1 . She was stuck at home with only her computer to keep ________ (she) company. （所给词的适当形式填空）

2 . Mr. Smith often tells __________ (他的) son not to depend on anybody but himself.

3 . _______ ________ _________ the four countries do work together in some areas, but they still have very different institutions. (值得赞扬)

4 . 毕业以后，他们下定决心到乡下定居。（完成句子）
After graduation，they _______ _________ _________ ________ to go and settle in the countryside.

5 . 阅读下面材料,在题后空白处填入适当的内容（每空一词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

In many films, whenever Earth faces a disaster, the     1    （solve） is always fleeing the planet    2     spaceship. But now the Chinese sci-fi movie, The Wandering Earth       3    （offer） a different and     4    （encourage） idea. In the film, Earth is being destroyed by the dying sun. In response, humans around the world work together     5     (build) a giant engine system,     6    will push Earth away from the sun. This"ambition" didn't come from nowhere. Up to now “homeland”     7     (have) a soft spot in the hearts and minds of Chinese people. This special cultural background     8    (probable) makes The Wandering Earth different from other films.

The film was released on Feb 5, the first day of Chinese New Year. It was     9     time when many people had just made the hard journey back to     10    (they) hometowns. So there is only one possible way to tell the story： Earth goes wherever humans go,because it's our home.

6 . It was not rare（稀少）in      that people in fifties were going to school for further study.

A．90s; the

B．the 90s; /

C．90s; their

D．the 90s; their

7 . Of these two basketball teams, the former comes from the US; the _______comes from England.

A．late	B．later
C．latter	D．lately