1. Things ____________(逐渐) improved.

2. It's good to get back to ____________(文明) after living in a tent in the remote area for two weeks.

3. It's many years since Mount Vesuvius last _________(爆发).

4.___________(不幸的是), we arrived too late to catch the place.

5. I work for a __________(商业的) radio station.

6. The policeman let me off with a l_________ about speeding.

7. He was very attentive with his head b_________ in a newspaper.

8. Chen Kaige is one of the famous d________ in China.

9. The terrible fire d_________ most of the buildings within 20 minutes.

10. Building m_________ are very expensive nowadays.

II. 单项选择：

1. According to the manager, the business plan will help the company _____ other small businesses and help them become the number one business over the next 50 years.

A. take out B. take control C. take over D. rule out

2. Tom Hanks first became famous ______ his excellent acting in the film Splash. He is now well known ____ a two-time Oscar winner.

A. as; as B. for; for C. to; for D. for; as

3. If you buy more than ten, they knock 20 pence off ________.

A. a price B. price C. the price D. prices

4. The most important thing about ancient civilizations is _______ part that they played in _____history.

A. 不填；不填 B. the; 不填 C. the; the D. a; the

5. ----Do you like ______here?

----Oh, yes. The air, the weather, the way of life. Everything is so nice.

A. this B. these C. that D. it

6. Havard University was ______ in 1636 and named after John Harvard, who left his library to the school after his death.

A. discovered B. found C. founded D. finding

7. It's many years since Mount Vesuvius last _________.