外研版（2019）必修 第一册 Unit 4 Friends forever 选词填空 练习（含解析）

外研版（2019）必修 第一册 Unit 4 Friends forever 选词填空 练习（含解析） Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than youneed. A．boast 　B．underrepresented　 C． shared 　D．participation 　E. pursuit　 F. launched G. confirmed 　H. female　I. barriers 　J. agreements 　K. advancing Gender equality has powerful potential to improve the economy, security and the overall well-being of a population. “If the world closed the gender gap in workforce 1 , global [Gross Domestic Product] would increase by 28 trillion dollars by 2025... That’s about a quarter of the world’s current GDP, and almost half of the world’s current debt,” said U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Catherine Russell in a recent speech. She also noted that “studies have found that countries with less gender inequality are more secure, and peace 2 last longer when women are at the negotiating table.” Nonetheless, no country in the world can 3 that it has achieved full gender equality. “Around the world, women are vastly 4 in politics and the workforce, particularly in leadership positions and other high-paying jobs,” said Ambassador Russell. At the same time, women make up the majority of the poor. “I’ve heard people say that poverty has a 5 face, and that makes sense when you consider that women control just one-fifth of global wealth,” said Ambassador Russell. World leaders are beginning to recognize that everyone benefits from 6 gender equality, she said. This is why gender equality is part of U.S. foreign policy. A key part of U.S. efforts focus on educating and empowering girls. In the past 18 months, the United States 7 its global strategy to empower adolescent girls, as well as Let Girls Learn, which is a Presidential initiative that focuses on educating girls. We are also working with numerous countries to remove 8 that keep women from inheriting or owning property, entering the formal job market or accessing banking services. “Gender equality sometimes looks like an impossible task —a 9 without an end,” said Ambassador Russell. “But...we can make progress, and that progress is worth making. Little by little, discussion by discussion, step by step, we can improve the lives of women and girls, men and boys all around the world. And in doing so, we can reach our 10 goals of peace, prosperity, and security.” 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从方框中选出恰当的单词或短语填空，使语意通顺完整。第一个方框供前4小题选用，第二个方框供后4小题选用。每个选项只能使用一次，每框有一项剩余。 A．missing B．wet C． wife D．vacation E. grew up F. thanked G. garden H. last I. excited J. bedroom The 75 -year -old Joe lived very happily in a village and had a big warm family. His children 11 and moved to different cities. Now he has four grandchildren, and they usually visit him during their holidays. During one 12 , Joe was preparing his home for the kids: cleaning the hou ... ...