1 . —How was your vacation?
—It was ________. The food was awful, and the hotel was crowded.

A．not bad

B．fantastic

C．terrible

D．so-so

2 . —How do you like the dish?
—It ________ nice and ________ delicious.

A．look; tastes

B．taste; smells

C．looks; eats

D．smells; tastes

3 . —Your aunt often walks a dog in the morning.
—Yeah, __________ bad weather stops her.

A．when

B．unless

C．because

D．since

4 . I don’t care ______ you like rock or not.

A．whether

B．what

C．if

D．when

5 . John is similar to his father in many ways, ________ in character.

A．clearly

B．simply

C．luckily

D．especially

6 . A piece of useful ________ is better than thousands of useless _________.

A．advice; suggestion

B．advice; suggestions

C．suggestion; advices

7 . There isn’t an airport near here. The ________ one is about 90 miles away.

A．busiest

B．farthest

C．newest

D．nearest

8 . —There are many Confucius Institutes (孔子学院) in foreign countries.
—Yes, Chinese is spoken in those areas __________.

A．widely

B．hardly

C．especially

9 . You ________ ride your bike so fast. It is very dangerous.

A．won’t

B．don’t

C．shouldn’t

10 . Li Ming is active and outgoing ________ his sister Li Hong is shy and quiet.

A．when

B．what

C．while