3 . 选词填空：besides, except, except for, except that, apart from, but
1. There were four more bottles of beer ______the two he gave us.
2. ____, the sweater is made of pure wool, very soft.
3. We work every day ____Sunday.
4. The weather was good ___an occasional shower.
5. I know nothing about him ___he lives next door.
6. I've finished all my homework ___the last question.
7. I have nothing to do ___wait.

4 . 根据所给10个英语单句的意思，从所给的15个词汇中挑选出10个合适的词或短语分别给每个句子填空。

customs       origins       unlike       adults       up to now behave       weight       wherever       famous       came across climate       therefore       freedom       wealthy       brought up

1. Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our_________and forget our work for a little while.
2. Their balanced diets became such a success that before long Wang Peng became slimmer and Yong Hui put on more__________.
3. Mark Twain was born in Florida on November 30th,1835, and he was __________in Hannibal, Missouri, along the Mississippi River.
4. Water had also appeared on other planets like Mars but __________the earth, it had disappeared later.
5. Around noon they arrived in Toronto, the biggest and most__________city in Canada.
6. Jane Goodall has studied these families of chimps for many years and helped people understand how much they__________like humans.
7. Indeed, he believes that a person with too much money has more rather than fewer troubles, and he__________gives millions of yuan to equip others for their research in agriculture.
8. As Victor Hugo once said, “Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face”, and__________nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin.
9. They shook hands and then kissed each other twice on each cheek, since that is the French custom when__________meet people they know.
10. With all these attractions, no wonder tourism is increasing__________there is a Disneyland.

5 . 选词填空

wealthy 　　　combine 　 therefore 　　　content 　　　by accident sadness 　　　 pull 　　 　deliver 　　 　 defence 　　　in general beliefs 　　　 behave 　　satellite 　　　 various 　　　worse off

1. Li Fang was not going to hold his breath for Hu Jin to apologize, and he would drown his________in coffee.
2. Well, I can’t say that I have any plans, and, as a matter of fact, I landed in Brain________.
3. Around noon they arrived in Toronto, the biggest and most________city in Canada.
4. Indeed, he believes that a person with too much money has more rather than fewer troubles, and he________gives millions of yuan to equip others for their research in agriculture.
5. Julia stepped back appearing surprised and put up her hands, as if in________.
6. Perhaps we ought to________our ideas and provide a balanced menu with food full of energy and fibre.
7. Although its origin may still be a puzzle, the moon can never be anything more than a________of the earth.
8. Jane Goodall has studied these families of chimps for many years and helped people understand how much they________like humans.
9. Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family even________, so Charlie spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother.
10. There are________kinds of theme parks, with a different park for almost everything: food, culture, science, cartoons, movies or history.