Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary. Each word can be used only once.ailment alternative deduce eminent erode expenditure imperative proximity underestimate vulnerable1. The official has stressed that priorities for government ______ will be given to areas related to people's lives, especially compulsory education and basic medical care.2. As active drivers of sustainable development, these companies are busy seeking ______ to fossil raw materials.3. Spending too much time a day playing with digital devices can ______ children's interest in school.4. Modern consumers use the Internet to help themselves make purchase decisions, so it is ______ that we post our product information online timely.5. I love challenging quizzes which require players to ______ answers by using hints that are found within the questions.6. Now a group of ______ professors are calling for the building to be saved and to receive funding to pay for its upkeep.7. They admitted that the major reason for their failure to solve the problem was that they ______ the time needed.8. His research focuses on a new treatment of high blood pressure, one of the most common ______ for the general population.9. The port city Qingdao is in ______ to the sea, which provides a ready stream of seafood, ranging from fish, shrimps, crabs, and lobsters to squid.10. Lack of rest often weakens the immune system, making us more ______ to infectious diseases such as colds and the flu.

There’s one fruit that can help feed hungry people who live in warm and wet areas in the world. It’s called a breadfruit, but it doesn’t look like bread. It’s a round green fruit with an unsmooth skin on the outside. When it’s ready to eat, the skin looks a little yellow and brown. It doesn’t have much taste, and most people say it’s a lot like a potato.The breadfruit is a good source of food because one tree can produce around 250 fruits each year. The tree is also easy to take care of. But the biggest reason why breadfruit may be the answer to feeding poor people is the healthy ingredients that this fruit provides.It may be a fruit, but it has a lot of healthy ingredients like meat, which is important especially in poor countries where people can’t afford meat. The biggest problem may be for the people to accept this fruit as part of their cultural diet.1.What do we learn about breadfruit?A) It has a lot of flavor and is a lot like a tomato.B) It is round and green with a smooth skin outside.C) It helps feed hungry people in warm and wet areas.D) It can produce around 250 fruits only in fall and spring.2.Why is breadfruit good for feeding poor people?A) For the fact that poor people can’t afford fruit.B) For the healthy ingredients this fruit provides.C) For the good price this food costs in the market.D) For the good taste poor people are unlikely to get.

3. City officials are working to implement a new system that will automatically ___ residents to potential flood risks in urban areas.A. notifyB. warnC. briefD. alert

An ancient Hebraic (希伯来的) text says, "Love is as strong as death." It seems that not everyone ____26____ this kind of strong love. The increasing probability of crime and war tells us that the world is in ____27____ need of true love. But what is true love?Love is something we all need. But how do we know when we experience it?True love is best seen as the ____28____ and action, not an emotion. Love is not ____29____ based on how we feel. Certainly our emotions are ____30____. But they cannot be our only ____31____ for love. True love is when you care enough about another person that you will lay down your life for them. When this happens, then love truly is as ____32____ as death. How many of you have a mother, or father, husband or wife, son or daughter or friend who would ____33____ his or her own life on yours? Those of you who truly love your family members would ____34____ lay your life on the line to save them from death. That is why many people in an emergency room with their loved ones would ____35____, "Please, God, take me instead of them." May you find true love and be a true lover as well.

____A. See an action movie.B. Play video games.C. Watch a new comedy.D. See the new theater.E. They give him a lot of fun.F. They help him solve problems.G. They are healthier than action movies.H. They are less violent than action movies.

A) enclose E)to I)advertised M) which B) that F) acknowledge J) with N) join C) reasonable G) what K) without O)at D) failure H) deeply L) should The26_ of an application is far more often the fault of the applicant, for many applicants do not set about their task in the night way.They do not study the job requirements27_enough and dispatch applications to all and sundry (所有的人) in the hope that one will beat fruit(委效)The personnel manager of a textile's manufacturer for example28_for designers. He was willing to consider young people29_working experience provided they had good ideas.The replies contained many remarks like this, "At school I was good at art","I like drawing things"and even"I write very interesting stories". Only one appiicant was sensible enough to30_ samples of her designs. She got the job.Personnel managers emphasize the need for a good leter of applicaton. They do not look for the finest witing paper or perfect typing, but it is31_to expect legible writing on a clean sheet of paper, not a piece torn roughly from an exercise book.As soon as the appicant is lucky enough to receive an invitation to attend all interviews, he32_acknowledge the letter and say he will attend. But the manager does not end there.The wise applicant will till in the interval making himself familar with the activities of the company,he hopes to 33_. Some applicants have not the faintest idea34_ the company does and this puts them 35a great disadvantage when they come to answer the questions that wil be put to them in the interview.

