( )2. Zhang Guimei started the first free senior high school for girls to help them get an ________ in Lijiang，Yunnan.
A. education
B. invitation
C. information
D. imagination

2. A 【点拨】education 教育；invitation 邀请；information 信息；imagination 想象力。由“免费的女子高中”可知与教育相关。故选 A。

( )3.(2023·江苏无锡惠山区三模改编)—The lady looks so cute and elegant.
—So she does. I hear that she has her clothes ________ made in Paris.
A. smoothly
B. closely
C. specially
D. especial

3. C 【点拨】smoothly 平稳地；closely 紧密地；specially 专门地；especial 特别的。根据语境可知，此处指这位女士的衣服是在巴黎专门定做的，specially 符合语境。故选 C。

( )4. —Hi，Jill. I’d like to share with you the latest news about the height of Qomolangma.
—Really? Make sure the news is true before you ________ it.
A. receive
B. spread
C. cancel
D. hear

4. B 【点拨】发话者想与对方分享“珠穆朗玛峰高度的最新新闻”。应答者用“Really?”表示怀疑，并要求对方在传播这条新闻之前要确保这条新闻的真实性。spread 传播。故选 B。

( )5. Some people think it’s parents' job to ________ their children ________ a clean and comfortable environment at home.
A. offer；to
B. offer；with
C. provide；with
D. provide；to

5. C 【点拨】provide sb. with sth. = offer sb. sth. 意为“给某人提供某物”。由句子结构并结合选项可知选 C。

( )6. The forests are getting fewer and fewer. We must ________ down too many trees.
A. prevent people cutting
B. keep people from cutting
C. stop people cutting
D. all the above

6. D

( )7. I think the dress is ________ small for you ________.
A. too；to wear it
B. so；wearing
C. too；to wear
D. so；to wear it

7. C 【点拨】too...to... 太……而不能……。故选 C。

( )8. —Do the police have the ________ of arrest(逮捕)in this situation?
—It’s hard to say.
A. ability
B. right
C. chance
D. background

8. B

四、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。
Have you ever heard of a famous charity __1__（call）Operation Smile? We hope we can help you understand how we are trying to help children all over the world.
Operation Smile was started by a doctor and his wife. In 1982，together __2__ some volunteers，they went to the Philippines __3__（help）the children who had holes in their lips or inside their mouths. It was very difficult for them to eat and __4__（drink）. These volunteers worked very hard. But they worried that they could not carry on with the work __5__ they didn’t have enough money. __6__ they decided to start a charity so that they could help these needy children. They called it Operation Smile.
Operation Smile works in more than twenty __7__（develop）countries and has cured thousands of children who have problems with their mouths. Operation Smile __8__（win）many prizes for its work and in 1999 they even started a special event called “The World Journey of Hope”. Many children in the world were cured during the event.
So show your __9__（kind）to the needy children now. You can send your donation to Operation Smile at local banks. Many thanks from the children who can smile now __10__（come）to you.
1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________
6. ________ 7. ________ 8. ________ 9. ________ 10. ________

1. called 2. with 3. to help 4. drink 5. because 6. Then 7. developing 8. has won 9. kindness 10. will come