1 . —Look! Jack is ________ his sleeping baby.
—Yes, he is a good father.

A．rocking

B．shaking

C．waving

D．pushing

2 . —Do you know that many national academician (院士) passed ________ in January?
—Yes, most of them died ________ illness.

A．away, from

B．on, from

C．by, with

D．off, down

3 . When my mother got home last night, my brother ________ did his homework. He still had so much to do.

A．nearly

B．actually

C．simply

D．hardly

4 . — ________ the singing competition is really fantastic, our school will not hold it in 2024.
—Don’t worry. It takes place every year.

A．As soon as

B．Until

C．Though

D．Whether

5 . In the ________ of a boat, zongzi carries people’s wishes and is popular with Chinese during the Dragon Boat Festival.

A．size

B．shape

C．taste

D．colour

6 . When our parents are with us, they always ________ to give us a hand in many ways.

A．trust

B．encourage

C．interview

D．manage

7 . Some students in our school always help the children who are ________ for knowledge in poor areas.

A．valuable

B．thirsty

C．separate

D．bright

8 . —Do you know the boy called William?
—Of course. We’ve known each other ______ we were nine or ten.

A．before

B．since

C．when

9 . Accidents always come ______. We must be careful and follow the rules.

A．clearly

B．suddenly

C．quickly

10 . —Look at the dark cloud!
—It’s a ______ of rainstorm.

A．sign

B．symbol

C．system