3. I will continue to achieve my dream regardless       a lot of failure.

2. To our sadness,the homeless child        (starvation) to death finally.

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1. He really has no alternative but        (try) hard to finish it on time.

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  After moving to the United States,immigrant groups trying to fit in tend to choose highcalorie and fatty foods in an attempt to appear more American―a new study finds. That's one reason why immi?grants approach US levels of obesity within 15 years of moving to America.

  The researchers also did an experiment that measured whether or not the threat of appearing un-American influenced respondents' food choices. After being questioned about their ability to speak English,75 per cent of Asian-Americans identified a kind of typical American food as their favourite. Only25 per cent of Asian-Americans who had not been asked if they spoke English did the same.

  When their American identity was called into question during a followup study,Asian-American participants also tended to choose typical American dishes,such as hamburgers and cheese sandwiches. In that experiment,55 Asian-Americans were asked to choose a meal from a local Asian or American restaurant. Some pari ticipants were told that only Americans could participate in the study. Those who i chose the more typical American fare ended up consuming an extra182 calories,ini eluding 12 grams of fat and 7grams of saturated fat (饱和脂肪) .

  "People who feel like they need to prove they belong to a culture will change i their habits in an attempt to fit in," said Sauna Cheryan,an author of the study and I assistant professor of psychology at the University of Washington. "If immigrants I and their children choose unhealthy American food over healthier traditional food ¹ across their lives?this process of fitting in could lead to poorer health," Cheryan added.

  Social pressure,the study concluded,is at the heart of the problem. "In Ameri?can society today,being American is associated with being white. Americans,who don't fit this image even if they were born here and speak English,feel that pressure to prove that they're American," said Cheryan.

1. The author wants to show that      .

   A. more and more Asians enjoy highcalorie snacks

   B. immigrants tend to eat American junk food to fit in

   C. most Americans are at the risk of heart disease

   D. all the American people have a bad eating habit

2. According to the survey,      

   A. Asian-Americans care less about their health

   B. 25 per cent of Americans like junk food

   C. choosing food is related to Asian-Americans' situation

   D. immigrants are forced to eat junk food

3. The underlined word"fare" in Paragraph 3 most probably means"         

   A. food offered as a meal

   B. a person taking a taxi

   C. money spent on food,

   D. an arranged thing to do

4. According to Sauna Cheryan,      .

   A. what immigrants have done is ridiculous

   B. American traditional food is healthier

   C. immigrants risk their health in order to fit in

   D. American culture affects immigrants deeply

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  I had not seen my parents for a long time. Last Saturday I drove a long way to visit them,1      neither of them was at home. So I waited patiently at their home 2        their return. Not seeing them made me really3       .

  As I was walking around their bedroom,I4       little reminders of them. Some Christmas gifts were still 5        in boxes. There were 6        on the wall,which I guessed must have a7       meaning to them. What took my bi eath away was seeing my dad's emblems (徽章) from his military service of our country8      he was young. My father never 9        to us about the Korean War. As I looked at those emblems hanging 10        with all the photos that he treasures,I11       that this was an important part of his life,but I never spent the 12        in talking with him about it. The photos of my mum with her close 13        made me realize her life before she was my mum. I had been so 14        running my business to raise my own family that I 15       the chance to know about their past and experiences.

  We sometimes don't realize something is 16        for us until we have lost it,so it's not too late for us to talk to our parents about their past. I am writing my story to 17        everyone who is fortunate to still have their parents 18        to invest some time to learn about them. I am grateful to have 19        of my parents. So I still have time to talk with them. I hope that readers will 20        from my story and find the time to talk about those things in their life that mean so much to their par?ents.

1. A. and   B. but   C. or   D. so

2. A. for   B. to   C. of   D. in

3. A. frightened   B. embarrassed-   C. upset   D. excited

4. A. sought   B. took   C. needed   D. saw

5. A. kept   B. folded   C. hidden   D. covered

6. A. Santa Glaus   B. family trees   C. family photos   D. old clothes

7. A. simple   B. real   C. past   D. special

8. A. if   B. when   C. though   D. until

9. A. talked   B. explained   C. showed   D. referred

10. A. finally   B. clearly   C. proudly   D. openly

11. A. promised   B. declared   C. admitted   D. realized

12. A. courage   B. time   C. chance   D. energy

13. A. friends   B. teachers   C. students   D. children

14. A. strict   B. eager   C. busy   D. blind

15. A. rejected   B. avoided   C. delayed   D. missed

16. A. hopeful   B. important   C. careful   D. original

17. A. encourage   B. demand   C. require   D. warn

18. A. away   B. awake   C. around   D. alone

19. A. one   B. neither   C. either   D. both

20. A. make   B. benefit   C. change   D. recover

仔细阅读，尽可能使用本单元学过的词汇补全下面的短文

My father is an archaeologist,who devotes all his life to his work. He often 1.        (设想) that he lived in the ancient times.  When he tells me his daily work,he is often2.        (打断) by my mother,who is 3.        (厌烦) his dull work. My father often shakes his head4.        (至多〉.In my father's album,there is a photo of a necklace made of animal bones and seashells,which5.        (追溯到) 600,000 years ago. It was6.        (挖掘) in Zhoukoudian,known for Sinanthropus. The necklace is very7.        (原始的) and shows that Sinanthropus cared about their8.        (外表) very much. Last October,I visited the Zhoukoudian caves and learned more about Sinanthropus. They hunted wild beasts with spear and gathered ripe fruits and crops to survive in the difficult environment. They also used9.        (锋利的) stone tools to10.       (切碎) animals.

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look ahead  in a mess  assume that  only if  (be) fed up with  cut down

 date back(to) at most  regardless of

1. Once making a contribution to our company,anyone will get a prize or promotion,      his or her education and qualifications.

2. Because of the decreasing profits,many companies are considering       on the employees' salaries.

3. ―I think she is       30 years old at first sight.

―Actually she is in her forties,but she doesn't look a bit older than she did ten years ago.

4. The traditional friendship between these two countries       ancient times.

5. Everyone is supposed        and try to work hard for a happy life.

6. This boy often makes trouble. All the teachers       him.

7. We all can go out for a picnic this afternoon―         the others agree.

8. She is a tidy young lady. Everything in her office is never      .

9.       a teacher has given permission is a student allowed to leave the classroom.

5. 四年来我受够了每年春天的沙尘暴，我已经对这里的生活失望透顶，决定逃离这座城市。

      sandstorms every spring for four years,I am totally disap?pointed by the life here and determined to flee the city.

4. 我们国家有许多著名的文化遗迹，大部分可追溯至几千年前。

There are many famous cultural relics in our country,most of them      thousands of years ago.

3. 那队士兵刚从灾区回来就又被派去执行新的任务。

That team of soldiers        the disasteraffected area       they were sent to fulfil a new task. (had just done... when...)