三、词汇运用。(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
根据首字母或汉语提示,写出下列句子中的单词。
31. I have a f of darkness, so I always sleep with the light on.
32. She is a s mother who raises two kids alone.
33. I don't need your help. I can finish the homework by m.
34. My parents don't a me to play video games on school nights.
35. Our teacher is very s with us, but we all like him.
36. Many (外国) students come to China for study every year.
37. This medicine can (减轻) your pain.
38. Experiencing (失败) is part of growing up.
39. (令人惊讶地), the little boy solved the difficult problem by himself.
40. His words (鼓舞) all of us.

31. fear 32. single 33. myself
34. allow 35. strict 36. foreign
37. reduce 38. failure
39. Surprisingly
40. inspired/encouraged

【分析】
本题为词汇运用题，需结合句子语境、首字母提示或汉语意思，同时考虑固定搭配、词性、时态等语法规则填写正确单词。解题时先通读句子理解大意，再根据线索锁定单词，最后检查单词形式是否符合语法要求（如反身代词、副词、动词时态等）。
【解析】
31. 根据后半句“总是开着灯睡觉”可知，此处表达“害怕黑暗”，固定搭配为have a fear of，故填fear；
32. 由“独自抚养两个孩子”可知，此处指“单亲妈妈”，对应单词single；
33. 固定搭配by oneself表示“独自”，主语为I，故用反身代词myself；
34. 固定搭配allow sb to do sth（允许某人做某事），句中don't后接动词原形，结合语境填allow；
35. 固定搭配be strict with sb（对某人严格），符合语境，填strict；
36. 此处修饰名词students，需用形容词，汉语提示“外国”对应foreign；
37. 情态动词can后接动词原形，汉语提示“减轻”对应reduce；
38. 动词experience后需接名词，汉语提示“失败”对应failure；
39. 此处修饰整个句子，需用副词，汉语提示“令人惊讶地”对应Surprisingly；
40. 句子描述过去发生的动作，需用动词过去式，汉语提示“鼓舞”对应inspired或encouraged；
【答案】
31. fear 32. single 33. myself 34. allow 35. strict 36. foreign 37. reduce 38. failure 39. Surprisingly 40. inspired/encouraged
【知识点】
词汇运用、固定搭配、词性辨析
【点评】
本题考查基础核心词汇及常用搭配，难度较低，侧重考查学生对词汇的积累和基本语法规则的运用，只要掌握常见搭配和词性转换即可轻松完成。
【难度系数】
0.8