1 . 选词填空

go to great lengths, date back to, adjust... to... , switch to, come up with, take the place of, stick to, take action, be connected to, instead of

1. To keep fit, you can ________ morning or lunchtime exercise.
2. This is an old building ________ the 16th century.
3. Recently, researchers ________ a new theory.
4. They raised prices and cut production, ________ cutting costs.
5. The paint was still wet and the door handle ________ my hand.
6. Some people ________ to make their homes attractive.
7. He stopped to try to ________ his vision ________ the faint starlight.
8. We need more time to see how things develop before we ________.
9. My uncle lived on an island that ________ the coast by bridge.
10. Nothing can ever ________ real love and family togetherness.

2 . 选词填空

depend on, apply... to, at a fast pace, specialize in, put... in place, lead to, without doubt, wrestle with, restrict... to, to one’s advantage

1. This meeting has been ________ one of the most useful ones we have had so far.
2. The drought has ________ widespread loss of life.
3. Fifty years ago, the chance of a baby surviving ________ its weight.
4. With more effective measures ________, the disease has been brought under control.
5. The new rules are ________ only ________ pilots of passenger airlines.
6. Certain publishers ________ specific markets.
7. In the past I ________ myself ________ one cup of coffee a day.
8. You have to ________ your unconscious fears.
9. It will be ________ if he studies hard.
10. I’ve been to China a few times and it is moving forward ________.

3 . 选词填空

shoot up, mount up, result from, accuse... of, be interested in, due to, a set of, be best known for

1. I didn’t know much about him except I ________ him.
2. The media have been filled with tales of horror and loss ________ Monday’s earthquake.
3. When house prices ________, we can’t afford to buy a house in the big city.
4. In spite of all his efforts, his debts continued to ________.
5. I certainly don’t want to ________ them ________ having bad intentions.
6. His mistake was ________ youth and inexperience.
7. He ________ his novels set in his boyhood world on the river.
8. On his retirement, colleagues presented him with ________ golf clubs.

4 . 选词填空

was accustomed to	Compared	for lack of	depend on	a wide variety of
ashamed	lost sight of	is back on his feet	in trouble	felt like going

1. Peter________after an operation.
2. As for you, you ought to be________of yourself.
3. It was so dark that he________everything.
4. They went to the bar because they________to have some beer.
5. He________the cold weather because he had lived there for 20 years.
6. ________with the old one, the new building looks more beautiful.
7. The young tree died________water.
8. Since you are an adult,you had better not________your parents any longer.
9. The small shop sells________goods.
10. When I was________, I always turned to her for help.

5 . 用方框中的短语完成句子，其中有两项为多余选项。

A.make an effort   B. pass away   C. over and over   D. put up   E. let off   F. In general   G. calm down

1. Mr. Wang always explains a question ________ until all the students understand it.
2. I was so excited to hear the good news that it took me a while to ________.
3. The Chinese often ________ red paper cuts on some special occasions to create an atmosphere (氛围) of joy.
4. ________, a learned man makes fewer mistakes in life than a man without knowledge.
5. This plan has already been discussed in detail, so next we should ________ to carry it out.

6 . 选词填空：less than/rather than/other than
1. It is required that the whole operation should be performed in________ three seconds.
2. She is a career woman________ a housewife.
3. He never speaks to me________ to ask for something.

7 . 选词填空

fall on       pass down       put on       in honour of       settle down       care for       all sorts of       set off stay up       take a bite of

1. I used to ________ late with my mom and watch movies.
2. My birthday ________ Sunday.
3. They often use folk songs to ________ their history.
4. The children _______ some warm clothes.
5. A celebration was held _______the Party’s birthday.
6. He said he had to go home to _____ his child.
7. At eight we ________. It was very nice and sunny.
8. You could end up bringing home ________ diseases to your wife and it could be dangerous.
9. When are you going to get married and _______?
10. Each time you _________food, chew at least 30 times before swallowing.

8 . 选词填空

devote...to     a range of     in store     appeal to     in a word     be capable of     take on       in summary draw on       as a result

1. As the afternoon ________, we hurried to the station.
2. She gladly gave up her part-time job to ________ herself entirely ________ her art.
3. So_______, learning English is not only necessary but also important.
4. Would you say you _______ working here?
5. This slim booklet describes ________ services.
6. He ______ his father’s duty and took over the shop.
7. Who knows what lies _______ for the President?
8. His car alarm had been going off for two days and, ________, the battery was flat.
9. Does the idea of working abroad ______ you?
10. ________, the art in a language lesson lies in remembering that language belongs to people.

9 . 选词填空

anything but   be caught up in   stay away from   in the air   no wonder   according to   in time all over the world   with excitement   let’s just say

1. Chinese silk has long been famous _______.
2. Most of the problems were solved at the meeting, but two were left hanging ________.
3. _________she looks so familiar; she is my former student.
4. He’s not interested in _________eating and sleeping.
5. I ________conversation with Mr White when you rang.
6. The doctor told him to ________such foods and drinks.
7. If all goes ________the plan, the first concert will be held on Tuesday evening.
8. She leaned forward, her eyes bright_______.
9. _______ I’m the man who loves her.
10. We were just________ for the bus.

10 . 根据句意，选择单词或短语并以其适当形式填空。

to start with   in particular   ought to   whether...or not   look through   turn out   in the end   be likely to   instead     however

1. ________, we haven’t enough money, and secondly we haven’t enough time.
2. Last summer I went to France. This year I’m going to Italy ________
3. ________he works________, I don’t think he will pass his examination.
4. She’ll put the blame on us if it ________ badly.
5. He said that it was so; he was mistaken，________.
6. An accident ________ happen yesterday.
7. ________ she will understand his feelings.
8. Peter starts ________ the mail as soon as the door shuts.
9. I went along thinking of nothing ________ only looking at things around me.
10. I realize I ________ have told you about it.