1 . 根据语境，选择下框中的单词或短语，必要时用正确的形式填空。框中有两个为多余的单词或短语。

persuade     conclude     take up     appeal to     on the move      be absent from     slight     prefer     accompany     amuse

1. After repeated experiments, they came to a ___________ in the end.
2. The teacher made funny faces to ___________ the children.
3. The air conditioner can change your room’s temperature automatically according to your ___________.
4. Jack never wanted to stay in one place for very long, so he always found himself ___________.
5. His sense of humor ___________ her enormously the first time they met each other.
6. I am writing to explain to you the reason why I ___________ your lecture last time.
7. The storm is usually ___________ with thunder.
8. He looked around the hall and frowned ___________ because it was so noisy.

2 . 选词填空

1. It was a direct ________ to the president’s authority.
2. The research has done much to ________ our understanding of language learn.
3. We had a(n) ________ couple of weeks waiting for the test result.
4. I believe the doctors have given him a(n) ________ examination.
5. She seemed to have always been under the ________ of his father.
6. Of course, the ________ in the middle of the town are high.
7. There will be ________ more expensive but they last a lot longer.

3 . 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.

4 . 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 ________ .

5 . 根据句意，用所给单词或者词组的适当形式填空。

goal     defeat     adapt to     slightly     sign up tradition     make an effort     relieve     various

1. Jogging is a great way to help________ our tension and stress.
2. Thanks to the Internet, it’s easy to shop for________ things like books, snacks and clothes online nowadays.
3. It is a widespread Spanish________ to eat grapes on New Year’s Day to bring good luck in the coming year.
4. The world is changing fast, and we have to learn to________ the changes so as not to be left behind.
5. His body will become healthier and stronger as long as he________ to work out regularly.
6. A go-getter is a person who likes to set________ for himself and does his best to achieve them.
7. Please remember that the difficulty isn’t meant to ________ you; it’s meant to make you better.
8. Our school offers different kinds of classes, and we can________ for the ones that interest us.
9. In English learning, every student has his own methods and learns in a________ different way.

6 . 根据句意内容，从方框中选出正确的词汇，完成下列句子。

A.represent；B.formal；C.therefore；D.slightly；E.position

1. The boat is floating on the river________shaking from side to side.
2. Can you send me your exact________so that I can find you accordingly?
3. He decided to make a________apology for his improper behavior that day.
4. Tim had no solution to the mystery,and ________ he asked the expert for advice
5. They were chosen to________ our school to participate in the national competition.