一、根据首字母及汉语提示完成句子
1. Have you heard the u______（最新的）news?
2. China plays a more and more important role among A______（亚洲的）countries.
3. What are you going to do at the c______（即将到来的）weekend?
4. A lot of students are f______（迷）of the famous basketball player.
5. In winter, the land is sometimes c______（覆盖）with snow.

p-to-date
; sian
; oming
; ans
; overed

二、用所给单词的适当形式填空
6. Look! What ________________________ (happen) over there?
7. In the magazine, there are a number of ________________________ (interview) with film stars.
8. Channel 1 ________________________ (cover) a football match now.
9. The coming sports meeting ________________________ (hold) in December, 2025.
10. If you ________________________ (not be) careful, you won't pass the exam.

is happening
;
; interviews
; is covering
; will be held
; aren't

三、单项选择
11. In our school library, there ______ a number of books on art. The number of the books ______ still growing larger and larger.
A. is; is
B. are; is
C. is; are
D. are; are

B
;

12. Jim is watching a football match which is shown ______ on TV. Though he is not on the scene, he can still cheer for his team.
A. lively
B. live
C. living
D. alive

B

13. My father ______ in a panda protection center for 10 years, so he knows a lot about pandas.
A. was working
B. is working
C. has worked
D. will work

C

14. Someone ______ at the door. Can you open it?
A. knocks
B. knocked
C. is knocking
D. was knocking

C