1 . 请用方框中的短语完成句子。

addicted to   apply for   looking forward to   in ruins   take control of

1. Mike is ______ computer games.
2. After the earthquake, the whole city was ______.
3. We are really ______ seeing you again.
4. Students are encouraged to ______ their own learning.
5. Kate is planning to go to Iceland for holiday. She will ______ a visa soon.

2 . 选词并以短语的正确形式填空，每个短语仅用一次。其中两个短语为多余选项。

regard as        carry on        go wrong       contribute to    work on        burst into tears          knock over       go through do sb good          turn down       pay off        give away

1. When things ________ , all of us naturally feel disappointed and frustrated.
2. Tom ________ the invitation to the party last weekend because he was too busy.
3. “Have you sorted out a babysitter yet?” “No, but I ________ it. ”
4. What’s considered typical or proper social conduct in one country may ________ odd, improper or even rude in the other.
5. After the pandemic of COVID-19, the country________ a period of economic instability right now, making many workers jobless and homeless.
6. Being generous literally means willingness in________ one’s own money, time, talent, etc.
7. After the sad event, he put it behind him and________ leading his simple life.
8. He________, begging her to forgive him and swearing to pay back everything he had stolen.
9. A little stress can ________ -it pushes us to compete and innovate.
10. I firmly believe that one day in the future all my hard work________ and I will finally pass the exam.

3 . Choose the suitable words to complete the conversations.

minimum     elegant     fibre     desserts recipe     exceptional     chef     prior to

1. A: Why do you eat so many bananas?
B: Because bananas offer an excellent source of ________ and vitamins.
2. A: How do you manage to stay so slim and fit?
B: I have brought my consumption of sweets and ________down to the bare ________
3. A: How do you like your new cooking classes?
B: They’re ________! The teacher used to be a famous ________in a big hotel.
4. A: What is Jessie busy with in the kitchen?
B: She is trying a new________ for pumpkin pie.
5. A: Why did they refuse the dinner invitation?
B: They had to refuse the dinner invitation because of an engagement made ________it.
6. A: How did you find the restaurant you visited yesterday?
B: It was beautiful and ________! We’ve never been to such an attractive restaurant before.

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

gentle       sum up       circumstance       encounter       novelist        patent

1. To our surprise, he was actually the_____________ and caring father of three children.
2. To_____________, his fame and wealth were gained through hard work and his in-depth knowledge of his business.
3. A genius for invention, Thomas Edison obtained scores of _____________.
4. Under no_____________ should we do terrible things to other people.
5. As a botanist, he takes notes on the properties of any plant he_____________.
6. The first-person narrator is a stylistic device that has been used by many_____________ and poets throughout the ages.

5 . 用方框中单词的适当形式完成下列句子，每个单词只能用一次。

benefit       appropriate       extend       strength       decorate       satisfy

1. The organization’s aim is to ________ the cultural ties between China and America.
2. The discovery of oil brought many ________ to the town.
3. She looked at the finished painting with ________.
4. She didn’t think we were ________ dressed for a wedding.
5. The chairman ________ a warm welcome to the guest speaker in yesterday’s graduation ceremony.

6 . 用所给短语的正确形式填空，将所给句子补充完整，有2个短语多余

concentrate on, look forward to, suitable for, sign up for be responsible for, other than, be addicted to

1. You can’t imagine how much I ___________________ studying with my new classmates!
2. He ______________ basketball recently. You can always see him on the basketball court.
3. I don’t know anyone __________________ Lily in this new class.
4. I wonder if there’re any free classes that I can _______________.
5. I can think of no one who’s more _________________ this position than you.

7 . 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.

8 . 从方框中选择合适的短语并用其适当形式填空。

as a matter of fact,   turn to,   in trouble,   out of work,   fall in love,   get tired of, disagree with,   get along with,     recover from,        be grateful to

1. When he is ________, we should all go out to help him.
2. ________, many people have a disability.
3. She says there is no one she can ________ for help.
4. He has been________ for six months.
5. How are you ________your English study?
6. We ________ singing the same song all the time.
7. It is strange that he should ________ such a rude girl.
8. She has________ what her mother tells her to do all the time.
9. It took her a long time to ________ the heart operation.
10. I________ your suggestion, and I will never change my mind.

9 . Directions: Fill in the blanks to make the sentences coherent and grammatically correct. Use the proper form of the phrases given in the box. Each phrase can only be used once and there is one phrase more than you need.

refer to       be typical of       have …in common with       lie in in case       pay …regard to     on behalf of          warn about

1. He was thus forbidden to give answers to supplementary questions ______ he said something damaging.
2. Some clubs that replied ______ current players said it was policy not to discuss personal affairs.
3. Leibniz______ little ______ Newton except the discovery of the calculus.
4. These measures are to be established according to the procedure ______ in Article 17 on the landfill of waste and shall be adopted by 16 July 2023 at the latest.
5. Social services that ______ little ______ the needs of at-risk children are to be supervised and improved.
6. As ______ temperate zones, weather patterns vary by season with occasional extremes in temperature and rainfall.
7. Much of the potential for European economic development ______ what at first glance would seem to have been only sleepy villages.

10 . 选择合适的短语并用正确的形式填空

sign up

workout

make sense

other than

check in

what if

get around

1. ________ I fail to make a good impression?
2. He ________ for evening classes at the community college last Sunday.
3. We are going to ________ hutongs of Beijing. Would you like to join us?
4. Considering that he is an environmental scientist, his strange habit ________.
5. In no country ________ France, as is often said, can one taste so many kinds of delicious cheese.