四、单词拼写与运用(共8小题,计8分)
根据句子意思及音标、单词首字母或汉语提示,补全单词。
1. We should always be ready to take a c and try new things.
2. Stay c when you face problems, and you’ll find solutions more easily.
3. It’s not polite to ask others’ p questions like age or salary.
4. Remember to r to your teacher’s email as soon as possible.
5. Don’t worry about (困难); we can work together to solve it.
6. Let me (指出) out the important parts in this text before you read.
7. Even if it rains, we will /kən 'tɪnjuː/ the sports meeting tomorrow.
8. Reading every day can /'benɪfɪt / you a lot in your study.

1. chance
2. calm
3. personal
4. reply
5. difficulty
6. point
7. continue
8. benefit

五、选词填空(共7小题,计7分)
请从方框内选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空,使文章完整、连贯。注意每空一词,有两词为多余项。
close, but, special, When, so, However, feel, because, write
Nowadays, we can call our friends from a thousand kilometers away quickly. We can talk to each other at the tap ( 轻敲) of a button on a chatting app. The development of technology has brought us together than ever before.
It is, of course, the most convenient and quickest way of communication. However, do we ever think about what we are losing? As someone who likes and receiving letters, I often feel sad that so few people now give letter writing a fair chance.
While you might think letter writing to be out-of-date, I believe we should all write and send letters more often. To begin with, there is lots of love in a handwritten letter. This is why texting or calling doesn’t feel as ______ as writing. These days, we focus on getting things done in the quickest way. ______ , handwritten letters deliver ( 传递) much more warmth because they take time for us to prepare. When we receive a letter, we ______ we are loved, remembered and missed. In fact, the process of writing a letter can make us feel happy, too. ______ we sit down and focus on what we are writing, we allow ourselves to take a break from the stress of our lives.
People wrote and send letters in the past letters can be kept forever. We can always go back and read them again. If we keep a letter, we can keep a part of that person and his or her relationship with us.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

1. closer
2. writing
3. special
4. However
5. feel
6. When
7. because