1 . 根据语境，选择下框中的短语，必要时用正确的形式填空。框中有两个多余的短语。

as usual       base…on       in ruins       dig out       date back to be trapped in       sweep away       a variety of       be home to       fall apart

1. When they returned to the city, they found their neighborhood ________________.
2. _____________ my own experience, Arabic is the most difficult language to learn.
3. His words ______________ all my anger and I was able to calm down.
4. The soldier was trying to save the girl who ________________ the burning building.
5. One million people in Tangshan were asleep ______________ on the night of July 28, 1976.
6. The press watchdogs (狗仔队) pay attention to ______________ the secrets of those famous people.
7. Our school provided us with ________________ courses to enrich our knowledge.
8. Our friendship _____________ after he said something rude to me.

3 . 从方框中选出合适短语，并用其正确形式填空，其中两个短语为多余选项。

be fond of   ever since   in ruins   make up one’s mind   right away   as usual   dig out

1. Once she has ________,nothing can change it.
2. ________middle school, my sister Wang Wei and I have dreamed about taking a great bike trip.
3. Imagine your home begins to shake and you must leave it ________.
4. The army organized teams to ________those who were trapped and to bury the dead.
5. In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay ________.