1. As a result, Davis has become a ______（成功的）young writer.

successful

2. — Can you just keep your voice down in ______（公共的）places? — OK.

public

3. She ______（冒险做）her own life to help this old man out of danger in the earthquake last year.

risked

4. It's better to light one ______（蜡烛）than to curse the darkness.

candle

5. （2023·苏州工业园区期末）Little Tom was surprised to see a snake in the grass and ______（警告）us of the danger.

warned

6. L______ everywhere will cause the environment to get worse.

Littering

7. （2023·苏州市吴中区、吴江区、相城区期末）Few students could understand the sentence until it was e______ by Miss Chen.

explained

8. （2024·苏州市昆山市、太仓市、常熟市、张家港市期末）— I'm going to spend all my money buying that new car. — Are you serious? You can't put all your eggs in one b______.

basket

9. As the doctor was checking him, the p______ got worse.

pain

10. — Would you mind not p______ your car here? — Sorry. I will move it right away.

parking

1. Sailing on a snowy day means ______ in the sea.
A. to risk losing life B. risking losing life C. to risk to lose life D. risking to lose life

BDBD

2. — Don't park your car here, sir! — Sorry, I ______ the sign.
A. don't see B. won't see C. hadn't seen D. didn't see

BDBD

3. It won't take long to clean the hall when we do it together. You know, ______.
A. the early bird catches the worm B. many hands make light work
C. a friend in need is a friend indeed D. actions speak louder than words

BDBD

4. — It's exciting that the Chinese women's volleyball team won the game. — Well, as we all know, teamwork is important. ______
A. Every coin has two sides. B. Actions speak louder than words.
C. A good beginning is half done. D. One tree can't make a forest.

BDBD

As an old saying goes, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” I learned the meaning of this 1. ______ I studied in Russia.
One day I 2. ______（invite）some of my Chinese friends to a famous local restaurant in Moscow. My guests and I were excited about our meeting. We chatted 3. ______（warm）until the waiter told me that we were talking too loudly. We lowered our voices. But this didn't last long. The waiter came over to us two 4. ______（many）times with the same message.
What a bad impression（印象）we must have left on the local people! It is 5. ______（nature）and important for a host to create a lively atmosphere（气氛）. 6. ______, a public place means you must keep your voice low. You need to be polite to others.
I 7. ______（feel）bad about this. Even though we tried our best, it was very difficult to develop a new habit. Russians have their own special habits. My Russian friend, Andrey, always looks around and thinks for a while before 8. ______（leave）home. I asked him why he did this. “Aha,” Andrey said, “in Russia, people always spend about a minute going over things and plans in their minds before they leave. So they won't leave anything necessary 9. ______.”
10. ______（Find）the differences between cultures is very interesting. I'd like to keep my eyes and mind open.

1. when 2. invited 3. warmly 4. more 5. natural 6. However 7. felt 8. leaving 9. behind 10. Finding