Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1．If weather permits (permit), I will go for an outing.
2．The young man declared (declare) that he had nothing to do with the case.
3．Life is tough in the city. In order to lose their pressure (press), some people take exercise.
4．The settlers (settle) are living a happy life on the island now.
5．Look! Our apples have ripened (ripe); you can have one.
6．The car accident left her with a permanent (permanence) scar.
Ⅱ.选词填空
benefit ... from， rather than， due to， drop off， as a result of
1．Her absence was due_to the storm, which did a lot of damage to the whole country.
2．As_a_result_of the pilots' strike, all flights have had to be cancelled.
3．She benefited a lot from reading English aloud every day.
4．David decided to quit rather_than accept the new rules.
5．The number of graduates going into teaching has _dropped_off sharply.
