1 . 根据句意，从方框中选择单词并以其适当形式填空(每个单词只能使用一次)。

enthusiastic     embarrass     shoot     supply     encourage fortunate        disappoint     cook     afford       sound

1. Her words were a great________ to me.
2. The price of homes goes up and people cannot ________to buy a house there.
3. I was ________because I had a good teacher.
4. We ate great meals ________by experts.
5. The English teacher is a very ________woman called Ms Shen.
6. That ________great. I’m starving.
7. He tried to avoid the ________question.
8. Don’t raise your hopes too high, or you may be ________.
9. For many years, trained camels carried food and other ________,and returned with wool and other products.
10. In 1925, they passed a law which allowed people ________the animals if they were a problem.

2 . 阅读短文，从备选项中选择合适的词汇，并用其适当形式填空。

supply       shelter        disaster       destroy       trap        affect       in ruins          cause

It’s known that the earthquake is one of the most powerful natural     1     in the world. And it’s difficult to predict (预测) it in advance.

Several years ago, an earthquake which reached a magnitude of 7.8 suddenly hit New Zealand. It struck the South Island,     2     hundreds of aftershocks and a tsunami.

Some roads and buildings     3     by the earthquake and its aftershocks. In the coastal town of Kaikoura, a popular whale-watching destination, many people found their water and power     4     cut off. Some parts of the town lay     5    . From all directions, Kaikoura was completely cut off from the outside.

After the earthquake, helicopters and a navy ship were sent there to rescue about 1,000 people who     6     in the town. The people who lost their homes had to take     7     in the tents.

After touring the     8     area, John Key, the then New Zealand’s Prime Minister predicted that clearing away the debris (瓦砾) and the blocked roads could take months.

3 . 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。框中有两个多余的单词或短语。

promote     supply     carve     keep a balance     proposal in shock     shelter     means     point of view     donate

1. An emergency ______ of food was transported to the area by the army.
2. Chinese writing was first done by ______ symbols onto bones and shells.
3. Everyone was ______ to see that a large city lay in ruins after the earthquake.
4. ______ between work and family can be a big challenge for many parents.
5. Reading books about ancient civilisations gave me a new ______ on my own world.
6. Experts conducted several tests and then made a ______ for how the buildings coud be saved.
7. Many countries took part in the project and ______ money to protect cultural sites along the Nile River.
8. Because the houses are round, they can survive strong winds and floods, and are good ______ during a disaster.

4 . Circle the correct word in each sentence.
1. The tornado that hit Mississippi last week caused a lot of ________ damage/destroy.
2. The mother thanked the ________ rescue/save worker who found her baby.
3. According to experts, the volcano could ________ crash/erupt this week.
4. Thousands of people are ________ suffering/trapping from illnesses after the disaster.
5. An emergency ________ delivery/supply of food was transported to the area by the army.
6. The earthquake ________ affected/effected an area of several hundred square kilometres.
7. During a natural disaster, the most important thing is to keep ________ calm/quiet.
8. “She’s still ________ breathing/surviving! Come and help me dig her out! ”shouted the soldier.

7 . 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. compliment               B. emphasis                     C. undergo                     D. obsess E. alternate                     F. perspective               G. supply                     H. issue I. suspect                     J. reverse                            K. proceed

1. He said British troops would stay on in Afghanistan for the time being, but promised increased ________ on training the Afghan military and police to take over responsibility security.
2. Searching through a variety of sources will give them a wider ________ on their subject.
3. Yet his manner made it clear that he was simply stating a fact, not flattering with a ________.
4. I think no matter what diets we follow or what slimming products we ________ ourselves with, at the end of the day there's no magic trick to shape up for the summer.
5. The wedding license bureau had told Cheryl that no one there had the power to ________ an emergency license by phone, but maybe she could try to reach a judge.
6. To survive, he says, companies must ________ a transplant of corporate DNA, and few survive the surgery.
7. A lawyer from the district attorney's office presents a case against the ________.
8. The teacher should encourage the child to ________ as far as he can, and when he is stuck, ask for help.
9. The building projects are behind schedule and construction materials in desperately short ________.
10. While Apple may face enormous competition, the company is known for taking ________ routes.

8 . 选词填空：provide，supply，offer
1. In Britain, milk is _________to each house in bottles every day.
2. The government has ________ food and shelters for those who are suffering from the earthquake.
3. It began to rain, so I ________ her my umbrella, but to my surprise, she refused to take it.