Julie:Are you OK, Bill? You look tired.

Bill:Iˈm fine, Julie. I just   (1)  ________ (stay) uplate last night to write an English essay. It istime for me to improve my English writing.

Julie:Read as many things youˈre interested in aspossible,   (2)   ________ soon youˈll realise thatthere are many different ways of saying  (3)  ________ same thing. After all, having avariety of sentence  (4)   ________ (structure) inyour writing makes your English appear better.

Bill:Reading can also broaden my vocabulary. Whatkind of books should I read?

Julie:You can choose books   (5)  ______ (write) bynative speakers. They often contain sentences

  (6)   ________ differ from those commonly seenin English textbooks.

Bill:Good idea. But sometimes I donˈt know what towrite about and find   (7)   ________ hard to writea long essay.

Julie:I suggest you begin by writing short ones abouttopics youˈre interested in, such as movies andsports.

Bill:Yes. Iˈll write something every day.

Julie:Writing all the time is the key   (8)  ________improving your writing.

Bill:Quite right. Practice makes perfect.

Julie:Itˈs   (9)   ________ (easy) said than done. But inthe end, itˈs worth the work youˈve put in.

Bill:Thank you for giving me such   (10)   ________(value) advice.

Cynthia: Hello, Paul. Yesterday I bought a book — Corinne Maier's French bestseller Bonjour Paresse,   (1)  ________ translates into English as Hello Laziness. Have you heard of it?

Paul: Yes. In fact, I finished   (2)   ________ (read) it last week.

Cynthia: Really? What do you think of it?

Paul: It's very interesting. I   (3)   ________ (laugh) out loud several times while reading it. If you are working in a(n)   (4)  ________ (bore) job with little chance of advancement, do as little as possible when you are at work. That's   (5)   ________ Maier says in her book.

Cynthia: Why does she advise readers to do so?

Paul: She thinks most people work because they have to — because they need the money   (6)  ________ (live), not because they love their jobs.

Cynthia: Do you agree with her?

Paul: Not really. Instead, I think Maier's book encourages people to give up. For example, there's   (7)   ________ tip from Maier: Never accept a position of responsibility,   (8)  ________ you'll have to work extra hard for little money. However, if we act just as she says, we could be replaced by another person   (9)   ________ any time.

Cynthia: Well, I think we can't take anything she says very  (10)   ________ (serious). It's kind of a joke.

I needed to get some money so I   (1)   ________ (take) a job in the clothes department at Graham's for the January sale. I can't say that I enjoyed it,   (2)   ________ it was an experience I'll never forget.

When I arrived half an hour before opening on the first day of the sale, there was already   (3)  ________ queue around three sides of the building. This made me very nervous. The moment the security guards unlocked the doors, they hid behind the doors for   (4)   ________ (protect) as the noisy crowd rushed in. I couldn't believe my eyes: this wasn't shopping; it was a battlefield!

After a while, clothes were flying   (5)  ________ all directions as people searched for the sizes, colours and styles they wanted. Within minutes I had half a dozen people   (6)  ______ (push) clothes under my nose, each wanting   (7)   ________ (be) the first served. The whole day continued like that. People were spending money like water without thinking   (8)   ________ they needed what they were buying. As long as it was a bargain it was OK.

That night, after a quick dinner I went to bed   (9)  ________ (exhaust), fearing the sound of the alarm   (10)  ________ would tell me to get ready for the second day of the sale.

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My ________________ (最初) reaction was to refuse.

Eventually, my thanks go to my tutor, who has offered a lot of suggestions and comments on my paper and p________ every page of my draft.

The old man g______________ at him angrily.

You have to be very careful with books this old because the paper tends to t_______ very easily.

Jack was dancing on stage, and pretending to play a (n) __________ (隐形的) guitar.

If you send the application form in straight away, I can g____________ you an interview.

Jim is halfway to a________________ his pilot’s license.

John made a(n) ______________ (猛冲) for the bathroom as soon as he arrived home.

Our staff will be available to give you ______________ (技术的) support so that you can operate the machine correctly.

As we all know, drunk driving is a common ____________(诱因) to accidents, claiming a lot of innocent lives every tear.

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Police officers have been closely m_______________（监控）the illegal organization’s activities

You never get a second chance to make a good first i______________, so you should mind your behavior the first time you meet someone.

