四、选用方框中词块的适当形式填空。
across the sky arrive at close to rain heavily walk towards
On a sunny morning, Lily decided to visit the park 1. ______ her home. When winds began to blow strongly and dark clouds moved 2. ______, she was sitting on the chair, listening to music with her eyes closed.
"Oh no, it might rain!" someone shouted.
Lily quickly stood up and picked up her bag. She ran to a big tree nearby and stood under its branches. Very soon, it 3. ______. Suddenly, Lily remembered she needed to meet her friend Mia at the city library. She took a taxi to go there. The rain stopped when she 4. ______ the library. The sun came out again, and a beautiful rainbow appeared (出现). Lily saw Mia and 5. ______ her. They started a sunny weekend morning.

五、短文填空。
experience late nobody one really something spend start think travel true write
In 1640, a man had to end the last trip of his life because he was in bad health. Back home, people asked him, "You 1. ______ all your life on the road. Are you sorry for it?"
"I walked through many fantastic places," he answered. "So I'm not sorry at all." This man was Xu Xiake, a great 2. ______ in Chinese history.
From an early age, Xu dreamed of seeing China's seas and mountains. But at that time, it was difficult to travel far. 3. ______ could stop him, however. At 21, he 4. ______ his life journey (旅行). He travelled for about 30 years, and made his dream 5. ______.
Xu made many geographical discoveries in his journey. 6. ______, he visited Mount Huangshan. At that time, people 7. ______ Tiandu Peak was higher (更高的) than Lianhua Peak. To find out the 8. ______, he climbed both peaks. He discovered that Lianhua Peak gave a wider view (更宽的视野), so it must be higher. He was right!
Xu kept his travel 9. ______ in his diary. This became Xu Xiake's Travel Notes 10. ______ years ago. From the book, we can learn about China 400 years ago.

六、补全短文。
At last, I arrived in Chengdu. My friend Haoyu took me to a restaurant near my hotel. 1. ______ But the first taste made my mouth burn (燃烧)! The food was much hotter (辣得多) than I thought. I took a deep breath and drank a glass of iced water.
"Do you want something not hot?" Haoyu asked. "No," I answered. "2. ______" I carefully took a small mouthful. Surprisingly, I started to enjoy the taste. And cooking hot pot was as fun as eating it.
After lunch, we went to the Sanxingdui Museum! 3. ______ "Why are their eyes and ears so big?" I wondered. 4. ______ People said the masks were made by the Shu people a long time ago.
My first day in China was full of fun. 5. ______ I'm really looking forward to the rest of my trip around China!
A. The masks (面具) were fantastic.
B. When in China, do as the Chinese do!
C. Chengdu is a great place to take a holiday.
D. I just couldn't wait to try Sichuan hot pot!
E. I tried new food and went to an exciting place.
F. I wanted to stay in the museum for a week!