( )7. (2024·宿迁)You can travel or read to make sure that __________ your body __________ spirit is on the way.
A. neither; nor
B. both; and
C. either; or
D. not; but

C

( )8. Guyu takes its name from the Chinese saying "rain produces hundreds of grains(谷)", which shows the __________ between weather and farming.
A. difficulty
B. difference
C. connection
D. competition

C

( )9. — Bob, please __________ your spelling. You've dropped the "d" in the word "knowledge".
— Oh, yes. I'll be more careful next time.
A. listen to
B. look forward to
C. pay attention to
D. get used to

C

( )10. — Did your sister enjoy the outdoor training last weekend?
— No, not at all! She was __________ dead after so much hard training.
A. as good as
B. as well as
C. so good as
D. so well as

A

( )11. — Our monitor Jack is good at all the subjects, but he never __________.
— What a modest student!
A. gets off
B. takes off
C. puts off
D. shows off

D

( )12. We may meet all kinds of difficulties in the future, but we should be confident enough to __________ any challenge.
A. put on
B. get on
C. take on
D. try on

C

( )13. If the keyboard __________ to the computer properly, it won't work.
A. isn't connecting
B. doesn't connect
C. isn't connected
D. hasn't connected

C

( )14. — Mrs Black is an organized housewife.
— That's right. Everything in her house is always __________.
A. in order
B. out of order
C. in trouble
D. in the way

A

( )15. — I love making friends on the Internet. All of my online friends are so kind to me.
— __________. Few of them would become your real friends.
A. I couldn't agree more
B. That's not the case
C. That's for sure
D. I've got it

B

五、根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。
Wonder why you get angry so easily 1. w______ your friend smiles all the time? It's probably because you two have different personalities.
Personality is about 2. h______ people think, behave and react(反应) in different 3. s______. So what 4. m______ people think, behave and react in certain ways?
Part of the reason is that people are 5. b______ like this. A baby gets its blood type, genes and 6. o______ physical things when it's still inside its mother. These things may help decide what the baby will be like.
But one's personality doesn't stop here. Family life, school learning and life 7. e______ can also make you the person you are. This doesn't 8. m______ it's impossible to change your personality. You can always try to make yourself 9. b______. Don't get too worried about your shortcomings(缺点). Just accept them. This is a good way to start making changes.
However, it's not easy to change lifelong habits in one night. Don't give yourself a hard time. Keep 10. w______ at it. One day you'll see that you can turn over a new leaf and be a new you.

1. while 2. how 3. situations 4. makes 5. born 6. other 7. experience 8. mean 9. better 10. working