1 . She has been awarded with many prizes in ________ of her services to society.

A．memory

B．recognition

C．expression

D．charge

2 . Under this ________pressure, some of the rocks even became liquid.

A．intensive

B．weighty

C．intense

D．bulky

3 . At three thousand feet, wide plains begin to appear, and there is never a moment when some distant mountain is not________.

A．on view

B．at a glance

C．on the scene

D．in sight

4 . Mary tiptoed over and took the clock away because she hated to hear it ________when she was trying to go to sleep.

A．sounding

B．ringing

C．ticking

D．humming

5 . The opening ceremony is a great occasion. It is essential ________for that.

A．for us to be prepared	B．that we are prepared
C．of us to be prepared	D．our being prepared

6 . —Does Alan like hamburgers?
—Yes. So much ________that he eats them almost every day.

A．for

B．as

C．to

D．so

7 . Who________ was coming to see me in my office this afternoon?

A．you said

B．did you say

C．did you say that

D．you did say

8 . Jack________ from home for two days now, and I am beginning to worry about his safety.

A．has been missing	B．has been missed
C．had been missing	D．was missed

9 . Agriculture is the country's chief source of wealth, wheat ________by far the biggest cereal crop.

A．is

B．been

C．be

D．being