1 . 请用方框中单词的适当形式完成句子，每个单词只使用一次。

major       despite       specific        strike symbol       bury        trap       determination

1. The money is to be used for one ______________ purpose: the building of the new theater.
2. She is hard-working and always has her head _____________ in a book.
3. When I was listening to a news report, it suddenly _____________ me how we could improve the situation.
4. He _____________ in English when he was in Peking University.
5. He was _____________ to learn Greek well, because he wanted to move to Greece.
6. They needed an urgent rescue as they _____________ in the burning building.
7. Her voice was shaking _____________ all her efforts to control it.
8. The use of light and dark usually _____________ good and evil.

2 . Fill in the blanks with the words or phrases from the box below. Change the form where necessary.

quantity             export             major            economic             replace involve               discount            flood            majority               sweat

1. Inquiries________in from all over the world.
问询从世界各地如潮水般涌来。
2. Cool down very gradually after working up a ________.
大量出汗后要慢慢地凉下来。
3. They are often available at a________.
它们经常可以以折扣价买到。
4. The company now________to Japan.
该公司现在对日本出口。
5. This could make your superiors hesitate to trust you with________responsibilities.
这可能会使你的上司犹豫着不愿把重大职责托付给你。
6. They predicted a severe________downturn.
他们预言将会有一次严重的经济衰退。
7. The treatment does not________the use of any artificial drugs.
这种疗法不涉及任何人造药物的使用。
8. The data is limited in terms of both quality and ________.
这份资料在质量和数量上都很有限。
9. The shower that we put in a few years back has broken and we cannot afford to________it.
我们几年前安装的淋浴器坏了，但没钱换新的。
10. She was elected by a narrow________.
她以微弱多数当选。

3 . Fill in the blanks with the words or phrases from the box below. Change the form where necessary.

source        confirm        suffer               major        characteristic charge        lower            pressure            extra          work out

1. Some banks _________if you access your account to determine your balance.
如果你进入自己的账户查看余额，有些银行要收费。
2. What is their main ________of income?   
他们的主要收入来源是什么?
3. It took me some time to ________what was causing this.
它花了我一些时间，找到导致这种状况的原因。
4. Tom ________himself into the black leather chair.
汤姆缓缓地在黑皮椅里坐下。
5. The________ of his fingers had relaxed.
他手指的压力已经减弱了。
6. He ________terribly the last few days.
他过去的几天痛苦不堪。
7. You make the reservation, and I’ll________ it in writing.
你先预定，我再以书面形式确认。
8. The main________ of the strike has been its longevity.
这次罢工的主要特点是持续时间长。
9. Drug abuse has long been a ________problem for the authorities there.
毒品滥用长期以来一直是那里的当局的一大难题。
10. There’s an ________blanket in the bottom drawer of the cupboard.
衣橱的底柜有一条备用毯。

4 . 请用方框中的单词完成句子。

strategy   demand   major   rescue obviously

1. Sugar is a ______ cause of toothache.
2. The boy was in tears and ______ very upset.
3. These sports ______ both speed and strength.
4. The lady was trying to ______ her son from the fire.
5. We must develop a ______ to deal with the problem.