1 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one more word than you need.

A. rather     B. comments       C. distant       D fiction     E. blank       F. suffered G. stared     H. absolutely   I. reflect       J. comfort     K. published

When Michael was young, he was sensitive and shy. It was a huge task for him to talk to a stranger or go downstairs to the shops. But the boy who lived in a     1     village 30 kilometers away from the city center found great pleasure in writing. He often drank a cup of coffee on a Saturday afternoon, starting with a     2     sheet of paper. “I’m interested in many kinds of writing,” he said, “from detective story to science     3     from love story to youth novel. It’s really a pleasure to use what you write     4     than what you say to express yourself.”

Michael found his talent for writing when he was 15. At that time, he was disliked by teachers for his bad academic performance and     5     from peer pressure. He liked to express himself in his diary. “No one was willing to talk to me then,” he recalled. “Sometimes they just     6     at if I had done something wrong. Actually I was at a What to do.” Then he quitted school and started writing. The young teenager wrote 10 pieces of writing in one year, most of which were     7     on the Internet. Soon his works were recognized by a lot of Internet critics and received many positive     8     from the netizens. Two years later, he was awarded the most popular webwriter by Sina. Some readers say Michael’s novels     9     his outstanding ability to explore the emotions of contemporary people, and his novels are a great     10     to people who are struggling in the society.

2 . The moon is ________ (遥远) from the earth. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

5 . The beach is within walking_______ of my house,from where we can see the_______ mountains．(distant) (所给词的适当形式填空)

6 . The small village is ________ (distance) from the downtown. (所给词的适当形式填空)

7 . 汉译英
1. blog n. 博客 vi. 写博客→________   n. 博客作者；博主
2. convenient adj. 方便的；近便的→________   n. 方便；便利
3. stick v. 刺入，戳进；粘（住），困住；伸出→________   adj. 卡住；陷（入）；困（于）
4. benefit n. 益处 vt. 使受益 vi. 得益于→________   adj. 有益的；受益的
5. distance n. 距离→________   adj. 遥远的；远处的
6. inspire vt. 鼓舞；激励；启发思考→________   n. 鼓舞；灵感；鼓舞人心的人（或事物）→________   adj. 鼓舞人心的→________ adj. 备受鼓舞的
7. access n. 通道；（使用、查阅、接近或面见的）机会 vt. 进入；使用；获取→________   adj. 可接近的；易进入的
8. press vt. 按；压；敦促→________   n. 压力
9. privacy n. 隐私；私密→________   adj. 私人的；秘密的
10. rude adj. 粗鲁的；无礼的→________   adv. 无礼地；粗暴地→________   n. 无礼；粗暴
11. particular adj. 特定的；特别的；讲究的→________   adv. 特别；格外
12. embarrass vt. 使窘迫；使尴尬→________   adj. 让人难堪（尴尬；害羞）的→________   adj. 尴尬的→________n. 尴尬
13. define vt. 给……下定义；界定；解释→________n. 定义；释义

8 . As traditional festivals become more and more ______, many customs have disappeared.

A．commercial

B．distant

C．negotiable

D．primitive

9 . The seller said the price for the house was _____, but not by much.

A．commercial

B．distant

C．negotiable

D．primitive