— Who does the cooking in your home?

  —    ___of us gets home first starts the cooking.

I’d a_______it if you would like to help us solve such a hard problem.

— What happened, John? You even couldn’t answer such an easy question!

— Sorry, my mind suddenly went    ___at that time.

25.The single mother is struggling to s her family on a very low income.

There is no doubt that the earth is becoming warmer (see Graph 1) and that it is human activity that has caused this global warming rather than a  1  but natural phenomenon.

  If you feel   2 ,you might like to talk to a doctor or   3 about something to help you.

  If you weaken and have a cigarette, do not feel   4 .Just try again. You will succeed 5 .

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.

用动词的适当形式填空：（共10小题）

The little boy, _________ (embarrass) about the examination results, __________ (stand) there without saying a word.

When____________ (step) into the room, we found everything ________ (cover) with dust.

Sally was supposed to _______________ (attend)the lecture, but she didn’t turn up finally.

I insisted on _________ (speak) to first, then I would go to help him.

I want to buy that kind of cloth because I _________ (tell) the cloth ______ (wash) well.

_____________ (surround) by a group of children, the thief had no choice but ______ (give) in.

He is said to _________ (study) abroad. But I don’t know which country he is studying in.

--- It’s a long time since we met last. Haven’t you graduated from college yet?

          ---Yes. I ________ (study) English for four years in Nanjing University.

---I’m sorry, but there’s no smoking on the flight.

          --- Oh, I ____________ (not know) that. Sorry, I won’t again.

When ____________ ( refer ) to the notes in the exam,  you will get ___________ ( punish ).

John:  You look 61_________(real) tired today. Did you not sleep well last night?

Carl:  No. I work until two in the morning and slept a little.

John:  Are you that busy at work?

Carl:  Yeah. We are extremely busy. Our group just got a project 62_________is very important for the company, so we have been spending the last few days 63_______(look) for the best plan.

John: 64_______doesn’t matter how busy you are. You should take good care of yourself.

Carl:  I want to rest too, but I just don’t have time. I’m often so busy 65_______I don’t even have time to eat. Most mornings I want to sleep a little more, so I don’t have time to eat breakfast. I just have fast food for lunch 66_________(save) time.

John: Oh, my gosh! I think your diet is too 67_________(health). As we all know, breakfast is the 68_____________(important) meal of the day, but you don’t actually eat breakfast; lunch plays 69_____important part, too.

Carl:  I would love to have a healthy lifestyle, but right now I have to throw myself into work.

John: Oh, you make me so concerned 70_________your health.