2 . 不论光线多么柔和，它仍然会使每个房间的地毯和窗帘褪色。(fade) （汉译英）

3 . Fill in each blank with a word from the box in its proper form.

confuse   fade   tear   deliver   fault   panic shrug   likely   dramatically   amaze

1. Children who do volunteer work are ________ to grow up to be caring adults.
2. I don’t think we have met before. You must be ________ me with someone else.
3. Faced with two alternatives, most people find themselves ________ between them.
4. He kept signalling and ________ at me, but I always looked confused.
5. Languages have also changed ________ with the development of the Internet.
6. Some people ________ from our memory when they die, but he will always be with us in mind.
7. There was a(n)________ when the building caught fire last weekend.
8. There was not a single thing about the famous actress that one could find ________ with.
9. Much to my ________, that boy was able to recite the whole text from memory.
10. The responsible mailman ________ letters and parcels every morning.

6 . In recent years, some traditional customs of the Double Ninth Festivals have gradually f________(消亡). （根据中英文提示填空）

7 . 选词填空完成句子

alternative     gesture     differ     fade            embarrassment   deliver confusion       likely     signal     disgusted     appointment

1. You mustn’t fire without my __________.
没我的信号不许开枪。
2. I’m ___________ with what she said.
我对她的话很反感。
3. He made a rude __________ with his fingers.
他用手指做了一个不礼貌的手势。
4. Allow me to clear up this __________.
请允许我澄清这种混淆。
5. It’s so cloudy and cold that it’s ____________to snow.
天气又阴又冷，大半要下雪。
6. She made an ___________for her son to see the doctor.
她为儿子约定了看医生的时间。
7. He’s not used to making speeches in public; it’s so _________ .
他不习惯在大庭广众中演讲，因为这太使人窘迫了。
8. When the night light gradually ___________, the world entered the dark.
当夜晚的灯光渐渐褪去，世界就进入了黑暗。
9. A parcel weighing half a ton has just been _____________.
一个半吨重的包裹刚刚递送出去。
10. Drivers are advised to seek ______________routes.
驾车者被告知需另寻其他路线。

10 . 汉译英
1. v. 逐渐消失；逐渐消逝________
2. adv. 显然，明显地________
3. n. 约会；预约________
4. n.(BrE)内裤；短裤；(NAmE) trousers 裤子________
5. v. 递送；传送________
6. n.(informal)点心；小吃________
7. adj. 大为惊奇的________
8. n. 看法；态度________
9. adj. 可能的；预料的________
10. v. (使)惊慌，惊慌失措________