一、词汇运用
1. I had to go home early because my sister was ______（生病的）at home.
2. Through years of ______（努力）, the team made a new AI tool successfully.
3. It is ______（很可能）going to rain this afternoon because the sky is full of dark clouds.
4. The prices of vegetables ______（增加）last winter because of the bad weather.
5. The ______（政府）provides free education for children in our country.
6. The ______（出生）of a butterfly from its cocoon(茧) is nature's magic.
7. It's amazing to row a boat through the ______（巨大的）Amazon Rainforest.
8. The brave young man's quick ______（act）saved the child's life.
9. The trees in the yard form a natural ______（protect）from the sun for us.
10. Please tell me what the text is ______（main）about after you look through it.

sick
; efforts
; easily
; increased
; government
; birth
; giant
; action
; protection
; mainly

( ) 1. — You look sick. What's the matter?
— ______. I just need to lie down and have a good rest.
A. Something serious
B. Anything serious
C. Everything serious
D. Nothing serious

D

( ) 2. Jackie must be at home, ______ the lights in his house are on.
A. so B. for C. but D. or

B

( ) 3. — ______ Mr Yang, my English has improved a lot.
— That's great. He is really a helpful teacher.
A. Different from
B. Instead of
C. Thanks to
D. Up to

C

( ) 4. This book ______ focuses on the parent-child relationship. You can read it with your parents.
A. nearly
B. mainly
C. easily
D. correctly

B

( ) 5. Good learning methods can not only ______ our interest in learning but also improve our learning ability.
A. invent
B. reduce
C. increase
D. introduce

C

( ) 6. My brother has a sweet tooth and eats fried chicken a lot. ____________, he is a little bit overweight.
A. As a result
B. In this way
C. In fact
D. As well

A

( ) 7. — The piano piece is hard, but I won't stop practising.
— _______. Your effort will pay off!
A. Better late than never
B. Every man has his price
C. Many hands make light work
D. Where there is a will, there is a way

D

三、完成句子
1. 为了保护海洋中的生物，我们应该尽快采取行动。
To protect the living things in the ocean, we should ______.
2. 即使他身处险境，他也会保持冷静，清晰思考。
______, he stays calm and thinks clearly.
3. 安迪从不锻炼，因此，他很容易生病。
Andy never exercises. ______, he ______.
4. 多亏了当地政府的努力，这群大象最终安全到家了。
______, the group of elephants finally arrived home safely.

take action as soon as possible
; Even if he is in danger
; As a result
; easily gets sick
; Thanks to the local government’s efforts/the efforts of the local government