Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word can only be used once（将下列单词或词组填入空格, 每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次。）:（共8分）
| A. believed B. situation C. close to D. technology E. search for |
Two teenage girls are missing after they failed to return to their school camp in a Victorian National Park _____ the New South Wales border last night.
The police began to ____ the girls, aged 14 and 15. They are students at Melbourne School and were in the area as part of a school camp. The girls were last seen at about 4:30 pm yesterday and did not return for dinner at 6 pm.
“They were ______ to be wearing lightweight clothing. It has rained in the area for three days and the police are worried about their __
__. Search and Rescue police will arrive in the area immediately to coordinate(协调）a full-scale search,” said the spokeswoman.
从方框中选择正确选项，完成短文，其中有两个选项是多余的。
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A. see B. worse C. king D. also E. better F. so G. popular H. persons I. if J. another K. cultures L. hope |
2022 is the Year of the Tiger in China. Tigers are very ____（1）____ not only in China but also in Western countries. Would you like to learn something about tigers in different ____（2）____?
In Chinese culture, the tiger plays an important role. It is the ____（3）____ of all animals. It often reminds people of power, bravery and protection. It’s said that the ____（4）____ who are born in the Year of the Tiger are brave and strong. You can ____（5）____ the pictures of tigers on the walls of houses. That is because the owners ____（6）____ to keep away from bad things.
In Western cultures, tigers are ____（7）____ very powerful animals in people’s eyes. In English, ____（8）____ you want someone to keep his cool, you can say “easy tiger”. There is ____（9）____ phrase “eye of the tiger”, which means fierceness (凶猛) and strength. However, in some Western countries, a tiger is not seen as the strongest one of all animals, but a lion is.
Now, you may understand tigers ____（10）____. Isn’t it amazing?
请认真阅读下面短文，从方框中选择适当的单词或短语，在横线上填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一次。
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dish finish until have a gift for so that |
Mom often says, “Cooking is an important skill, and it can be fun!” But I had no interest in cooking at all ___（1）___ I met with a cooking app（应用软件）. There are different kinds of recipes（菜谱）in the app. They offer detailed instructions ___（2）___ users can follow them step by step. Most of them even include photos or videos, which are quite useful for beginners. Last week, I picked up a popular recipe to cook fish. When I ___（3）___, it was exactly what I wanted and tasted delicious. Then I tried more recipes. Now I can cook a couple of ___（4）___. I find cooking is great fun and it seems that I ___（5）___ cooking. My plan is to invite my friends over next weekend and show them my new skills. I hope they will like my cooking.
请阅读下面短文，根据语篇内容，用方框中所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。方框中有两个词为多余项。
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do; she; clean; leaf; interest; meaning; you; tell; have; thing; happy; celebrate |
It was Friday afternoon. After getting off the school bus, Laura ran into the house ___（1）___.
“How was school, Laura?” asked ___（2）___ mom.
“It was great, Mom. Labor Day(劳动节) is coming. I am excited that I ___（3）___ no school next Monday!”
Laura was woken up early on Labor Day morning by her dad. He said that in honor of(纪念) Labor Day, the family planned ___（4）___ some cleaning. Laura couldn’t believe it. She began to wonder if this was just a bad dream.
“Laura, your breakfast is ready. We have many ___（5）___ to do today. Let’s get a move on,” said Laura’s mom. Laura asked her parents, “Are you serious about working today? Isn’t Labor Day a holiday?”
“Yes, Laura, it is,” replied her dad. “But your mom and I thought working hard today would make you realize why Labor Day ___（6）___ in the beginning.”
Laura disliked the plan, but she had no choice. First, she was asked to wash the breakfast dishes. After that, her dad ___（7）___ her to give their dog a bath. It was a hard task, which needed a lot of careful work. She began the work unhappily.
But things began to change as she was doing the chores. She found it was so ___（8）___ with so many soap bubbles(泡泡) when she brushed the dog. Then it was yard work and she helped to pick up sticks. When she finished her chores, Laura felt happy to see the yard looked much ___（9）___ than before.
Holidays are not necessarily for fun or rest. Doing something ___（10）___ can also get special pleasure. Maybe this is the spirit of Labor Day.
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词仅用一次。
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third above quickly ours raise |
（1）This is not our classroom. ____ is next door.
（2）Time goes ____ when I read The Old Man and the Sea.
（3）Last week we ____ money to protect the animals in danger.
（4）The little boy was excited while flying ____ the clouds for the first time.
（5）Father’s Day is on the ____ Sunday in June. Remember to show love to your father.
选择单词或词组，用其适当的形式填空，使句子意思正确、通顺。（每词限用一次，其中两词多余）
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feed; hard; give up; six; clean up; peaceful; player |
（1）We are lucky to live in a ________ country.
（2）Never ________ hope no matter what happens.
（3）Aileen Gu is one of the best ________ in Beijing Winter Olympics.
（4）Last summer holiday, I went fishing and ________ the pigs with my uncle.
（5）For students, the ________ month of the year is important because of exams.