1 . These characteristics contrast with the ________ characteristics that are typically assigned to women, such as being more caring and kind-hearted.

A．impressive

B．oppressive

C．expressive

D．permissive

2 . Drinking too much tea may do harm to our health because it can interfere with the ________ of iron.

A．absorption

B．consumption

C．composition

D．nutrition

3 . I am not ________ with my roommate but I have to share the room with her because I have nowhere else to live.

A．consistent

B．competent

C．compatible

D．comprehensible

4 . Despite what you may think, most companies with conscience are ________ to people who cannot afford repayments.

A．enthusiastic

B．mean

C．mechanical

D．sympathetic

5 . Despite those differences, it turned out that two girls had many things in common, so they ________ the first time they met each other.

A．hit it off

B．dig it up

C．pick it out

D．break it down

6 . His sister was too ________ to look at the scene of the accident, so they both stayed at home, waiting for the policemen to come.

A．desperate

B．scared

C．intense

D．neutral

7 . We question the ________ of the policy and whether it violates the regulation governing the treatment of passengers with disabilities.

A．illegality

B．legality

C．disqualification

D．qualification

8 . The idea of suspended coffee, originating in Italy, has become an international internet ________ with coffee shops all over the world participating in the movement.

A．sensibility

B．sensitivity

C．sensation

D．sense

9 . Killings of African Americans and other ethnic minorities ________ by racial discrimination _______ every now and then.

A．being driven; occur	B．being driven; occurring
C．driven; occur	D．driven; occurring

10 . A latest survey reveals that two-thirds of the public schools in LA County have made ________ students shall wear uniforms at school.

A．a rule that

B．it a rule that

C．a rule

D．it a rule