1. —Could you tell me how to spend our pocket money wisely?
—Well, you'd better ______ what you spend your money on. So you will know where your money goes.
A. repair
B. report
C. record
D. receive

C

2. —There has been little rain so far in north America, and it ______ serious drought.
—Exactly. Farmers are suffering a lot and having a hard life.
A. results from
B. leads to
C. happens to
D. deals with

B

3. The food safety is a ______ problem in many countries. People should care more about it.
A. satisfying
B. serious
C. silent
D. natural

B

4. Nicotine ______ the functioning of heart and lungs, which means it has bad ______ on your heart and lungs.
A. effects; affects
B. effects; effects
C. affects; effects
D. affects; affects

C

5. —We should learn to find something good in a bad ______.
—I agree. Looking on the bright side will always give us strength.
A. competition
B. direction
C. situation
D. conversation

C

6. Volunteering is meaningful! Teenagers should be ______ to take part in more such activities.
A. encouraged
B. refused
C. punished
D. chosen

A

7. —When Mencius(孟子) was young, his mother spent a lot of ______ on his education.
—People should choose good environments, which will help them develop good habits.
A. effort
B. time
C. months
D. money

A

Ⅱ. 根据句意及汉语或首字母提示写出单词
1. Short ______(阵雨) are good for crops to grow in the field.
2. Please keep the ______(秘密) for me. Don't tell them to anyone else.
3. Finally, Mary ______(接受) his invitation and went to the party in a red dress.
4. ______(既然) you are here, why not have dinner together with us?
5. My cousin is too careless. Yesterday he ______(扔) something good into the dustbin.
6. Does the seven-day holiday ______(包括) the weekend?
7. Ann ______(烧伤) herself when she was cooking in the kitchen.
8. A good ______(记忆) is a great help in learning a language.
9. The wind was ______(吹) really hard outside. I lost my umbrella just now.
10. The Chinese ______(政府) made many laws to protect the wild animals.
11. The little girl cried in f______ when she saw the barking dog.
12. The temperature is getting lower these days. You'd better wear t______ clothes to keep yourself warm.
13. The hill is c______ with green trees and colourful flowers. How beautiful!
14. The lowest temperature d______ below zero yesterday morning.
15. We must p______ children from playing too many computer games because it's bad for their health.
16. On the space station, Chinese scientists have s______ raised four zebrafish(斑马鱼) and the scientific test works well.
17. It's important to guard a______ any possible danger around them.
18. The WMO report confirmed that 2024 was the hottest year on record, with the global a______ temperature at 1.55℃ above the pre-industrial baseline.
19. It's much easier for us to focus when we are studying in a quiet e______.
20. To my s______, the two-year-old boy can find his way home alone.

1. showers 2. secrets 3. accepted 4. Since 5. threw
6. include 7. burned/burnt 8. memory 9. blowing
10. government 11. fear 12. thick 13. covered 14. dropped
15. prevent 16. successfully 17. against 18. average
19. environment 20. surprise