a. 单词拼写：根据所给中文意思或首字母，写出各句中所缺单词的正确形式。(共5小题，每题1分，满分5分)

1. With your ____________(许可), I’ll leave now.

2. We give a 10% __________ （折扣）on cash purchases.

3. I have ________ （受益）a lot from reading different kinds of books.

4. For lack of food, the old man s______ to death.

5. It’s important to keep the b_______ of nature.

b. 完成下面的句子，每空只填一词。（共5小题，每题2分，满分10分）

6. 他们面对面地坐着，怒视着对方。

They sat face to face, _______ _______ each other.

7. 由于负债累累,他每天不得不加班工作。

   Being _____ _____, he has to work extra hours a day.

8. 你所说的使我想起了我悲伤的故事。

What you said ________ me ________ my sad story.

9. 除夕烧香祭祖是中国的社会习俗。

It’s the ____ ______to light incense in memory of ancestors at the Spring Festival Eve in China.

10. 请原谅我忘记了你的生日。

Please ______ me _______ forgetting your birthday.

根据汉语意思填空（每空只能填一个词，每空0.5分，共8分）

1.Why are they ________ __________ _________ disappearing?

  为什么他们有消失的危险？

2.We watched,amazed as fire ________  ________ on the outside of the spaceship as the earth's gravity increased.

   我们惊奇地看着，随着地球引力的增加，宇宙飞船的外层燃烧起火。

3.As a matter of fact, I landed in Britain _________ __________.

   事实上，我在英国上岸是偶然的。

4.Please __________ me _________ forgetting your birthday.

   请原谅我忘记了你的生日。

5.What you said __________ me __________ my sad story.

   你所说的使我想起了我悲伤的故事。

6.The owner doubted the fellow _________  _________ couldn’t afford the meal.  

店主怀疑那个穿着破烂的家伙付不起帐

7.________  ________  _________, red is not your colour. 

   说实在地, 你穿红色不好看.

阅读下列各小题，根据每句后的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

1．Only after they had discussed the matter for several hours ______ a decision, （reach）

       只有在讨论这个问题几个小时后他们才做出一个决定。

2．Although he has got a doctor's degree, ______ whether he is equal to the job．（remain）

       尽管他获得了博士学位，但他是否胜任这个工作还有待去看。

3．It was______ this morning that made the boss so angry, （come）

       是因为他今天早上来晚了才使老板如此生气。

4．Alex was listening attentively to the lecture by professor Smith, all his attention ______．（fix）

       亚历克斯在专心致志听史密斯教授的演讲，他所有的注意力都集中在上面。

5．The products produced by Apple, especially iphone 4, ______ in the US and have a good market internationally, （sell）

       苹果公司生产的产品尤其是iphone 4在美国很畅销，在国际上有良好的市场。

6．_______ is that China is playing more and more important role in the world, （know）

       众所周知，中国在世界上正扮演着越来越重要的角色。

7．Had it not been for the fact ______, I wouldn't have won the first prize in the English Writing Competition, （help）

       要不是我的老师帮我，我就不会再在英语作文竞赛中获一等奖。

8．The 30th Olympic Games will be held in London, from July 27 to August 12,2012, ______all athletes will compete for medals, （during）

       第三十届奥运会将于2012年7月27日至8月12日在伦敦举行，在此期间所有的运动员将为奖牌而战。

9．Frank insisted that ______ although I had great difficulty in waking him up．（fall）

       尽管我很费力才把他弄醒，弗兰克坚持说没睡着。

10．More and more highways have been built, ______ for people to travel from one place to another, （make）

       越来越多的高速公路已经建成，使得人们从一地去另一地更加容易。

请原谅我忘记了你的生日。Please ______ me _______ forgetting your birthday.