一、词汇运用
1. Her ____________ (研究) helps us learn about the history and development of the art world.
2. What about ____________ (赞扬) the pretty girl for her good grades in the final exam?
3. Digital art has become one of the fashionable art ____________ (形式) among young people.
4. Problem solving is a natural human ____________ (才能).
5. It is always ____________ (please) to listen to your favourite kind of music.
6. Tan Dun devotes himself to his ____________ (music) life since he loves music so much.
7. These artworks share a common ____________ (think): the power of human kindness.
8. You may hardly believe that the first cartoon ____________ (art) were serious people.

research
; praising
; forms
; talent
; pleasant
; musical
; thought
; artists

二、动词填空
1. It _______________ (rain) twice this week. It’s getting colder and colder.
2. The art students were told that they _______________ (attend) another concert the next week.
3. The family won’t give up looking for the daughter until she _______________ (find).
4. — Where is your father?
— He has drunk too much and _______________ (lie) on the sofa.
5. — What brought joy to John just now?
— _______________ (receive) a gift from his boss.
6. — I took a photo of you just now.
— Oh, would you please take another one? I _______________ (not look) at your direction.

has rained
; would attend
; is found
; is lying
; Receiving
; wasn't looking

( ) 1. — How much do you know about Jazz? — _______. It’s my favourite.
A. None
B. A little
C. Not at all
D. A lot

D

( ) 2. It is well known ______ all people that Wuxi is known ______ the land of rice and fish (鱼米之乡).
A. for; as
B. to; for
C. to; as
D. for; for

C

( ) 3. The train went through ______ 80-metre-long tunnel at ______ high speed.
A. a; a
B. an; the
C. an; /
D. a; /

C

( ) 4. It is beyond doubt ______ the best music comes from nature.
A. whether
B. if
C. what
D. that

D

( ) 5. — Why didn't you tell him about the speech?
— He rushed out of the room ______ I could say a word.
A. since
B. after
C. before
D. because

C

( ) 6. I prefer ____________ her some presents ____________ her some money.
A. to buying; to giving
B. to buy; to give
C. buy; give
D. buying; to giving

D