Marriage Encounter Weekend is a program to help good marriages become even better. It's an opportunity for you, as a married couple, to explore your relationship in a caring and loving atmosphere and perhaps rediscover some of your initial romance.The weekend gives you a rare opportunity to focus on each other, free from the distractions of everyday life—time to share with your partner your feelings, joys, fears, hopes and disappointments. It is time to concentrate on the person you have chosen to be the closest to in the world.Marriage Encounter is for any couples who have a good marriage, and are open to the possibility that there is always "something more": those who want a great marriage. The weekend is for couples who are committed to each other in good times and in bad, and who are prepared to work hard to make their relationship special.Although the team presents a Christian basis of marriage, the weekend is open to couples of any faith, or none; both Christians and non-Christians have benefited greatly from their weekends.Does this sound like you? If so, why not come and discover why we say, "You don't need a weekend, you deserve one!"The two of you are together as a couple, focused on each other for the whole weekend. You will stay at a hotel or conference center away from it all—no phone calls, no job, no children, no interruptions, just the two of you. The weekend gives you quality time to grow closer and deepen your communication.1.Who is Marriage Encounter Weekend for?A) Any married couples who have problems in their relationship.B) Any married couples who want a great marriage.C) Any married couples of Christian faith.D) Any married couples who want to improve their relationship.2.What do we learn about Marriage Encounter Weekend?A) Marriage Encounter Weekend gives married couples an opportunity to explore their relationship in a loving atmosphere.B) Non-Christians have benefited more than Christians from the Marriage Encounter Weekend.C) Marriage Encounter Weekend pays expenses to give married couples time to grow closer and deepen their communication.D) Each weekend a wedding ceremony is held for young couples to experience a wonderful time.3.What happens on a Marriage Encounter Weekend?A) You and your family are together as a union.B) You and your partner will stay at a hotel or a conference center.C) A priest will give a talk about religion and morals.D) You and your partner need to write down your reflections on the questions.4.What is the main purpose of launching the Marriage Encounter Weekend?A) Preventing young couples from getting divorced.B) Giving married couples an opportunity to focus on each other for the whole weekend.C) Offering instructive advice to young couples on how to keep a happy marriage.D) Providing young couples an opportunity to share reflections with other couples.

necessary /available /accomplish/ consist of /inquire/ diligent /1. Do you have any double rooms_this weekend 2. The team_four Europeans and two Americans . 3. Their lawyer was extremely_in preparing the case . 4 . Mrs . Tuck called half an hour ago to_whether her order was ready . 5.If we’d all work together I think we could_our goal.

Ringtones (手机铃音) are melodic (有旋律的) sounds a cell phone makes when an incoming call or message arrives. Since cellular phones are significantly more sophisticated than landline phones, ringtones can be ____1____ to suit the owner's personal taste.There are ____2____ two different types of ringtones: monophonic ringtones and polyphonic ringtones. Polyphonic ringtones are more musical than a monophonic ringtone. It is likely that future cellphones will be ____3____ of producing musical ringtones of CD quality. There are a number of websites that offer ringtones, pictures or even games to ____4____ onto your cellphone. The websites vary in that some allow you to ____5____ specific ringtones while others offer subscriptions (订阅) that allow you to download an unlimited number of ringtones. When you ____6____ a ringtone, make sure that it will work with your cellular model phone and that the site is respectful of the artists copyright. Like any original works, artists receive payments for ringtones, so be sure that the website has the ____7____ to distribute the ringtone.____8____, consumers will wish to compose personalized ringtones. Occasionally, cellphones can be programmed with ringtones by entering a series of buttons. Software is also ____9____ that allows consumers to create their own melodic ringtones. The software runs on a computer, and once the tune is perfected, it can be ____10____ to the phone via a data cable.

Last year's rate increases _____ the worst bear market in bonds since records were started in the early 1920s.A. arousedB. triggeredC. inspiredD. evoked