根据所给汉语意思或单词首字母，在空白处填入单词的正确形式。
1.Life is a long race where we need to ____________ (竞争) with others to go beyond ourselves.
2.Six months after ______________(遭受)our defeat on the practice field, we won our first game.
3.Everybody should be treated e____________ in education.
4.When people were divided, many _____________ (多样) of dialects appeared in the Chinese writing system.
5.He has great interest in _______________ (文学) and he will choose it as his major in university.
6.Add the names of two people who can be ___________________ (联系) in times of emergencies.
7.The white color has always been a s____________ of sadness in Chinese cultures.
8.China is making great efforts for its e_______________ development to improve the quality of people’s lives.
9.What ____________ (使惊讶) the teacher most was that he won the first prize.
10.There exists a g______________ gap between the oh-ohs and their parents.
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If you take the Amazon Rainforest Tour, you can spend three days 1.(explore) the rainforest with a local guide. During your tour, you will enjoy the plants and animals unique to the rainforest. You will also live in the tree house 2. (build) by the locals.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填写适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
A deadly earthquake hit Tangshan 1. 28 July 1976. It seemed as if the world were coming to 2. end. The number of people who were killed or badly injured was over 400,00. Nearly everything in the city 3. (destroy). Luckily, with joint efforts, a new Tangshan was built. Tangshan has proved that people must unify and show the wisdom 4. (stay) positive in times of disasters.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填写适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
China is 1. (wide) known for its ancient civilization, 2. has lasted thousands of years. There are many reasons why this has been possible, but one of the main factors has been the Chinese 3. (write) system. It has helped connect China’s present with its past and unite people in such a large country 4. many dialects are spoken.
Two weeks ago my grandfather passed away. It really put me into deep ____because my grandfather held a unique position in my life. For me, my grandpa was not only a ____ family member but a tutor (导师) who encouraged me to work hard and ____ well.
I’ll never forget the first time I read a long piece of his writing. It was when I ____ for Princeton and he offered to write to the university on my behalf. He wrote in beautiful ____ and used poetic language, unafraid of sounding too “flowery”. I read the ____ out loud so I could hear the rhyming sounds.
My grandfather ____ hard work. Every time he came to visit us in New York, he would ____ my brothers and me for our good performance, which made me feel inspired. I knew he had worked hard to ____ the big family during the Great Depression. He was awarded many military ____ for winning many battles in the Navy in World War II.
At the funeral, a friend of my grandfather walked to me and said that my grandfather had told him about a small ____ I had written. After it came out, I sent it to my grandfather ____ received no reply. This man told me that my book hit my grandfather’s ____ and brought tears to his eyes. My grandfather said he was so ____ of me.
Now I feel even more deserved to write well because I know my grandfather ____ it. I know he lives in my heart forever.
1.A.excitement B.sorrow C.disappointment D.fun
2.A.beloved B.strict C.strange D.common
3.A.read B.study C.behave D.write
4.A.registered B.went C.applied D.turned
5.A.symbols B.envelopes C.characters D.pages
6.A.letter B.word C.language D.poem
7.A.demanded B.valued C.ignored D.deserved
8.A.instruct B.blame C.lecture D.praise
9.A.survive B.raise C.affect D.grow
10.A.medals B.champions C.rewards D.prizes
11.A.story B.poem C.article D.book
12.A.so B.but C.and D.or
13.A.brain B.heart C.eye D.ear
14.A.confident B.frightened C.proud D.amazed
15.A.remembered B.demanded C.appreciated D.realized
Walk Out of the Comfort Zone and Try New Things
For most high school students, free periods (课，节) are useless. From what I have seen, few do homework. 1.. This makes it impossible for those who actually want to do work to complete any. As a senior next year, I think extra periods should be used to take optional subjects.
2.. Now is the time for us students to choose a suitable one. We will experiment in different fields of study. We will never know if we are interested or talented in a subject if we don’t try it.
In my 8th grade, I was told that I had to take an art class as a graduation requirement; so in the 9th grade I took Studio and Art. One of the projects was to build a clay pot, but I built mine incorrectly, so it broke in the kiln (窑). 3.. Now I know for sure that I do not want to be an artist. However, the class was one of my favorites that year. I was able to try new activities and test my ability.
4.! College is when we should focus on a specific major, but high school is when we have to figure it out.
Half of all college students change their major at some point. By doing that hundreds of dollars are wasted on classes that they would have never needed to take. So use our extra periods to find out what we want to do in college. 5..
A. Our school offers many classes
B. We should find out what we are good at
C. I’ve avoided anything related to art since then
D. Instead, many are on their phones and talking
E. I found out that I have no artistic ability at all
F. Walk out of our comfort zone and try new things
G. The classes we choose can influence us in the future
