1 . —Mum, may I buy this nice yellow dress?
—Well, if we do online shopping, we’ll get a ________ one but ________ this.

A．better, as nice as

B．expensive, better than

C．cheaper, as nice as

2 . What’s ________, he built up a wide social network and his tension and stress disappeared. （用适当的词填空）

3 . 她对考试越来越有信心了。当然，她学习越努力，考试成绩就越好。
She is getting ________confident about the exams and of course. ________ she studies, ________results she will get.

4 . 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。框中有两个单词为多余单词。

sharp       hesitate       precious       otherwise       earn a living recycle       select       assist       carry on       indeed

1. During the gold rush, ________, some Chinese opened up shops and restaurants in Chinatown in San Francisco.
2. As the first woman ________ to make a trip into space, Tereshkova felt lucky and proud.
3. Despite the difficult situation, Dr Bethune did whatever he could ________ the Chinese people.
4. Astronauts have to use tape to stick everything down while working in space because everything would float off ________.
5. In space, astronauts collect all dirty water so that it can ________ for later use.
6. Many Americans complained about the ________ increase in the cost of health care and health insurance recently.
7. After ________ for several moments, Gary finally went into the expensive tailor’s shop and asked to see the suit in the window.
8. To a person nothing is ________ than their life.

5 . 我们需要一个温柔的声音。在这方面，女性应该比男性更受欢迎。 [词汇复现]
We need a tender voice. ________________, a female should be ________________ a male.

6 . 研究表明女性要比男性有更敏锐的嗅觉并且对情感更敏感。
The study shows that women ____________________ than men and are also ____________________.

7 . 现在你工作越努力，未来你就会感到越幸运。
________you are working now, ________you will feel in the future.

8 . 事实上，每年不超过十分之一的学生能被一流大学录取。
As a matter of fact, ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ can be admitted by first-class universities every year.

9 . 提问的学生把教师办公室挤得水泄不通，因为期末考试就要到了，我想此时没有比放下手机更重要的事了。（flood）（汉译英）

10 . 我从来没有见过比你更高贵的东西。（倒装句）（汉译英）