1 . What they attempted to do was no longer show reality,__________ instead to ask the question, “What is art?” （用适当的词填空）

3 . Your skin acts as a barrier against diseases ... It also helps _______ your body temperature, prevents your body from ______ too much water, warns you when things are too hot or cold, ___________ you your sense of touch.

A．to control...losing... give

B．control... losing...and gives

C．controlling...lose...giving

D．control...lost...and give

4 . After Li Daiyu and her cousin arrived in Toronto, the largest and wealthiest city in Canada, they only had a few hours to kill before they had to proceed to the next leg of their trip to Montreal, so they went on a tour of the city. （英译汉）
_________________________________________________________________________________________

6 . _________I have harvested most from the contest is not the award _________the improvement of my pronunciation and the fun of acting. (用适当的词填空)

7 . The salesman wants to live in an apartment,________ (然而；但是) his wife would rather live in a flat. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

8 . If you keep on working hard, you are bound to pass the exam. (句型转换)
→Keep on working hard, ________________.