2 . 选择并使用所给英语单词的正确形式完成句子，有两个单词为多余词。

automatic   disaster   resist   equip   divide   threaten   incredible

1. Such dangers can have ______ outcomes not only for the sites themselves, but also for people.
2. Relative poverty did not prevent Martin from ______ himself with an excellent education.
3. Cutting food intake by half is an ______ difficult thing for anyone to do — it’s no wonder that losing weight is no easy task.
4. The more pesticides are used, the more ______ the insects become; so the more pesticides have to be used.
5. There are ______ among historians over when exactly the construction began, but no one can deny the fact that it is a magnificent building.

4 . The meeting ended with a deal to step up ________ between the six states of the region.

A．cooperation

B．contribution

C．division

D．competition

5 . 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.

7 . They expressed great ________for the people injured in the accident.

A．virtue

B．sympathy

C．competition

D．division

8 . Unlike the United States, China's constitution does not provide for a___________（divide）of power among the various tiers of government. （所给词的适当形式填空）

9 . Michelin is now living on a ________ NT$100 per day. He cannot afford any recreational activities.

A．division

B．restriction

C．measure

D．budget

10 . Typically, a mountain range will be the boundary between the area of two poleis（城邦）or a ______ of water, because Greece has the sea winding through it everywhere.

A．stretch

B．pick

C．profile

D．division