一、根据句意及所给中文提示、首字母或英文解释，写出句子所缺单词，每空限填一词。
1. Our town has become modern and people are enjoying a ______________（舒服的）life now.
2. You can’t find any large ______________（not closed）spaces in the city.
3. When he was at ______________（小学教育的）school, he was very naughty（淘气的）.
4. —If we still pollute our e______________, we cannot see the beauty of nature any longer.
—You’re right. But some people haven’t realized its importance.
5. This road is too ______________（not wide）for your car to go through.

1. comfortable 2. open 3. primary 4. environment 5. narrow

二、根据句意或句子的语法要求，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。
1.（2024·甘肃白银、武威）We received a letter from him ______________（recent）.
2. The government must take action to improve our ______________（live）environment.
3.（2024·江苏南通如皋、崇川二模）More face - to - face ______________（communicate）will help parents and teachers care more about children’s mental growth.
4. I hope I can visit Starlight Town and see the changes ______________（me）.
5. In Starlight Town, most of the people have moved into new ______________（build）.

1. recently 2. living 3. communication 4. myself 5. buildings

( )1. —How ________ your sofa feels!
—Is it like a soft bed? I often lie on it for a short break at noon.
A. terrible
B. comfortable
C. humorous
D. dangerous

1. B 【点拨】terrible 糟糕的；comfortable 舒服的；humorous 幽默的；dangerous 危险的。根据答语中的“Is it like a soft bed?”可知，此处指沙发很舒服。故选 B。

( )2. Our government tries to do everything they can ________ people live a better life.
A. to help
B. help
C. helping
D. helped

2. A 【点拨】“______ people live a better life”在句中作目的状语，所以应用动词不定式。故选 A。

( )3. —Do you remember there ________ a river here?
—Of course. I often swam in it when I was young.
A. used to being
B. used to be
C. was used to be
D. was used to being

3. B 【点拨】根据“I often swam in it when I was young.”可知，谈论的是过去的事情。used to 过去常常。故选 B。

( )4. To learn English better, you’d better speak English ________ you can.
A. as often as
B. as many as
C. so more as
D. so many as

4. A 【点拨】根据语境可知，想要把英语学得更好，就要尽可能地常说英语。

( )5. We ________ each other since I came to Beijing, but we send emails very often.
A. don’t see
B. didn’t see
C. won’t see
D. haven’t seen

5. D 【点拨】since 自……以来，引导的从句用一般过去时，主句用现在完成时。故选 D。

( )6.(2023·江苏泰州高新区调研)This kind of electric car makes less noise. ________, it saves much energy.
A. However
B. Moreover
C. Anyway
D. Otherwise

6. B 【点拨】句意：这种电动汽车噪声小。此外，它还节省了很多能源。however 然而；moreover 此外，而且；anyway 无论如何；otherwise 否则。故选 B。