2 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Did you grow up in one culture, your parents came from another, and you are now living in an    1    (entire) different country? If so, then you are a third-culture kid.

The term “third-culture kid”    2    (use) in the 1960s for the first time by Dr. Ruth. She first came across this phenomenon while    3    (research) North American children living in India. In general, third-culture kids benefit     4    their intercultural experience and they often reach excellent academic results.

Yet many    5    (difficulty) may arise from this phenomenon. Third-culture kids may not be able to adapt    6    (they) completely to their new surroundings. Also, they often find it hard    7    (develop) new friendship. Additionally, for a third-culture kid, it is often    8    (easy) to move to a new country than to return to his homeland. For example, after living in Australia for many years, Louis finally returned to the country    9    she was born. She didn’t know anything about current TV shows    10    fashion trends. And she didn’t share the same values as other teens of her age.

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

A swing (秋千) could be important for learning, according to one girls’ school. At Brighton Girls, a private school for children     1     (age) 4-18, a swing is to be installed in the sixth-form study center after some of the teenagers asked for one.

After some research, the headmistress, Rosie McColl, said she discovered a swing would be     2     (benefit). She said, “I knew     3     student in a previous school who used to go out and swing in a park between lessons.     4     (current), what we are doing is bringing the swing into the school     5     (help) build a culture. This leads to better results     6     students in terms of both their wellbeing and academic achievement.”

Recent studies show physical activity can improve brain function as well as calming the mind and body, at a time when     7     (anxious) among teenagers is at record levels. So far, McColl’s decision     8     (support) by parents, including Sam Cartwright-Hatton, a psychologist at Sussex University,     9     wrote a letter to the government before schools returned in September calling for new, more creative lessons to help children settle back into class.

McColl advises students     10     (prepare) for exams over the Christmas holiday to find a swing in a local park between revision classes. “No one is ever too old to go on the swings, to play, to think and to dream,” she said.

5 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Twenty-five years ago, most young British people wanted a career in law, to be a doctor, or to take up singing. But today, things stand     1    (different)

According to a recent survey, the “dream job” of young people     2    (age) between 16 and 25 in the Uk is a video blogger, or “vlogger (视频博主)”. The survey, carried out among 1,002 people, found that over 40% of them put vlogger as their number one choice on a list of dream     3    (career).

The change is largely due to the rapid development of information technology (IT). The Internet and social media have made it     4    (easy) and more convenient to reach a global audience, without having to enter a career in show business in the traditional way.

“In the past, the biggest stars     5    (make) by the Hollywood studios; now, anyone with a computer camera may become a star,” said Phil Samuels,     6    expert from UK. From fashion to comedy, these self-made stars interact online with their fans about everyday life.

However, what people see     7    (be) only the bright side of being a vlogger and they ignore the fact     8    only those who are successful can gain fame and fortune. Actually,     9    every success there are a hundred others who never get off the starting block. This is why some young people still show     10    (prefer) for tradional jobs.

6 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The number of Chinese students who went to Britain for university education reached its peak in 2019. Since this autumn the British universities    1    (receive) almost 20, 000 applications from Chinese students.

There may be some reasons and one of them is the recent trade war between China and the US. So more and more Chinese students consider    2    ( go) to the UK for their studies instead of America. As a famous University, the University of Manchester has the    3    (large) number of Chinese students in Europe.

But there are some challenges. Currently Chinese students just focus on    4    (limit) number of subjects, such as economics and business. Another challenge for Chinese students is their    5    (safe) because they are believed to be rich.

How    6    (encourage) understanding is also a problem. Students from both    7    (country) are interested in each other but they don't mix much.

The two groups socialize in    8    (complete) different ways. Chinese students like doing homework together, having a hotpot at home,    9    going shopping. British students enjoy drinking in pubs    10    music. Many Chinese students complain that they can't make many local friends because they just don't like pubs.

7 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

In the United States, over 25 percent of senior citizens (people over 65) live alone. Without friends and family nearby, seniors are at risk of     1     (have) depression (抑郁).

Many communities are trying to deal with this problem. Providence Mount St. Vincent, a retirement home (退休疗养院) near Seattle, Washington, has     2     (recent) run a program. Over 400 senior citizens live at Providence Mount St. Vincent, and over 40 children from a few months old     3     age five go to daycare there. The children spend the day there with the senior citizens while     4     (worker) look on.

The program has clear advantages. For the older people, their social life improves (改善); they read to and play games with the children, and encourage     5     (they) to do other activities. This makes the seniors feel     6     (use) and happy, and if they feel happy, their health may improve.

The children also get a lot from the program. They have     7     patient group of people to play with in a safe environment. Some of the older people     8     (be) disabled, and staying with them helps children learn     9     (be) more understanding of people with disabilities.

Now, there are many programs like the one at Providence Mount St. Vincent.     10     is believed that even if the very young and the very old don’t have a shared past or future, their shared present can be perfect.

8 . 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.

9 . 语法填空

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 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

According to a recent survey, violence did exist in schools. Students showed their fear and parents and teachers also     1    （express）their great concern about it. Experts hope     2     whole society pays more attention to the mental health of adolescents.

Nowadays, school violence is a hot issue. I think this is a phenomenon, which     3     (call) for our great concern. We should make every effort     4     (prevent) school violence happening at school, for more and more students would drop out of school if their personal     5     (safe) could not be guaranteed. In fact, violence can be learned.     6     (actual), children learn violence behavior from adults or from     7     they see on television or on the Internet.

If I meet with school violence, I will not answer violence with violence, for it will result in     8     (much) fighting. I will tell my teachers or parents about it. I think they will help me deal with it well and they will protect me from the bad guys.

All in all, we students should behave     9     (we) and keep away     10     violence.