1. Mother thinks it is a (浪费) of time to play computer games.
2. Alice was very excited because she would (出席) the Oscar ceremony.
3. After (采访) several stars, the host asked the audience questions.
4. Different people have different TV habits.
5. The boy is (stupid, foolish). He shows a lack of good judgement.

1. waste 2. attend 3. interviewing 4. viewing 5. silly

()1.Jill is a member of the Drama Club. She likes ____ very much.
A.act
B.actor
C.actions
D.acting

D 【点拨】“喜欢表演”用 like acting 表达。故选 D。

()2.—How can you be excused for such a ____ reason?
—I don't care whether you accept it or not.

A.special
B.silly
C.serious
D.shy

B 【点拨】special 特殊的；silly 愚蠢的；serious 认真的；shy 害羞的。根据句意和语境可知，silly 符合题意。故选 B。

()3.—Tom and Jerry belongs to ____. Do you like it?
—Yes, of course.
A.drama series
B.cartoons
C.documentaries
D.chat shows

B 【点拨】《猫和老鼠》是一部卡通片。故选 B。

( )4.—Sending voice messages on a smartphone can be time-saving.
—But sending messages itself may be ____ if we lose ourselves in meaningless chats.

A.a piece of cake
B.a sweet experience
C.a waste of time
D.an unforgettable feeling

C 【点拨】a piece of cake 小菜一碟；a sweet experience 一次甜蜜的经历；a waste of time 浪费时间；an unforgettable feeling 一种难忘的感觉。根据“Sending voice messages on a smartphone can be time - saving.”和 But 可推知此处是说毫无意义的聊天就是在浪费时间。故选 C。

()5.—This TV play is really boring.
—____. You will find it more and more interesting as the story goes on.

A.I can't agree more
B.That's true
C.I am afraid I disagree
D.Of course it is

C 【点拨】根据空处后一句的句意可确定此处表示不同意对方的观点。故选 C。

三、阅读短文,在文中空白处填入1个适当的单词,或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。
The popular TV series Meet Yourself shows the 1(beautiful) of some intangible cultural heritage(非物质文化遗产) in Dali, Yunnan Province. Let's take a look at some of them.
Wood carving(木雕)
Jianchuan wood carving has a history of over 1,000 years. It has rich cultural 2(mean). The carving usually uses patterns 3flowers, plants, and dragons. This type of wood carving is 4(wide) used in people's buildings. Each piece of wood carving carries great effort from the masters.
Tie-dyeing(扎染)
Tie-dyeing is 5old dyeing skill. It started as early as the Tang dynasty for a small part of people. But now, tie-dyeing has modern things on clothing and bags, 6(sell) at home and abroad.
Flower cake
Flower cake is no doubt 7(popular) snack in Yunnan Province. It has a history of more than 300 years. Even Emperor Qianlong of the Qing dynasty 8(be) its big fan. The most special part of the cake is that it has 9(flower) in the cake.
These traditional skills not only stand for Chinese wisdom 10also add colours to our modern lives.

1. beauty 2. meanings 3. like 4. widely 5. an 6. selling 7. the most popular 8. was 9. flowers 10. but