1 . 《新概念》原文填空：根据原文填入正确的单词或短语,答案可能是一词或多词。

Lesson 29: … Since then, Captain Fawcett     1     passengers to many unusual places. Once he landed on the roof of a block of flats and     2     another occasion, he landed in a deserted car park…. The man wanted to fly to Rockall, a     3     island in the Atlantic Ocean, but Captain Fawcett did not take him because the trip was too dangerous.

Lesson 30: The Wayle is a small river that     4     the park near my home. I like sitting by the Wayle on fine afternoons. It was warm last Sunday,     5     I went and sat on the river bank as usual. Some children were playing games on the bank and there were some people     6     on the river.     7     , one of the children kicked a ball very hard….

Lesson 31:… Frank smiled when he remembered his hard early years and the long road to     8    . He was still smiling     9     the door opened and his wife came in. She wanted him to repair     10     grandson’s bicycle!

2 . Directions：Fill in the blanks according to the text. One word for each blank only.

Furthermore, the work flow was     1    . There was one especially absent-minded young man in the assembly line who     2         3     buttons. After a while I recognized him as“Big Jim”who used to sit behind me in math class in high school. He was very slow and all the shirts were held up at his position. Workers     4     him in line on his shift had to wait with nothing to do; therefore a great deal of time and efficiency were lost as Big Jim daydreamed while he worked. All week I wondered why he wasn’t fired.

3 . I need to be in my office by nine o'clock so I usually get up at seven o'clock. I travel to work “on the tube”. That’s     1    in London. It takes about fifty minutes. Usually, it’s     2     I can’t find anywhere to sit. I just stand. I’m always tired before I arrive at work. I don’t like the underground!

I love movies. My wife calls me a “movie fan”. But there isn’t a cinema in my village so I don’t get the chance to go very often. I go about twice a year, usually when I go to London with my family. We take a weekend break there when I am not too busy on the farm. My wife loves looking in the clothes shops and I like     3    . I also like to buy a few cigars. Unfortunately, my wife isn’t     4    .

My son and daughter love to ride on London’s red buses and they     5    !

Unfortunately, disaster came in 1995 when he fell from his horse and broke his back. The doctors did not     6    . However, he     7    . At first, he couldn’t breathe without a machine, but he learnt to     8    . He would never walk again but he started a new life with great courage.

The second year after his accident, Christopher returned to film making. He also     9    to promote medical research into back injuries. He made speeches all over the USA about his experiences. This not only     10    to research into back injuries but also encouraged a lot of people living with all kinds of problems.

4 . I am fond of my sister but she has one serious shortcoming. She can be really     1    . Although she didn’t know the best way of getting to places, she insisted that she     2    the trip properly. Now I know that the proper way is always her way. I kept asking her, “When are we leaving and when are we coming back?” I asked her     3    she had looked at a map yet. Of course she hadn’t; my sister doesn’t care     4    details. So I told her that the source of the Mekong is in Qinghai Province. She gave me a     5    look—the kind     6    said she would not change her mind. When I told her that our journey would begin     7    an altitude of more than 5,000 metres, she seemed to be excited about it. When I told her the air would be hard     8    (breathe) and it would be very cold, she said it would be an interesting experience. I know my sister well.     9    she has made up her mind, nothing can change it. Finally, I had to give     10    .