1 . --- How many chapters does the book have?   --- It ___ three chapters.

A．consists with	B．consists of
C．including	D．is contained

2 . Children who are over-protected by their parents may become _____.

A．hurt

B．spoiled

C．damaged

D．harmed

3 . They did not find _____ to prepare for the worst conditions they might meet.

A．worth their while	B．it worthwhile
C．it worth	D．it worthy

4 . —Have you known each other for long?
—Not very long, ________ we started to work in the company.

A．after

B．before

C．when

D．since

5 . For some time now, Chinese people, under the leadership of CPC, ______ the contents of the Scientific Development Theory in the course of practicing socialism in China.

A．had been improving	B．have been improving
C．were improving	D．improved

6 . The government has lost a great deal of _____ because of the large increase in food pries.

A．strength

B．support

C．agreement

D．vote

7 . __________ entered the office when he realized that he had forgotten his report．

A．He hardly had	B．Had he hardly
C．Hardly had he	D．Hardly he had

8 . What makes the space shuttle _____ is that it takes off like a rocket but lands like an airplane.

A．exceptional

B．strange

C．unique

D．rare

9 . When speaking in public, __________.

A．speech should be understood

B．B. speech should be easy to understand

C．one should make himself understood

D．one should make listeners understand

10 . —Glad to meet you．
—____________

A．So do I．	B．How are you?
C．How do you do?	D．The same to you．