1 . Directions: Choose one of the expressions from the box to complete each sentence.

A. set up        B. physical well-being       C. special to        D. By no means       E. is keen on F. along with       G. got rid of       H. get hooked on       I. sprung up       J. dates back to

1. Last week Tom had a serious headache, making him pay more attention to his ________.
2. To everyone’s surprise, the young girl manages to ________ a new world record in the 100 metres.
3. He ________ junk food and it is little wonder that he is very fat.
4. I ________ him am going to visit the museum.
5. This unique way people celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival is ________ this ancient small village.
6. The tradition which ________ hundreds of years ago shows a tendency to disappear.
7. As we moved into our new house, we ________ all the old furniture.
8. Nowadays many girls ________ Korean dramas and admire Korean culture.
9. Tall buildings have ________ like mushrooms after a rain in my hometown.
10. ________ can he manage to persuade the teacher into canceling the punishment.

2 . Directions: Complete the following sentences by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one more word than you need.

1. She complained that her husband never paid her any _______ any more.
2. The economist urged _______ in buying shares without getting good advice.
3. Drug trafficking is a matter of _______ concern for the entire international community .
4. Beethoven was _______ that man had the capacity to change for the better and to grow throughout life.
5. Ten people were _______ dead as of 4:00 pm Sunday after a hotel building collapsed in east China's Fujian province.
6. I was just _______ to see my daughter in such a stable relationship with her husband, and that really was the icing on the cake.
7. The East Lake Cherry Park in Wuhan city opened free of _______ for medical workers providing support in Hubei province.
8. Wu Lei was the first Chinese professional footballer to _______ Covid-19, which immediately became the top search on Chinese social network Weibo.
9. Those who deliberately _______ their travel history and health conditions, and refuse to undergo medical observation will be investigated for criminal responsibility in accordance with the law.
10. All Is Well   has drawn such wide attention because it deals with the _______ between traditional   family values and the rapid social and economic changes that have taken place in China over the past few decades.

3 . Directions: Complete the following subject clauses by using proper conjunctive pronouns or conjunctive adverbs.
1. It is still a mystery ________ has caused the accident.
2. ________ will be our monitor hasn't been decided yet.
3. ________ we will go for an outing tomorrow remains unknown.
4. It is known to all ________ the gun powder was first invented by the Chinese.
5. ________ fashion differs from country to country may reflect the cultural differences from one aspect.
6. ________ book I will buy depends on the price.
7. ________ comes is welcome.
8. It is still a question ________ we can start our exploration.
9. ________ of them wins the most points wins.
10. ________ we are going to deal with the problem is still under discussion.

4 . Directions：Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one extra word.

1. In the following story, Richard Wright tells us how his _____for books grew with each passing day and what changes took place in him as he did more and more reading.
2. Gary is such an experienced car racer that he always _____his start to perfection.
3. Every night, after finishing doing all the housework, she would _____across to the bed where the child was lying asleep and gave him a kiss.
4. When he was introduced to the famous actress, he was so nervous that he was _____.
5. Above the old shabby Victorian houses and shops _____the monster office blocks of the redeveloped center.
6. In the postwar years, the villagers had to travel into town to _____the produce from their farm.
7. Simply remember that men and women come from different planets, and _____friendships have never worked.
8. People can now _____on smart-phones while previously, one had to do one thing at a time on a phone.
9. If you repeatedly have the same dream, your _____is trying to send you a message.
10. When we were kids, a trip to the beach was a real _____.

5 . Directions: Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

A.take shape 　　　B.account for 　　　C.decide on 　　　D.fall into ruin 　　　E.squeeze out

1. The lemon looks dry to me, but you may be able to _____ a few drops.
2. Don’t _____ important matters too quickly, and it’s difficult to take back your decision.
3. Plans for our vacation are beginning to _____.
4. He’ll have to _____ where every cent goes because lots of people what to know the usage of money.

6 . Directions: Choose one of the following phrases and then use either when, where or why to complete the following sentences.

the area 　　　an agreement 　　　cases 　　　a method 　　　moments 　　　the reason

1. During the performance there were _______________________________she found it difficult not to laugh.
2. The land is very fertile in _______________________________Jack has bought his farm.
3. The two governments reached _______________________________the border would be patrolled by troops from a third country.
4. I think _______________________________we get on so well is that we both enjoy talking.
5. Freeze drying is _______________________________water is rapidly evaporated from frozen food in order to preserve it.
6. Over and over again we hear of _______________________________customers were persuaded into buying useless items.

7 . Directions: Complete the sentences in any appropriate way by using the following words in your answers.

alike　　　 boring　　　 complicated　　　 interest 　　　strength

1. Such ______________________________that it will be held in a bigger lecture theatre.
2. Such______________________________ that few buildings were left standing in the town.
3. So______________________________ that even their parents couldn't tell them apart sometimes.
4. So______________________________ that it even took a computer three days to solve it.
5. So______________________________ that most of the students went to sleep.

8 . Directions : Complete the sentences with the words or phrases in the box. Each word or phrase can only be used once. There is one extra that you do not need.

1. I believe when people are in troubles, their families will ______to rescue them as soon as they know that.
2. _______digital music, fans listen to fewer albums straight through.
3. __________change. As uncomfortable as it is sometimes, change allows us to stretch and grow.
4. I love so many of the photos I took from this adventure, but this one for whatever reason...puts me ______for words.
5. If our customs _______the low introductory price, they will buy and become more loyal to our brand.
6. Currently, the rescue work has finished basically, and the cause of the explosion is still ________.
7. After a long hunt for him, we saw him _______from the crowd.
8. Though he is ________considered to be a great man, his name will probably remain glorious, for the greatest building was named after him.

9 . Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the given expressions.

have a passion for　　　conduct an experiment　　be at a loss leave sth. to sb.　　　brag about　　　at very short notice

1. He likes _________________ his daughter to his relatives and colleagues.
2. He ________________ football, and we can always see him on the playground.
3. The scientists are absorbed in ___________. Don’t interrupt them.
4. When the teacher asked the question, he felt greatly puzzled and __________ how to     answer it.
5. Some actors and actress do 90% of the stunts and the last 10% ______________ stunt   professionals.

10 . Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

Scientists have proved what students have long suspected: Maths equations can actually trigger physical pain.

Regions of the brain linked with the experience of physical     1     were activated in those fearful of maths when they were presented with a tough equation, researchers have found. The higher a person’s anxiety of a maths task, the more it     2     activity in regions of their brain associated with visceral (内脏的) threat detection, and often the experience of pain itself.

However, the researchers say their study examines the pain response associated with anticipating an anxiety-provoking event, rather than the pain associated with a     3     event itself. A maths task itself is not painful but     4     the thought of it is highly unpleasant to certain people.

“Maths can be difficult, and for those with high levels of mathematics-anxiety (HMAs), math is associated with tension, apprehension (忧虑) and fear,” the researchers said in their paper titled. When Math Hurts. “    5    , this relation was not seen during math performance,     6     that it is not that math itself hurts, rather, the anticipation of math is painful. These results may also provide a potential neural mechanism to explain why (people with) HMAs tend to     7     math and math-related situations, which in turn can bias (使有偏见) (those with) high levels of mathematics-anxiety away from taking math classes or even entire math-related     8     paths. We provide the first neural     9     indicating the nature of the subjective experience of math-anxiety.

Other forms of psychological stress, such as social     10     or a traumatic break-up, can also elicit feeling of physical pain.”