In 1878, when Margaret Wolfe Hungerford wrote "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder", she was 1______
that there was no consistent 2______ on beauty. Standards of beauty change across time and cultural groups. 　　
     Traditions and fashions, 3______ society itself, change and adapt with time, so it is reasonable that our
ideas of 4______ change as well. In 19th-century Europe, women used to wear corsets to 5______ a body
shape that is no longer considered healthy. Men would wear woolen shawls across their shoulders. It is hard
to imagine that they would be seen as 6______ in the 21st century. Nowadays, in the western world, one in
every ten people 7______ a tattoo or a form of body art. In the past, some cultures used tattoos as an addition
to costumes, to show family associations or to 8______ criminals so that they could easily be recognized. 　　
     In contemporary society, culture remains a major part in 9______ our ideas of beauty. In some countries,
young women 10______ slimming diets to lose extra kilos in preparation for their wedding day. In other culture
s, looking thin for a husband-to-be is not what a woman desires at all-rather, looking a little overweight is
considered more attractive.

1. My _____(本国的)language is Chinese.
2. He went through the forest under the ______(保护)of his dog.
3. There are seven _____ (大洲) on the earth.
4. She is ______(挑剔) about what she eats.
5. The patient was lying on the floor _____(失去知觉).
6. Some fossil ______(燃料)result in increase in carbon dioxide.
7. I was feeling ______ (不舒服) hot.
8. He has gained ______ (实践的) experience of sailing as a sailor.
9. The ten most ______(频繁地) asked questions are listed below.
10. Nowadays we still can see rivers p______ with chemical waste from factories.

1. The school has very good teachers, but when it ____ buildings, the school is poor.
2. The teacher asked a difficult question, but finally a boy student ____ a good answer.
3. He is not rich; his earnings ____ only $6,000 a year.
4. My grandpa was so lucky to ____ the operation on his heart.
5. My uncle promised to ____ and fetch me.
6. Christmas will soon ____.
7. That magazine ____ once a week.
8. How did the movie finally ____? I couldn't wait to see the ending.

1. They marked the _____ (边界) of the football fields.
2. The still water r_____ the full moon.
3. Our ship grounded in s_____ water.
4. The air by the sea is _____ (清新的) and healthy.
5. The machines were arranged in _____ (整齐的) rows.
6. That woman has a very s_____ tongue.
7. They climbed the s_____ mountain inch by inch.

1. Astronauts in flight must a_____ to weightlessness.
2. Don't soil the carpet with your m_____ shoes.
3. His nationality isn't _____ (有关的) to whether he is a good lawyer.
4. I'm not feeling very well today, o_____ I would do it myself.
5. We are expected to p_____ actively in English class.
6. I see them about once a_____ (两周).
7. He presented a new_____ (概念) of the beginning of the universe.
8. We have already made a_____ for our vacation.

1. Although the main characters in the novel are so true to life, they are ____.
2. It's ____ for such an ____ writer to create ____ stones.
3. This is the only solution ____.
4. The famous poem was from an ____ poet.

1. His _____ (诊所) is near the newly-built railway station.
2. The canal was built and o_____ by the people of Panama.
3. Two guards looked after the s_____ of the property.
4. The products of labour should be justly _____ (分配).
5. The artist regards his painting as a _____ (政治的) statement.
6. She is willing to d_____ money to a worthy cause.
7. She does v_____ work for the Red Cross two days a week.
8. I would like to p_____ a one-liter-bottle of whiskey.

1. He works in a privately owned _____ (企业).
2. We must see that our spare time is profitably o_____.
3. He _____ (反驳) himself sometimes in the same sentence.
4. I _____ (承认) the truth of his statement.
5. Your sympathy has brought us great c_____.
6. We want to s_____ KM-46 for KM-36.
7. Fluency in oral and written English is a major _____ (要求).
8. She's busy _____ (起草) her speech for next week's conference.
9. He r_____ me a classic book on Buddhism.
10. He has never done enough p_____ for his examinations.

besides, except, except for和but
1. He has nobody _____ himself to blame for that.
2. They all went to the Summer Palace _____ one.
3. Your essay is well written _____ one or two minor grammatical mistakes.
4. _____ his wife, his daughter also went to see him.