1 . 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. reflect   B confusing   C . tempt   D. ignorance   E. shortage   F. context G. dramatically   H. fluency   I. literally   J. bear   K. concerns

1. I am beginning to feel embarrassed by my complete ______ of world history.
2. The meaning of “Ahorita” should not be taken ______. It changes with context.
3. The newspaper report seems to ______ the idea of most people of the public.
4. Can you imagine Africans facing such serious ______ of clean water.
5. Those advertisements try to ______ people into buying their products.
6. Health care, education, employment are usually the biggest ______ of citizens.
7. We have two people called Paul James working here, so it’s a bit ______.
8. You may not understand this story if you don’t know its historical ______.
9. Her health has improved ______ since she started on this new diet.
10. One of the requirements of the job is ______ in two or more African languages.

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

1. They tried to _________ her into staying with offers of promotion.
2. The soldiers had no alternative but to accept the _________realities that they had been surrounded by the enemies in the jungle.
3. Contrary to our _______, he was eliminated in the first round.
4. The Great Wall is such a well-known tourist _________that millions of people visit it every year.
5. Faced with two alternatives, most people find themselves _________between them.
6. In this exercise, a word is blanked out and you have to guess what it is by looking at the _________.
7. Your clothes might be a ________ of your personality.
8. In western cultures, ___________ eye contact in conversations is necessary. A westerner might, in fact, consider a lack of eye contact as a lack of interest.
9. We headed for the National Park, which is famous for its _________ scenery, by school bus at 8 a.m.
10. I don’t think we have met before. You must be __________ me with someone else.

3 . 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. confusion   B. delivered     C. reflection        D. offer   E. context    F. set       G. signaled       H. fluent     I. torn       J. culture     K. genuine

This is a story about how a foreigner got confused about a Mexican word even though she could speak     1     Spanish. It happened when she     2     foot on Mexican soil for the first time. She asked an ice-cream seller for an ice-cream, and he said “ahorita.” She thought it would be     3     immediately because the word can be directly translated to “right now.” But she waited for half an hour and still no ice-cream came. When she asked the seller about it, he said “ahorita” again, with his face showing     4    . She felt     5     between waiting and walking away. Finally, she had to go home, so she     6     to the seller that she could not wait any longer. Years later back in Mexico, she came to realise that the meaning of “ahorita” changes according to its     7    . It could mean “tomorrow,” “within five years,” “never,” or even “no, thanks” when one wants to refuse an     8    . “Ahorita Time” is a     9     of different cultural understandings of time. That is, understanding “ahorita” takes not a fluency in the language, but a fluency in the    10    .

4 . Direction: Complete each sentence with a proper word given in the box. Each word can only be used once.

A. delivered                  B. offer                  C. confusion                  D. context             E. understanding F. signalled                  G. Obviously            H. directly                      I. embarrassed       J. confusing

1. The lady was__________ when they asked her age.
2. Cultural __________plays an important role in learning a foreign language.
3. She answered me very __________and openly.
4. You need to tell the meaning of a word from its__________.
5. Your room is in complete __________. Tidy it up at once!
6. No food will be__________ to your table at a buffet（自助餐厅）.
7. Thank you for your kind __________of help.
8. My grandmother is always__________ salt with sugar.
9. The traffic policewoman __________to the driver to move fast.
10. —Is she sorry?
—__________not! Look at her!

