1 . 请用方框中单词或短语的正确形式填空，词数不限。每个单词或短语只用一次，其中有两项是多余的。

grip, dignity, random, guilt, pace, declare, dismiss, divide, take over, conflict with

1. To be honest, it’s so difficult to preserve your ______ when you have no job and no home.
2. I feel ______ every time I tell a white lie, although I do it just to make somebody feel better.
3. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a large number of employees have ______ from their posts.
4. More and more jobs are being ______ by machines.
5. “Please don’t go,” he said, ______ her arm.
6. We received several questions, we picked one at ______ and answered it.
7. The sun and moon looked as if they were being thrown across the sky, but soon there was ______ between night and day.
8. Germany ______ war on France on 1 August 1914.

2 . It seems to be beyond his             to follow simple instructions.

A．dignity

B．liberty

C．capacity

D．integrity

3 . 从方框中选出与下列各句中画线单词意思相同或相近的选项

A. general spirit or character of something B. very small C. an order, especially one given by a soldier D. a sense of your own importance and value E. a promise to do something F. how high or low your voice is G. a calm and serious manner that deserves respect H. a form of something that is different from other forms I. something that you must do or deal with that takes your time J. a description of something that happened, according to one person K. to make yourself thinner by eating less, taking a lot of exercise, etc L. a great knowledge of a subject and an ability to use that knowledge

1. You haven’t got much for lunch — are you slimming?
2. There’s only a slim chance that anyone survived the crash.
3. We’ve made a commitment to help, and we will.
4. I’ve got too many commitments at the moment to do an evening class.
5. You will run forward at my command.
6. She has an impressive command of the English language.
7. She accepted the challenge with quiet dignity.
8. It’s difficult to preserve your dignity when you have no job and no home.
9. The software comes in several versions for different types of computers.
10. Each witness has a different version of what happened.
11. Generally, the tone of the book is humorous.
12. The rising tone of her voice emphasized her panic.