一、词汇运用。
1. （2025·苏州市吴中区期中）It's important to learn from ______（错误）and become stronger.
2. （2025·南京市玄武区期中改编）The excellent swimmer Pan Zhanle made history in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and showed the world that nothing is ______（不可能的）if one keeps fighting.
3. The kids made a ______（杂乱）in the bathroom.
4. A good neighbour is ______（good）than a brother far away.
5. We need to protect water ______（pipe）in winter so that they won't break because of the cold.
6. I've worked here for ______（near）two years.

mistakes
; impossible
; mess
; better
; pipes
; nearly

1. (2025·泰州市姜堰区期中)The player didn't lose heart ______ his rackets were broken. ______, he tried to cheer up in the next game.
A. when; Instead
B. if; Instead
C. though; Once
D. because; Once

A

2. (2025·南京市联合体期中)—Where is Jack? I can't find him anywhere.
—He is busy ______ posters for tomorrow's talent show.
A. putting in
B. putting away
C. putting up
D. putting down

C

3. 亮点原创·China's first commercial space launch ______ the world. It marked a ______ leap of the development of China's commercial launch sites.
A. surprised; surprise
B. surprised; surprising
C. surprise; surprise
D. surprise; surprising

B
;

4. (2025·无锡市锡山区期中)—How long did it ______ your parents to decorate your living room?
—They ______ about two days decorating it.
A. take; cost
B. cost; spent
C. take; spent
D. spend; took

C
;

三、完成句子。
1. 我奶奶整天痴迷于跳舞。
My grandmother ______
______ all day.
2. 宝宝学走路时容易摔倒。
It is ______ when they learn to walk.
3. 我在包里塞满了野餐的食物。
I ______ for the picnic.
4. 你最好在出门前给你的妈妈打个电话。
______ before you go out.

is crazy about dancing
;
; easy for babies to fall over
; filled my bag with food
; You'd/You had better call your mother

四、方框选词。
instead of, learn, one, connect, fill
What is your ______1____ time of being in the kitchen about? Perhaps it's making biscuits with your parents, or preparing a great meal for a special evening. Cooking can remind you of the people and places you love. It can also be fun and comfort you when you are feeling down.
Cooking is ______2____ with happiness. Like other creative hobbies, it allows you to use your imagination and try new things. Cooking also makes people be in the present, because keeping an eye on cooking makes you pay attention to your meals only ______3____ thinking about something else. In fact, when you follow the steps to cook, you can develop a cooking habit.
Cooking is a good way ______4____ about different cultures and tastes around the world. Cooking also brings people together. Sitting down to eat with friends and family builds strong social ______5____. Besides, it is known to be good for people's mental and physical health.
1. ______
2. ______
3. ______
4. ______
5. ______

first
; filled
; instead of
; to learn
; connections