1. The two o______ languages in Canada are French and English.
2. She has a very large v______ and she can read English novels now.
3. Her health is g ______ improving.
4. His n______ language is not Chinese but he can speak it fluently.
5. He spoke for an hour but didn't a______ say anything important.
6. The police are still uncertain of the murderer's ______ (身份).
7. A lot of practice helped the spokesman to become a more ______ (流利的) speaker.

1. Go s________ ahead, and you can find the entrance.
2. Not having seen him for so long a time, I can hardly r________ him.
3. I'm sure he is from the southeast according to his a________.
4. In summer, when a thunder storm comes up, there is always l_______ and thunder.
5. A small town has a small number of b________.
6. I can't express my feelings with ________ (詞語(yǔ)).

1. He was sent to ______ the conference while she was to ______ the chairman. (cover/interview)
2. ______ he together with his family goes to the countryside to stay with his parents for ______,
    (some time/ sometimes)
3. In her opinion, ______ he says makes good sense. (whatever/no matter what)
4. She considered him nice and honest ______ she met him. (for the first time/the first time)
5. Look at the black clouds in the sky! It ______ rain. (is about to/is going to)

1. The balloon suddenly b_______.
2. He was badly i_______ in the accident.
3. They r______ a boy from drowning.
4. All his life was full of______ (痛苦).
5. Trees along the road provide s______ from the sun for the farmers.
6. It is reported that the forests in Russian have been d______ by one fire after another.

     At 3: 42 a.m. on July 28, 1976, the greatest earthquake shook Tangshan. Before that, something
1. ________ looked strange was happening, but the one million people of the city, 2.________ thought
little of these events, were asleep as usual. One-third of the nation felt it. In fifteen terrible seconds, the
large city lay in ruins. It seemed 3. ________ the world was at an end. The suffering of the people was
extreme. Two-thirds of them died or were injured 4.________ the earthquake. The number of people
5. ________ were killed or injured reached more than 400, 000. Nearly everything was destroyed. What's
worse, another big quake shook Tangshan again. Some of the rescue workers and doctors were trapped
6. ________ the ruins. No one knew 7.________ the disaster would last. Fortunately, the soldiers were
sent to help the rescue workers. Many people were dug out and the dead were buried. Shelters were built
for survivors. The children 8. ________ parents had died were sent to live with families in other cities.
Things 9. ________ great need were taken to the city. Slowly the city began to breathe again.

1. He made great progress in English under the teacher's g_______.
2. They f_______ the company themselves.
3. He decided to leave the _______ (舞臺(tái)).
4. Who's the l_______ owner of the house?
5. I hope people all over the world will lead a________ (平靜的) life.
6. There is too much sex and ________ (暴力) shown on TV.
7. The enemy _______ (襲擊) during the night.
8. She was _______ (慷慨的) with her money.

1. The mountain was covered by heavy snow like a thick _______ (地毯).
2. My parents will be disappointed if I fail to get the master's _______ (學(xué)位).
3. People with an _______ (有教養(yǎng)的) manner are often admired.
4. The murderer was _______ (判決) to death a few days ago.
5. He bought a rabid dog that became the ______ (恐怖) of the neighborhood.

1. A _____ sea has no, or only small waves, and a _____ film has no speech.
2. There is an article that _____ the rise of the prices. (concern)
3. The children are rather _____ about their mother's health. (concern)
4. Officials should _____ themselves _____ public affairs. (concern)
5. During his last lecture, the scientist _____ (覺(jué)得) easier to explain the theory
    to those with some background knowledge. (find)
6. We're going to play basketball. Would you like to _____? (join in / attend)

1. The smell of _____ (新鮮的)bread and frying eggs filled the kitchen.
2. He has devoted his whole life to world _____ (和平).
3. Alexander Graham Bell became famous overnight by _____ (發(fā)明)the telephone.
4. Several companies have announced their intention to _____ (競(jìng)爭(zhēng))for the construction project.
5. Both my parents were born in _____ (十月), but five years apart.
6. The symptoms of flu may be unpleasant, but they _____ (消失) within a few days.
7. Christophe Bites was born and brought up in France, but he speaks English _____ (流利地).
8. Among the many _____ (業(yè)余愛(ài)好) of his are reading, music and tennis.
9. Sue Wood was only nine when her first short story was _____. (出版).
10. I have an _____ (道歉) to make to you-I'm afraid I opened your letter by mistake.