1 . 我们的建议帮助他们消除了相互关系中的障碍。

Our advice helped them to _______________ their relationship.

2 . 选择适当的单词填空。

account            acquire     attitude        responsible     struggled independent     attract       graduated     respond          qualities

1. When Nels ________ from grammar school, he wanted to go on to high school.
2. How did they ________ to this piece of good news?
3. It’s important to continue teaching handwriting and help children to ________ the skill of writing by hand.
4. —Who is in charge here?
—Peter. He is ________ for running the office.
5. The student tried to ________ the teacher’s attention by reading loudly.
6. India became ________ from Britain in 1947.
7. Successful people usually have a positive ________ to life.
8. Honesty is one of her best ________.
9. The poor artist ________ to bring up a family on very little money in the past.
10. On ________ of the cold in winter, some birds move to the south.

3 . 从方框中选择合适的短语并用其正确形式填空。

to name but a few, wrestle with, be committed to, without doubt, rely on, keep it in perspective, fit in with, bring about, fall victim to, come down to

1. If you want to get ahead in life, you must ________ achieving your dream.
2. She is not worth ________ at all. She arrived an hour late for an important meeting yesterday.
3. Such advertisements should be forbidden, otherwise more people may________ them.
4. I’m very sorry to hear that you cannot make yourself ________ your roommates.
5. Some people fear that air pollution may ________ changes in the weather around the world.
6. I don’t discourage environmental awareness, but hope that you ________.
7. This course has been, ________, one of the most useful courses we have attended so far.
8. In ________ the pandemic, the local government has set up an agency.

4 . 选择下面的短语填空（注意适当形式），有两个短语为多余短语。

break into                    come about                           at the forefront of                           spring up bring sth. to light              get across                                  wrestle with                                  at the expense of go to great lengths to do sth.                           keep sth. in perspective

1. We had no idea that there was abuse going on until the interview ________ it ________.
2. John has a unique way ________ his opinion by using as few words as possible.
3. My uncle had lived a good life and was very kind of generous, being willing to ________ help those who needed help.
4. It’s better to let the learners ________ the fundamental questions rather than offer help at the start.
5. Due to the great efforts made by China is ________ tackling dangerous climate change.
6. He built up the business ________ his health.
7. No sooner had he stepped on the stage than the audience ________ thunderous applause.
8. Every coin has two sides, so everything needs to ________.