一、根据句意及汉语或首字母提示写出单词。
1. Everyone e Jim was there when the meeting began.
2. (既然)he is an honest man, I think he's telling the truth.
3. "The police are here," she said in a low (嗓音).
4. — Why did you keep (安静的)in front of foreign friends yesterday?
— I dared(敢于) not talk with them in English.
5. It rained heavily last night. The (雷声) broke the silence of midnight.

1. except 2. Since 3. voice 4. silent 5. thunder

二、用方框中所给单词或短语的适当形式填空(其中有一个是多余的)。
beat weak shout shake nervous in all directions
1. People walked after getting off the bus.
2. Her heart fast when she received the letter.
3. Lisa went to the living room and hands with the guests.
4. — Leo is very . We shouldn't ask him to move the heavy desk.
— Yes. He is not strong enough to move it. Let's ask someone else.
5. Listen! Did you hear the excited ? The match must be wonderful.

1. in all directions 2. beat 3. shook 4. weak 5. shouts

三、单项选择。
1. — Do the apples on the table taste different from those in the box?
— No. The change in the taste may be very . I can't notice it.

A.awful
B.great
C.serious
D.slight

1. D

2. It is not good to shout your teachers, because it is impolite.

A.in
B.at
C.with
D.for

2. B

3. — What did you do when you saw the snake?
— Nothing! I just stood there and couldn't move my legs until I was saved.

A.in fear
B.in need
C.in danger
D.in trouble

3. A

4. — Do you know anybody got hurt in the accident?
— Yes. A report says two men were sent to hospital.

A.who
B.why
C.how
D.if

4. D

5. The nurses have many good ways to a crying baby.

A.come down
B.cut down
C.calm down
D.put down

5. C

四、请认真阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Mark Twain once said that everyone talks about the weather, but that no one ever does anything about it. This was true in his day but it may not be the case in 1. (today) world. In fact, humans have 2. (find) many different ways to control the weather.
Cloud seeding(人工增雨) is 3. kind of technology that can control rain. It can change the amount of water inside the cloud, which helps control the amount of rain, the time 4. it rains and even where it rains.
This technology has played a key role during important events. For example, China used cloud seeding in Beijing just before the 2008 Olympic Games in order to stop rain from 5. (fall) during the event.
However, 6. (scientist) are still discussing how to use this technology. On one hand, it is 7. (believe) that it might have side effects. For example, things it uses may be bad 8. the environment. On the other hand, no two clouds are the same, so every new experiment introduces new conditions.
Besides controlling rain, they have also tried to find ways to make storms and hurricanes(飓风) much weaker. American people think it might be possible to control hurricanes by 9. (use) lasers(激光). Others believe that burning petroleum(石油) in a hurricane's path helps the storms move 10. (slow).

1. today's 2. found 3. a 4. when 5. falling 6. scientists 7. believed 8. for 9. using 10. slowly