1. The Greens spent over a thousand (英镑) on their holiday in Thailand.
2. Stephen worked as a waiter in a restaurant and got paid seven an hour.
3. For years we had little knowledge of what life was like (在……里面) China.
4. Casey was probably the most colourful character in (棒球运动).
5. He practices hard and has the potential to be a good (运动员).

1. pounds
2. dollars
3. in
4. baseball
5. player

1. 根据汉语提示“英镑”，直接写出对应英文单词“pounds”。
2. 首字母为“d”，结合语境“Stephen在餐馆当服务员，每小时工资七……”，可推断出是“dollars（美元）”。
3. 根据汉语提示“在……里面”，写出对应英文介词“in”。
4. 根据汉语提示“棒球运动”，写出对应英文短语“in baseball”，这里直接填“baseball”即可，因为“in”已在题干中给出。
5. 根据汉语提示“运动员”，写出对应英文单词“player”。

1. The seas around Bermuda are full of corals and fish.
2. This lady was very at what happened to her pet.
3. The pilot decided to return to London because of the weather.
4. The college is playing host to a group of visiting scientists.
5. Astronauts wear helmets themselves in space.

1. colourful 2. surprised 3. wisely 4. Russian 5. to protect

1. 空格后为名词corals，需用形容词修饰，colour的形容词形式为colourful。
2. 空格前有be动词was，需用形容词作表语，描述人的感受用surprised。
3. 空格处修饰动词decided，需用副词，wise的副词形式为wisely。
4. 空格后为名词scientists，需用形容词修饰，Russia的形容词形式为Russian。
5. 此处用动词不定式表目的，故填to protect。

You've probably seen Russian nesting dolls (套娃) before. They are made of wood and are dolls of decreasing (逐渐减小的) size that hide 1each other.
At the end of the nineteenth century, nesting dolls appeared in an art market in Russia. They were taken there by a Japanese artist. Russian artists were amazed at his nesting dolls. They admired the nesting dolls and 2making their own ones.
At that time, toys that helped children learn were in high demand (需求). So, it isn't difficult to imagine that nesting dolls quickly 3across Russia. Many parents bought them to help their children learn to count. The dolls also 4teaching children about changes in size and shape.
In the past, Russian nesting dolls only 5women in aprons (围裙) and hats.Today's nesting dolls come in all shapes and sizes.

1. inside
2. began
3. became popular
4. played an important role in
5. looked like

1. 第一个空需要描述套娃的特点，即它们一个套一个，根据所给词组，应选择“inside”表示一个在另一个里面。
2. 第二个空描述俄罗斯艺术家看到日本艺术家的套娃后，开始制作自己的套娃，所以应选“began”。
3. 第三个空描述套娃在俄罗斯迅速流行起来，应选“became popular”。
4. 第四个空描述套娃在教育中起的作用，特别是帮助孩子们理解尺寸和形状的变化，所以应选“played an important role in”。
5. 第五个空描述过去的套娃的样子，即它们通常看起来像穿着围裙和帽子的女人，所以应选“looked like”。

1. My uncle's birthday . I'm going to give him .
2. tea?
3. It is put in tea tins . How delicate!
4. And tea tins can also .
5. What's more, drinking tea is becoming .

1. is coming; tea as a birthday present
2. What's special about
3. in different shapes
4. protect tea from moisture
5. a fashion

1. "就要到了"用"is coming"；"茶叶作为生日礼物"是"tea as a birthday present"。
2. "有什么特别的吗"用"What's special about"。
3. "不同形状的"是"in different shapes"，作后置定语。
4. "保护茶叶不受潮"是"protect tea from moisture"，"protect...from..."为固定搭配。
5. "一种时尚"是"a fashion"。

五、微写作
If next Friday is your best friend's birthday, what gift will you buy for him/her? Tell us your reasons. (At least five sentences)

If next Friday is my best friend's birthday, I will buy her a storybook. She likes reading very much, and she often tells me interesting stories from books. A storybook can bring her many new stories and make her happy. I think she will like this gift because it is useful for her. I hope she will have a great birthday with this gift.