1 . After a number of years without a front left foot, the elephant was given a temporary artificial foot ______ and prepare her for a permanent device she received last week.

A．meant to strengthen	B．meaning to strengthen
C．meant strengthening	D．to mean to strengthen

2 . 坦率地说，这部改编自同名畅销书的电影让那些书迷们大失所望，尤其是当他们发现男主角与书中的原著人物在外貌上有着相当大的差异时。(nothing short of; differ) (汉译英)

3 . 根据语境，选择下框中的单词或短语，必要时用正确的形式填空。框中有两个多余的单词或短语。

seek,     make a bet,     attach ,     by accident,     select,       carry sb through       decade,     bring about ,       occur,          figure out,

1. She was elected to the first national people’s congress and over the next ________she held many important positions.
2. Two rich brothers had been having a heated argument for a couple of days, and finally they ________to settle it.
3. Have scientists________a way to store sufficient food and water for the long journey?
4. Well, I can’t say that I have any plans. As a matter of fact, I landed in Britain________.
5. The Challenger disaster that________ on 28 January 1986 resulted in the death of five NASA astronauts and two specialists.
6. Over 300,000 people came from all over the world and________ their fortune, making San Francisco quickly become a big city.
7. As the first woman ________ to make a trip into space, Tereshkova felt lucky and proud.
8. These words of Dr Lin Qiaozhi give us a look into the heart of this amazing woman and what________ a life of hard choices.

4 . Tony worked steadily on the improvements. Claire tried to help by working on a light ______ ______ ______ ______, but she fell off the ladder. Even though Tony had been in the next room, he managed to catch her in time. (根据句意填空)

5 . 植物物种并不是广阔的热带雨林中面临灭绝威胁的唯一生命形式。 (threaten)（汉译英）

6 . 绘于5米长绢的《清明上河图》对于我们洞悉十二世纪中国的生活面貌是极其重要的。( insight ) （汉译英）

7 . In one of its shows, Zhejiang TV “invited” a digital performer to perform a song________(adapt) from a poem by famed poet Su Shi (1037-1101) of the Song Dynasty. （所给词的适当形式填空）

8 . Due to the huge amount of construction and operational experience________over the past few years, China’s energy producers can grab a larger share of the global clean energy market.

A．having accumulated	B．being accumulated
C．accumulated	D．has been accumulated

9 . By the end of last December, the National Aquatic Center, also________the “Water Cube”, ________into an “Ice Cube” for the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics.

A．was referred to as … transformed

B．referred to as … was transformed

C．was referred to as … being transformed

D．referred to as … had been transformed

10 . 从方框中选择意思合适的词，并用其正确形式或包含这个单词的短语完成句子。

prefer             tend             humble       object             deadline        qualification access             apply            clarify       adaptation        intention        wander

1. After China’s implementing the Belt and Road Initiative, there is a great need for ______ teachers of Business English.
2. A journalist’s job is to inform people ______ about events, without any personal feelings.
3. There were over 1000 ______ for the job, so the competition must have been fierce.
4. The film, ______ the famous writer’s novel, enjoyed great success as soon as it hit the screen.
5. The remote desert area ______ only by helicopter, which makes the rescue work more difficult.
6. The boy have a ______ to talk too much when he has butterflies in his stomach.
7. It was midnight, but when I left work from my office, I still found some people ______ aimlessly on the streets.
8. Although the first proposal sounded more practical, many people expressed a strong ______ for the original one.
9. It was stupid of you not to understand the issue, because it ______ before.
10. He is working under great pressure ______ for handing in the report, or he will be fired.