1 . Direction: 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.

A. justify B. correspondingly C. rigid D. tackle E. consequence F. channel G. ultimately H. interpretation I. substantial J. tendency K. relevant

1. Authorities have a responsibility to promote initiatives to ________ the energy of young people towards more worthwhile ends such as the acquisition of a basic skill.
2. Education is supposed to be ________ to the real world and the challenges students are facing.
3. There is a growing ________ among young people to search for balance in life through daily tai chi practice.
4. Contrary to our expectation, the well-established pianist’s ________ of the music was rather too literal.
5. Despite the Yupik people’s preservation of their independence and heritage, the process of globalization will ________ lead to the changes in their traditional way of life.
6. Many countries are exploring ways to ease the financial problem as a(n) ________ of the rising medical costs of their ageing populations.
7. Teenagers need to be motivated to ________ their academic stress by setting realistic goals and dividing their work into reasonable daily targets.
8. The Japanese have a ________ code of etiquette, which may seem artificial to people from other cultures.
9. The “sentimental value” of the stuff in our lives cannot ________ the behaviour of those compulsive hoarders.
10. A ________ number of Aboriginal songlines were lost due to the destruction of their ancient way of life.

2 . 女孩们受到殴打时试图还手，却没有成功，因为在体力方面她们根本不是这伙歹徒的对手。（vain, match v.）（汉译英）

3 . We hope the trend continues, until such aural excursions become a regular happening rather than a rare________.

A．career

B．relief

C．treat

D．hustle

4 . 有些人对于整容手术评价很低，因为他们觉得真正的自信来源于接纳自我。(opinion) （汉译英）

5 . 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.

A. commonplace       B. conservation        C. bombard        D. highlight E. accuracy             F. calculate               G. stretch          H. soak          I. vary

1. We devote our resources and our skills to presenting the fullest version of the truth we can deliver, and place high value on the________of the gathered information.
2. In the exhibition, artists created various artistic objects to________the capital city's problems, including pollution, poverty, lack of health care and overconsumption.
3. In the summer, fields of grassy frozen ground________from snow-capped mountain ranges to the stony shoreline, but in the winter the sun disappears.
4. The study is a reminder that________isn’t just about protecting a few species, but the relationships they have which branch through an entire ecosystem.
5. Clinical professors are trying to find out how anti-depressants (抗抑郁药), which become more ________ in society, affect mental health.
6. Scientists have come up with a new formula to________a dog’s age in human years, and it is much more complicated than multiplying its real age by seven.
7. At the press conference, journalists________the spokesman with various questions regarding the latest incident.
8. A wave of mass shootings has plagued the U.S. in recent weeks, drawing attention to how gun laws________ from state to state.

6 . 风格就是导演将他的理解转化成电影的方式。(the way) (汉译英)

7 . 项目的整体效果仍不可知。(still)（汉译英）

8 . 你越关注细节，你在考试中犯的错就会越少。（the+比较级）（汉译英）

9 . 听说国王已经宣太医了，正在缅怀过去美好时光的将军心里一块大石头落了地，这匹战马可是他生命中不可或缺的一部分啊。（send）（汉译英）

10 . 阅读卡通和漫画之所以能成为成年人最喜爱的消遣方式是因为，除了娱乐之外，他们能找到值得思考的东西。(pastime) （汉译英）