1 . 阅读下面小短文，根据上下文语境，选择最佳的选项填入空白处，每个单词只使用一次，方框里有一个是多余的单词。

Li Daiyu and Liu Qian decided to travel across the whole Canada to visit their cousins by rail, which excited them a lot. Before starting out, they stayed in Vancouver to enjoy the views. Despite the rainy season, they took a boat ride into the bay, had a     1    view of the city on the mountains and took a     2    hike in a forest. It took them a     3    of four days to travel from Vancouver to Toronto.

Firstly, the girls headed for Lake Louise. Along the way, while they were impressed with the     4    mountains and forests, the blue lake water was breathtaking.

One     5    of their awesome journey was seeing a variety of creatures. On the way to Toronto, they passed Edmonton, the centre of Canada’s heavy industry and a shopping paradise as well.

2 . 从方框内所给短语选择最佳选项

A. is obsessed with        B. highlight the importance of          C. barrier to D. put aside             E. vary from             F. is of great value G. wander around        H. at a glance        I. at hand        J. at some point

1. She wants to ________ her pocket money for holidays.
2. A lack of education is a ________ many good jobs.
3. Weddings may be a universal celebration, but wedding traditions ________ one country to another.
4. He________ so ________ the football game that he can’t focus on what his father is saying.
5. The government has made various attempts lately to ________ protecting the environment.
6. I don’t want to ________ downtown at this time of night.
7. It is very convenient to have a dictionary ________ when reading.
8. The policeman saw ________ what had happened.

3 . 根据句子意思，选择方框内合适的单词并用其适当形式完成句子。

hatch                      hike               grasp                 hang                    guarantee highlight                      guard             hesitate            harvest             greet habitat                  genuine            herb               guard               gymnastics handkerchief          heaven            guideline          headline            gravity

1. We cannot ________ that our flights will never be delayed.
2. He ________ my hand and shook it warmly.
3. The house ________ by two large dogs five years ago.
4. You can ________ some curtains over the windows to protect your private life from prying eyes.
5. He often goes ________. Hence he is healthy.
6. We're at your service. Don’t ________ to turn to us if you have any further problems.
7. The report exposed how she and her lover ________ a plot to cheat her husband.
8. Your resume should ________ your skills and achievements.
9. The farmer hired extra workers ________ the fruit before the first frost.
10. When he saw me he ________ with a friendly “hello”.
11. When starting a new business, try to follow these general ________.
12. There are two ________ on duty at the gate.
13. Many ________ are used in traditional Chinese medicine.
14. He uses a ________ when he sneezes or coughs.
15. This is a ________ Ming vase, not a fake. Be cautious. It is fragile.
16. Don’t make a noise. I’m listening to the news ________ .
17. The ball falls to the ground because of the force of the ________.
18. With so many areas of woodland being cut down, a lot of wildlife is losing its natural ________ and many species are in danger of extinction.
19. Sang Lan is a famous gymnast. She began learning ________ when she was only six years old.
20. He believed that he and his wife would one day be together again in ________.