四、词汇运用(9分)
1. Every small （决定）you make now will shape your future life in some ways.
2. Though the project was tough, we all worked hard and （成功）in the end.
3. Too much （消极的）thinking will stop you seeing chances in hard times.
4. （不像）our city apartment, my grandparents' house is big with a beautiful view.
5. Life isn't always （公平的）, but we can work hard to create a better future.
6. Jack found it difficult to finish the race, but he still s to it until the end.
7. The girl p the dance so well that she got the first prize at last.
8. Mary got her hair cut and wore new glasses, so I didn't r her.
9. I can't remember e when we first met at the city library three years ago.

五、从方框中选择适当的单词或短语，在横线上填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一次（5分）
kind agree like instead of point out
When Sara was a teenager, she thought “whatever” was a cool word and often used it. Now, however, she is noticing that using this word is 1. , so she tries not to use it.
As a friendship expert (专家), Leio once 2. , “‘Whatever’ is a terrible word. Many people fail to notice its bad influence on daily communication. No matter who you're talking to, using it will 3. make conversations tenser (更紧张的). It shows you don't care about or respect others, so people who hear the word may feel angry.”
So what should we say 4. “whatever”? There are many polite sentences we can choose to calm down conflicts. When we can't reach a(n) 5. with someone, expressions like “I can't talk about this right now” or “I need a moment” work well. It can stop the situation from getting even worse.

六、短文填空（10分）
He Jiaolong was a government official who worked in Xinjiang. She lost her life in 1. accident at the age of 47. Her whole life was 2. (close) connected with the development of Xinjiang. Every small task she took on was tied to local growth, and she was deeply loved and 3. (respect) by the people.
She had worked in towns and villages for 18 years, so she knew clearly what 4. (farmer) real needs were. In 2020, she made up her 5. to help local farmers sell more products. To achieve this goal, she began to try live streaming (直播). A short video of her riding across snowy fields soon became popular online. By the time she passed away, she had got nearly 6.5 million followers. 6. selling products, she also made many videos to introduce local places of interest and develop 7. (tour).
Her hard work finally paid 8. . The sales of local farm products through live streaming reached a high level. She put all her efforts into 9. (develop) the local economy (经济). She stuck to her original heart all the time and kept helping farmers sell products online but never 10. (accept) any pay for her work.
People will remember her as a kind and great official.