1. I felt very happy when I ____ be the host of the charity show.
A. was chosen to
B. choose to
C. chose to
D. was chose to

A [解析]考查动词的时态和语态。被动语态的结构是“be+过去分词”，choose的过去分词是chosen；根据felt可知，时态是一般过去时。故选A。

2. I admire those who are brave enough to face any challenge far ____ their abilities.
A. against
B. beyond
C. opposite
D. without

B [解析]考查介词辨析。句意：我钦佩那些勇敢面对任何远远超出他们能力的挑战的人。against反对；beyond超出；opposite在……对面；without没有。根据“any challenge far... their abilities”可知，此处指“远远超出能力的挑战”。故选B。

3. (2023·徐州鼓楼区期末) James won the Academy Award ____ Best Actor ____ his role ____ this film.
A. of; for; on
B. for; of; of
C. for; for; in
D. of; of; to

C [解析]考查介词辨析。the Academy Award for Best Actor意为“奥斯卡最佳男主角奖”；第二空应用介词for，表示“由于，因为”；in this film意为“在这部电影里”。故选C。

4. —What should I do with the accident?
—I ____ the idea—that is to call the police first.
A. insist
B. insist that
C. insist in
D. insist on

D [解析]考查动词insist的用法。insist on意为“坚持”，后接名词或短语；insist that后接从句。故选D。

5. His poor eating habit has lasted for years. It requires a lot of ____ to change it.
A. effort
B. charm
C. value
D. silence

A [解析]考查名词辨析。句意：他那不良的饮食习惯已持续多年了。改变它需要很多的努力。effort努力；charm魅力；value价值；silence寂静。根据“His poor eating habit has lasted for years.”可知，改变多年的不良习惯应需要很多的努力。故选A。

Ⅳ. 根据所给汉语提示完成下列句子(每空词数不限)
1. 导演选择 Tim 扮演主角是因为他想吸引更多青少年观众的注意。
The director chose Tim to play the lead role because he wanted to ____.
2. 迈克的爷爷五年前在伦敦的家中安详地去世。
Mike's grandfather ____ at home in London five years ago.
3. 他在成为导演之前担任摄影师。
He ____ a photographer before becoming a director.
4. 当爱因斯坦去世时,世界各地的人们因失去一位伟大的科学家而感到悲伤。
When Einstein died, people all over the world ____ a great scientist.
5. (2023·无锡中考)赫本被选中出演《罗马假日》中一位年轻公主的角色。
Hepburn was chosen to ____ of a young princess in Roman Holiday.

1. catch more teenagers' attention 2. passed away peacefully 3. worked as 4. felt sad about the loss of 5. play the role

Ⅴ. 用所给单词的正确形式完成短文
Oscar; short; insist; career; attract; mourn; choose; actress; model; lead
Audrey Hepburn was one of Hollywood's all-time greatest 1. ____. She was famous all over the world. The world 2. ____ the loss of a great beauty, actress, humanitarian when she died in 1993. She had been a 3. ____ before she became an actress. Her successful 4. ____ lasted for forty years. In 1951, the writer Colette was 5. ____ by her beauty and charm and 6. ____ that she was the perfect girl to play the 7. ____ role in Gigi. It marked the beginning of her career. 8. ____ after, she was 9. ____ to play the lead role in Roman Holiday and it earned her an 10. ____ for Best Actress. During her lifetime, she earned four more Oscar nominations.

1. actresses 2. mourned 3. model 4. career 5. attracted 6. insisted 7. lead 8. Shortly 9. chosen 10. Oscar