1 . 选词填空

free…from     reflect on     up and down     experiment with     a large amount of     make a contribution     have an influence on     lose one’s sight     come about     at lower costs

1. My job was to build a stairway out of rock. This meant climbing ________ the side of a mountain.
2. As I continued my journey, I ________ what I had witnessed and wrote down my experiences.
3. The robbers fled with ________ cash and jewelry when hearing the alarm.
4. The workers ________ new ways in the early reform to improve the quality of the product.
5. Tesla plans to roll out new cars as the technology comes down ________.
6. The culture and politics of the French society ________ the artists during the Renaissance.
7. He didn’t selfishly keep for himself the money inherited from his uncle. Instead, he ________ to helping the community.
8. That accident was frightening, but nobody knew how it ________.
9. She ________ suddenly but quickly recovered her sight.
10. His words ________ me ________ my bad dreams that night.

2 . 根据句意，选择单词并以其适当形式填空。

1. The use of technology in the home is increasing, so is the time___________ in watching TV or playing the computer.
2. —That must have been a long trip.
—Yeah, it___________ us a whole week to get there.
3. The recorder ___________him 500 yuan. But I didn’t think it was worth that much.
4. J. K. Rowling___________ many hours over a single cup of coffee in a warm cafe in Edinburgh because she had no money to ___________for the heating at home.

3 . 选词填空

take, spend, cost, pay

1. Much time ________ sitting at a desk, office workers are generally troubled by health problems.
2. The watch was very good, and he ________ $ 200 for it.
3. He was temporarily blind and it ________ him several days to see fully.
4. This is a very interesting book. I'll buy it, however much it may ________.

4 . 选词填空：

take；spend；cost；pay

1. I have to ________ them 20 pounds for this room each month.
2. Our teachers often encourage us that every minute we ________ in studying will finally pay off in the near future.
3. I think this is a very interesting book. I’ll buy it, however much it may ________.
4. It ________ her two hours to walk to the station yesterday.