1 . Complete the sentences using the -ed forms of the verbs below, and then state the functions of the –ed forms.

balance             astonish             expose          connect          leave             introduce

1. I was____________________ to see so many new inventions in the AI session at the science and technology expo.
2. The room, ____________________to the rest of the house by a long passage, was completely empty.
3. ____________________in the sun, the wet carpet soon dried off and looked brand new again.
4. Even though some of her classmates study long hours, she is generally able to maintain a____________________ lifestyle.
5. Never touch an electric wire when it is____________________.
6. ____________________by the Chinese government in 2013, the Belt and Road Initiative has strongly supported the economic development of many participating countries.

2 . Choose an adjective and a noun to make a phrase. Complete each sentence with the correct phrase.

straightforward             complicated             solid            final        unequal            temporary foundation               answer             relief        situations            distribution               phase

1. You don’t have to say that much. Just give me a____________________.
2. This medicine cannot help you get rid of the disease permanently, but it can give you____________________ from the pain.
3. The experiment is now in its____________________ and is expected to be completed next week.
4. Don’t be afraid of failure. It can lay a____________________ for your future success.
5. There is a risk that the____________________ of wealth and the absence of opportunities may lead to a less stable society.
6. Developing students’ critical thinking ability can help them deal with problems in uncertain and____________________.

3 . Complete the sentenced using the correct forms of the words in the box.

delicate     drama     arrange     compose     literary     rhythm     sorrow     poetry

1. It seems incredible to me that the question of how best to________ books on shelves could cause a lively online discussion.
2. The purpose of ________ criticism is to get to the core of the text and discover what message the author is attempting to convey.
3. If you need to handle a ________ situation, you should behave wisely.
4. The poet ________ quite a few poems featuring the image of cherry blossoms, and describing the joys and _________of life.
5. Blank verse is probably one of the most common and influential forms of English ________. It is so close to the natural ________ of English speech and it has no rhyming. In Shakespeare’s ________, characters from civilians to kings all speak in blank verse, but still in distinctive voice.

4 . Complete the sentenced with the correct forms of the words in the box.

dimension   emerge   exhibition   guarantee   investment   purchase     recognition     representative   visual

1. The first principle for any art collector is to ________ only what you love.
2. If you are not interested in works of art by classical masters, contemporary art by ________artists is also worthy of your attention.
3. In the art market, no one can________ that an artist will be a good ________
4. The art competition gives young artists a chance to gain________ from the most respected art professionals.
5. Different from other________ art forms, sculpture operate in three ________
6. The ________ From Rembrandt to Vermeer is quite________ of the Dutch Golden Age of art.

5 . 根据句意，选择单词并以其适当形式填空。

1. Destruction of the environment is one of the most serious ______ we face.
2. Usually a child’s behavior is a ______ of his family environment.
3. The price of wine varies ______ depending on where it comes from.
4. With the exam ______, I find myself working harder than ever before.
5. He spent the evening ______ up Christmas presents.
6. Students should establish an ______ of environmental protection.
7. They ignored the ______ time and were late for the meeting.
8. The shop is small, but it offers a ______ of nice goods.
9. I ______ her to think twice before she makes a decision.
10. Betty ______ to Steve that Sara never gave her a chance to talk.

6 . Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. advocate   B. commercially   C. diversify     D. analyst   E. projected     F. due G. accordingly   H. collective       I. sponsored       J. launches       K. contribute

Inspiration 4: Amateur astronauts set for orbital spaceflight

Four “amateur astronauts” are about to launch into orbit in another landmark mission for space tourism. It’s the latest flight to help open up access to space for paying customers, following on from       1     by Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos.

The trip has been paid for by Us billionaire businessman Jared Isaac-man, who will travel with three crew-mates. A healthcare worker, a science educator and a data     2     will circle the Earth with Mr Isaac-man for three days.

They hope to inspire others with their adventure and to raise money for children’s cancer medicine. The mission has been named Inspiration 4     3    .

The crew’s Dragon vehicle, manufactured by Elon Musk’s company Space X, will ride atop a Falcon-9 rocket. It is     4     to launch from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center at 20:02 EDT on Wednesday (01:02 BST, Thursday), or very shortly after.

The mission follows hot on the heels of Sir Richard Branson’s flight aboard his Virgin Galactic rocket plane on 11 July, and fellow billionaire Jeff Bezo’s trip to space nine days later in the New Shepard vehicle.

Some commentators have voiced concern about the     5     impact on the Earth’s climate of spaceflights like this one.

