2 . 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，并将答案转写到答题卡上。

Thank you very much for your letter. Your trip sounds exciting! I can't wait to hear what Africa is like.

Since my last letter to you, I have had a little adventure of     1     (I) own. Early this month, my mother and I took a     2     (fly) to Dunhuang, in the north-west of China. The desert out there was really quite amazing—I had never seen so much sand in my life! While we were there, we     3     (arrange) with a tour company to ride.     4    (camel). I was very excited because this was the first time I had seen one up     5     (closely). We had hoped that we would get to see some other wildlife on our trip, but sadly we didn't.

Since you are going to the Sahara, I have some advice—be sure     6     (bring) a large hat and a shirt with long sleeves—you'll need these     7     protection. The sun can be so brilliant you'll need to keep covered or you'll get     8    (burn)—my cheeks were red for days after my trip. And another thing, you'll need to keep.     9     good supply of water with you, since it is so dry and hot.

I'm sure you'll have a nice trip. I look forward to     10     (receive) your postcards!

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。

Traveling down the Yangtze River for 3 nights was     1     (complete) the most relaxing part of our China journey. When we arrived at the ferry terminal early in the morning, it was     2     (crowd) with people waiting to board the cruise boat. We watched the mountains go by when we     3     (travel) down the river. It was hot and foggy outside but was still one of the most beautiful     4     (landscape) I have ever seen.

During the cruise the dinner was delicious. There     5     (be) lots of different dishes. I enjoyed the food although the fish was so filled with bones that it was hard     6     (eat).

One of the sweet thing about the cruise was the morning alarm     7     was a beautiful Chinese tune.     8     started playing at 6:30am and continued for a whole hour. It was a lovely way to wake up on this     9     (peace) cruise.

The scenery down the Yangtze River is     10     unforgettable experience. I would do this again if I ever had the chance.

4 . 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。

Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian were on a trip to Canada. On the way to the station, they     1    (chat) about their trip. Some people have the idea     2     you can cross Canada in less than five days, but they forget the fact that Canada is 5,500 kilometres from coast to coast. People say Vancouver is Canada's most beautiful city, which is     3    (surround) by mountains and the Pacific Ocean.     4    population is increasing rapidly. The coast north of Vancouver has some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world. It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some     5    (measure)   over 90 metres." That afternoon aboard the train, the cousins settled down in their seats. Earlier that day, when they crossed the Rocky Mountains, they managed     6    (catch)sight of some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle. Their next stop was Calgary, which is famous for the Calgary Stampede. Cowboys who have     7     gift for riding wild horses come to compete in the Stampede. At school, they had learned that most Canadians live     8     a few hundred kilometres of the USA border, and Canada's population is only     9    (slight) over thirty million, but now they were amazed to see such an empty country. They went through a wheat-growing province and saw farms that covered thousands of     10    (acre). After dinner, they were back in an urban area, the busy port city of Thunder Bay at the top of the Great Lakes.

5 . A visit to Sydney had long been my dream. So I was     1     (excite) when offered the opportunity to go. I arrived     2     Sydney around 9:00 a.m. After     3     (check) in a lovely apartment, I headed to the seaside and couldn’t resist     4     (enjoy) the beauty of Sydney. Sydney is famous for its many beautiful     5     (beach). Among them, Manly,     6     is located on the north part of Sydney, is     7     (probable) the biggest one. If you go there, you can not only see the Manly Ferry from the Circular Quay     8     also enjoy very beautiful scenery of the Sydney Opera House and Harbor Bridge along the way. If you like surfing, Bondi Beach is a perfect place to go, although it is actually     9     (small) than Manly. Apart from the beaches, you can take a visit to the Royal Botanic Garden to admire the view of the harbor or visit the Art Galley to appreciate the works. You will find your interesting tourist attractions here. Definitely, Sydney is so     10     (fascinate) that it is worth going.

6 . 语法填空
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。
I enjoy     1    (climb) mountains whenever I can find the time to do so. Tom and Mike are my best friends, both of     2     also like sports. Two years ago, the three of us     3    (go) up to Mt. Lushan. Instead of taking a bus, which is     4    (comfortable), we preferred to climb. We started from the foot of the mountain early in the morning,     5    (chat) all the way. After about one and a half     6    (hour) climbing, we saw two mountain paths before us. We could not decide     7    to choose. In the end, we took the right path, thinking that might be a short cut. But we were wrong. We could not find our way out,     8    (lose) in the mountain. We had to use our hands and feet to make a way. We began to cry for help     9     nobody answered. It was not until darkness     10    (fall) that we found a right path leading up to a paved road.