一、单项选择
( )1.Mrs. Brown ______ her students' achievements and always encouraged them to do better.
A.gave up
B.took pride in
C.depended on
D.caught up with

B

( )2.The flowers ______ some water because they haven't been watered for some time.
A.require
B.reach
C.prepare
D.drink

A

( )3.Lily dares ______ her opinions in class discussions, even when others disagree.
A.to express
B.expressing
C.expresses
D.expressed

A

( )4. ______ TV has some benefits(好处), ______ sometimes it has a bad influence.
A. Although；不填
B. Though；but
C. Even though；but
D. Because；so

A

( )5.He is ______ at home, but he doesn't feel ______ for he has many things to do.
A.lonely; lonely B.lonely; alone C.alone; alone D.alone; lonely

D

二、选择单词并用其正确形式完成句子
proud fail absent influence exact
1.She looked at her garden with ______, knowing all her hard work had paid off.
2.I don't know ______ where the library is, but it's somewhere near the park.
3.Yesterday, Tom was ______ from school because he had a bad cold.
4.I studied hard for the math test, but I ______ because I made too many careless mistakes.
5.The artist ______ by the works of Vincent Van Gogh and Pablo Picasso during his early years.

pride
; exactly
; absent
; failed
; was influenced