1. He likes living in the ____ (乡下), though he has a big house in the city.
2. I want to learn how to play the ____ (吉他).
3. It is of great ____ (价值) for humans to learn the law of nature.
4. In order to have ____ (持久的) friendships, we should always be honest.
5. The basketball player is an ____ (美国人).
6. —Which do you prefer, pop music or folk music?
—The latter one. It usually has strong l____ colour.
7. Wonderful! The famous singer will give a c____ in Nanjing next month.
8. Tomorrow is Father's Day. Let's get prepared ____ (this evening) to give Dad a big surprise.

1. country 2. guitar 3. value 4. lasting 5. American 6. local 7. concert 8. tonight

()1.—I've bought three tickets ____ the art show for our family, Tom.
—Oh, Dad, you only need to buy two because it's open ____ all the students for free.

A.of; of
B.of; for
C.to; for
D.to; to

D 【点拨】根据语境可知，第一空表示“……的票”，要用 the ticket to/for；第二空表示“对某人开放”，用 be open to sb. 。故选 D。

()2.—Are you kidding? I can't believe it!
—I'm serious. I'm not ____ a story. It really happened!
A.making up
B.looking up
C.taking up
D.putting up

A 【点拨】make up 编造；look up 查阅；take up 占据；put up 张贴。根据“It really happened!”可知，不是在编故事。故选 A。

()3.—Must I attend tomorrow's meeting?
—Yes. The meeting is ____. Besides, I have something ____ to discuss with you.
A.of great value; very valuable
B.very valuable; of very value
C.great valuable; of great valuable
D.very value; very valuable

A 【点拨】be of great value 很有价值；修饰 something 要用形容词 valuable。

()4.It was the man's ____ performance, but the memory was ____.
A.last; lasting
B.last; lasted
C.lasted; lasting
D.lasted; last

A 【点拨】限定名词 performance 要用限定词 last；后一空在句中作表语，要用形容词 lasting。故选 A。

()5.—Would you like to go to the movies with me tonight?
—____. I have to prepare for my English test.

A.Yes, I would
B.I'm afraid not
C.Never mind
D.I'd love to

B 【点拨】Yes, I would 是的，我愿意；I'm afraid not 恐怕不行；Never mind 没关系；I'd love to 我愿意。根据后句“I have to prepare for my English test.”可知，不能去看电影。故选 B。

三、传统文化阅读短文,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。(2024·江苏宿迁宿城区二模改编)
Xiong Chuanfa is a 37-year-old man. He can blow a lively tiger out of sugar in just minutes. Xiong 1 (blow) sugar figurines for twenty years. Blowing sugar figurines is a 2 (tradition) Chinese folk art.
Every morning, Xiong prepares the sugar and 3 (drive) to different markets to start his "magic show" around his city. He heats the sugar, pulls off a little to make a ball and blows it into different shapes such as rabbits, 4 (monkey) and even Bing Dwen Dwen.
Sometimes he also stops by universities. Many university students are interested 5 the art and they are allowed to experience the making of sugar figurines. Among them, Simon, a foreign student, also wanted to make one sugar figurine by 6 (he). However, he couldn't get the desired shape 7 he tried several times. "It looks easy, but actually it's much 8 (difficult) than we thought," he said. Thanks to Xiong's help, Simon finally saw 9 horse coming out slowly. "I can't believe I can do this," he said happily.
Xiong said that his family has passed down this art for four generations. "We will spend the rest of our lives 10 (help) pass down this skill," Xiong said.
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10. ____

1. has blown 2. traditional 3. drives 4. monkeys 5. in 6. himself 7. though 8. more difficult 9. a 10. helping