1 . I am sure you know something about Tai Chi. The fluid combination of slow, graceful movements and lightning­quick strikes easily ________________ (set) Tai Chi apart from other martial arts. （所给词的适当形式填空）

2 . The general ________ the troop to head for Yushu disaster area in no time.

A．announced

B．stated

C．instructed

D．declared

3 . Very far away from the city lived a poor farmer and his wife. In front of their house was a small dirt road. Very few cars drove on this road because it was so far from the city. On the dirt road, there was a big hole filled with water. The hole was very deep, but drivers on the road didn’t know just how deep. Drivers always drove into the hole, but they never drove out.

One day, a man in a new car was driving down the road. He saw the hole with the water, but he didn’t think it was very deep. He drove into the hole, but he couldn’t drive out. The man saw the farmer on his tractor working in the field, and he signaled to the farmer. The farmer drove over to the man in the new car.

“Is there a problem?” asked the farmer.

“Yes,” said the man. “My car is stuck in this hole. Can you help me?”

“Maybe,” said the farmer. “But I’m very busy.”

“If you help me, I’ll pay you,” said the man.

“OK,” said the farmer. The farmer pulled the car out of the hole with his tractor, and the man paid him a lot of money. The man looked at the farmer and said, “You must make a lot of money pulling cars out of this hole day and night.”

“Actually, no,” said the farmer.

“Why not?” asked the man.

“The hole is very deep, and a lot of people get stuck and ask for help. But I don’t make money day and night because I don’t pull cars out at night.”

“At night I’m busy filling the hole with water,” answered the farmer.

1. Why did very few cars drive on the small dirt road?

A．Because the road was dirty.	B．Because it was so far from the city.
C．Because very few people knew the way.	D．Because the drivers knew there was a hole.

2. According to paragraph 2, we can know about the man in a new car __________ .

A．he just learnt to drive a car	B．it was the first time that he passed there
C．he knew how deep the hole was	D．he knew the farmer in the field

3. Which of the following is true according to this passage?

A．Drivers didn’t see there was a hole on the road.

B．The man drove into the hole and never drove out.

C．The farmer was busy filling the hole with water at night.

D．The driver made a lot of money pulling cars out of the hole day and night.

4. What does the underlined word “it” refer to?

A．The road

B．The city

C．The car

D．The man

4 . Nowadays, employers not only pay attention to graduates’ academic qualifications but also their ________.

A．statuses

B．bonuses

C．vacancies

D．virtues

5 . Guangzhou Evergrande has raised China’s hunger for soccer glory ever since the year 2013 ________ a series of its victories over other teams in and abroad China.

A．saw

B．bid

C．had seen

D．had bid

6 . This plant can cause ________ reactions in some children. If they touch it they will become ill.

A．allergic

B．alternative

C．adequate

D．authentic

7 . In China people believe in the saying “out of debt, out of pressure”; however in the west, it is just the ________—when you are in debt, you are trustworthy and financially capable.

A．objective

B．opposite

C．contrary

D．contradictory

8 . Something or someone that is ________ is able to change easily and adjust to different conditions and circumstances as they occur.

A．controversial

B．flexible

C．artificial

D．delicate

9 . —Shall we offer the new position to Jack?
—________.You are the boss.

A．You bet.

B．It’s your call.

C．No problem.

D．It depends

10 . In which city did the woman and John stay the longest?

A．Paris.

B．Rome.

C．Vienna.