He a to me for being late, saying that he was held up in the traffic jam.
单词拼写：根据汉语提示写出单词或短语的正确形式（71-85题为单词，86-90题为短语）（共20个小题，每小题0.5分，共计10分）探索 v. e___________
名誉，名声 n. r________________
禁止v. f________________
同事 n. c________________
爆炸，爆炸声 n. e__________________
目的地，终点 n. d_________________
包括 v. i______________
恐慌,(使)惊慌失措 vt. p_____________
身体的 adj. p_________________
原来的，最初的 adj. o_______________
聪颖的，才华横溢的 adj.b _______________
袭击，攻击 vt. a______________
无疑地，确定地 adv. d________________
绝种的，消亡的 adj. e______________
不见，消亡 vi. d______________
偶然地 _____ _____
由于...的结果 _____ _____ _____ _____
远处的 _____ _____ _____
谈正题，开门见山 ___ ___ ___ ____ _____
在建设中 _____ _____
单词拼写Look through newspapers every day and you can keep up with the____________(迅速地) developing situation.
While he’s in Europe, he would like to _____________ (漫步) down to the café by the sea and watch the sunset.
He made several _____________ (尝试) but all of them were in vain.
The ____________ (起源) of Carnival is that in Europe people enjoyed eating, drinking and dressing up with forty days without meat following.
She has made great contributions to the world, _____________ (创造) much wealth.
His vivid and amusing descriptions of life on the Mississippi e______________ his reputation as a giant in American literature.
My parents gave me total f_____________ to do whatever I liked.
Linda’s grandma s____________ a serious heart attack last week, which made the whole family worried.
I’m writing in response to your advertisement for a t______________ position as a waitress.
The exchange student gave us a detailed a______________ of her experiences in Sweden.
单词拼写 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)The color of the leaves (变化) with weather.
The truck (装满) with quantities of goods passed by my house just now.
These days we (依赖) heavily on computers to organize our work.
It’s (冒险) to buy a car without any advice.
He was in (竞争) with the other people for the job.
Weather (permit), we will have a picnic this weekend.
This is one of the most (impress) novels that I have read.
Perhaps economy is the (solve) to your financial troubles.
The 10,000-meter-long highway was (construction) in 1996.
She is an easy-going girl, but sometimes she can be (mood).
单词拼写（共10个小题，每小题1分；满分10分）At the age of 60, my grandfather ________ (退休) from the bike factory last year.
It’s a great honor for me to be a ________(志愿者) during the Olympic Games.
At each stop for fruit, we were surrounded by ________(好奇的) villagers.
________(比较) with many people in the world, we are lucky to get well educated.
In despair, they made no ________(企图，尝试) to escape at all.
He is ________(遭受) from headaches because of the accident.
To be a world ________(冠军) is his ultimate aim as an athlete.
More students ________(申请) for aid, and more families expect to need student loans.
His enemies are ________ (坚决的) to ruin him.
Ever since I had my daughter, my ________(焦点，集中点) is not on me; it’s on her.
根据所给汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词,并将答案填写在答题纸标号为1～10的相应位置上）In the end, he achieved his ___________(抱负) of competing in the Olympic Games.
My hometown has ______________（见证）great changes.
I feel much ______________(同情) for those homeless people on the street.
Finally the game had to be ______________(放弃) due to bad weather.
Anyone with common sense knows fresh air is _____________(有益的) to our health.
He __________(逃离) Hong Kong in 1940 before it fell to Japanese forces.
Much to his ______________(满意), we finished the work ahead of time.
The singer was ________________(为……伴奏) on the piano by her sister.
Your __________________(鼓励) has made me more confident in my future.
This species of butterfly is widely _________________(分布) over our country.