根据首字母及中文填写正确的单词（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）

1. I could see a tall f_______ over there, but when I came near, I found it wasn’t a person.

2. After a few days’ stay in hospital, Mr. Green r_______  from his illness. 

3. In China, young children are usually taught to r_______ the old people.

4. He is a f_______ as an artist, but a success as an art teacher.

5. After g_____________ from university, he worked as a newspaper reporter.

6. The students are making p__________ for the coming mid- examination.    

7. Attention should be paid to m_______ good use of English newspapers rather than selling materials to students.

8. I am trying to lose weight because I’m so a________ of my body.

9. The children had an a_______ about what game to play, but they reached an agreement in the end.

10. He is so shy that he often feels e____________ about making speeches in public.

【小题1】.The United Kingdom, which has four countries with one government, is off the northwest
coast of c____________ (大陆) Europe.
【小题2】. Paris, s____________ (位于) in the river Seine, is the capital and largest city of France.
“I____________” (居民) is the word used to describe those who live in a particular place.
【小题3】. The five countries — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa —known as “Brics (金砖国家)”, share some s____________ (相似之处) in developing their economies and improving the people’s living conditions.
【小题4】. Natural d____________ (灾难), such as earthquakes, volcanoes, and hurricanes, kill hundreds
of thousands of people every year.
【小题5】 Usually, fires caused by earthquakes did the most d____________(损失).
【小题6】. A mass c____________ (运动) has started in China to help protect the environment.
【小题7】.Sandstorms appear to have increased in China recently as a result of “d _________ (沙漠化)”.
【小题8】. Weather experts have f____________ (预报) another big sandstorm in a week’s time.
【小题9】. For many years, Mencius travelled from state to state, teaching the p____________ (原则) of Confucius.
【小题10】.Philosophers are people whose ideas are very i____________ (有影响力) .
【小题11】.It is my r____________ (责任) to make sure that all the lights are turned off when we leave
the classroom.
【小题12】.One of Barcelona’s most famous l____________ (地标) is the Church of the Sagrada Familia, which was designed by an architect called Antonio Gaudi.
【小题13】.The lawyer acted as her r____________ (代表) in the hearings.
【小题14】.The US government will have to meet the c____________ (挑战) of rising unemployment.

China is rich in natural r_____________

Although he is one of China’s most famous scientists, Yuan Longping r 1.  himself as a farmer, for he   2. the land to do his research. Indeed, his s3. face and arms and his slim, strong body are just like  4. of millions of Chinese farmers, for whom he has  5.(拼搏) for the past fifty years. Dr Yuan Longping grows 6. is called super hybrid rice. In 1974, he became the first agricultural   7. (先驱) in the world to grow rice that has a high o8.. This special strain of rice makes it  9. to produce one-third more of the crop in the same fields. Now more than 60% of the grain produced in China each year is  10. this hybrid strain.

二、Word spelling(单词拼写)10分

1.New Zealand is s_________ by the Pacific Ocean to the north and east.

2.New Zealand has a p_________ of about 3.8 million people.

3.The _________(气候)in some southern cities is very mild and pleasant.

4.In China October 1 is _________(庆祝)as a National Day.

5.The girl r_________ to in your letter used to be my neighbor's daughter.

6.New Zealand,with its n_________ beauty,mountains,rivers and national parks,attracts tourists.

7.Many families go _________(野营)in the hills or on the coast.

8.The happier events,like wedding,are m_________ with speeches,singing and dancing.

9.Can you tell something in r_________ to education?

10.Captain Cook took _________(占有)of the islands in 1769.