答案：adopted/should adopt　It is time that sb. did/should do sth. "到某人该做某事的时候了"。

　　2．In the past 5 years a great deal of money ________ (spend) improving the environment of the school.

　　答案：has been spent　a great deal of修饰不可数名词，作主语时谓语动词用单数形式，由时间状语"in the past 5 years"可知应用现在完成时，且spend和money存在逻辑上的动宾关系，应用被动语态，故填has been spent。

　　3．Many people lost their homes and all their ________ (possess) during the war.

　　答案：possessions　possession "所有物；财产"，常用复数形式。

　　4．We aim ________ finish the task by Friday.

　　答案：to　aim to do sth. 为固定短语，意为"力求做某事"。

　　5．You'd better take account of your ability before ________ (attempt) to do such a business.

　　答案：attempting　该句中before为介词，故应填attempt的动名词形式作宾语。

　　6．Lincoln is regarded as one of the most inspiring ________ (figure) in the world.

　　答案：figures　"one of＋名词复数形式"表示"......其中之一"。

　　7．They appealed ________ the graduates in the whole department to go to work in the places where conditions are hardest.

　　答案：to　appeal to sb. to do sth. "呼吁某人做某事"。

　　8．My job was to take care of these children until they could ________ (adopt) into a good home.

　　答案：be adopted　在本句中，adopt意为"收养"，且和they存在逻辑上的动宾关系，故用被动语态。

　　9．The thief tried to break away ________ the policeman, but he failed.

　　答案：from　break away from "脱离；摆脱；挣脱"。

　　10．________ your ticket, I wouldn't be able to go to the concert tomorrow.

　　答案：Without　设空处所在句为without引导的含蓄虚拟条件句。

三、完形填空。

　　Make Good Memories

　　My husband Bill's Grandma was in a nursing home when we moved back to Michigan.Grandma had been unable to walk for quite some time；now her eyesight was almost gone.

Over the years Grandma and I had __1__ many cards and letters.I knew how she enjoyed __2__ in touch with people.Grandma would have me write letters to go in the cards she would send.And she would always have me __3__ what I had written back to her.Grandma didn't have a