Ⅰ. 单句语法填空
1. The ancient civilizations (civilization)of Central and Latin America were founded upon corn.
2. The more I got to know him, the more he intrigued (intrigue)me.
3. I was looking for my handbag, which was buried (bury)under a pile of old newspapers.
4. They built the pyramids (pyramid)and turned their kings into mummies.
5. Canals(canal) have been built to take water to the desert.
6. You must grow these tropical (tropic)flowers in a glasshouse.
7. In the Pacific such storms are called cyclones(cyclone), but in the Atlantic are typically called hurricanes.
8. Acknowledge your successes along with your downfalls( downfall).
9. He was abandoned(abandon)by his father when he was three months old.
10. If you don’t concentrate more on your work, you’ll be dismissed(dismiss).