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

My pen pal, whose name is Mike,     1    (come) to our school to study next month. He comes from America and is eighteen. He is a tall and thin person with yellow hair and blue eyes,     2     makes him look different     3     us.

There are four people in his family. His father is an engineer, his mother is a teacher and his     4    (young) sister is a high school student now. He is so outgoing and easy     5    (get) along with that he is ready to make friends with others, which     6    (bring) him high praises. He has     7     variety of interests,     8    (include) listening to pop music and playing basketball. He often goes to gym     9    (regular). The reason why he will come to China is that he wants to learn Chinese and taste Chinese food. I’m looking forward to his coming and hoping you can make friends with     10    (he).

3 . 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。

Imagine a stranger moved into your house. You would have to adapt to many changes, like sleeping in the same room, cooking in the same kitchen, and     1     (use) the same bathroom. What if that stranger argued with you, or took some of your things     2    asking? That would be quite a(n)     3     (pleasant) experience, wouldn’t it? Now, pause for a moment and consider that you will be a stranger to your future roommate. It’s always a good idea     4     (see) things from someone else’s angle, especially if you have to coexist     5     (peaceful) with that person for the entire school year.

Your relationship with your roommate should be similar to a business partnership. In other words, don’t do anything     6     you wouldn’t like your roommate to do. Share your duties and respect each other’s     7    (private) Living with a roommate in college can really brighten     8     darken your study years. Seeing things from another’s side is your survival guide to the world of strangers who can become your     9     (good) friends or worst enemies. It’s important to remember that there       10     (be) no naturally unfriendly people, but a lack of empathy (感同身受) can often lead to conflict.

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。

Over two decades ago, an Asian elephant named Motala stepped on a landmine and got her left front leg seriously injured. She limped for three days before she     1    (rescue) by a special hospital in Thailand.

    2    (equip) with a prosthetic leg, she was taken care of for over 20 years. Every morning and afternoon, 61-year-old Motala walks around the lawn outside her tent for a while. Deep in the forest of Lampang province in northern Thailand, the hospital, named Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE), is     3    first hospital in the world dedicated to treating injured elephants.

Since its     4    (establish) in 1993, the hospital     5    (save) more than 5,000 elephants with illnesses varying from diarrhoea to eye diseases and injuries through car accidents or mine explosions. Prior to the World Elephant Day, Soraida Salwala, 66,     6    has dedicated half of her life to saving those giant creatures, talked about the friendship with elephants.

Her story began when she was eight years old. She encountered an injured elephant     7    (lie) on the side of the road as it was hit     8    truck. “I cried and begged my dad to take him to the hospital, but he told me that it was too big to be received, and no one knew how to save it.    9    (final) the elephant died,” Soraida said, recalling with sadness.

Many tragedies, like this, inspired her     10    (build) a hospital specialized in saving injured elephants.

5 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages 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.

The first time I invited a good friend not just over to but into my house, post-vaccination, without masks, I couldn’t even wait until she walked up to my door —I ran outside to greet her, and we hugged each other in the driveway. We both held on tight, as we took turns exclaiming how good it was to see each other. We     1    (not hang) out in person since January 2020, and of course I was looking forward to talking, sharing a meal, catching up on all her news—but somehow I felt that     2     any of that happened, I would also get to hug her. It was my first hug from a friend in more than a year, and a reminder of just how     3     (comfort) a good hug can be.

I’ve been a huger since middle school, when my friends and I     4     embrace between classes in the hall as though we hadn’t just seen one another the day before. In high school, I volunteered at a Girl Scouts camp every summer, and at the end of each session, many of our campers would seek us out     5     (say) goodbye. My fellow counselors and I would typically offer     6     a choice: Hug, handshake or high five? Most of the kids would choose a hug. But there were always at least a few     7     would opt for a handshake, at times delivered so solemnly that I felt like we were going into business together, or a high five, some slapping so hard that my hand     8     (hurt). I always appreciated this ritual, especially the individual ask, for the simple reason     9     it allowed me to think about and honor each camper’s wishes. As I venture out from my pandemic bubble, I hope to bring the same kind of intentionality to every much     10     (anticipate) reunion.

6 . 用适当的关系词补全下面的短文

I have a close friend     1     is called Irene. I’ve known her for about 15 years now. We met at work—she was a colleague of mine at the company     2     I used to work, and we used to have our coffee breaks at the same time.

We get on very well although we don’t have a lot in common—we have quite different interests. From 2010 on, during     3     time I changed jobs, we lost touch for a couple of years. But now we phone each other once a week, and we see each other about twice a month. We have completely different tastes in films, and that’s the only reason     4     we sometimes argue.

9 . 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。

Amy’s friendship was on the rocks, so she wrote a post on a forum exchange for advice about it. Since primary school, Amy, who was an awkward student then, and her friend Jenny, a popular and     1    (friend) girl, have been good friends for eight years. Whether they are walking to school, doing homework or just hanging out at the weekend, they are hardly     2    of each other’s sight. However, Jenny broke Amy’s heart.

They originally planned to watch a film last Saturday afternoon. But unfortunately, Jenny had a cold so that they didn’t make it. Today, Amy received a horrible surprise that Jenny had been seen     3     (chat) with another girl in a café on Saturday afternoon. When     4     (hear) this, Amy was     5    (terrible) angry and at a loss, not knowing what to do next.

On the forum, Amy got two     6    (reply), one of     7     says that this friendship is worth     8    (save), for her friend Jenny perhaps wants to make    9    apology for her behaviour and give Amy an     10    (explain). However, in the other reply, it is suggested that Amy should rethink this friendship and move on if this friendship is not equally valued.

10 . 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。

Bill Greenhaw was a     1    (retire) school principal and looked rather stern. He was an organist and highly     2    (respect) in our church. I wore leather jackets and rode a motorcycle.

One day, I     3    (joking) asked him     4     he would like to go out to lunch with me on my bike.     5     my surprise, he accepted! He was     6     opposite of me in so many ways, but he enjoyed     7    (ride) with me on my bike. We took many rides together, but he never told     8    (somebody) about them. I think it brought out a sense of adventure in him, and I was the only person     9     he felt comfortable sharing that side of himself with. He was shy around most people. At his funeral, I told his family about our rides, and every one of them     10     astonished. I miss his kind and gentle character, and our rides together.