第一节：单词拼写：(共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分)

1.　　　 John is b_______ on getting the first place in the following race.

2.　　　 Better be envied than p______(怜悯).

3.　　　 He graduated from Cambridge University, so he was able to speak s ___________ English.

4.　　　 Oliver Twist was written by one of the greatest n______ in the world.

5.　　　 She ____________(叹气) with relief when she learned that her son passed the exam..

6.　 After months of overworking, Jack was suffering from m　　　　　 and physical exhaustion.

7.　 Princess Turandot　　　　　　 (折磨)Liu , and Liu killed herself.

8.　 She speaks Italian 　　　　　　　　(流利).

9.　 Big Joe Tuner never achieved much fame when he was alive mainly because there was still racial d_______　　　　　　 in the USA then.

10.　 That man is　 　　　　　with(醉心于)power.