1 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Something different?

Looking for an unforgettable way to celebrate that special occasion? Well, the range of options open to today’s youngster or even ‘oldest, for that matter,     1    (be) a far cry from the traditional party or restaurant visit. No longer is it considered sufficient to invite your friends round, buy some food and get a baker     2     (produce) a cake. No, today's birthday boy or girl is looking for something out of the ordinary, ranging from the extremely expensive to the downright dangerous. Anything goes,     3    it is unusual and impressive.

    4    is considered top of this year’s popular extravagances are as follows: taking some friends rally driving, helicopter lessons, plane trip and parachuting and hot air balloon. Then, there is always group bungee jumping or taking your friends on a white water rafting ride down rapids.

The desire for adventurous celebration     5     (not restrict) to the young. I recently met an old man     6     celebrated reaching the milestone of eighty by having a flying lesson.

Of course, if you have the money the world is your oyster. A well-heeled relation of     7     flew fifty of his friends to a Caribbean island to mark the passing of his half century.

Unfortunately, I was only a distant relation.

Undoubtedly, the more traditional forms of celebration do continue to satisfy the less extravagant or less adventurous     8    us. However, with my own half century     9     (appear) on the horizon I would not say no to a weekend in Paris and a meal at the Eiffel Tower. I can but     10     (dream). Perhaps by the time I’m eighty I’ll be able to afford it.

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Nowadays, millions     1     lonely singles are now going online instead. The World Wide Web is quickly becoming    2     world’s most popular matchmaker(媒人).

Singles are flocking(涌向) to the Internet     3     (main) because their busy lifestyles leave them little time to look for a significant other. Using dating sites(约会网址) is quick and convenient. Many singles say the regular dating scene     4     (lead) them from one bad experience to     5     and are ready to try something else. Dating sites also make     6     easy to avoid someone     7     you are not interested in. In the real world,     8    , ignoring someone you don’t like can be difficult.

Despite all the advantages, online dating also presents its own set of problems. People aren’t always those who they declare to be in their online     9     (describe). Safety is another concern. You are just     10     (like) to find a criminal online as you are Mr. Or Miss Right.

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The "selfie" is used to describe the self-taken photo, often from a smartphone. Someone takes about 10 selfies each time he does, and he only ends up     1    （post）one or two of them online. He picks the one that he feels makes him look the     2    （good）. In that picture, he gains confidence. For that moment, everything bad or terrible that has happened to him     3    （remove）, because that smile is what gives him the     4    （determine） to love himself.

I read a poem     5    （recent） and the young man said, "If I ask you     6     you love, the answers will most likely roll off your tongue. You love to read. You love to write. You love your mom, your daughter, or your friends. How long do you think you can go on and on before you say 'I love     7    （I）'?"

That statement hits me like a ton of bricks. I've struggled     8     confidence all my life. I still do. And in no way am I saying that taking a selfie is a gateway to confidence.     9    , the selfie does deserve some credit for allowing individuals     10    （express）themselves.

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Amsterdam     1     (call) the “City of Bicycles” because of the convenience of riding bicycles there. In the 1960s, a group of cycling fans had     2     idea that it would be better for everybody if cars weren't allowed in the city centre and only bicycles were. They were     3     (hope) that this would help to save energy, reduce     4     (pollute) and provide free public transport. The group painted hundreds of bicycles white and placed them in lots of neighbourhoods around Amsterdam for people to use.

    5     (fortunate), it didn't work because     6     (thief) took all the bicycles within weeks! However, more than thirty years later, the “white bike” is back in town — this time with a computer chip to record its every move!    7     (take) a bicycle, you have to insert a special card. People who want to use the bikes     8     (park) at special parking places have to take them to another special parking place     9     has enough room. Thanks to the good ideas of lots of people, many people around the world have been enjoying city center streets     10     cars for many years.

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About 3 years ago, something terrible happened to me. Our boat    1    (catch) in a terrible storm.    2    enormous wave covered our boat all at once and my younger brother    3    (fall) into the sea. Our boat survived. But it was going    4    the direction of the whirlpool. When we were on the edge of the whirlpool, I felt    5    (calm) than when we were moving towards it. When the boat was on the inside of it, we were going round in    6    (circle) at great speed. I tied myself to a barrel,    7    could help me to float. Then, without    8    (wait) , I dived into the sea. My elder brother was too    9    (terrify) to leave the boat and sank into the bottom of the whirlpool. I did escape. The waves carried me to an area where I was picked up by some of my old friends, but they were unable    10    (recognise) me, for my hair had turned white in less than a single day.

