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一、單詞拼寫

根據句意和首字母或漢語提示，寫出句中所缺單詞的完全形式。

1. You promised us fuel， but can you guarantee its s________ ?

2. He i________ that the work should be finished by the end of this month.

3. Parents often make s________ for their children.

4. Joan and Jane are sisters. The f ________is a pianist; the latter is a singer.

5. He tried to save his son from drowning， but in v________ .

6. The________ of the train was delayed by the storm.

7. A healthy diet should help your body________ （抵抗） infection.

8. The patient has completely ________ （康復） from his illness.

9. The government tried to ________ （提供）houses to the people who lost their houses.

10. ________（失業）is one of the major problems of modern times.

二、單項填空

從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

1. The company hopes to________ the cost of developing their new product.

A. recover B. restore

C. repair D. rebuild

2. The police looked all around the house， but there was no ________ of a fighting.

A. signalB. signC. scene D. scenery

3. A ________ debate was under way on the media over the question of whether pets can be raised in the city.

A. fierce B. warm C. rude D. polite

4. I am sure David will be able to find our university; he has a pretty good ________of direction.

A. idea B. feeling

C. experience D. sense

5. Betty is very ________ with the Jackson;she is often invited to enjoy a wonderful picnic with them.

A. familiar B. friendly C. strict D. content

6. Only those who have enough courage and determination can ________ the difficulty they meet with.

A. undertakeB. upset

C. overcome D. download

7. After the liberation in 1949， people in the city built the monument ________ the heroes who died in the battle.

A. in honor of B. in spite of

C. in favor ofD. in charge of

8. The 5th century ________ the end of the Roman Empire in the West.

A. heard B. feltC. smelt D. saw

9. When the thunderstorm washed away the new bridge over the stream， all their work of three months was ________ .

A. in turn B. in case

C. in vain D. in trouble

10. The explorers sailed on the ocean for two weeks and ________ found the mysterious land.

A. generallyB. eventually

C. extremelyD. gradually.

11. England is rather short of arable land，so it is absolutely dependent upon other countries for her food ________ .

A. offers B. stores C. sales D. supplies

12. It is not serious illness. I guess she will________ soon.

A. remove B. recover

C. replace D. reduce

13. There are _________ that a new， different South is coming out of its dark past.

A. signs B. marks

C. symbolsD. signals

14. We went to the movies first and had a bite in a French restaurant _________.

A. afterwards B. therefore

C. anyway D. though

15. — I’m bored. I have almost wasted the whole afternoon on it.

—_________.

A. Don’t mention it.

B. I would leave that question alone if I were you.

C. You always have no patience.

D. Leave me alone. I’m bored too.

三、同步語法

從A， B， C， D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

1. When asked why he went there， he said he was sent there_________for a space flight.

A. training B. being trained

C. to have trained D. to be trained

2. Unless _________to speak， you should remain silent at the conference.

A. invited B. inviting

C. being invitedD. having invited

3. Mary will tell us why she feels so strongly that each of us has a role in making the earth a better place to live_________.

A. to have played B. to play

C. to be played D. to be playing

4. Having a trip abroad is certainly good for the old couple， but it remains_________whether they will enjoy it.

A. to see B. to be seen

C. seeing D. seen

5. —Do you have anything more_________，sir?

— No. You can have a rest or do something else.

A. typing B. to be typed

C. typed D. to type

四、完成句子

閱讀下列各小題，根據括號內的漢語提示，用句未括號內的英語單詞完成句子。

1. Atlanta quickly recovered from the destruc-tion_________（內戰造成的）. （Civil War）

2. Between 1850 and 1910 the bison popula-tion_________ （認為已經下降）from 60 million to just a few hundred. （think）

3. They killed the bison， cut off the skin and_________（讓尸體腐爛）. （leave）

4. _________(盡管下大雪) ，the public trans-portation is still in good condition. (despite)

5. _________（就是在亞特蘭大）the great leader of the Civil Rights Movement was born. （Atlanta）

6. My son_________（喜歡被人帶著去購物）very much. （enjoy）

7. With fewer bison， grass shoots were not eaten， so grass did not _________（生長得像以前那樣茂盛）. (as)

8. This Stadium_________（進行過） many thrilling football games. (see)

9. _________（不管別人怎么說）， I think he is a nice person. (despite)

10. He came back home _________（結果卻被告知）that his father had left for Beijing. （only ）

五、介、副詞填空

1. The flowers gave_________ a fragrant perfume.

2. The city was destroyed_________ the big earthquake and there was no money______reconstruction.

3. The new teaching methods aimed________improving students’ creativity.

4. China is the home _________ tea and silk. 5. He was diagnosed _________ cancer and died a few months _________ .

6. They killed the bison， cut_________the skin and left the bodies _________ to rot.

7. The film ends_________the death of the hero.

8. He tried many times to open the door， but it was _________ vain.

9. Several agreements were reached ________protecting private business.

10. A ceremony was held _________ honour of those killed in battle. ☆