.
3. If the power company ____________________, they will take on the responsibility to protect the Semmering Railway (塞默灵铁路).
4. The scientists ____________________ and finally proved that the medicine helps improve people’s health.
5. The museum ____________________ which helps visitors realise the importance of cultural heritage protection.
6. UNESCO ____________________ that lists and protects world cultural heritage sites all over the world.
7. He ____________________ that we each donate 100 yuan to help preserve the town’s intangible cultural heritage.
8. The situation was once again becoming so serious that the officials were asked to ____________________ immediately.

7 . 选词填空

assumed        streamed       persist     consist       deprived        stuck        conduct

1. To our astonishment, that young man shamed himself and his family by breaking codes of ________ in the community.
2. From my perspective, true education does not ________ in simply being taught facts, instead, it aims to develop students’ ability in lifelong learning.
3. The busy schedule of the newly-promoted sales manager ________ him of opportunities to have meals with his family.
4. With more and more variety shows emerging, such programs have been popular with contemporary urban youth since it was ________ online in 2017.
5. Some volunteers just ________ that what they valued and enjoyed would also be cherished by others.

8 . 阅读下面句子，在方框内选择一个适当的词，在空白处填入其正确的形式，其中有两个多余。

promote       concern        investigate          conduct        issue       harmony recover        symbol        appropriate          shelter          affect     boost

1. Applause is a sign of __________after a good performance.
2. The chairman answered several questions ___________the future of the nation.
3. Red envelopes are a traditional Chinese New Year gift ___________good fortune.
4. After spending a semester together, our class has established a __________relationship.
5. All the people in the country were deeply ________by the death of great scientist.
6. The company has announced that it will carry out a full ____________into the accident.
7. After the war broke out, a neighbor _________the boy whose parents were killed for seven days.
8. A guide ____________the tourist around the ruins of the accent Inca Empire when one tourist discovered something unusual.
9. One admitted into a university in Australia, you will _____________with a student visa valid for 2 years.
10. To be awarded the student of the year has greatly _________my confidence in setting a high goal.

9 . 选词填空

attempt            inhabitant            reflect            tie            conduct Release            convert               transform       orbit          consume

1. Winning the lottery has _________ the poor man’s life.
2. She _______ the old books together and put them under the bed.
3. Our _______ to establish a lunar station will definitely succeed.
4. The government made every effort to help those homeless people whose house ______ in the fire.
5. The ______ of that island are friendly. They will warmly receive their guests.
6. They _______ the spare room into an office.
7. She could see her face _________ in the car’s windshield.
8. The satellite _______ the Earth every 48 hours.
9. These days we _________ a survey of consumer attitudes towards organic food.
10. Water vapour ________ when water reaches 100゜C.