() 1.We just need one more volunteer. ______ you ______ your brother can join us.
A.Both; and
B.Neither; nor
C.Either; or
D.Not only; but also

() 2. — Mum, why do I have to wash hands many times a day?
— For your health, you ______ be too careful.

A.can't
B.shouldn't
C.mustn't
D.needn't

() 3. — Did you enjoy the film Ne Zha 2?
— Yes, very much. The main character's spirit (精神) of not giving up ______ me most.

A.shaped
B.impressed
C.respected
D.allowed

() 4. — Do you think Simon or Cindy will win in the end?
— I don't think ______ of them can win. Maybe a dark horse will appear.

A.either
B.neither
C.all
D.both

() 5. The medical products (产品) of this company are up to the international ______ , so they sell well all over the world.
A.result
B.price
C.height
D.standard

() 6. — Did you enjoy the outdoor training yesterday?
— No, not at all. I was ______ dead after so much hard training.

A.as good as
B.as well as
C.so good as
D.so well as

() 7. Life is like a race. Whatever difficulties you meet, don't ______. Just move on.
A.give up
B.come out
C.set off
D.push in

() 8. — It's very kind of Lily to prepare all the things for the party.
— Do you mean we ______ bring anything?

A.can't
B.shouldn't
C.needn't
D.mustn't

二、词汇检测
1. The earliest (雕塑) date from the Stone Age.
2. First of all, you should report it to the (首要的) engineer.
3. He (连接) the computer to the screen so that everyone could see the PPT clearly.
4. We got on that (高速的) train and went to the north.
5. "I don't think I'm a orn genius (天才). I just work extra hard," the young gold-medal winner said.
6. The firefighters received high raise from the whole country for their hard work.
7. We were asked to pay ttention to the details when writing the report.
8. He won the 100-metre ace in the sports meeting.

三、短文填空
Yuan Longping, Father of Hybrid Rice (杂交水稻), passed away in Changsha on May 22nd, 2021. I think he is one of the l. (great) people in our country.
He was born 2. September 7th, 1930. In 1953, he began working as a teacher in an agriculture (农业) school after he graduated (毕业) from college. In 1960, he saw people 3. (die) of hunger, so he began research (研究) into hybrid rice. In 1964, he happened to find a 4. (nature) hybrid rice plant that had many advantages (优势) over others. After 5. (near) ten years of hard work, he and his team finally found a new type of hybrid rice plant, which produced 20% more rice 6. other kinds. In 1979, this new type of hybrid rice was 7. (introduce) into the US. So far, over 100 8. (country) in Asia, Africa and America have grown hybrid rice. Because of the hard work of his team, rice production has increased (增加) by 20% to 30%, and in some places even more.
Yuan Longping spent all his life 9. (develop) hybrid rice. He solved (解决) the problem of hunger for many people. That is 10. people around the world love him.