A．Fill in the blanks using the correct forms of the words given in the box below．
| fury gasp fusion groove fort formidable graze gleam forum gracious |
1．There's a GREat deal of variety among the people of that nation；they're the result of the _________of several races．
2．The soldiers had to fight against a _________enemy．
3．In former times the British army kept lots of soldiers at _________William in Scotland．
4．It's no using trying to argue with you when you fly into a _________for the slightest reason．
5．The needle is stuck in the _________of the record，so it keeps repeating the same bit of music．
6．The wing seemed to _________the treetops as the plane climbed safely away．
7．She was _________enough to show us round her home．
8．A group of schoolmasters are holding a _________on new way of teaching English．
9．I _________with surprise at the unexpected news．
10．_________of sunshine came round the edges of the dark cloud．
B．Complete each of the following sentences using a word whose meaning is given in the brackets．Remember that the initial of each word is either F or G．
1．The Bank of England is the _________of our wealth．（a place that guards or protects）
2．The old chair gave a _________when the fat woman sat down on it．（a sound caused by the movement of wood or metal parts heavily loaded）
3．I had to _________my way to a seat in the dark cinema as I was ten minutes late．（to make one's way by feeling with out-stretched hands in or as if in the dark）
4．Don't _________；it isn't fair to say all women drivers are bad just because one knocked you down．（to form or state on opinion after considering a small number of the facts）
5．It was easier to move about on the _________of the crowd．（the part farthest from the center；edge）
6．The ice on the lake _________under the weight of the boys playing on it．（break or crack）
7．Pride was the GREatest _________in his personality．（weak part in sb．'s character）
8．She _________illness so that she did not have to go to school that day．（to pretend）
9．Grandfather has been getting _________lately．（weak；with little force）
10．It is _________that we should remember him on his birthday．（suitable）
C．Choose the best answer from the four choices given．
1．The man _________his friends on apples，pears，coconuts and so on．
A．feasted B．fed C．gossiped D．glared
2．It was quite a _________to move that piano by yourself．
A．feet B．feat C．feature D．gist
3．The story I told you yesterday was _________and completely untrue．
A．facilitated B．flattered C．fabricated D．gambled
4．He _________up at the lightest provocation．
A．FLASH B．gauges C．grabs D．flares
5．She _________when she couldn't answer the question．
A．fluctuated B．flung C．GREeted D．flushed
6．The soap is made in several _________．
A．fractures B．fragments C．fragrances D．fossils
7．The diamond _________on her finger．
A．glares B．giggles C．grins D．glitters
8．Their daughter died two years ago，but they are still _________．
A．gloom B．grieving C．frowned D．fainting
9．So graceful was the ballerina that she just seemed to_________ ．
A．glint B．glide C．fluent D．fly
10．You're nothing but an old _________．
A．gossip B．garment C．foster D．fridge
Key：
A．1．fusion 2．formidable 3．Fort 4．fury 5．groove 6．graze 7．gracious8．forum 9．gasped 10．Gleams
B．1．guardian 2．groan 3．grope 4．generalize 5．fringe 6．fractured 7．flaw 8．faked 9． feebler 10．fitting
C．1．A 2．B 3．C 4．D 5．D 6．C 7．D 8．B 9．B 10．A
