That restaurant serves __________ the best food I’ve ever eaten, so I strongly recommend you go there next time.

A．actually           B．eventually         C．absolutely         D．steadily

All around them was only the white snow and the night; they were ____________ from the rest of the world and were conscious only of each other.

A．cut out           B．cut down          C．cut off            D．cut in

The Chinese government has made great efforts to ______ the gap between the rich and the poor, but has not achieved obvious results.

A．abolish           B．conduct           C．drag             D．narrow

 To solve the problem, we would appreciate it if you could give us an ______ explanation and compensate (补偿) us.

A．abundant         B．adequate          C．approximate       D．awesome

The old man asked the children to _____ to each other near the campfire so that he could start telling his story at once.

A．take up           B．stay up            C．close up          D．turn up

Lawrence’s novel was rejected at first, but it later came to be ______ as a work of genius.

A．acknowledged      B．permitted         C．adapted           D．congratulated

Lack food supplies and wanted by the police, the terrorists made a ______ attempt to hijack(劫持) a plane to Iran.

A．brave            B．fresh             C．harmful           D．desperate

At last, I should thank Mr. White for the _______ of speaking here and for ensuring me such an attentive audience.

A．prejudice         B．privilege          C．ambition          D．favor

He created a lot of vivid characters in his best-selling novels, thus winning the ______ of book-lovers all over the world.

A．affection          B．sympathy          C．bonus            D．dignity

请你根据下列提示，并结合你校园生活中的一个事例，用英语写一篇短文。

The power of praise is great. Praise can help people build their confidence and go through ups and downs.

注意：①无须写标题，不得照抄英语提示语；

②除诗歌外，文体不限；

③文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；

④词数为120左右。