一、词汇运用
1. Don’t you think it’s the most ____________ (愚蠢的) question in the world?
2. It’s amazing that he has become successful in different ____________ (产业).
3. Through several days’ discussion, it still seemed hard to make the ____________ (最终) decision.
4. It’s surprising that Hawking, with such a serious disease, devoted all his ____________ (终生) to the scientific research.
5. — My elder brother doesn’t want to study abroad.
— ____________ (也不) do I.
6. The naughty (淘气的) girl is often ____________ (mistake) for a boy.
7. You can read or watch some ____________ (west) to learn more about American culture.
8. People were all ____________ (amaze) by his real gift for dancing and singing.
9. This evening dress must be one of those ____________ (act). How beautiful!
10. How ____________ (peace) the tourists are lying on the beach! They’re enjoying the sunshine.

stupid
; industries
; final
; lifetime
; Neither/Nor
; mistaken
; westerns
; amazed
; actresses’
; peacefully

二、动词填空
1. It's easy for you to get the main points because I ____________ (mark) the key sentences.
2. It's said that another international school ____________ (set) up in Wuxi next year.
3. Sorry, I didn't answer your phone call because I ____________ (have) a meeting at that time.
4. Little kids never feel sleepy while they ____________ (watch) cartoons.
5. My daughter insisted on ____________ (dance) instead of playing the piano.
6. Many schools promised that they ____________ (offer) students more after-school activities.
7. Although those footballers ____________ (put) most of their effort into training for the competition, they didn't go to the final.
8. In the action movie Mulan, the major character dresses up as a boy and takes her father's place ____________ (fight) in the army.

have marked
; will be set
; was having
; are watching
; dancing
; would offer
; put
; to fight

( ) 1. ______ of them is very big, but they become a large river at the end.
A. Either
B. Both
C. Each
D. Neither

D

( ) 2. — Sorry, I can't help you. It is ______ my ability.
— Thank you all the same.
A. out of
B. over
C. beyond
D. away from

C

( ) 3. I really enjoy English songs, ______ it's not easy for me to understand them.
A. though
B. because
C. as soon as
D. but

A

( ) 4. Hawking's ______ was a great ______ to humans.
A. dead; lossing
B. death; lossing
C. die; loss
D. death; loss

D