《Unit 1 Festivals around the world Warming Up & Reading》
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1．He ________ (award) the Nobel Prize and received a reward of several thousand dollars.
2．The girl sat there quite silent and still with her eyes ________ (fix) on the wall.
3．You like Jazz very much, but do you know ________ origin of Jazz?
4．I think Tom, as the head of a big department, should either study regularly ________ give up his job.
5．The oldest man in my village has a firm ________ (believe) in the value of cold baths.
6．With time going on, changes will take ________ as we have expected.
7．I am a bit worried because it seems ________ our boss has found out something about the accident in the workshop.
8．Although I admire you ________ your work on soil, I think you should apologize ________ the villagers ________ the water pollution.
9．She looks forward to ________ (walk) in the flower－lined garden every spring.
10．The old man living here is usually serious ，so some naughty boys decided to play a trick ________ him the other day.
11．________ fun it is to have a chance to experience life in space!
12．Every now and then I went to the library ________ (collect) information about the subject.
13．She hopes to gain some experience ________ working abroad for two years.
14．Many people were starved ________ death in the earthquake as a result of the delay of the supplies.
15．Please don't do anything harmful ________ our nature, or we humans will have no fun
________ each other.
答案：1.was awarded　2.fixed　3.the　4.or　5.belief
6．place　7.as if　8.for; to; for　9.walking　10.on　
11．What　12.to collect　13.by　14.to　15.to; with
Ⅱ.选择短语并用其适当的形式填空
be covered with； take place； in memory of； dress up； as though； play a trick on； look forward to； day and night； have fun with； either ... or
1．I do not hope that this thing ________ again.
2．The stone pavilion (公园中的亭) is ________ a famous poet.
3．Do I need to ________ for the concert?
4．Sometimes the boys would ________ their teacher.
5．We ________ your visit.
6．The boss made them work ________.
7．He loves to learn, travel, and ________ others.
8．She dolled herself up ________ she were a girl of eighteen.
9．The bandit (土匪；强盗) in a typical Western movie rides a horse and goes armed, ________ alone ________ in a group.
10．The country which ________ cherry tree flowers looks as though it is covered with pink snow.
答案：1.takes place　2.in memory of　3.dress up　
4．play a trick on　5.look forward to　6.day and night
7．have fun with　8.as though　9.either; or　
10．is covered with
Ⅲ.根据汉语提示完成句子
1．He is always ________________________ (对我们搞恶作剧) and we find him ______________________ (难以相处)．
2．________________________ (随着时间的流逝), it is becoming larger and larger.(with复合结构)
3．He opened his mouth ________________________ (似乎要说什么)．
4．________ he could not come ________(要么……要么……)he did not want to.
5．Most of the people ________________________(被邀请来参加晚会的)were his old schoolmates.
答案：1.playing tricks on us, hard/difficult to get along with
2．With time going/passing by
3．as though to say something
4．Either, or　5.invited to the party
Ⅳ.完形填空
A Fool's Day falls on April 1st. People __1__ forget the significance (意义) of the day.
In March 2008, I was __2__ at Durham University with seven other Chinese students. I had __3__ to go to another university after graduation and had __4__ application (申请) forms to several __5__. Every morning I arrived at the porter's office (传达室) and waited for my fate. But no __6__ came.
On April 1st, as I was eating my __7__， Huang came in, with a toothbrush __8__ in his hand. __9__ fearing that he might forget the important news, he passed me the __10__. “Morning, Wu，” he said, “I saw Mr. Green this morning. He told me that a letter had arrived in his office for you from Manchester University, and asked you to go and get it __11__ you can.” I jumped with __12__.
I even didn't __13__ my breakfast and rushed to Mr. Green's office but he wasn't __14__. I then went to the secretary's room and __15__ everything to her. She opened Mr. Green's room. I looked at everything. There didn't seem to be a letter for me. “If he had asked you to pick it up from here，” said the secretary, “he would have put it in __16__ or simply left it to me.”
Greatly __17__， I walked out of the room and __18__ the secretary lock it. __19__ the secretary's eyes __20__. “Sorry，” she said, “It's April Fool's Day！”
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