While my grandmother z_____________ her bag open, she found her watch was gone.

It was an actor whose name _______________(被遗忘) me for the moment. You can consult others.

The Great Wall attracts a c____________ stream of visitors every day, especially during national holidays.

Strange thought f_______________ into my mind when I was nearly asleep.

She has __________________(掌握) English Grammar and learned a large vocabulary without the help of a teacher.

He hurriedly got his things______________(收拾) and bought a train ticket for home.

She was filled with ______________ (恐惧)when she came back into the classroom saying that she had seen a snake.

These shoes are so w_____________ out that they are hardly worth keeping.

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1  His wife is _________ (较年幼的)to him.

2  He had a ___________ (狭窄的)path leading to his house.

3  The water was too __________ (浅的)to dive in.

4  This was just a story but then I ___________ (当场见到；目击)it with my own eyes many times.

5   Soon after his __________ (离婚；断绝关系)in 1973, Asimov married again but he had no children with his second wife.

6    He was not allowed to ____________ (陪伴；伴奏)her to the shops.

7   It was ridiculous to be offered ____________ (同情)by a robot.

8   The website is ______________ (有益的；受益的) to us.

9  I hope my suggestions will meet with your ___________ (赞成；认可).

10   My ____________ (雄心；野心)is to work for a firm that develops computer software when I grow up.

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We eventually ran out of p_________ with his childish behavior.

After my mother took some pills，her blood pressure returned to n_______.

Finding a solution to this problem is one of the greatest c_______ faced by scientists today.

She kept i________ on her innocence.

A___________ is the period of your life in which you develop from being a child into being an adult.

We got into a(n)___________ (争论) about whether to go by sea or by car.

The man smiles __________ (淡淡) and walks away.

It was Hitler who tersely _______ (禁止)me to undertake any missions for the army.

Students should aim to be more_____________(独立于)of their teachers.

After his vacation he was in fine condition both ____________ (身体上)and mentally.

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Trade between the two countries was i__________  by the war.

This is just a s__________  version of the story for young children。

He could not hide his e__________  at his godchildren rudeness.

What c__________  do you draw from the evidence you’ve heard?

Mr Washbasins chosen to r__________  the company at the conference.

We are often attracted to somebody first by their physical a__________  .

A bicycle’s often far more c__________  than a car in busy cities.

It’s an interesting idea but there are many p__________  difficulties.

Long skid marks on the pavement i__________ the driver had attempted（tried） to brake.

He had a problem with his e__________ with a lot of time spent grubbing.

Roses, which are among the best flowersfor expressing emotions or feelings, canconvey(表达) differentmeanings as a gift.Red is the most   (1)  (common)given colour of roses. Red represents love andpassion. Fully blossomed red roses bestconvey the message“I still love you”, whilerosebuds are a way   (2)   (express)love for the first time.

Yellow roses once   (3)   (mean)jealousy(妒忌), but today the colour representsfriendship, familiar love, and family   (4)   (happy).

Pink flowers mean elegance, gentility, andpoetic romance, without the seriousness  (5)   (represent) by red.

A white rose is sometimes called the“flower of light”and it is the brideˈs flower,  (6)  symbolises unity, sincerity, faithfulness,and a love   (7)   (strong) thandeath.

Black roses are   (8)   symbol ofdeath. Many people view flowers of this colour   (9)   asign of bad luck, but they canalso represent change, because some budsappear black but then bloom into deep red.This meaning may not   (10)   (understand)when presented as a gift, so you shouldavoid sending people roses of this colour ifyou are unsure of their beliefs.

   After midnight it began to pour down and we had to stay inside the shelter. 61.________(sudden) we saw a steamboat in the middle of the river62._____the light of the lighting.  We paddled over and climbed on to the sinking steamboat, hoping to get something63.________ (use). To our64.______(astonish), we saw a light and heard one man threatened to kill the other man. Jim 65._______(panic) and ran back to the raft. I remained, feeling curious about 66._______was happening. Learning that the two men wanted to shoot the one 67.________(lie) on the floor, I decided to save the man,68. ________I persuaded Jim to help me paddle away the man’s boat which 69.______ (tie)to the steamboat . When we were a safe distance away, I began to regret 70._______(do) it.