2 . British people travel on the underground ________ the Americans take the subway. (用适当的词填空)

3 . Ken was doing his homework ________ the telephone suddenly rang. (用适当的词填空)

4 . The price of diamond rings has risen sharply ________ the price of gold rings has gone down.

5 . China is at number 85 in last year’s Human Development Report_________ European countries such as Norway and Ireland are at the top of the list. （用适当的词填空）

6 . He must be forty years old ___________ his wife looks about twenty. （用适当的单词填空）

7 . 阅读下面句子，在下面句子的空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
1. The Chinese government has taken a variety of effective ______________(measure) to fight against Covid 2019.
2. It is said that body language accounts for 55 percent of a first impression ____________what you say just 7 per cent.
3. My father warned me against going to Beijing during May Day because it was ____________ (crowd) with tourists.
4. It is universally acknowledged that Shanghai is the most important ____________ (industry) base of China.
5. If a person is badly injured in an accident, you'd better leave____________ he was.
6. When the doctors and nurses left Wuhan, all the patients looked ____________(thankful) at them with tears of gratitude filling their eyes.
7. The fires burned for three days,____________(destroy) a total of 25,000 buildings.
8. I shook hands and exchanged a few words____________ the manager after the meeting.
9. The first time he met the girl he ____________ (strike) by her wisdom and fell in love with her.
10. As long as there is the____________ (possible) of saving our planet, take action now before it is too late.