1 . A thick, dark layer of smoke is _____ much of Los Angeles and the cause of the fire is unknown.

A．securing

B．ensuring

C．blanketing

D．burning

2 . By providing the bees with a           home, the villagers collect their honey in return.

A．humble

B．vital

C．secure

D．constant

4 . Directions: complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is only one word more than you need.

A. indivisible     B. resolve     C. horizons     D. challenge     E. secure     F. will     G. sights     H. triumph I. suspended     J. press     K. struck

Inaugural (就职的) Address by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.

THE PRESIDENT: Chief Justice Roberts, Vice President Harris, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, Vice President Pence, distinguished guests, and my fellow Americans:

This is Americans day. This is democracy’s day. A day of history and hope. Of renewal and     1    . Through a crucible (磨炼) for the ages America has been tested a new and America has risen to the     2    .

Today, we celebrate the     3     not of a candidate, but of a cause, the cause of democracy. The     4    of the people has been heard and has been heeded. We have learned again that democracy is precious. Democracy is fragile. And at this hour, my friends, democracy has prevailed.

So now, on this hallowed ground where just days ago violence sought to shake this Capitol’s very foundation, we come together as one nation, under God,     5     to carry out the peaceful transfer of power as we have for more than two centuries. We look ahead in our uniquely American way — restless, bold, optimistic — and set our     6     on the nation we know we can be and we must be.

Over the centuries through storm and strife, in peace and in war, we have come so far. But we still have far to go. We will     7     forward with speed and urgency, for we have much to do in this winter of peril and possibility. Much to repair. Much to restore. Much to heal. Much to build. And much to gain.

Few periods in our nation’s history have been more challenging or difficult than the one we’re in now. A once-in-a-century virus silently     8     the country. it’s taken as many lives in one year as America lost in all of World War IL Millions of jobs have been lost. Hundreds of thousands of businesses closed. A cry for racial justice some 400 years in the making moves us. The dream of justice for all will be     9     no longer.

A cry for survival comes from the planet itself. A cry that can’t be any more desperate or any more clear.

And now, a rise in political extremism, white supremacy, domestic terrorism that we must confront and we will defeat.

To overcome these challenges—to restore the soul and to     10     the future of America—requires more than words. It requires that most elusive of things in a democracy: Unity.

5 . Water _____ out of pipes; burning gas flared into the sky; the bombed transformers cut the electricity of the district; a school and a hospital were also hit.

A．blanketed

B．secured

C．gushed

D．burned

6 . “Martha, I hope you didn’t _____ your bridges,” Maria said. “I think I would have handled it differently.”

A．blanket

B．secure

C．gush

D．burn

9 . 根据所给10个英语单句的意思，从所给的15个词汇中挑选出10个合适的词或短语分别给每个句子填空。

diagram       secure       relevant       apparently       replacing       evaluated       signaled        passion       substance       efficient       remarkable       sharp       whispering       flexible     gathered

1. This important agricultural festival takes place after all the crops have been ________in.
2. Many Americans complained about the________increase in the cost of healthcare and health insurance recently.
3. I saw her________something into his ear, obviously not wanting to be heard.
4. When asked about their work schedules, many people preferred more ________work hours.
5. Sometimes it is a good idea to draw a ________to organise the information in the passage.
6. This________one step further in China’s plan to establish a space station in the future.
7. Her team examined over 2, 000old medical texts, and________280, 000 plants for their medical properties.
8. She concluded that boiling the sweet wormwood________destroyed its medical properties.
9. These smart homes will keep us________, save us energy, and provide a more comfortable environment to live in.
10. If a water pipe starts leaking, your smart home will detect it and provide you with the________information.