C．breaking off D．carrying off

　　解析：选B　句意：如今，一些城市喜欢展示(show off)他们的现代化建筑并将之视为最先进的。call off"取消"；break off"折断，突然停止"；carry off"获得，成功地对付"。

　　Ⅱ.完成句子

　　1．听起来好像他懂得很多，但实际上他是一个爱炫耀的人。

　　It sounds as if he knew a lot, but in fact, he is a person who is_fond_of_showing_off.

　　2．努力工作，总有一天你会积累起一笔财富的。

　　Work hard, and you will accumulate_a_fortune some day.

　　3．对不起，我没有注意刚才你在说什么。

　　I'm sorry, I wasn't_paying_attention_to what you were saying.

　　4．当你看见他时，向他表达我的祝贺。

　　Give_my_congratulations when you see him.

　　5．他威胁着要向警察揭露他们的计划。

　　He threatened to_expose_their_plan_to_the_police.

　　6．现在越来越多的妇女学会了站起来保护她们的合法权利。

　　More and more women today have learned to arise in_defence_of_their_legal_rights.

　　7．这条令人失望的消息使我很失望。

　　The news was_disappointing,_which was a_disappointment_to_me.

　　8．这本书对古今教育理论进行了比较。

　　The book draws_a_parallel_between ancient and modern theories of education.

　　9．这张照片使她看起来比实际年龄大得多。

　　This photo makes_her_look_much_older than she really is.

　　10．为人民服务是我最大的幸福。

　　Serving_the_people is my greatest happiness.

　　二、勤练语篇阅读，多练自能生巧

　　Ⅰ.完形填空

　　Today I went to my daughter's school and spoke about kindness to 60 kids plus teachers and assistant teachers. After a small talk about the __1__ of kindness, I gave a challenge to the __2__ - I told them to write a small __3__ about an act of kindness that they had done and how that made them feel. Or if they had __4__ an act of kindness, how did that make them feel? In what way had that __5__ changed them? Then the deputy head and the headteacher and I will choose the __6__ ones, the one that will stand out for their __7__ of compassion and love toward others.

When I was waiting for my daughter I __8__ some teachers that were at the assembly (集会) passing by and I was __9__ that they would tell me whether they liked the talk or not, but they didn't __10__ anything.