1 . 用方框中短语的正确形式完成句子。注意：有一个短语是多余的。

in honor of refer to run out of on the edge of come across in spite of fight for be regarded as due to suffer from base on

1. The US government has ______________ excuses for the failure of its economic policy, which means a radical policy reform is needed.
2. The team is ______________ a place in the final round, where competition will be without any doubt more fierce.
3. Failure helps build our characters. We become better because of the fall, not ______________ it.
4. The committee finally decided to build a monument ______________ the captain and his crew who made a significant breakthrough in polar exploration.
5. I was ______________ my seat waiting to find out what happened next.
6. The team met countless difficulties during the research ______________ their limited access to proper resources.
7. The movie ______________ a real-life incident.
8. Recently I have ______________ an interesting study which claims Memory B cells might be responsible for people’s lifetime allergies (过敏症).
9. Nowadays, Dr. Claire and Prof. Tiara ______________ the most promising young writers in the city.
10. The latest research finding gives hope to patients who ______________ severe back injuries.

2 . 用方框中单词或短语的适当形式完成下列句子, 每个单词只能用一次。

regard...as, inspire, fight for, despite, come across, effect, depression

1. The teacher used to tell her that she could refer to her dictionary when she _________ unknown words.
2. This drug proves to be _________ in reducing pain.
3. _________ all the difficulties, he still managed to get his master’s degree.
4. I was _________ to know that I failed to pass the exam.
5. Nowadays, China __________ one of the most influential countries in the world.
6. I was deeply moved by the professor’s _______ speech.
7. We must make an effort to _________ justice and equality.

4 . 阅读下面句子，请根据题意从方框中选出适当的词语并用其恰当的形式填空。

due to          break down        in spite of        be regarded as          fight for        engage in     on the edge of     come across            move away from       breathe in

1. Unfortunately, his two sledges ________ and then the horses began to have serious difficulties with the snow and the cold.
2. Martin Luther King has inspired people around the world to ________ equal rights and justice.
3. After hundreds of failed experiments, Tu Youyou and her team eventually ________ a promising chemical.
4. At that moment, when we were ________ the whirlpool, I felt calmer than when we were moving towards it.
5. He ________ a wide range of exercises designed to rebuild muscle, and made remarkable progress.
6. Today Tu Youyou continues to conduct research ________ her age.
7. It was only ________ the ongoing support of his wife, parents and friends that Reeve eventually found the will to live again.
8. Shouting can cause you to ________ a dangerous amount of dust when you are trapped in earthquake.
9. If you are in an earthquake, Mr Wang’s advice is to ________ things that can break or fall.
10. Christopher Reeve ________ a superhero both in films and in real life.

5 . 从方框中选择恰当的单词填入句子中，注意使用其正确形式。

establish       pick out       breathe       award       strike       admire       opportunity       shelter be curious about       apart from       make preparations for       fight for       be regarded as

1. Yesterday we went to the park, where we ________ the fresh air and enjoyed ourselves.
2. The mid-exam is coming. All the students are ________ it.
3. I think they are ________ because they’re brave to put out fires and save people’s lives.
4. Beethoven ________ one of the most famous musicians in the world.
5. Children always like to ask their parents questions because they ________ everything around them.
6. In 1969, Tu Youyou ________ a team to find a cure for malaria.
7. Mo Yan ________ a Nobel Prize the Nobel Prize in literature in 2012, which made one of the Chinese people’s long-held dreams come true.
8. A terrible hurricane ________ the small town last week.
9. There will be more ________ for you to improve yourself by taking the job.
10. All of a sudden, it began to rain heavily and we hurried to seek ________.
11. ________ the cost, we need to think about how much time the job will take.
12. There were so many cars in the parking lot that I had difficulty in ________ mine.
13. Once we set a goal, we should try our best to ________ it.