四、词汇运用(共8小题,计8分)
根据句意及括号内所给提示,填入单词的适当形式。
1. His teacher advised his parents (talk) with their son.
2. Lucy is in poor health. She should pay more attention (take) exercise.
3. We think the computer is one of (use) inventions in our life.
4. Your help is (exact) what I need.
5. Many of us have tried to lose weight but(fail).
6. David dares(face) the failure when he grows up.
7. He(interview) more than 200 famous people so far.
8. The number of the students in the school (be) 800.

1.to talk 2.to taking 3.the most useful 4.exactly 5.have failed 6.to face 7.has interviewed 8.is

1. advise sb. to do sth.为固定搭配，意为“建议某人做某事”，故填to talk。
2. pay attention to doing sth.为固定搭配，意为“注意做某事”，故填to taking。
3. “one of + the + 形容词最高级 + 名词复数”表示“最……之一”，use的形容词形式为useful，其最高级为most useful，故填the most useful。
4. 此处需用副词修饰表语从句，exact的副词形式为exactly，故填exactly。
5. 由tried可知时态为现在完成时，but连接并列成分，故填have failed。
6. dare在此处为实义动词，后接不定式，故填to face。
7. so far是现在完成时的标志，主语He为第三人称单数，故填has interviewed。
8. “the number of + 名词复数”作主语时，谓语动词用单数，故填is。

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Li Wen is a 15-year-old boy. He works hard and does well 1 school. It is hard to believe that
he used to have difficulties in school. When his parents moved to the city to work, they could not be at
home to take care of him. So he became less interested in 2 (study) and was absent from classes.
Then his parents made a 3 (decide) to send him to a boarding school. He found life there diffi-
cult. One day he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. His teacher advised his parents 4
(talk) with their son in person. This conversation changed his life. He realized that his parents would
always love him, and they would be proud 5 everything good that he did. Now he is much happier
and more outgoing than he used to be.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

1. in
2. studying
3. decision
4. to talk
5. of