1 . Directions: Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the phrases given in the box. Note that each phrase can be only used once and there are two phrases more than you need.

be safe from          be caught in          belong to          drop out of go beyond        impose...on...          be far from

1. Time, so personal yet _____no one, is what of eternal thematic value to men of letters.
2. He laughs into Henry’s mouth, instantly_____his own dramatic mental portrait of the two of them painted in oils, young icons of their nations, shining wet in the lamplight.
3. Hardly surprisingly, given the size of the market, most of these texts have never _____their first editions.
4. His head was cut off, buried on Tower Hill facing France in the belief that so long as it remained there, Britain _____ invasion.
5. The German Athletics Federation has recommended that a four-year ban _____double world sprint champion Katrin Krabbe for failing a drugs test.

2 . Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in the box.

feel       want       face       smile       return       worry       hear       knock

1. ___________that his wife had been injured in an accident, Johnson hurried to the hospital.
2. During the operation, she sat in the waiting room for over an hour___________ about him.
3. I saw her whispering something into his ear, obviously not___________ to be heard.
4. He suddenly woke up at midnight when he heard someone___________ at his door.
5. ___________higher import and export costs, the company is looking for ways to survive.
6. ___________from the North Pole, the traveler wrote a book about his experience and had it published the following year.
7. The child lay on her mother’s lap, ___________sweetly.
8. ___________hurt by the rejection, she bit her lip and quietly walked away.

3 . Directions: Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the words in the box. Each one can be used only once.

feature;        contrary to;          trick;            promote;          launch;          spot

1. __________ the previous study, the new one revealed the latest global numbers of plastic waste generated in different countries.
2. To simplify the task of __________ normal data, scientists turned the data sets into a three-dimensional chart.
3. This restaurant seems __________ vegetarian dishes, so it's popular among the health-conscious consumers.
4. This start-up launched a national marketing campaign last week, __________ its energy-efficient cars.
5. Don't let the pressure of the holiday season __________ you into thinking there's only one way to gift.

4 . Directions: Fill in the blanks properly with the suitable phrase in the bracket. Note that there is one phrase more than you need.

in context     make comments       make an effort       make sure       on board participate in       prevent...from...       range from       reflect on       relate...to...       tear...away from...

1. His success lies in the belief of ___________ to do everything as perfect as one can.
2. After careful consideration, he was determined ___________ the cultural exchange.
3. To know what has happened clearly, we need to consider the accident ___________.
4. We should set aside some time ___________ our successes and failures.
5. The villagers ___________ the missing of the tourist were questioned by the police.
6. The buildings were so fascinating that tourists had difficulty ___________ their eyes ___________ them.
7. To satisfy the needs of different people, a variety of activities are available on the farm, ___________ feeding animals to planting trees.
8. It was really embarrassing that no one ___________ after the chairman introduced the topic at the meeting.
9. The terrible disease ___________ spreading by taking a lot of measures ever since.
10. In the face of the shortage of funds and hands, the volunteers are trying hard ___________ the only primary school opens on time.

5 . Directions: Choose the best phrase to fill in the blank, using its proper form.

run away       donate       cease       keep pace with the times       a great trial       make a difference       pose a threat to       acquire knowledge       take turns       consist of       nickname

1. She founded the Green Belt Movement, a non-government organization, and ________ “The Tree Mother of Africa”.
2. With the world changing so fast, ________learning for just a few days will make a person lag behind.
3. Living in the digital age, we may as well ________by learning skills about information technology continuously.
4. High home prices will push forward land rent and labor cost, ________the development of major cities.
5. These paintings of the famous artists ________to the China Foundation for peace and development next year.
6. It is a common mistake for parents to regard school as the only place ________.
7. On the first day of school, the students in my class________introducing themselves and got to know each other quickly.
8. The medical team________more than 100 experienced nurses volunteer to go to Wuhan in order to save more lives.
9. Although the difficulty you are encountering may be ________to you, it will be overshadowed by the difficulties of countless other people on our planet.
10. It never occurred to him that the experience of being a volunteer ________his later life.

6 . 用方框内所给词的正确形式填写。

advocate, conclude, absent, academy

1. In the ________ of clear goals, we are stuck in daily routine until we become slaves of it.
2. China will safeguard energy security by resource protection, ________ green lifestyles and consumer culture.
3. When he brings his speech to a nice ________, Whaley invites the rest of the class to praise him.
4. The students benefiting most from college are those who are totally engaged in ________ life.

7 . 选词填空。

calculate，count

1. Let me________ the cost of the journey.
2. There are 12 weeks to go, ________from today.
3. The cashier was ________the money he had received.
4. ________how much food we need.

8 . 选词填空

eventually     be set in     despite     pull up     suffer from     give up     get along     on the other hand look around     all the way

1. We’ve just moved ______ across country to begin a new life.
2. She ______ her job to join her husband’s project.
3. The story ______ a small village in Hubei.
4. I studied hard and ______ I got a place at university.
5. ______ a number of failures, they continued the experiment without flagging.
6. ______ the lung cancer for many years, he has decided to give up smoking.
7. He is so mean that it’s impossible to ______ with him.
8. On the one hand, they wanted very much to visit their teacher; ______, they didn’t want to disturb his rest.
9. We had not gone many miles when we ______ by the police.
10. He stood there, ______ for a nice place to eat.

9 . Directions: Complete the sentences with the words or phrases given in proper forms Each word or phrase can only be used once.

locate,	navigate,	inherit,	mine,	threaten, with.
identify,	advance,	operate,	target,

1. It is certainly the highest state to be able to see through everything,________or retreating freely.
2. This model is the best-selling, for it is easy________, cost-effective and sustainable.
3. Visibility was terrible; the only way our driver could________was to crane his neck out a side window.
4. Scientists claim________natural substances with cancer-combating properties.
5. Under the background in the new rural reconstruction society, it is greatly significant to protect the ancient village in order to________ and develop the tradition and the modern age, the culture and the economy.
6. ________ at the bottom of the mountain, the resort embraces a fantastic view and sweet-smelling air.
7. The raw material used to make paper is stone waste________ from construction sites and other industrial waste dumps.
8. The________ audience for this advertisement was mainly teenagers.
9. ________a pay cut if he failed to turn up on time for work, he didn’t stay up late any more.

10 . Directions: Complete the sentences with the words or phrases given in proper forms Each word or phrase can only be used once.

dedicated, pay attention to, come cross, involve, focus on, appeal to, application, flood.. .with...

1. Many companies adopt hybrid work models, removing the geographical barriers, thus ________ a wider range of competent applicants.
2. He became one of the first modern chefs ________ the appearance of his table, not just the flavor of his dishes.
3. As a representative of the high-technology, robot technology ________ by each country and its people.
4. We chose a tandem bicycle because it made it easier to communicate with each other about interesting people and things we ________ during the journey.
5. The museum’s social media account ________ messages of support in the recent month.
6. The research project ________ tracking the careers of 400 graduates.
7. Several items we take for granted like memory foam and scratch-resistant eyeglass lenses are the ________ of NASA invention to our daily life.
8. Obviously, any child who receives ________ teaching over an extended period is likely to improve.