1. I bought several _______（份）of local newspapers from a street - corner machine.
2. Are you sure that there is no _______（隐藏的）meaning in this strange letter?
3. （2023·苏州市吴中区、吴江区、相城区期中）He thinks it is one of the most exciting _______（经历）in Africa.
4. （2024·苏州工业园区金鸡湖学校期中）Details decide _______（成功）or not. If you take it seriously, you'll achieve your goals.
5. （2024·苏州市昆山市、太仓市、常熟市、张家港市期中）Chen _______（翻译）his poems into English and Japanese last year.
6. （2024·苏州市昆山市、太仓市、常熟市、张家港市期中）— Do you agree to help them?
— No. Sometimes r_______ others may be a good choice.
7. （2024·苏州市昆山市、太仓市、常熟市、张家港市期末）Don't fear difficulties. Remember：A kite rises a_______ the wind rather than with it.
8. Up to now, the famous writer's new book has had s_______ of up to 3 million.

1. copies 2. hidden 3. experiences 4. success 5. translated 6. refusing 7. against 8. sales

1. （2024·苏州工业园区期末）— I've collected all the information about the project. Can you tell me _______?
— Before next Friday.
A. what to write about in the report B. how to write the report
C. where to search for information D. when to hand in the report
2. （2023·苏州市吴中区、吴江区、相城区期中）Failure is the mother of _______ success. J. K. Rowling was _______ great success finally.
A. /; a B. /; / C. the; / D. a; a
3. This kind of e - car is much safer. _______, it saves much energy.
A. Moreover B. However C. Anyway D. Otherwise
4. （2023·苏州工业园区期末）— Shall we watch the new film Castle in the Sky tonight?
— Why not? I hear it has got a wonderful _______ on the Internet.
A. interview B. review C. conclusion D. survey
5. _______, I had two lessons. _______, I played basketball. _______, I went home.
A. Then; First; Next B. First; Last; Next
C. First; Last; Then D. First; Next; Then

1~5. DAABD

My Father's Dragon is a children's novel by Ruth Stiles Gannett. It tells a moving story about friendship. Now the story has 1. ____________ a film.
Jacob Tremblay is the voice of Elmer Elevator. Elmer moves to a new city after his mother loses the family store. Elmer wants to help his mom so much that he runs off to Wild Island 2. ____________ Boris the dragon, voiced by Gaten Matarazzo. Elmer hopes the dragon can help him make some money for his mom.
The relationship between Elmer and Boris is at the heart of the film. Jacob said that his favourite part of voicing Elmer was working side - by - side in the studio with Matarazzo. “To 3. ____________ Matarazzo was so powerful. He is such a good actor, and he's 4. ____________,” he said.
Elmer and Boris meet many different animals together. Each has its own personality. One is a whale named Soda. If Jacob could voice another character in the film, which one would he 5. ____________? “I'd love to play Soda,” he said. “She's just so lively and fun while Elmer is kind of serious.”

1. been made into 2. in search of 3. work with 4. humorous 5. pick