1 . 选词填空

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1. He studied________ and psychology at Cambridge.
2. He might easily have been seen by someone who lived________ .
3. Greg lost his brave ________against cancer two years ago.
4. The attack has caused severe damage to American ________forces.
5. She won the ________gold medal at the Winter Olympics.
6. He was barefooted, and the snake bit him right on the_________.
7. Financial stress is usually regarded as the ________ reason for divorce.
8. They are________ of the original English and Scottish settlers.
9. We didn’t know the exact ________of the sunk ship.
10. I ________ my shyness gradually with the help of my friends.

2 . After reading 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 word more than you need.

A. allowing               B. alternative               C. removes               D. retired          E. typically        F. hunt G. released               H. approaches               I. recall                    J. concerning     K. nearby

1. It is believed that the newly________ film is well worth seeing.
2. At that time, he had no________ but to turn to the police for help.
3. To my great joy, the best seller has put up new________ to the difficulty.
4. Although he is in his nineties, he can________ the day when he got married.
5. He had a good________ for his notebook, but failed at last.
6. It will take them almost an hour to get to the station, ________for traffic delays.
7. A barker is a person or machine that________ bark from trees or logs.
8. Women in developing countries ________have their first child when they are very young.
9. When Tom got home, his mother told him that a firm employed his ________father as a consultant.
10. He works in the________ police station, which is a big surprise to us all.

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site, trap, nearby, overseas, damage, interrupt, measure, attempt, conduct, vehicle, base, prepare, honest, distance, captain, cheerful

1. Don’t _____your health for being slim.
2. A _____has been chosen for the new school.
3. The doctor weighed the baby and _____its height.
4. He wanted to persuade his parents to go _____with him.
5. Excuse me, I wonder if I could _____you for a moment.
6. Some classmates suggest we should go to places of interest _____.
7. All those _____under the building were rescued by the firefighters.
8. During these two years they _______to conduct many scientific experiments.
9. They _____a survey to find out local reaction to the building of a new airport.
10. The arrival of driverless _____is a chance to make sure that those vehicles are more environmentally friendly.
11. He didn’t do enough _____for his exam, so he failed.
12. She answered all my questions with her usual _____.
13. The _____between dream and reality is often only one step away.
14. The _____was able to bring the ship up just before it hit the little boat.
15. The research group produced two reports _____on the survey, but neither contained any useful suggestions.
16. Parents are always excited to see the _____faces of their children at the moment when they opened their gifts.