一、根据句意及所给中文提示、首字母或英文解释，写出句子所缺单词，每空限填一词。
1. They lived together as ______________（丈夫）and wife for years.
2. Most of the workers in these ______________（工厂）are from poor areas.
3. I've been in this city ______________（from a particular time in the past until the present）I was born.
4. Walk two ______________（a group of buildings with streets on all sides）down the street and go past the city hall.
5. The government should stop the factories from putting the w______________ into the lake.

1. husband 2. factories 3. since 4. blocks 5. waste

二、根据句意或句子的语法要求，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. Our school is much ______________（beautiful）than yours.
2. ______________（luck）, our team got first prize in the competition.
3. It is difficult ______________（finish）my homework on time.
4. To make the river cleaner, people should stop ______________（put）dirty things into it.
5. Mr Li moved to another town after he got ______________（marry）.

1. more beautiful 2. Luckily 3. to finish 4. putting 5. married

( )1. —What should I say when they have an ________ with me?
—Take it easy. Just say what you think.
A. idea
B. information
C. interview
D. importance

1. C 【点拨】句意：——他们采访我的时候我该说什么？——别紧张。你怎么想就怎么说。have an interview with sb. 采访某人。故选C。

( )2. A colourful balcony decorated with fresh vegetables and fruit may be ________ a common sight this year.
A. turning into
B. breaking into
C. falling into
D. looking into

2. A 【点拨】结合语境和常识可知，用果蔬装点的阳台可能会成为常见的景象。turn into 变成；break into 闯入；fall into 落入；look into 调查。故选A。

( )3. My best old friend Becky went abroad with her parents. We haven't seen each other ________.
A. since 15 years
B. since 15 years ago
C. 15 years
D. for 15 years ago

3. B 【点拨】根据此句为现在完成时可知，空处可以是“for + 一段时间”或“since + 一段时间 + ago”或“since + 过去某个时间点”或“since + 从句”。故选B。

( )4. Cutting down too many trees ________ it ________ for people to protect wildlife in the world.
A. make; impossible
B. makes; possible
C. make; possible
D. makes; impossible

4. D 【点拨】“Cutting down too many trees”作主语时，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式，故排除选项A、C；根据常识可知砍太多树是不利于保护野生动物的。故选D。