1 . 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。

People love the view of old buildings in Paris, especially Notre Dame Cathedral(巴黎圣母院).     1    (unfortunate), on April 16, a fire destroyed the spire(尖顶) of the 850-year-old cathedral, and two-thirds of the roof. Flames could be seen     2    (rise) through the top of the monument. The citizens in Paris gathered around the cathedral, praying     3     the hundreds of firefighters who fought the flames.     4     was no wonder that people felt sad. The church itself, after all, is a historical and artistic treasure.     5    (build) in 1163, it is one of the world's most famous tourist sites, attracting about 12 million     6    (visit) every year.

Notre Dame Cathedral is home to many     7    (religion) artworks, paintings and sculptures. Despite its long history and many treasures, the cathedral     8    (need) the help of a writer to become truly famous. Victor Hugo's 1831 novel, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, presented the building to     9     wide audience of readers. He wrote the book to remind people of it, with the hope     10     they would protect the beautiful old buildings of Paris.

2 . 阅读下面短文，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。

That afternoon, a little girl ran into the middle of the road where the traffic was busy. A truck passed her for left turn. Unaware of the danger she was     1    , the little girl continued to run in the middle of the road.

The traffic lights changed, and more cars drove towards her, which made her situation more     2     (danger), as she could get hit by many drivers who didn’t notice her     3     (stand) there. Suddenly, a man ran to her from across the road. However, during this, a car     4    (speed) towards them and almost hit the man. He     5     (narrow) escaped, and waved at the cars to stop     6    . Once it was clear, he picked up the little girl and carried her away to     7     (safe)!

Subsequently, the man asked the girl for her dad’s phone number, and immediately contacted him. The girl, who was 6 years old, went out by herself on that day,     8     (find) her father without telling her mother. Her “Uncle Superman”, surnamed Mei, was     9     assistant policeman. Mei was on his way back to the police station after completing a field task when he saw the little girl.

The girl’s     10     (parent) expressed their gratitude. Mei said: “When seeing this happen, everyone should help!”

3 . It seemed like any other day when Chantelle Lister set off to work at 7 a.m. It was the school holidays, so her       1     （daughter） Loren and Mollie, 17 and six, and 11-year-old son Charlie were sleeping in bed.

But within an hour, the family home in England caught fire. The fire started in the kitchen     2     smoke started filling the ground floor while the children slept.

    3     (thankful), the family’s dog Bailey rushed to their rescue. Despite the thick smoke, the four-year-old dog made       4     (he) way upstairs and kept barking and scratching (挠) at Loren’s door until she woke up.

    5     (struggle) to breathe, the teenager ran into other rooms. And she managed to get the     6     (frighten) children out through a bedroom window and onto a flat roof.

After successfully raising the alarm, Bailey went downstairs to try to get out. But he

    7     (catch) in the fire.

“The firemen pulled Bailey out and tried to save him, but he was dead,” Chantelle says. “They put    8     blanket over him and I kept thinking, ‘That could     9     (be) one of my children.’ Bailey was so loving. The children wouldn’t be here    10     him. He’s my hero and I will be grateful to him forever.”

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。
A big fire broke out in a clothing factory in our city last Wednesday. At 9:18 that morning, when the employees were working    1    (busy) in the 4-storeyed building, heavy smoke was seen    2    (come) out of the windows on the second floor. The fire lasted nearly an hour, and the majority of the 345 employees managed    3    (escape) from the fire. Unfortunately, 7were killed, and 23 injured, lightly or seriously.
Some workers    4    (complain) that aids came too late,    5    the firemen did come just 10 minutes after the fire was reported. To rescue everyone from the burning and smoking building in such a short time was too difficult. The only two exits of the big building were not enough for so many people to withdraw in    6    hurry.
The reason of the fire, according to an investigator, was    7    someone broke the non-smoking rule in the factory, because some cigarette    8    (end) were found. Next two weeks, 15 inspection teams will be working in all the factories    9    turn, aiming to clear away the possibility of more fires.    10    (hope), no disasters like this will happen again.

5 . 语法填空

A man looking at his Smartphone while walking across a railway    1     (have) a close knock on Oct 22. He was so    2    (absorb) in his Smartphone that he didn't see a train approaching until it brushed past him,    3    (throw) him to the ground. This should serve    4    a warning that people should be aware of their surroundings, especially    5    crossing roads.    6    (lucky), the man survived, but the incident forced the driver     7    (stop) the train. An l8-minute delay followed the incident,    8    led to a break in the running of other trains on the route.

The Smartphone    9    (addict) has spread like an infectious disease. It's evident that it will do great harm to society. What's even    10    (bad),some addicts become impatient with relatives and friends. Some people blame the Smartphone for the sad story, yet in fact people's weakening self-control and self-discipline are to blame.

6 . 语法填空
On Thursday Mrs. Clarke locked the door and went to the women’s club as usual.
When she came home she sensed     1     unusual. Had someone got in? The back door and the windows were all locked and there was     2     sign of forced entry. Had anything been taken? She went from room to room checking and     3     (find) her spare camera missing.
The following Thursday she went out at her usual time, but she just took a short walk in a park nearby, came home through the back door and settled down to wait and see what     4     (happen).
It was 4 o’clock     5     the front doorbell rang. Mrs. Clarke was making tea at the time. The bell rang again, and then she heard her letter-box     6     (push) open. Picking up the kettle of boiling water, she moved quietly towards the door. A piece of     7     appeared through the letter-box, and then a hand.     8     wire turned and caught around the knob (圆钮) on the door-lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and poured the water     9     the hand. A sharp cry was heard outside as the wire fell to the floor and the hand was     10     (instant) pulled back, which was followed by the sound of running feet.