2 . M______ by the Olympic motto “Faster, Higher, Stronger”, many well-known athletes have devoted themselves to achieving sporting excellence and pushing the boundaries of human achievement. (根据首字母单词拼写)

3 . Directions：After reading the passage and the sentences below，fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one more word than you need.

A. apparently        B. dominating          C. attraction          D. identify        E. infinitely          F motivated   G. amazing        H. fascinated          I. relevant     J. predictions          K. embarrassed

1. Fireworks added to the ________of the festival night.
2. This movie has some of the most________ stunts (特技) you're ever likely to see.
3. It occurs in elderly men, ________as part of the ageing process.
4. The children watched, ________as the lovely cartoon characters began to appear on the screen.
5. The system learned how to ________common patterns of rainfall, using UK radar mapsfrom2016 to 2018.
6. While some of your lessons may not seem directly ________to your needs at the moment, you are learning valuable study skills.
7. The AI system can make more accurate short-term ________ including for severe storms and floods.
8. We must recognize the role of technology in our lives，and that while it does make our lives easier，________our over-reliance upon it makes us equally vulnerable.
9. With Republicans ________ state government，there was little question of raising revenue (收入).
10. The pandemic eliminated live performances，a part of her job she loved，and she found it hard to stay ________once she traded the office for sitting at home on her computer.

5 . 英译汉
1 update [ˌʌpˈdeɪt] v.    1    
2 otherwise [ˈʌðəwaɪz] adv.    2    
3 motivate [ˈməutɪveɪt] v.    3    
4 function [ˈfʌŋkʃn] v.    4    
5 donate [dəuˈneɪt] v.    5    
6 supply [səˈplaɪ] n.    6    
7 devoted [dɪˈvəutɪd] adj.    7    
8 creative [kriˈeɪtɪv] adj.    8    
9 concentration [ˌkɒnsnˈtreɪʃn] n.    9    
10 promote [prəˈməut] v.    10