The NBA ______ of having the best basketball players in the world/

A．praises

B．boasts

C．claims

D．prides

Spectators of horse racing come primarily to ________ the result of each race.

A．predict

B．gamble

C．bet

D．bet upon

改错（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
每句中仅有一处错误，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。 增加： 在缺词出加一个漏字符号（∧）, 并在该行右面横线上写出该加的词。删除： 把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉，并在该行右面横线上写出该词，并用斜线（＼）划掉。修改： 在错的词下划一横线，并在该行右面横线上写出修改后的词。
小题1:Sports in America take variety of forms.           _________
小题2:Respect is the key of keeping friendships.         _________
小题3:We should make a better use of our resources.          _________
小题4:Those who have trouble bend can grow crops vertically on trellises.    _________
小题5:Not surprising, this type of exercise can also help you control your weight.   _________

My brother ______French while he was working in Paris, and he could speak it very well.

A．took up

B．put up

C．picked up

D．gave up

Although we hadn’t seen each other for twenty years, Jack and I _________each other at the first sight at yesterday’s party.

A．affected

B．bothered

C．impressed

D．recognized

Nowadays, no single country can successfully ____ the global problems alone.

A．make use of

B．deal with

C．come up with

D．go through

In ____, he began to learn Russian, when he was in ______.

A．1970; the 50’s	B．the 1970; his 50s
C．the 1970s; his fifties	D．1970s; his fifties

Studying Abroad
Nowadays, studying abroad gains popularity in China. Many rich parents would rather send their children abroad to receive education than let them be educated in China.
As every coin has two sides, studying abroad is not an exception. There are advantages for people to attend school abroad. In the first place, he can use the foreign language in his daily life so that his ability in the second language may be greatly improved, as it is obvious that there is no better chance to improve second-language than living in the country where it is spoken. While studying in a foreign country, he will most likely meet many others from overseas and it is possible to make friends from all over the world. This is not only exciting on the social level, but could lead to important overseas contacts in his career as well. He can get familiar with the latest knowledge in science and make use of the first-rate facilities (设备) available. In this way, there is every chance that he is able to widen his horizon (眼界) and broaden his mind.
Of course, attending schools abroad may bring about a series of problems. The most serious problem is language barrier (障碍). Most of the students who go abroad don’t have enough skills in the language spoken there. As a result, on arriving there, they will find it difficult to understand what the teachers say. Besides, for lack of knowledge of the customs of the local people, they may constantly run into trouble in dealing with various situations.
Therefore, given an opportunity to attend a school abroad, one must consider both sides of the factors carefully before making up his mind.

Title: Studying Abroad
Phenomenon	Sending children abroad to receive education is 小题1: __________ with many rich parents.
Advantages	● Children have the 小题2:________ chance to improve the second language because they can use it小题3:___________. ● They can make friends with other students from 小题4:____________. ● They can 小题5:__________ of the latest knowledge in science and have access to the best facilities.
小题6:___________	● Language barrier is the number one problem. Because students are not 小题7:___________ at the language spoken there, they will have difficulty in 小题8:___________ what the teachers say. ● It is not easy for them to deal with cross-culture communication 小题9:________ to lack of knowledge of the customs of the locals.
Conclusion	Both sides of the factors should be 小题10:_____________ carefully before one makes a decision.

The air is deadly polluted because some factories don’t    __the rules to protect the environment.

A．appreciate

B．regard

C．honor

D．respect

It's a rule for all the students to _____ their places ahead of 5 minutes waiting for the class to be started.

A．take up

B．pick up

C．keep up

D．give up