1 . 选词填空

appointed          retire          majority     typical       responded        tending          significant        reject            in spite of        gratitude             absolutely             in memory of          hiring        featured        frankly

1. Customs play a _____________ role in festivals, but sometimes they can change over time.
2. It ____________ a parade and a great feast with music, dancing, and sports.
3. She was more interested in __________ patients, publishing medical research on care for women and children, and training the next generation of doctors.
4. She ___________, “I’d rather stay single to study all my life!”
5. I __________ enjoyed the archery, too, but the horse races were my favourite part.
6. In 1941, Dr.Lin became the first Chinese woman ever to be ________ director of the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital.
7. At age 18, instead of following the traditional path of marriage like the _______ of girls, she chose to study medicine.
8. No matter how different they may seem, all over the world, the spirit of sharing joy, ________, love ,or peace is common in all festivals.
9. Another example is Halloween, which slowly became an exciting festival for children, ________ its religious origins.
10. Dr.Lin did not __________ until the day she died, 22 April 1983.

2 . 选择适当的短语填空

take place，drive away，take advantage of，in spite of，give up，be decorated with，range from...to...，fade away

1. The national park houses a large collection of wildlife，____________butterflies ____________ elephants.
2. After some time，the sound of the cheering ____________in the distance.
3. I’m going to ____________this tour to explore the history of the castle.
4. He refused to give up ____________many discouragements in his career.
5. Even if he is laughed at by many people，he won’t ____________his dream.
6. This year’s event will ____________on June 19th，a week earlier than usual.
7. He always threw stones at the birds and ____________ them ____________from the fields.
8. The exhibition hall ____________ many traditional Chinese paintings.

4 . ______ spite of this, some people still can’t get the tickets especially during festivals. (用适当的词填空)

6 . 短语填空

hear about, rather than, a number of, in spite of, prevent...from..., look for, be diagnosed with, be proud of

1. ________ the fog, the crew can distinguish the coastline fairly well.
2. I would stay at home ________ go shopping with you.
3. Although his illness had ________ him ________ studying, he managed to pass the exam.
4. We are pleased to ________ the news that you won the game.
5. The children like to ________ shells on the seashore.
6. He is so excellent that his parents ________ him.
7. A few years ago, the actor ________ a strange disease which was difficult to cure.
8. Not only was she the owner of this building, but ________ other buildings as well.

8 . 短语填空

lead to, as a result of, a large number of, be proud of, with the help of, be diagnosed with, in spite of, be famous for, in other words, all of a sudden

1. ________ there was a terrific bang and a flash of smoke.
2. Her hair started falling out ________radiation treatment.
3. They asked him to leave — ________ he was fired.
4. The farmer ________the wonderful apples he grew.
5. At thirteen,I ________Attention Deficit Disorder.
6. He made himself understood ________gestures.
7. He ________the garden he made from a wilderness.
8. ________the travelling and the late night,she did not feel tired.
9. The library contains ________foreign language reference books.
10. Urban development has ________the ruination of vast areas of countryside.