1.When reading English, it’s better to read__________________than to read in silence.

2.The population of this town has __________________a lot in the past few years.

3.All the students like Miss Green, because she is very _______. She often tells jokes..

4.The teacher asked Mary to make up a __________________with the word “discover”.

5.I don’t know these words, I must look them ________ in the dictionary.

1.Don’t keep ________ (silence), everyone! I hope you can speak out.

2.She’s very good at making friends and ________ (influence) people.

3.Mr. Liu, did I spell the word ________ (correct)?

4.She ________ (lay) her hand on my head. Then said to me, “You’re a lovely girl.”

5.He led the child into the ________(warm) of the house. The child didn’t feel cold anymore.

If you read the article for ______ second time, you will have ______ better

understanding of it.

A. a; the B. /; the C. a; a D. /; a

—Cindy, you learn physics so well. What’s your ______?

—Doing a lot of exercises.

A. secret B. knowledge

C. expression D. ability

My cousin Mary was born ______ a singing voice.

A. from B. in C. with D. at

It will take a lot of time, so you must be ______, young man.

A. quiet B. patient

C. creative D. active

If we don’t use money ______, we’ll have a difficult time.

A. happily B. easily C. loudly D. wisely

Mike ______ more than 800 people in the last two years.

A. is interviewing B. has interviewed

C. will interview D. interviews

Sam’s parents used to ______ him by not letting him watch TV.

A. forget B. lay C. punish D. admire

Alan, you can’t go out to play ______ you clean your room.

A. if B. because C. since D. unless