1 . Choose the suitable word from A--O to fill in the blanks to make the sentences grammatically and coherently correct.

A.pressure       B.effect        C.fear D.blame             E.reliable F.extreme       G.ambitious       H.factors       I.vividly             J.converted K.solution       L.canyon       M.theme       N.independent       O.located

1. Why do I always get the ___________ for her mistakes?
2. Love is the common___________ of many of Shakespeare’s sonnets (十四行诗).
3. We need to take into consideration all the___________ in an issue before making a decision.
4. Living in a modern competitive society, we need to learn to handle ___________in our daily life.
5. They are trying every means to find a/an ___________ to this problem.
6. Some strategies can be used to develop___________ thinking.
7. In making a presentation, it is important to use data from a/an___________ source.
8. I have a/an___________ of water because I was nearly drowned when swimming in a pool.
9. This movie shows Scott’s expedition___________ as if we were there with them.
10. Queenstown is a beautiful city___________ at Lake Wakatipu in the south of New Zealand.
11. Captain Robert Scott’s amazing achievement encouraged people to be hard-working, ___________. courageous and persistent.
12. This farm has been___________ into a school for one class of difficult students.
13. I really enjoyed this show because the teacher had such a positive___________ on the students.
14. Why do you think people enjoy doing___________ sports such as bungee jumping or rock-climbing?
15. The Shotover River is at the bottom of a deep___________ with high rocks on each side.

4 . 选词填空

A. prejudiced	B. suspicious	C. fabulous	D. sympathetic	E. reliable
F. mouldy	G. content	H. considerate	I. favorable	J. indifferent	K. mean

1. It is quite ______ to me whether you go or stay.
2. We are looking for someone who is ______ and hard-working.
3. ______ policies are in effect to encourage employees’ professional development.
4. She is always polite and ______ towards her employees.
5. Few people will admit to being ______ race.
6. I’m perfectly ______ with the way the campaign has gone.
7. Many of these early visitors were ______ to the Chinese socialist experiment.
8. The weather there is great the whole year round, and surfing there is ______.
9. Oranges can be kept for a long time without getting ______.
10. They were ______ of his behavior and contacted the police.

5 . Do you know the traditional English meal, lunch generally being lighter, is based on ________, simply cooked food?

A．reliable

B．plain

C．identical

D．considerable