wouldn't even talk to him.

　　2．All the people，men and women，young and old，were fighting against the flood in_defence_of their own homes.

　　3．In our city, almost everyone is in_favour_of bringing down the housing price because it is too high for them to buy one.

　　4．This firm concentrates_on the European market to make more money.

　　5．The football team, consisting_of 22 players and three coaches, was set up about 3 years ago.

　　6．We should be aware that difficulties might arise_from such a situation.

　　7．Hey, that dress is making you stand_out in a crowd, so everyone can recognize you.

　　8．Who should you lay the blame on? In fact, it is you that are_to_blame.

　　9．(2015·四川高考改编)Brian is gifted in writing music; he is_very_likely_to be a Beethoven.

　　10．They were in_competition_with each other for the prize.

　　Ⅳ.课文语法填空

　　The classic advertisement is one that gives information about 1.finding (find) certain products. However, this kind of advertising might not be 2.suitable (suit) in direct competition.

　　At present, large budgets are applied for advertisement designing. In order to stand 3.out,_many new concepts like freedom and many new 4.approaches (approach) like using humour appear in modern advertisements. By doing this, they hope to make people 5.forget (forget) that someone is trying to sell them something! 6.However,_not all advertising is about selling products and services for a profit. Some contemporary advertisements mainly aim 7.to_make (make) contributions to society. Some public advertisements encourage citizens to participate 8.in improving their neighbourhood, protecting the environment, and 9.helping (help) other people. They have helped to make our society a 10.better (good) place for everyone.

　　Ⅴ.串点成篇微表达

　　我们公司由100多名员工组成(consist of)，但大多数(majority)都已经五十多岁了。因此经理试图(attempt)雇佣(employ)一些新毕业生来代替他们并采用新方法(approach)。当他在会上提出这一想法时，问题便出现了(arise)。一些老员工责备(blame)他不尊重(respect)他们，并试图捍卫(defend)他们在公司的地位。幸运的是，一些人支持(in favor of)他。在他们看来，新毕业生可能(be likely to)会使我们的公司在新市场中脱颖而出(stand out)。

Our_company_consists_of_more_than_100_workers,_but_the_majority_are_over_50._So_the_manager_attempts_to_employ_some_new_graduates_to_take_the_place_of_them_and_adopt_new_approaches._When_he_put_forward_his_idea_at_the_meeting,_problems_