()5.Tom studies ____, so he ____ fails the exam.
A.hardly; hardly
B.hard; hardly
C.hard; hard
D.hardly; hard

B 【点拨】句意:汤姆学习努力,因此他几乎没有考试不及格过。hard 努力地;hardly 几乎不。故选 B。

()6.(2023·安徽) Our team ____ what to do about the project and successfully completed it on time.
A.gave up
B.worked out
C.turned down
D.took away

B 【点拨】give up 放弃;work out 找到(解决办法等);turn down 拒绝;take away 拿走。根据语境可知选 B。

( )7.(2025·江苏无锡锡东片期中) —The amazing thing about life is that we always have a ____ in everything we do.
—We often do it in one way or another.

A.chance
B.character
C.change
D.choice

D 【点拨】chance 机会;character 人物;change 改变;choice 选择。根据答语“We often do it in one way or another.”可知选 D。

()8.—Why are you so tired today?
—Because I ____ to watch a football match last night.

A.turned up
B.stayed up
C.put up
D.gave up

B

()9.This piece of music is worth ____.
A.to listen
B.to listen to
C.listening
D.listening to

D 【点拨】sth. be worth doing 某事值得做,排除 A、B;listen 是不及物动词,后面不能直接加宾语,如果想要加“听”的对象,这时就要用 listen to,这里是指听音乐,所以 to 不能省略。故选 D。

()10.—Do you think teenagers can't have a part - time job?
—____. They may learn from working.

A.It's nothing
B.Don't mention it
C.Hard to say
D.That's all right

C 【点拨】It's nothing 没什么;Don't mention it 不用谢;Hard to say 很难说;That's all right 不要紧,没关系。根据下文“They may learn from working.”可知,青少年做兼职也是有好处的,并不完全否定。故选 C。

四、阅读短文,在文中空白处填入1个适当的单词,或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。
As teenagers grow 1 (old), they try to understand who they are. Teenagers start choosing their clothing styles, hobbies, interests and friends by themselves 2 they begin to find out who they are. They think they are no longer children.
Teenagers begin to understand the world 3 them. They no longer just listen to their parents. They start to have the desire(愿望) 4 (find) answers themselves. And they won't obey the rules 5 (set) by parents or teachers.
Sometimes, they are also confused(困惑的) about 6 (they). They can't make their own 7 (choose) or decisions in life like adults, but they are not really the children who fully depend on others.
At this time, teenagers still need help. They need to have 8 good relationship with their parents, but not just be told what to do or not to do. They need encouragement to go for their own dreams. They should 9 (give) more freedom to deal with something themselves. However, the freedom needs boundaries(界限). They need someone in their lives who can help them when they meet 10 (difficulty).
1. ____ 2. ____ 3. ____ 4. ____ 5. ____
6. ____ 7. ____ 8. ____ 9. ____ 10. ____

1. older 2. when 3. around 4. to find 5. set 6. themselves 7. choices 8. a 9. be given 10. difficulties