8. She takes the ________ (态度) that children should be allowed to learn at their own pace.

9. One man died when he was hit by ________ (闪电).

10. I hadn't seen Joan for 20 years, but I r________ her immediately once I met her.

11. The ________ (东部的) part of the country has a lot of mountains.

12. I'll come ________ (直接) to the point your work isn't good enough.

13. "A can of worms" is an e________ which means "a difficult situation".

14. He noticed that I spoke Chinese with an a________ and asked me where I came from.

IV. 根据括号内的汉语提示补全下面句子（每空一词）。

1. We came to the UK in 1974 and have lived here ________ ________ (从那以后).

2. Anita ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ (喜欢弹钢琴).

3. I was afraid that Liz would ________ ________ ________ (改变她的注意) and take me back home.

4. I tried to ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ (说服她去听音乐会) with me tonight.

5. He couldn't ________ ________ ________ ________ (决定) about what to do with the money.

6. Take the first road ________ ________ ________ (在你的左边) and then follow the signs.

7. ________ ________ ________ ________ (信不信由你), Robert asked me to leave for America!

8. I can't ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ (期望她准时) if I'm late myself.

9. Health education will ________ ________ ________ ________ (参与) preparing us for old age.

V. 用适当的介词或副词填空。

1. What do you want to be when you grow ________?

2. Little Martha dreamed ________ becoming a doctor.