6 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号中单词的正确形式。

Every day   many   teens   wake   up   afraid   of    1     (go)   to   school.   School bullying(校园欺凌) is a problem    2     affects millions of students, and it makes everyone    3     (worry), not just the kids. Yet because parents, teachers and other   adults don’t always see it, they may not understand how bad bullying can be.

School bullying can threaten students’ physical and emotional    4     (safe) at school and can influence their ability to learn. There     5     (be) a number of things   you can do to make schools safe and prevent bullying.

For younger kids, the best way of solving the bullying problem is to tell a trusted adult. For teens, the tell-an-adult way depends on the bullying situation. If you see or hear someone     6       (beat), you should step in     7       (stop) the bullying right away.   If you   cannot stop it by    8     (you), then find someone who can. It   is   important to keep the bully away from the person he or she is bullying. Do not force the two parties to be in the same room together. Bullying is a problem that can cause serious damage unless the problem     9       (solve) in time. Take any bullying that     you hear about very     10       (serious). You might even need to call the police in        some situations.

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Many teens in high school want to try out for sports because they think playing sports will make them more popular. But there are lots of other     1    （benefit）of sports that teens may overlook（忽视）.

With TV, movies, computers, and video games     2    （become）more and more popular, it has become much     3    （easy）for teens to be home by themselves rather than going out with friends. Teens used to hang out at the mall or drive around the town; now they just sit at home. Getting teens into a sport     4    （give）them an opportunity to go out and socialize.     5     they may not find a new best friend, they will learn how to interact and work as     6    team, something that they'll find     7    （use）later in life.

More and more teens are becoming overweight. If teens see that their physical condition is causing them to perform     8    （bad）, they may be motivated to do other activities     9    （get）healthy. When your children reach their youth, part of good parenting will provide them     10     the direction and encouragement and continue to help them develop a healthy style of living.

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The day that you all the     1     (satisfy) of having all the housework     2     (do) by a robot might still be a few decades off. But increasingly engineers are saying that     3     (robot) are going to make the leap from the factory floor to your family room.

Bill Gates once predicted the “Dawn of the Age of Robots”. What’s behind this new era? It’s     4     (part) a matter of technology. Devices that can recognize and respond to a human voice have been developed. There are now a few different ways for robots     5     (move) around. They can walk, crawl or ride on wheels. They are being made smaller these days and also becoming     6     (efficient).

A bigger part of the story depends     7     the consumers. People around the world have tirelessly searched for ways to get lazier since the 1950s     8     the television remote control was invented. Also considering the increasing wealth of people, engineers believe the opportunity     9     (appear) ripe to introduce robots to ease our daily lives. Robots will do most of the basic housework     10     just help you have more fun on the basketball court.

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Several countries in Asia celebrate the Lunar New Year in their own way. But dragon and lion dances in Chinatowns all over the world have helped to make China's New Year the most famous. These days growing     1     （number）of people who are not of Chinese origin are joining in. In Tokyo window cleaners dress up like the animals of the Chinese shengxiao. America，Canada and New Zealand published memorial stamps for the year of the Rooster. In 2016，New York City made the Lunar New Year     2     school holiday for the first time.

The spread of the Spring Festival is     3    （part）due to recent immigration from China:about 10million Chinese people     4    （move）abroad since 1978，many of     5     are far richer than earlier waves of immigrants.

Aware     6     China's growing economic and political influence，foreign leaders have noticed the occasion. Britain's prime minister，Theresa May，gave a video address，a tradition     7     （start）in 2014 by her predecessor（前任）. The World Economic Forum in Davos in 2017 was held a week earlier than usual     8    （avoid）conflicting with China's New Year.

China hopes the festival will promote     9     （it）cultural soft power abroad. It may give the Chinese people     10     （satisfy）to see foreigners enjoy such festivities.

10 . 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入适当的词，并将答案填写在相应位置上。

In the age of the smart phone, there seems no reason to ask questions about: the weather forecast, a business’s phone number or directions, which can all be     1     (easy)found on Google, but very often people     2     (actual) ask these things by    3    (make) a call. Your answer may be replied to with a thank-you e-mail.

This isn’t the first time that great changes    4     (take) place in our manners due to technology. In     5    late 1870s, when the telephone    6    (invent), people didn’t know how    7    (greet) a caller. Often there is just     8    (silent). Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor, suggested that people     9    (say) “Ahoy”, but finally “Hello” went out, the greeting used in everyday face-to-face communications now.

Try to be respectful no matter     10    you communicate with. Just keep it in mind that politeness never goes out of fashion.