1 . Don’t worry. This dress is just ________ more expensive than you expect.

A．incredibly

B．absolutely

C．significantly

D．slightly

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

A. recommended                 B. survivors                 C. definitely                 D. arranged          E. percentage F. time-honoured               G. goods                      H. suffered                  I. domestic            J. slightly K. arguments

1. His forceful ________silenced his opponent.
2. The unfortunate businessman ________considerable losses in the deal.
3. The result will________ turn out to be just the opposite of their wish.
4. The government is at sixes and sevens over the issue of ________security.
5. China is a large country with a________ history and splendid culture.
6. The five ________eventually reached safety, ragged, half-starved, and exhausted.
7. The production and consumption of ________and services is the ultimate aim of all economic endeavour.
8. It is strongly________ that the machines be checked regularly for their safety.
9. Only a few vegetable-origin foods have such a high ________of protein.
10. The couple failed to meet each other as previously ________due to the husband’s late arrival.

3 . Complete each sentence with a proper word given in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word that you do not need.

A. survive        B. apparent        C. recommend        D. arrange        E. fiction        F. occasion G. intended        H. extremely        I. slightly        J. download

1. The rumours circulating on microblogs are ________ to fan people’s fear.
2. Both have some built-in websites for users to ________ and upload files.
3. We usually meet at noon, but on this particular ________, we met at two o’clock.
4. The Internet worm has the ability to spread to other computers on its own ________ quickly.
5. I found 1837 websites about “alternative(替代的) medicine” but none of them ________ pizza or chocolate for lowering our cholesterol.
6. I was on the metro this morning when for no ________ reason the man opposite suddenly screamed.
7. He told me that watering plants spoiled them because it made them grow weaker. He said, “You have to make things tough for the trees so that only the strongest ________ . ”
8. Can you ________ their seats so that they can talk with the person sitting next to them on both sides?
9. Canadian author Alistair MacLeod has won one of the world’s most generous literary prizes for a single work of ________ .

7 . —How’s your trip to Tate Museum?
—Quite disappointing. Some of the objects are lent out and       being displayed in another museum.

A．typically

B．slightly

C．currently

D．particularly

8 . The blue water in the West Lake ______ impressed me.

A．constantly

B．slightly

C．barely

D．literally

9 . The core of life education at school lies in guiding students to________manage relationships.

A．slightly

B．originally

C．temporarily

D．properly

10 . 请匹配单词及其英文解释。

A. a little B. the ability to see C. to increase or improve D. to meet sb or discover sth E. to allow sb to enter a place F. to like or respect very much G. to make sth impossible to do

1. admire
2. slightly
3. enhance
4. prohibit
5. encounter