( )2. —Do you like this new kind of mobile phone，madam?
—Yes. But it’s too _______，and I can’t afford it.
A. popular B. lovely C. cheap D. expensive

2. D [点拨] popular受欢迎的；lovely可爱的；cheap便宜的；expensive昂贵的。由“can't afford”可知，此处应表示“昂贵的”。故选D。

( )3. In 1958，pinyin _______ by Chinese linguists(语言学家).
A. designs B. designed C. is designed D. was designed

3. D [点拨] 根据“In 1958”可知用一般过去时；句子中的pinyin与design是被动关系。故选D。

( )4. —Let’s go and play football this Sunday afternoon，Daniel!
—Oh，the final exam is coming. I can’t _______ any more time off schoolwork.
A. spend B. find C. afford D. offer

4. C

( )5.(2023·山东滨州)—Can he get first prize in the race?
—He _______ so，but he has just hurt his leg. It’s impossible now.
A. will expect to do B. is expected doing
C. has expected doing D. was expected to do

5. D [点拨] 由语境可知，此处应用一般过去时的被动语态。故选D。

( )6. Mr Johnson has _______ an online campaign to raise money for poor children.
A. put up B. set up C. taken up D. gotten up

6. B

( )7. —What kind of volunteer work would you like to do?
—I’d like to _______ leaflets.
A. find out B. look up C. cheer up D. hand out

7. D [点拨] 由语境可知此处表示“分发传单”。hand out分发。故选D。

( )8. Parents enjoy any progress their children have made and will be _______ them.
A. angry with B. interested in C. proud of D. worried about

8. C [点拨] be angry with对……生气；be interested in对……感兴趣；be proud of为……感到骄傲；be worried about为……担心，焦虑。由语境可知，be proud of符合句意。故选C。

( )9.(2024·江苏扬州)As we all know，the Yangtze River _______ as a “mother river” of the Chinese nation.
A. knows B. knew C. is known D. was known

9. C [点拨] 句意：众所周知，长江是中华民族的一条“母亲河”。这是一个表达客观事实的句子，需要用一般现在时，可排除B和D。the Yangtze River与know之间是被动关系。故选C。

( )10. —_______ You don’t seem to be quite yourself today.
—I have a bad cold and cough day and night.
A. What a pity! B. Take it easy!
C. What’s the matter? D. Sorry to hear that.

10. C

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。
Do you know when and how the International Committee of the Red Cross（ICRC）was started?
In 1859，__1__ the war time，a Swiss man named Henry Dunant passed a town in Italy where many soldiers had been wounded. Dunant thought they should __2__（care）for. A Swiss organization was founded(成立）in 1863. When the organization became international，it __3__（name）the International Committee of the Red Cross.
ICRC’s emblem(徽章）is a red cross on a white ground. People use it __4__ a sign for army doctors. There are ICRC offices in many __5__（country）around the world now. More than 18,000 ICRC workers __6__（help）people in more than 90 countries.
In China，there is an organization named the Red Cross Society of China（RCSC). It is __7__ of ICRC.
Most of the people in RCSC are either full - time __8__（work）or volunteers. RCSC also has organizations in many schools. Student members learn __9__（look）after the elderly and help the weak. They are also taught to give __10__（medicine）care to people who are in danger.
1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________
6. ________ 7. ________ 8. ________ 9. ________ 10. ________

1. during 2. be cared 3. was named 4. as 5. countries 6. are helping 7. part 8. workers 9. to look 10. medical