The project is far behind schedule. It’s impossible for you to ______ it in a week.
A. catch up on B. live up to
C. add up to D. hold on to
—Simon will listen to music every time he comes across a maths problem.
—You know, music is the source of ______ in life.
A. inspiration B. identification
C. reaction D. recreation
Ever since the new park was opened to the public last month, I ______ a walk in it every morning.
A. am taking B. take
C. have taken D. have been taking
Faced with economic slowdown, some companies are planning to use robots to ______ human workers to reduce their labor costs.
A. compensate B. substitute
C. symbolize D. discriminate
单词拼写
1.In North China, the weather in __________ (十一月) could be very cold.
2.The group is made up of local __________ (音乐家) who have been performing for several years.
3.When he __________ (进入) the classroom, the students began to study carefully.
4.____________ (幸运地), I passed my driving test yesterday.
5.Without money to buy food, he was forced to beg for a meal, driven by _________ (饥饿).
6.The ___________ (总统) is paying a private visit to his neighboring country.
7.He left a ____________ (留言) on the table before he went to explore the cave.
8.Old Joe kicked the bucket just two days before his ___________ (九十) birthday.
9.Europe is a continent full of attractions, among which ________ (德国的) capital is a must to visit.
10.Livelihood has been greatly ___________ (改善) since reform and opening.
语法填空
阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
One day, Nick invited his friends to supper. He was cooking some delicious food in the kitchen. Suddenly, he 1. (find) that he had run out of salt. So Nick called to his son, “Go to the village and buy some salt, but pay a fair price for it; neither too much 2. too little.”
His son looked surprised. “I can understand why I shouldn’t pay too much, Father, but if I can pay less, 3. not save a bit of money?”
“That would be a very 4. (reason) thing to do in a big city, but it could destroy a small village like ours.”Nick said.
Nick’s guests, 5. had heard their conversation, asked why they should not buy sale more cheaply if they could. Nick replied, “The only reason a man would sell salt 6. a lower price would be because he was desperate for money. And anyone who took advantage of that situation would be showing a lack of respect 7. the sweat and struggle of the man who worked very hard to produce it.”
“But such a small thing couldn’t 8. (possible) destroy a village.”
“In the beginning, there was only 9. very small amount of unfairness in the world, but everyone added a little, always 10. (think) that it was only small and not very important, and look where we have ended up today.”
