一、词汇运用
1. The loud noise made the puppy ______ (胆怯的), and it hid under the table.
2. The waves are ______ (用力敲打) against the rocks by the sea.
3. The fire was so strong that it ______ (烧毁) the wood house in hours.
4. Can you smell the ______ (烟) of the barbecue from the neighbour's backyard?
5. In order not to wake up his little brother, he spoke in a low ______ (说话声).
6. Everyone is coming to the party ______ (除……之外) Tina as she has to work.
7. ______ (既然) you are free today, why not help me clean up the house?
8. After being ill for a week, her legs felt too ______ (虚弱的) to stand.

nervous
; beating
; burned/burnt
; smoke
; voice
; except
; Since
; weak

( ) 1. Nobody knows what's going ______ his mind. He is just standing there silently, smiling.
A. across
B. past
C. through
D. around

C

( ) 2. — Your cousin didn't pass the driving test yesterday, did he?
— No, he didn't. He was so ______ that he made many mistakes.
A. humorous
B. nervous
C. serious
D. dangerous

B

( ) 3. After singing "Happy Birthday", the children helped ______ the candles on the cake.
A. put off
B. put in
C. put out
D. put up

C

( ) 4. All the students joined in the field trip ______ John, who was sick in hospital.
A. besides
B. except
C. for
D. through

B

( ) 5. The coach ______ very fast when it hit the tree by the road.
A. run
B. runs
C. is running
D. was running

D

( ) 6. — Why did Peter go to the teachers' office ______?
— Because he broke the window of the classroom and hurt John.
A. in danger
B. in need
C. in surprise
D. in fear

D

三、完成句子
1. 老师让学生们平静下来，专心考试。
The teacher asked the students ______ and focus on their exams.
2. 消防员花了大约10个小时才把火扑灭。
It took ______ the fire.
3. 那个可怜的小男孩用微弱的声音向我求助。
That poor little boy asked me for help ______.
4. 她伤心地自言自语道：“我又失败了。”
She ______, "I failed again."

to calm down
; the firemen around ten hours to put out
; in a weak voice
; said to herself sadly

四、语法填空
My name is Fan Yuan and I'm from North-east China. I'm a special kind of fireman
1. ______ (call) a smokejumper. This means that I jump out of a plane to stop big fires
from 2. ______ (spread) in the forest!
I live and work in the Daxing'anling Area in Heilongjiang Province. Thick forests, rich in wildlife, cover the beautiful and wild mountains here. 3. ______ (sad), fires are quite common（普遍的）at certain times of the year. These fires are very 4. ______ (danger). They can hurt or even kill people and animals.
When a forest fire 5. ______ (start), my teammates and I act fast. We often need to fly out in a plane and then jump down with a parachute（降落伞）while the trees
6. ______ (burn) heavily. Once we land, we race to put out the fire. We use simple tools to clear away dead 7. ______ (leaf) and trees to stop the spread of fires.
It is not easy to be a smokejumper. You have to be very brave and smart. It is also important to be fit, or you might hurt 8. ______ (you) when you land. Finally, 9. ______ (survive) in the wild, you should know how to find food and a safe place to rest.
My job can be difficult and dangerous. However, I'm very proud of what I do. I love this beautiful land and I 10. ______ (try) my best to protect it.

called
; spreading
; Sadly
; dangerous
; starts
; are burning
; leaves
; yourself
; to survive
; will try