1 . 用所给短语的恰当形式填入下列句子，使其意义完整，有两个短语多余。

in spite of       ；carry sb. through；figure out；in case；set out；be absorbed in；insist on

1. It is necessary that you take notes of these useful expressions __________ you forget them.
2. They kept on doing research day and night __________ hundreds of failures.
3. Time passes quickly when you __________ reading a good book.
4. It took them about one month to __________ how to start the equipment.
5. The soldiers’ courage and determination __________ the terrible wartime.

2 . 选词组填空（the first time/for the first time）
1. Mary was a shy girl ______________I met her.
2. Mary was a shy girl when I met her______________.

3 . 选词填空：so/such
1. These kids are _________ absorbed in their studies that I just sit back.
2. Pahlsson screamed _________ loudly that her daughter came running from the house.
3. The Great Wall is _________ a well-known tourist attraction that millions of people visit it every year.
4. You can't imagine _________ little birds can eat _________ many insects in _________ a short time.
5. It's _________ good weather that I would like to have a walk.

4 . 选择填空：even if/as if
1. When fat and salt are removed from food, the food tastes ________ it is missing something.
2. My grandfather still plays tennis now and then, ________ he's in his nineties.
3. ________ serving insects as dishes is common in some parts of the world, to many people, the thought of eating them is rather disgusting.

5 . 选词填空

belong to        take off        make up            date from       catch a glimpse of   hold up in case            hold out        be capable of     in return        catch on             end up

1. Great Britain _________ of three parts: England in the south, Scotland in the north and Wales in the southwest.
2. Australia, the last continent, was discovered by ships _________ some European nations in the seventeenth century.
3. It hurts to love someone and not to be loved _________.
4. Her singing career_________ after a successful appearance on the Spring Festival TV Show ten years ago.
5. Before the 1850’s, the United States had a number of small colleges, most of them _________ colonial (殖民的) days.
6. _________ you need something, please don't hesitate to let me know.
7. When I turned around, I _________ a black figure just coming up the stairs.
8. Mr Alford _________ in jail when addictions to gambling and alcohol led him to become heavily in debt.
9. You can stay there for as long as your supplies of food and water can _________.
10. All plant cells _________ taking in water. Even dead ones do to a certain degree.

6 . 根据句意，选择单词或短语并以其适当形式填空。

take turns       now that     belong to       be considered to       take place

1. Xu Beihong, ________   be one of China's greatest painters, is famous for his lively paintings of horses.
2. ________   I have made this first visit, I hope I can come many more times.
3. His three children ________ looking after him when he was ill.
4. Great changes ________ in China in the last twenty years.
5. The book ________ me is interesting.

7 . 短语填空

to…extent;on duty;be willing to; in case;take off; a wide range of; in case

1. Mimi became jealous when Jack's career started________.
2. I'll make some sandwiches, just ________we get hungry later on.
3. He had changed ________such an ________(=so much) that I no longer recognized him.
4. If there are any problems during the repair, please inform our engineer ________immediately.
5. Mrs Green is expert at cooking and she ________teach whoever wants to learn from her.
6. To answer these questions, Brooks surveys ________disciplines.
7. I shall sit up for a time, ________I'm wanted.