1. Many of the ____________ (elder) are easy to have some kinds of diseases.

elderly

2. Instead of rushing through life, we should enjoy something more ____________ (mean).

meaningful

3. The ____________ (home) boy often did his homework in the street by the light of a restaurant.

homeless

4. Thanks for all the ____________ (member) hard work! More and more people have learned how to keep kids from danger now.

members’

5. After reading the ____________ (introduce), I learned a lot about the project.

introduction(s)

6. It took him just less than one hour to finish such a difficult ____________ (任务).

task

7. Donating a little ____________ (血) does no harm to a healthy man.

blood

8. I offered my seat to a ____________ (盲的) woman on the bus yesterday.

blind

9. How many years have you ____________ (接受训练) for the Olympic Games?

trained

10. Her ____________ (背景) is completely different from her husband's.

background

( ) 1. — What's your plan for the winter holiday?
— My mother has signed me up for ______ one - on - one course in Maths.
A. an B. a C. the D. /

B

( ) 2. The behaviour of the dogs is similar to ______ of the cats in some ways.
A. that B. those C. it D. one

A

( ) 3. — I hear you're crazy about Ma Long.
— Exactly. He is one of the greatest table tennis players in the world and ______ Grand Slams(大满贯) when he was 28.
A. achieves B. achieved C. has achieved D. will achieve

B

( ) 4. — I ______ you here, but you didn't come.
— I'm terribly sorry. I was so busy that I forgot.
A. would expect B. was expecting C. am expecting D. have expected

B

( ) 5. It's ______ for you to keep the secrets for your friends. In this way, you can win their trust.
A. strange B. necessary C. possible D. lucky

B

( ) 6. Many tourists like five - star hotels because they think expensive hotels always ______ guests with better service (服务).
A. prevent B. protect C. present D. provide

D

( ) 7. It's dangerous ______ a close look at the tiger in the zoo.
A. for us taking B. of us to take C. of us taking D. for us to take

D

( ) 8. — I think it's difficult for me to learn English well.
— ______ Nothing is impossible if you put your heart into it.
A. What a pity! B. Never give up! C. I hope so. D. That's right.

B

We often see people (1)____________ (wait) in line at supermarkets, theatres and amusement parks.
Surprisingly, they even have to wait in line at Qomolangma.
During this year's climbing season, crowds of climbers waited in a long line near Qomolangma. The line is above the mountain's (2)____________ (high) campsite (营地) — about 8 000 metres above sea level.
However, most people can only spend a few minutes at that place (3)____________ (with) extra oxygen supplies (氧气补给). Twenty - one mountaineers (4)____________ (die) in the Himalayan mountains so far this year.
Why do so many people risk their (5)____________ (life) to climb the mountain?
A study (6)____________ (show) that people who take risks think of themselves differently from people who avoid risks. They know it's dangerous. (7)____________ for them, it's worth (值得) trying. Reaching Qomolangma is (8)____________ lifelong dream.
Technological progress (进步) has also encouraged (鼓励) people to climb the mountain. People can get high - tech safety equipment(装备) (9)____________ (easy) than before. And with the Internet, climbers know better than ever about how (10)____________ (reach) the mountains safely.

1. wait
2. highest
3. without
4. have died
5. lives
6. shows
7. But
8. a
9. more easily
10. to reach