上海牛津版7B期中复习-选词填空专项练习（一）Acarefully Bhottest Clook forward to Dstopped E. difficulties F. chancesThe success of the film Youth(芳华) has made its lead actor Huang Xuan one of the1actors in China now, but he met many2 before he became famous. He told himself not to give up. He kept improving his acting skills, and he always prepared3 for his roles. In the film The Golden Era, Huang played an author. In order to better understand his role, he read all the works of the author. Huangs efforts finally paid off. He became well-known for his performance in the film Blind Massage, which earned his more fans. Huang has never 4improving his skills even after becoming famous. We really 5 seeing more works from such a hard-working actor.（二）Aother Brules Creach Dfind E. interesting F. of G. interestedMost people think that girls are better students than boys. In England, girls score higher marks in tests in most subjects and at most ages. At the age of seven, 88% of girls_1_the expected level (预期水平) for their age, but only80% of boys do. By the age of 11, the difference is 80% to 69%, and the gap (差距) is wider at 14 years old. A similar situation exists in the USA and many_2_countries.However, two American scientists, William Draves and Julie Coates,_3_that it is not the boys who are the problem, but the schools Their book, Nine Shift: Work, life and education in the 21st century says that in fact boys are better prepared for the future. Boys are more_4_in computers and the Internet. They like taking risks, and thinking about ways_5_making money and teamwork-things that are important for success at work.The problem is that schools punish boys for their behavior because they are bad at listening and obeying _6_.（三）Acost Byourself Ctake Droads E. surprised F. When G .palaceOne day a king went to a place. It was far away from his _1_ in his country. _2_ he came back, his feet hurt a lot. “There are too many small stones on the _3_. They hurt my feet. Cover every road with leather”, he told his men. Of course, it would _4_a lot of money. One of his men was very smart. He told the king, “ Why not cut a little piece of leather to cover your feet? The king was _5_, but he agreed with the mans idea. He asked his men to make a pair of leather shoes for him. This may not have been the real beginning of leather shoes. But it teaches us a lesson of life: If you want to make this world a happy place to live in, the best way is to change _6_, not the world.（四）Ahappier Banybody Call right Dsomebody E. telephoneF. clever G. lost Mrs. Andrews had a young cat. She loves it very much, and it was the cats first winter. One evening it was outside when it began to snow heavily. Mrs. Andrews looked for it everywhere and shouted its name, but she did not find it, so she called the police and said, “I _1_a small black cat. Has _2_ found one?” “No, Madam, ”said the policeman at the other end. “But the cats are really very strong animals for him. They sometimes live for days in the snow, and when it melt (融化) or someone finds them, they are _3_.”the policeman added. Mrs. Andrews felt_4_when she heard this. “Yes,” she said. “Our cat is very _5_. She almost talks.” The policeman was getting tired. “Well, then,” he said, “Why dont you put your _6_down? Maybe she is trying to telephone you now.”（五）Acenturies Bthink of Cchose Dcheap E. expensive F. since G. preferShoe fashions have been changed all the time - just like all other fashions. But here in Beijing some old men or women _1_ to wear the old style black shoes. The old shoes always make people _2_old Beijing. And the store selling the shoes is called Nei Lian Sheng. Its a busy place just like it was in ten years past.Wang Ahui has worked for a magazine in Beijing _3_she left college four years ago. Like many young people who have worked outside their hometown for years, when Wang also wanted to buy shoes for her father, she _4_ to go to Nei Lian Sheng. It was famous in Beijing. 150 years ago, a shoemaker call Zhao Ting founded the store. He made shoes for officials(官员) in Forbidden City(紫禁城). The shoes were _5_. Rich people could buy them not only for their good quality, but also a status symbol(社会地位象征). One and a half _6_later, Nei Lian Sheng became a symbol of old Beijing. Ask an aged Beijinger, he will tell you that owning shoes from Nei Lian Sheng will make you proud.（六）Alucky Btalked about Clearned Dbut E. history F. storyPeng Liyuan, First Lady of China, made a speech in English at the UN on September 26. She _1_education (教育) and shared her Chinese dream with the world.Peng began the speech with a _2_ of her father. Her father grew up in a very small village in China. In those days, not many villagers could read, so her father ope