5 . 选词填空

make up；ideal；symbol；exist；vary；personality；pattern；observe；stretch；context

1. The wildebeests (角马) follow, in their migration, the________of local rainfall.
角马在迁徙时遵循当地降雨的模式。
2. The dove is a universal________of peace.
鸽子是和平的共同象征。
3. Some people________on melons or coconuts for weeks at a time.
有些人一度数周靠各种瓜与椰子生存。
4. The scientists will study the variety of trees and ________which are fruiting.
科学家们将研究树木的多样性并观察哪些树木结果实。
5. We are doing this work in the ________of reforms in the economic, social and cultural spheres.
我们正在经济、社会和文化领域改革的背景下从事这项工作。
6. Women officers ________13 percent of the police force.
女警察构成警力的13%。
7. He has found his ________ mate.
他已经找到了理想的配偶。
8. Try ________your legs and pulling your toes upwards.
试着伸直双腿并向上拉拉脚趾。
9. The text ________from the earlier versions.
这一文本有别于那些早期的版本。
10. The contest was as much about ________ as it was about politics.
这次竞赛既比政治策略，又比品质性格。

7 . 选词填空

odd; cell; sufficient; periodically; worldwide; acquire; in one way or another; curve; soccer; honour; classic; as a result; helicopter; context; input

1. He was rushed to the hospital by _____.
2. All animals and plants are composed of _____.
3. Middle school students should be encouraged to read more _____literature.
4. Teachers meet _____to discuss the progress of the students.
5. The falling star described a long _____in the sky.
6. The money I have saved is _____for buying a car.
7. The boy who is speaking to Helen enjoys playing _____.
8. We’ve all have experienced static electricity _____.
9. His books have sold more than 20 million copies _____.
10. I don’t think he is mad but he is certainly very _____.
11. It is usually easier to pick out the meaning of a phrase in a given _____.
12. We were deeply _____to have dinner with the president.
13. But when I believe I can, then I _____the ability to do it even if I didn’t have it in the beginning.
14. There has been a big _____of resources into the project from industry.
15. The computer was used in teaching._____, not only was teachers’ energy saved, but students became more interested in the lessons.

8 . 用方框中所给单词或短语的适当形式完成句子

odd; cell;input; curve; soccer; honour; classic; acquire; helicopter; context; sufficient; periodically; worldwide; as a result; in one way or another

1. The money I have saved is ________for buying a car.
2. We’ve all have experienced static electricity ________.
3. I don’t think he is mad but he is certainly very ________.
4. The boy who is speaking to Helen enjoys playing ________.
5. We were deeply ________to have dinner with the president.
6. His books have sold more than 20 million copies ________.
7. There has been a big ________of resources into the project from industry.
8. It is usually easier to pick out the meaning of a phrase in a given ________.
9. Middle school students should be encouraged to read more ________literature.
10. When I believe I can, I ________the ability to do it even if I didn’t have it in the beginning.
11. He was rushed to the hospital by ________.
12. All animals and plants are composed of ________.
13. The falling star described a long ________in the sky.
14. Teachers meet ________to discuss the progress of the students.
15. The computer was used in our company.________, we produced more products.

9 . Directions: Complete the following sentences by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Please note that verbs should be used in proper tenses and voices.

confusion   amazed   tear   deliver   dramatically panic   signal   reflection   context   on earth

1. There seems to be some ________ over who is actually giving the talk.
2. The furniture store is ________ our new bed on Thursday.
3. I was ________. Part of me wanted to leave, and part wanted to stay.
4. Don’t ________! Everything will be okay.
5. The economic power of many Asian countries has grown ________ in recent years.
6. Her novel is an accurate ________ of life in post-war Spain.
7. In this exercise, a word is blanked out and you have to guess what it is by looking at the ________.
8. She ________ to the cars behind her that they were going the wrong way.
9. What ________ will he get up to next?
10. We were ________ to discover that we’d been at school together.

10 . 选用适当的单词或短语补全短文。

A. context       B. alter       C. appointed       D. confused       E. delivery

1. Nothing can ________   the fact that we were defeated by the weak team due to our lack of cooperation.
2. The director ________ the chief secretary to draft a bill on the Education Reform.
3. While globalization is usually talked about in the ________ of the sharing of trade and capital between countries, we shouldn’t forget that the driving force behind it all it people.
4. In 1680, William Dockwra started a public service that guaranteed the quick ________ of a letter anywhere in London.