II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, u one word that best fits each blank.
Children's Fine Motor Skills
Using a fork to eat, zipping up a sweatshirt and turning a doorknob are all things most people do without thinking, but children spend their early years developing and refining the abilities. They are known as fine motor skills, （21） _________ the small muscles of the hands with adequate strength, dexterity （灵巧）and coordination （协调）to grasp and control objects and ud. It is firmly believed （22） _________ later, fine motor skills do help children to succeed in school. （23） _________ are also important in day-to-day li
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（24） _________ （watch） a baby u their uncoordinated arms and legs might be adorable, but the early reactions are practice for the fine motor skills they'll eventually develop. （25） _________ _________ Stephanie Reich, a professor of the University of California, toddlers need to increa the coordination of fine movements in the preschool years. （26） _________ children grow older, the fine motor skills will improve and become more complex. For example, a 4-year-old may hold a crayon with their fist, using their whole hand to draw. But five-year-olds can start using a pencil between the first and middle fingers and thumb, as adults can.
The elementary school years and beyond e （27） _________ （advanced） fine motor skills, such as when children learn to tie shoes between 5 and 6 years old. At about age 7, （28） _________ （improve） performance can be amazingly witnesd. However, every child develops at their own pace. If a single milestone, such as using eating utensils （餐具）, （29） _________ （delay）, it isn't necessarily cau for concern.
In fact, when working on fine motor skills in the classroom, short lessons provide the most benefit for learning,. Play-bad learning is also one of the strategies that are preferred. Teachers may also u hand-eye coordination - the ability of a child's eyes （30） _________ （control） their hands and fingers - to work with children to improve fine motor skills. Using computers, especially a keyboard and mou, also helps younger children with fine motor skills.
Section B
李家拳Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chon from the box. Each word can only be ud once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
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18th Century Grand Tour of Europe
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The Grand Tour began in the 16th century and gained popularity during the 17 th century. Privileged（有特权的）young European graduates （31） _________ a trend where they traveled across the continent in arch of art and cultural experiences upon their graduation. This practice, which grew to be （32） _________ popular, became known as the Grand Tour. Specialty guidebooks, tour guides, and other aspects of the tourist industry were developed during this time to meet the needs of wealthy 20-something male and female travelers as they explored the European continent.
The young, classically - educated Tourists were rich enough to fund multiple years abroad for themlves and they took full advantage of this. They carried letters of （33） _________ and introduction with them as they departed from southern England to communicate with and learn from people they met in other countries. Some Tourists （34） _________ to continue their education and broaden their horizons while abroad, some were just after fun and （35） _________ travels, but most desired a combination of both.
A typical journey through Europe was long and （36） _________ with many stops along the way. London was commonly ud as a starting point and the Tour was usually kicked off with a difficult trip across the English Channel. Crossing the wide channel was and is not easy. 17学字草书th – and - 18th - century Tourists risked a-sickness, illness, and even shipwreck on this first （37） _________ of travel.
Grand Tourists were （38） _________ interested in visiting cities that were considered centers of culture at the time, so Paris, Rome, and Venice were not to be misd. The average Grand Tourist traveled from city to city, usually spending weeks in smaller cities and months in the three （39） _________ ones.
The vast majority of Tourists took part in similar activities during their exploration with art at the center of it all. Once a Tourist arrived at a destination, he would look for （40） _________ and ttle in for anywhere from weeks to months, even years. Though certainly not an overly trying experience for most, the Grand Tour prented a unique t of challenges for travelers to overcome.
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