1 . 我现在住院了， 患的是肝衰竭， 正在恢复中。
I’m now in hospital ________ ________ _______ _______.

2 . The population of our province is now ________ (接近) 81 million. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）

3 . The doctor ____ is leaving for Africa next month.

A．the nurse is talking to him	B．whom the nurse is talking
C．the nurse is talking to	D．who the nurse is talking

4 . 请从方框中所给的12个短语中选出10个，并用其适当形式填空，请将答案的完整形式写在答题卡相应题号的横线上。

eat away at       at a loss        bring out       take in     live up to       hang over        be meant to be concerned with             pass out        in addition to            take on                 show off

1. Difficulties and hardships have_________________ the best qualities of the young scientist
2. The advertisement ______________________________appeal to children to be aware of the importance of confidence.
3. With Christmas Day coming near, the small town began to_______________________a festive air.
4. No matter how hard he tries, his parents are never satisfied with him, which is___________ his self-confidence.
5. If you have any information___________________the recent incident at the station, please contact the police.
6. While Tom was proudly________________his new apartment to his his friends,his neighbor;, Jack, broke in.
7. Shocked by the news, she_____________________. Hours later, she woke up in a hospital bed.
8. His unhappy face turned into a smile, and the black cloud that___________________his head turned into sunshine.
9. Practice can be very useful, and is highly recommended because_______________confidence, it also tends to improve quality.
10. She was so touched by his generosity that for a moment she was______________ for words.

5 . It is almost five years since Jimmy taught high school students and he _____ as an interpreter in a foreign enterprise.

A．served	B．had served
C．is serving	D．would serve

6 . —Haven’t seen him for a couple of days.
—He          preparations for the English speaking contest due to take place next week.

A．will make	B．has made
C．was making	D．is making

7 . – I _________ my son to Laos for sightseeing.
– I would rather you didn’t do that, for the bird flu ___________ several lives there.

A．took; claimed	B．am taking; has claimed
C．took; had claimed	D．will take; claimed

8 . They__________on the program for almost one week before I joined them, and now we ________on it as no good results have come out so far.

A．had been working; are still working	B．had worked; were still working
C．have been working; have worked	D．have worked; are still working

9 . —How anxious Ruby is! I wonder what on earth she ________.
—I’m afraid nobody knows. She is always so strange.

A．has expected

B．will expect

C．will have expected

D．is expecting

10 . My money ____________. I must go to the bank to draw some of my savings out before I’ve none in hand.

A．has run out	B．is running out
C．has been run out	D．is being run out