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Ⅰ.用所给词的适当形式填空
1．The new drug has great ________ for the treatment of the disease.(significant)
2．He had no ________ but to accept the offer.(alternative)
3．She is quite ________ at dealing with difficult customers.(skill)
4．It's impossible to predict the weather with great ________.(accurate)
5．We agreed with his ________ of the political situation.(analyse)
6．It is a race against time to stop people dying from ________.(starve)
7．The soldiers ________ up their knives last night.(sharp)
8．She has kept up physical training for several years without ________.(interrupt)
答案 1.significance 2.alternative 3.skillful 4.accuracy 5.analysis 6.starvation 7.sharpened 8.interruption
Ⅱ.完成下列句子
1． As there is less and less coal and oil，__________________，such as sunlight，wind and water for power and fuel.(alternative)
因为煤和石油都越来越少，科学家们正在探索利用可替代能源像太阳能、风能和水能的方法。
2．________________.You could have come up to me afterwards.(interrupt)
其实你不必打断会议告诉我那件事，你本可以会后来找我。
3．__________________，they can understand each other by body language.(regardless of)
尽管在交流上有困难，但是他们能够通过身体语言相互理解。
4．______________—you
are always coming back home so late.(feed up with)
我真是受不了你了，你总是这么晚回家。
5．It's too bad that I failed in the math exam.__________________！(if only)
我数学考试不及格真是太糟糕了，要是我之前努力学习就好了。
答案 1.scientists are exploring new ways of making use of alternative energy
2．You needn't have interrupted the meeting to tell me that
3．Regardless of the difficulties in talking
4．I'm really fed up with you
5．If only I had worked
hard at it
Ⅲ.阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Jane：How did you feel taking part in Turandot?
Singer：It was a real opportunity for me to be cast. __1__ has always been one of my strongest desires to have a part in Turandot.
Jane: How were you hired for the job?
Singer：Well, I'm a musical performer, __2__ there was a short period when I was not working, and was just __3__(collect)unemployment benefits. One day, I saw a poster put up by the production company's Personnel Department, saying they were looking for singers.I __4__(apply)for the job, and they sent me __5__ invitation to try out for a part in the chorus.
Jane：Was it difficult to try out?
Singer：Yes, it was difficult. They asked me to sing a tune, and at the time I had a sore throat, so I was afraid I __6__ get the job.
Jane：What did you like best about participating in Turandot?
Singer: The __7__(good)part was visiting Beijing because the performance was __8__(stage)in the Forbidden City. It was my first __9__ to Beijing.
Jane: Would you like to visit Beijing again?
Singer: Yes, I would like to visit Beijing again.
Jane: Well, it's been fun talking to you. I thank you __10__ your time.
Singer: You're welcome.
答案 1.It 2.but 3.collecting 4.applied 5.an 6.wouldn't 7.best 8.staged 9.visit 10.for