Space X’s Falcon-9 rocket uses highly-refined kerosene(煤油)fuel which produces the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2), along with nitrogen oxides, which also help     6     to warming. The emissions from rocket launches remain tiny compared with the aviation industry, though they are     7     to grow.

In the 60 years since Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin first went into space, fewer than 600 people have followed in his footsteps; and most of those have been military-trained personnel flying on government-     8     missions. Inspiration 4 is different. It’ll be a fully     9     purchased and operated orbital flight.

California-based Space X intends to sell many more orbital flights to interests beyond traditional space agencies. Nasa helped fund the development of a lot of the technology used by Elon Musk’s company, and did so to try to     10     the economy in low-Earth orbit. This approach is beginning to pay dividends(产生效益). Already, the Texas start-up Axiom Space has purchased four Dragon flights to take tourists to the ISS.

7 . 选词填空

attitude        totally        attraction        worthwhile        basic doubt        amazed        performance        graduated        attended

1. It is really________ to study the animals in Cporbett.
2. There was no ________that Li Bai took traditional poetic forms to a new height.
3. The meeting was________ by shareholders.
4. She shows a very positive ________to her work.
5. Many visitors were________ by the complex architectural space and abundant building types.
6. Food, clothing and shelter are all ________necessities of life.
7. We were ________surprised that she was in total ignorance of the coming car.
8. Are you satisfied with your ________in the activity?
9. Ever since I________ from university I have worked here.
10. Now this former royal palace is open to the public as a major tourist________.

8 . Directions: 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.diversifying       B.depressed        C.shifted       D.breaking       E.hammer   F.controversial G.initially     H.converting       I.wholly       J.dump          K.circulations

Soaring newsprint costs make life even harder

The cost of paper around the world is rising to record highs, pushing up expenses for newspapers from Mumbai to Sydney. When times were good, before ads     1     online, newspapers had a supportive partnership with paper mills. As ads departed and     2     fell, they are now at the shouting stage.

Paper mills had the worst of it for years as newspapers went     3     digital or shut for good. The papers were able to     4     down the cost of newsprint from firms fighting for business as demand declined. Many hesitated to shut massive machines costing hundreds of millions of dollars.

That hesitance has disappeared; mills are taking out newsprint capacity and     5    . Norske Skog, a Norwegian paper firm, said in June it would close its 66-year-old Tasman Mill in New Zealand, for example. Many mills are     6     machines to make packaging for e-commerce.UPM, a Finnish firm, announced this year the sale of its Shotton newsprint mill in Wales to a Turkish maker of container board and packaging. For JCS Volga, a Russian mill, newsprint used to account for 70% of production; now half of what it makes is packaging. The pandemic, with people working from home, meant even fewer newspaper purchases, which     7     demand for newsprint again and increased the pain for paper suppliers. In the past 24 months European mills have responded by shutting almost a fifth of their newsprint capacity, says a buyer for a large British newspaper group.

Then economies reopened. Newsprint demand shot up. That, combined with much reduced capacity and coupled with soaring energy prices, has resulted in a price shock. Particularly     8     are energy surcharges that some paper suppliers are seeking to pass on.

Newspaper firms reckon this amounts to     9    contracts. European newspapers will have to pay newsprint prices that are 50-70% higher in the first quarter of 2022 compared with the year before.

Germany’s print and media industry association has warned that mills are going to force newspapers to     10     paper editions, hurting each other in the process. “It’s about the famous branch that both of them are sitting on,” it said recently. But mills can sell packaging instead. “We’re not going to save the publishing industry by being unprofitable ourselves,”says a mill executive in North America.

9 . 根据语境用所给单词的正确形式填空

combat, disarm, friction, profession, stable, uniform, weapon

1. It’s known to us that ________is important, but how can we keep the society ________?
2. All the ________ were delighted that the long ________had come to an end at last.
3. Working as a teacher is your ________and you should respect your ________.
4. The enemy soldiers have put down their ________and took off their ________.
5. The frequent________ between parents and their teenage children are very common in modern society.
6. The two sides agreed on ________troops and leaving their weapons at military positions.

10 . 选词填空

acclaim, atom, craft, harsh, prosper, shun

1. Despite the pandemic in China, businesses across the country are ________ with economic situation becoming ________.
2. Infected by Aids, she lives alone,   ________ by society.
3. The carrier is powered by ________ energy released by splitting ________ .
4. Many kinds of traditional Chinese ________ industries are preserved by many ________ with their skilled ________.
5. Yuan Longping is ________as Father of Hybrid Rice.
6. ________climates or conditions are very difficult to people, animals, and plants to live in.