1 . 短语填空

thanks to, attend to, die from, once and for all, give birth, as a result of, subscribe to, in general

1. Bill and Tom asked the teacher to settle the argument ________.
2. Which journals does the library _________?
3. ________ his parents’ encouragement and support, he finally realised his dream.
4. I was told the plant ________ the effects of over-exposure to the sun.
5. The Nile River ________ to the immortal civilisation of the Egyptians.
6. I can’t go to your birthday party on Sunday because I have something important to ________.
7. ________, the two scientists’ methods have much in common, but the results are quite different.
8. Nearly all the people are believed to be staying at home ________ the disaster.

4 . ___________(大体而言), without enough time, work cannot be done well, plants cannot grow well. (根据汉语提示完成句子)

8 . 我认为我们需要从总体上改进我们的教育体制。
I think we need to improve our educational system ________________.