1 . 用所给单词和短语的适当形式填空。

patient     appropriate     represent     surround       calm down take advantage of     put up       catch one’s eye   make an effort   buzz with

1. Helen felt nervous, but when she saw her tutor nod encouragingly to her, she ________ and started her performance.
2. If you are invited to a formal reception, be sure to dress ________.
3. Every year, the moment I get on the train, I am ________ by Shanxi accents—and I know that I am heading home to my family.
4. Whenever I made mistakes, the teacher always pointed them out with ________.
5. Each of the star on the flag of the United States ________ a state of the nation.
6. Besides running, you can also ________ the sports equipment in the community.
7. Our house ________ activities when everyone comes home.
8. Two large paper lanterns have been ________ at the front door of his house, adding to the festive atmosphere.
9. The moment I saw the large papercut, it ________ through its size first, but then by its beautiful design.
10. Granny ________ to help me to write a letter to Father Christmas.

2 . 用方框里短语的正确形式填空。

recover from   in person   get ahead   differ from   apply for   adapt oneself to due to     live up to     surf the Internet     come up with   suffer from

1. The town was cut off from the rest of the world ________ heavy snow.
2. Fill in the form and return it either ________ or by post.
3. He is an Internet addict. He spends a great deal of time ________ every day.
4. If you want to ________, you must work hard.
5. American English ________ British English in many small ways.
6. I am writing to________ the post of volunteer for our school’s English association.
7. Our class ________ the idea to make better use of used materials.
8. As time went by, I gradually ________ the school life.
9. He failed to ________ his parents’ expectations.
10. Most of the major cities of the world________ traffic jam.
11. Listening to the music and doing sports can help me ________ stress.

3 . 根据句意，选择单词或短语并以其适当形式填空。

graduate   reflect   spend   odd   despite   impression focus on   give a hand   make the most of   jump in with both feet

1. I tried to turn on my brain, “What should I say to make a good first ________?”
2. Mr. Meng told us to keep calm and be prepared when facing challenges, then you’ll ________ your time at senior high.
3. Lisa, who ________ from our school last June, shared her suggestions for high school with us.
4. “Be a rainbow in somebody else’s cloud” means “________ your friends ________ when they need it.”
5. English was invented by people, not computers, and it ________ the creativity of the human race.
6. I found it very ________ why my friend used a negative word “wicked” about such a nice man.
7. I couldn’t understand why my teacher had just written the comment “Not bad!” on my first English paper which I ________ days preparing and writing.
8. You’d better take your parents’ advice and think carefully before ________.
9. The son said, “I want to ________ my band and have a career in music when I leave school.”
10. ________ arguments over “stupid things” now and then, Alistair agrees that having a brother is an advantage.

4 . 选词填空

in order to                          lose heart                          be exposed to                 as a matter of fact                          change one’s mind            dream about/of                      on purpose                         happen to make use of                      as a result of                   be willing to do                   sentence sb to death

1. Please note that investors would ________________________ (不愿做) this when interest rates are high.
2. Millions of people are threatened with starvation _______________________ (由于) drought and poor harvests.
3. All the murderers in chains will soon ________________________ (判处死刑).
4. He _______________________ (恰好)be outside Tianjin when Tianjin Explosion occurred.
5. He said that they didn’t break the window accidentally; they did it ______________________ (故意地)!
6. She _______________________ (改变主意) at last and promised to go together with us the next day.
7. Since I was a child I _____________________ (梦想) taking a space trip.
8. Faced with so many difficulties, I am gradually ____________________ (灰心).
9. __________________ (事实上), I still find it difficult to follow the native speakers though I have been exposed to English for ten years.
10. __________________ (为了) better prepare your study in China, some reading in advance is needed.

5 . 用方框里短语的适当形式填空

but then again, come up, have a mind of one's own, push around, find out, reach out to, subscribe to, fly down, get a load of, by the way

1. Here comes Hill. ________ his new suit!
2. Kate certainly ________!
3. ________, where can I have my sweater cleaned?
4. I suppose Olivia might help, ________, she might not.
5. But until recently, he lacked the social skills to ________ other kids.
6. He watched the birds to ________ where they would go.
7. In the moonlight, he saw a pretty young lady ________ from the sky.
8. We can't avoid complexity, but we can ________ it________.
9. Do you ________ her view about the state of the economy?
10. I was delayed—something ________ at home.

6 . 选词填空

A. applied for                 B. signed up for          C. make it            D. graduated from E. make up                    F. taking notes            G. was responsible for

1. While ________ in class, you can't ignore anything your teacher said.
2. He ________ a course to improve his French during the summer vacation.
3. There was a car accident yesterday but nobody ________ it.
4. He ________ Shandong University with a degree in law.
5. I am so glad to see that you can be so wise and I believe you can ________.

7 . 选择填空：what’s more, what’s worse
1. I’m fortunate to find a job that I love, and, ________, the pay is good.
2. He was not in good shape. ________, he came down with a severe cold, forcing him to slow down his training before the game.
3. If parents often have children help them to do the housework, the children will gradually become independent. ________, they will learn to take care of themselves.

8 . 阅读下列单句，根据句意选择方框内相应短语，注意正确形式的使用（其中有两项是多余的）。

be concerned about       in return   make use of     play a part in   in charge     as if be trapped in     be devoted to     as well   fall in love   give in     advertise for

1. What I ________ is that he has no idea how to develop friendship with those around him.
2. Excuse me, may I have a word with the doctor ________?
3. It is 100% true that communication skills ________ one’s success.
4. Shortly, the rescue team arrived and saved all the clerks who ________ the lifts.
5. To improve English, we must ________all the chances available to practice.
6. I bet you will also________ with the beautiful scenery along the way if you travel there.
7. Travel broadens the mind; it is a perfect way to shape one’s character ________.
8. Tom ________ whenever he runs into a challenge. No wonder he is considered a failure.
9. Scientific research is something that one should ________, or nothing can be achieved.
10. Amazingly, every time I kissed the baby, it gave me a sweet smile ________.

9 . 阅读下列句子，根据句意选出方框内的相应单词或短语并将其正确形式填入空格内（每项只用一次，且有两项是多余的）。

cut down,   glare at,   spot,   on the contrary,   deliver,   now that,   as though

1. The doctor’s suggestion is that I should   _____ food high in fat so as to lose some weight.
2. ____ you have a gift for music, you ought to take an active part in the talent show.
3. Quite by accident, Henry was _____ while he was floating at sea and taken to England.
4. Yong Hui looked up and _____ him because she knew that he had been spying on her menu.
5. It’s a general rule that whoever wants to run for the position shall _____ a speech before a vote.

10 . 从方框中选择短语，在句子中填入其正确形式（有两项多余）

be supposed to; complain to sb; prefer to do; suffer from; be on a diet; free of; at the moment

1. He ________ to lose weight but soon gave up.
2. The lecturer ________ turn up at 6 but was late for 30 minutes.
3. The pills will be of help to people ________ headache.
4. I am afraid the manager is not available ________ Please call back later.
5. Rather than ride a bike, he ________ take the bus.