1 . Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the words given in the box. Each word can be used only once.

series       set       convert       age       expel judge       quote       former       amaze       sweet-smelling

1. She had undergone a(n)________ transformation from an awkward schoolgirl to a beautiful woman.
2. The house is currently run as a country inn, but could easily ________ back into a private residence.
3. Before her leaving, I said, “Pick a bunch of roses to decorate your room; it will keep it ________.”
4. Next week, a ________ of movies will be shown to commemorate the 30th anniversary of his death.
5. ________ not by the appearance but by the voice itself makes the TV show stand out from numerous amusement programmes.
6. The spokeswoman ________ statistics saying that the standard of living of the poorest people had risen significantly in the last decade.
7. Synge’s play, The Playboy of the Western World, ________ in the Aran Islands, in western Ireland.
8. On no account should we run the risk of ________ by the school to cheat in the exam.
9. Of the two speeches given by the candidates, the judges reached the agreement that the ________ was more persuasive.
10. Police have issued a description of the wanted man ________ between fifty and sixty.

3 . 选词填空

architect, convert, frontier, lotus, mimic, superb

1. Hawking's theory on the origin of the universe pushed him to the ________ of the scientific field.
2. The young lady is studying classic ________, hoping to become a famous ________ .
3. I am delighted to see that your skill at table tennis is ________ .
4. It’s unnecessary to ________ anybody. Just be yourself and you are unique.
5. They want to ________ useless rail lines, and after the ________，they can be used for cycle routes.
6. The French painter, Monet, liked painting ________.

4 . 当摇滚乐队在由谷仓改建的大厅里演奏时，所有的农民都很欣赏他们的表演。(convert) （汉译英）

5 . 用方框内所给单词的正确形式填空。

convert, employ, evaluate, depression, fulfil, reject, reluctant, resign, wise, withdraw

1. He has ________ himself to the fact that he will lose the job.
2. I know you promised me to come to my party ________ . If I hadn't insisted, you wouldn't have.
3. The police had to ________ force to enter the murderer’s building.
4. The temple was said to be ________ into a nursing home during the earthquake.
5. I asked her to be the leading character in my play, but I was ________. She didn't tell me the reason for her ________.
6. The troops had ________ from the city, and their ________ was going on in secret.
7. Without their help, you would not be able to ________ the tasks, let alone a sense of ________ .
8. I believe that Bill Gates is a man of great ________ and he will run the company ________.
9. Suffering from ________, the girl lived ________ finding it extremely hard to be happy.
10. Their research attempts to ________ the effectiveness of different drugs. With the ________ they can promote drug works to produce better drugs.

10 . 我以前不喜欢锻炼，但我姐姐改变了我。
I used not to like exercise, but my sister_____________me (to it).