一、用所给词的适当形式填空
1. Singapore is an ____ (Asia) country, and it's not far from China.
2. Look at your room. What a mess! It requires ________ (clean).
3. Nothing is ________ (possible) if you put your heart into it.
4. I find it hard for me to make new friends because of my ________ (shy).
5. She used to be shy, but now she dares ________ (express) herself in front of others.
6. Is your new pen pal a ________ (Europe) boy?

1. Asian 2. to be cleaned/cleaning
3. impossible 4. shyness 5. to express
6. European

二、用方框中所给词的适当形式填空
speech private interview guard background
1. Can you tell me something about his family ________?
2. If you want to get the job, you'd better make full preparations for the ________.
3. I wonder if Mr. Smith will give us a ________ tomorrow morning.
4. Those ________ won't allow the reporters to get into the building.
5. It's dangerous to offer your ________ information such as your name and address to strangers on the Internet.

1. background 2. interview 3. speech
4. guards 5. private

1. (2024—2025南昌县期中)—What do you think of our new classmate, Bill?
—I think he is very ____ and he always makes us laugh.
A. helpful
B. humorous
C. active
D. patient

B

2. Grace often gets nervous when she speaks ____.
A. in public
B. in silence
C. in common
D. in need

A

3. As she became more and more confident, she ____ to sing in front of her class.
A. failed
B. allowed
C. dared
D. remained

C

4. A reporter ____ the visitors in the park and asked them some questions.
A. warned
B. considered
C. requested
D. interviewed

D

5. (2024—2025抚州南城期中)Our teacher is sure that we're old enough to ____ this problem by ourselves.
A. look up
B. lay out
C. deal with
D. pass by

C

二、完形填空

答案略

When I was a child, I wanted to grow up and be able to do everything that age stopped me from doing. I wanted to __1__ all night. I dreamt of driving a car, traveling far away with my friends, buying whatever I wanted … __2__, I hoped to have whatever I wanted.
However, as I get older, I know that I can't __3__ do what I want. Besides, being an adult is not what I look forward to, and it is even __4__. Sometimes, I might even find myself expecting to be a(n) __5__ again. That's how contradictory (相互矛盾的) we human beings are. Moreover, when I complain (抱怨), I age a little more every day, __6__ the most important thing: growing up.
So, what does growing up __7__ mean? Unlike getting older, it means __8__ you should stop simply reacting (作出反应) to what happens to you and act on what happens to you. It means learning from every __9__, big or small, wonderful or terrible. It also means understanding that you might not control many things, but you can control __10__.
Instead of reacting to everything that happens to you, you must __11__ self - reflection (反省) with each of your experiences. It is __12__ to accept and understand what happens to you. However, what's more important is to find proper ways to solve your __13__. In fact, growing up means taking responsibility (责任). It means that you should know what you want to do __14__ what you should do. It also means knowing the value (价值) of your life, and __15__ working on it.
1. A. give up
B. get up
C. make up
D. stay up
2. A. Above all
B. First of all
C. In a word
D. At all
3. A. always
B. seldom
C. almost
D. hardly
4. A. great
B. boring
C. fantastic
D. enjoyable
5. A. adult
B. child
C. elder
D. man
6. A. increasing
B. dealing
C. failing
D. forgetting
7. A. generally
B. normally
C. actually
D. wisely
8. A. that
B. what
C. which
D. how
9. A. habit
B. hobby
C. experience
D. dream
10. A. itself
B. myself
C. herself
D. yourself
11. A. compare
B. connect
C. compete
D. create
12. A. necessary
B. unfair
C. useless
D. convenient
13. A. problems
B. questions
C. achievements
D. interests
14. A. and
B. but
C. so
D. for
15. A. stop
B. practise
C. keep
D. finish

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