一、词汇运用
1. She is learning ______ (意大利语) because she wants to travel to Rome next summer.
2. We should hurry home because the ______ (暴风雨) is on the way.
3. The two group members shook hands politely before their ______ (交谈).
4. The film Ne Zha 2 attracted ______ (数不尽的) people to the cinemas.
5. — Do you know who ______ (发明) paper? — Cai Lun.
6. Education plays an important role in everyone’s ______ (成功).
7. In ancient times, Chinese could ______ (预测) the weather by looking at stars and clouds.
8. What a useful ______ (invent) the high-speed train is! We can get to Beijing in hours.
9. The members need to practise ______ (far) to improve their skills before the big game.
10. Many visitors come to China to enjoy the ______ (great) of traditional Chinese culture.
11. — Did the visitors enjoy ______ (they) during their trip to Mount Huishan?
— Sure. They thought it very beautiful in autumn.
12. She spent much time ______ (translate) this Chinese passage (文章) into English yesterday.

Italian
; storm
; conversation
; countless
; invented
; success
; predict
; invention
; further
; greatness
; themselves
; translating

( ) 1. My neighbour, Ms Li, is in her __________, but she is still young at heart.
A. eighty
B. eightieth
C. eighteen
D. eighties

D

( ) 2. Suzhou is well known ______ the Chinese gardens, and the city is also famous ______ the Land of Fish and Rice (鱼米之乡).
A. as; for
B. for; as
C. by; as
D. with; for

B

( ) 3. The tourists were ______ about the local customs（习俗）, so they asked the guide many questions during the trip.
A. curious
B. patient
C. proud
D. lonely

A

( ) 4. Can you help me ______ this English poem into Chinese? It is too difficult for me to understand.
A. translate
B. prepare
C. support
D. repeat

A

( ) 5. If you need ______ help with your schoolwork, ask the teacher after class.
A. farther
B. farthest
C. further
D. furthest

C

( ) 6. — Ted failed the exam again.
— ______ Nobody is lazier than him in our class.
A. Well done.
B. That's all right.
C. What a surprise!
D. That's no surprise.

D

三、完成句子
1. 无锡博物院免费对公众开放。
Wuxi Museum is open to the public ______.
2. 这个男孩有画画的天赋。
The boy ______ drawing.
3. 他夜以继日地奋斗了多年。他的成功不足为奇。
He worked hard day and night for years. ______.
4. 使用工具的能力使人类与动物区别开来。
The ability to use tools ______ animals.
5. 为了达到目标，我们必须团队合作。
______, we must work as a team.
6. 凯特把失业视作提升自己的动力。
Kate saw losing the job ______.

for free
; has a talent for
; His success came as no surprise
; sets humans apart from
; In order to reach the goal
; as the drive to improve herself