Ⅰ.用所给词的适当形式填空
1． (circumstance) forced us to change our plans.
答案：Circumstances
2．He
(advocate) banning cars in the city centre at the meeting.
答案：advocated
3．The rainfall
(average)
36 inches a year.
答案：averages
4．There is a growing
(tend) for people to work at home instead of in the office.
答案：tendency
5．Weve had a few
(agree), but we’re still good friends.
答案：disagreements
6．The school sees its job as preparing students to make a(n)
(contribute) to society.
答案：contribution
Ⅱ.单项填空
1．Our school doesnt________ students’staying in the classroom too long because students should have time for sports.
A．advocateB．admit
C．assess
D．approach
解析：选A。考查动词辨析。advocate“提倡；主张”；admit“承认”；assess“评估”；approach“接近”。句意：我们学校不提倡学生在教室待的时间过长，因为学生应有时间进行体育活动。
2．Under no circumstances ________ to move to a new place far away from her workplace, because it isnt convenient for her family and herself.
A．Karen will agree B．will Karen agree
C．Karen will disagree
D．will Karen disagree
解析：选B。句意：因为对于Karen 和她的家庭来说搬到远离她的工作地点去住是太不方便，所以她决不同意搬家。题中因为under no circumstances(决不)这一否定短语位于句首，故应用倒装结构，排除A、C。根据句意可以排除D选项。
3．The number of the students in one class of our school is below the national________.
A．number
B．average
C．data
D．decrease
解析：选B。average“平均数”。句意：我校一个班的人数低于全国平均数。根据句意可知B项正确。