1 . 上海是一座迷人的城市，因此市民和游客昵称上海为“魔都”。(nickname) （汉译英）
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2 . Flight Lieutenant John Cunningham,________(nickname)“Cat’s Eyes“ for his incredible ability to shoot down enemy planes, had a natural love for carrots. （所给词的适当形式填空）

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.

compose            frequently            acquire            nickname            persist defeat            pace            profound            distance            suffer

1. Finally he caught sight of the young man's light overcoat in the__________.
2. The girls had to hasten their steps to keep__________ with him.
3. Barrington has__________ the music for a new production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
4. It was the last question on the paper that __________me.
5. He was a perfectionist who didn't__________ fools gladly.
6. He was so engrossed in his work that he__________ stayed up until the small hours.
7. Most of people__________ in setting strict demands on themselves at that time.
8. His lectures always proceed from the close to the distant and from the elementary to the__________.
9. He spent more than five years__________ his skills as a surgeon.
10. Never will I forget the__________ your cousin gave me.

4 . Apparently,the most depressing day of the year is the third Monday in January, when it’s cold and dark outside. This day ______ (nickname) ‘Blue Monday’ by psychologist Cliff Arnall in 2004. (所给词的适当形式填空)