2 . 根据句意，选择短语并以其适当形式填空。

1. We all ____________ to play in protecting the environment.
2. I believe the discussion will not ____________ too much of your time.
3. A study shows some diseases ____________ traffic pollution.
4. From a small girl, I would ____________ at lunch time to get ahead on class work rather than go out and play.
5. For more than 50 years, Yuan Longping ____________ rice production.

5 . 这位在学术上很成功的人被邀请到一所著名大学担任教授。
The academically successful man was invited to ________ ________ ________ ________ as a professor in a famous university.

8 . 选词填空

be available to            in particular        suffer from                 thanks to            make a difference take it for granted          take up             have an effect on       get around     on average

1. As for the environmental protection, it is not what we say but what we do that _________________.
2. _________________ modern science and technology, people lead a more and more comfortable and richer life.
3. Tom is always ready to help others, _________________those who are in trouble.
4. _________________, people who don’t smoke are healthier than people who do in contrast.
5. You should not _________________ that you can do the work perfectly.
6. I feel much affection for my mum, whose words and actions _________________ me.
7. The government calls on people to _________________by using public transport.
8. In the 1940s, electricity _________________people in almost all areas of the United States.
9. Later, he worked in Africa, where many people _________________ blindness for lack of proper treatment.
10. After Tom retired from office, he _________________painting for a while, but soon lost interest.

9 . 根据句意，选择短语并以其适当形式填空。

1. Mandela, the President of South Africa, took a series of measures to develop the nation’s economy and blacks’ education after ______.
2. Maternity services were to be reduced ______falling birth rates.
3. As is known to all, money ______ the administration and development of libraries.
4. If you took some modern art out of a gallery and hung it in a primary school, it could ______ children’s painting.
5. It is worthwhile ______ the experience and characteristics of Macao in faithfully implementing “one country, two systems”.
6. Even better, artificial intelligence can warn you ______ if your house catches fires.
7. Her mother finally allowed her to go, ______her keeping close to the house and not riding too far.
8. The computer can be used to ______ and off the entire equipment on the electric station.
9. It is certain that everybody would pass away in time, so we ought to make an arrangement when we are healthy and have opportunity to ______ time to develop ourselves.
10. The schools that I visit in Nottingham are full of experienced staff ______ giving our children a caring and inspiring learning environment.

10 . You are driving so slowly. Please        a bit or we’ll not get home before dark.

A．take up

B．turn up

C．speed up

D．sweep up