2 . Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

1. They tried to _________ her into staying with offers of promotion.
2. The soldiers had no alternative but to accept the _________realities that they had been surrounded by the enemies in the jungle.
3. Contrary to our _______, he was eliminated in the first round.
4. The Great Wall is such a well-known tourist _________that millions of people visit it every year.
5. Faced with two alternatives, most people find themselves _________between them.
6. In this exercise, a word is blanked out and you have to guess what it is by looking at the _________.
7. Your clothes might be a ________ of your personality.
8. In western cultures, ___________ eye contact in conversations is necessary. A westerner might, in fact, consider a lack of eye contact as a lack of interest.
9. We headed for the National Park, which is famous for its _________ scenery, by school bus at 8 a.m.
10. I don’t think we have met before. You must be __________ me with someone else.

3 . Directions: Complete the following sentences by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Please note that verbs should be used in proper tenses and voices.

grade   progress   catch up with   put…into practice   expectation tempt   harsh   turn out   ignore   distant

1. If you want to know why things have ________ as they are, you’ve got to go back to the beginning.
2. The patient made some ________, and was soon able to stand up.
3. I did feel I had to live up to ________, but even more than I wanted, for myself, to do the best work that I was capable of.
4. She tried to ________ him but he wouldn’t leave her alone.
5. Students will ________ on their reading abilities.
6. Sara missed several months of school and may never ________ the other children in her class.
7. The saleswoman tried to ________ us into buying a more expensive model.
8. The day I left home is now a ________ memory.
9. It’s time for him to face the ________ realities of this situation.
10. John worked on a farm during the summer to ________ his knowledge of agriculture ________.

4 . Many present energy producers insist that their heavily polluting technologies will remain and necessary for some time to come.

A．relevant

B．inferior

C．harsh

D．experimental

5 . 这种植物在较为恶劣一点的气候中长得特别茂盛。(flourish) (汉译英)

6 . 词性转换
1. try v.尝试→________ n．试验；试用
2. atomically adv.利用原子能地→________ adj.原子的，与原子有关的
3. propulsive adj.推进的；有推进力的→ ________ n.推进；推进力
4. shunning n.回避→ ________ v.(故意)避开，躲开
5. harshly adv.严厉地；刺耳地→________ adj.(环境)恶劣的，艰苦的
6. prosperously adv.繁荣地；幸运地→ ________ adj.繁荣的，富足的
7. preservation n.保护，维护→________ v.保护，维护
8. combine v.(使)结合，组合→________ n.结合体，联合体；结合，联合

7 . Facing       competition in the society, we must carefully analyze the situation and       the challenge. Which one does NOT fit in the sentence?

A．intense...rise to

B．harsh...meet

C．keen...face up to

D．fierce...encounter

9 . Unsurprisingly, locals are ______ of their independence and their heritage.

A．harsh

B．constant

C．protective

D．subsequent