8．They’re no longer children, you see, they’re a__________ now.

7．My brother s____________ against the illness for two years and managed to pull through.

6．Ben has never lost a match. He is a c______________ tennis player in many world games.　

5．The life in big cities is too s____________. I prefer living in the countryside because the life there is relaxing.

4．A person’s ______________ (性格) is very important to me when I decide who I want to work with. I like to work with the active people.

3．He is trying to ___________ (减少)the family's expenses.

2．___________ (就我个人而言)I think he is a very good student, but you may not agree.　

第一节 　单词拼写(共10 小题，每小题1 分，满分10 分)

1．He has never been to the swimming pool. It is a _____________(挑战) for him to learn swimming in a month.