阅读下列各小题，根据句后的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子。

1.Next time you come to the country for another trip, you’ll find________________to learn some customs here ahead of time.  (benefit)

下一次你再来这个国家旅游就会发现提前了解一些这里的风俗习惯是大有裨益的。

2.Little________________how to get used to the job in the company as soon as possible, though he is still new to his duties.  (concern)

尽管他对自己的职责还不熟悉，但他很少担心如何尽快地习惯公司的工作。

3.He is the only one of the students _______________ from the whole school to take part in the competition which is to be held in Wuhan next month.  (pick) 

他是整个学校唯一一个被挑选出来参加下个月武汉举行竞赛的学生。

4.It seems that we have to accept the result and make a good preparation to have another try. __________________earlier, I could have done something to avoid this accident.  (inform)

看来我们必须接受这个结果并做好再次尝试的准备了。要是我早点得知的话，就可以做些什么来避免这场事故了。

5.We are told from the director’s office that___________________we know the result of the final examination.  (long)

我们从主任办公室获悉，过不了多久，我们就可以知道期终考试的结果。

6.I wonder_____________that caused the accident during the launch, which I have to write into my report. (what)

我想知道在发射过程中究竟是什么导致的这次事故。我必须把这写进报告里。

7.__________________the issue, he failed to obtain those specialists’ authorization, as you said just now.  (prepare)

正如你刚才说的，对那个话题没有作好充分的准备，他没有赢得那些专家们的认可。

8.______________________on the phone just now is whether he has decided to make every effort to run the hotel.  (sense)

是否决定要倾尽全力去经营饭店，他刚才在电话里没说清楚。

9.What made my father very disappointed was that he found the cellphone______________two days before went wrong again.  (have)

让我父亲很失望的是，他发现两天前请人修过的手机又坏了。

10.Many a high-standard house_______________________for the survivors of the earthquake--stricken area, which is really inspiring for the public. (report)

有报道说，灾区已经为地震中的幸存者们兴建一大批高标新房。这消息真是大慰人心。

完成句子（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

1.Langlang, ______________________ , has performed successfully on a lot of grand occasions . (gift)

朗朗，很有音乐天赋，曾经在很多大场合成功表演过。

2._________________ that the experiment ended in failure? We should try to find out the cause.(come)

实验怎么会失败呢？ 我们应好好找找原因。

3.With about 2000 seats ______________, the concert hall can hold more than so many people. (sit)

有大约2000个座位，这个音乐厅可容纳更多的观众。

4.The young man has ______________________ of turning on the computer to read news at home and abroad as soon as he comes back from work. (get)

这个年轻人养成了下班就打开电脑看国内外新闻的习惯。

5.He pretended not ________________________ it. (hear)

他假装没听说过这件事。

6.______________________________ at home, the novelist went for a walk as a rest.(spend)

花了好几个小时在家写作，这位作家出去散步休息一下。

7.I’m sorry ,I can’t remember ______________ that the Qin dynasty united the currency of China. (it)

很抱歉，我不记得秦朝究竟是在何时统一中国货币的。

8.Have you ever been to Yuanmingyuan in Beijing?  Now it is in ruins, because it _______________ years ago and was not rebuilt. (burn)

你去过北京的圆明园吗？现在是一片废墟，因为多年前被烧毁了且没有重建。

9.I eventually persuaded my president to open a branch in the middle-sized city.As a result, I was there _________________________ our company。(behalf)

我最后终于说服了总裁在那个中等城市开分公司。结果，我就在那做我们公司的代表了。

10.Under no circumstances ______________________  the manager’s office except the manager himself. (access)

在任何情况下，除经理自己外，任何其他人都不能随意进入经理的办公室。