四、词汇运用(15 分)
A. 用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。
university pronounce low against pretty
1. She ______ every word clearly, and her voice is very pleasant to listen to.
2. Company profits were 5% ______ than last year.
3. ______ includes students from all over the country.
4. The garden looks ______ in the morning light.
5. He stood ______ the wall, and she sat on the floor beside him.

A. 1. pronounces 2. lower 3. Universities 4. pretty 5. against

B. 根据提示写出空白处各单词的正确形式。
The city of Greenfield decided to build a new 1. ______(体育场)in the 2. ______(南方的) part of the city. The 3. a______ was chosen because it was large. The 4. ______(主要的) reason for building it was to boost the local economy and provide a place for the growing 5. ______(人口) to enjoy sports and events.
During the construction, the most troublesome thing is the small 6. m______ and river. They had to remove it carefully to make room. It was a 7. ______(遗憾) that they couldn't keep the natural feature, but it was necessary for the project.
One day, the project manager, Mr Thompson realized that a 8. ______(粗心的) worker had made a 9. ______(错误). It could delay the entire project. Mr Thompson quickly 10. c______ it and made sure that everyone paid more attention to their work.
Finally, the people of Greenfield were excited to have such a modern and impressive building in their city.

B. 1. stadium 2. south 3. area 4. main 5. population 6. mountain 7. pity 8. careless 9. mistake 10. corrected