1 . Finding and keeping the right ________ between progress and the protection of cultural sites can be a big challenge.

A．process

B．access

C．solution

D．balance

2 . By the time I rushed to the train station, the train ________.

A．left

B．was leaving

C．had left

D．was to leave

3 . Only when we learn to exist in harmony with nature can we stop ________ to wildlife and to our planet.

A．to threaten

B．to be a threat

C．threatening

D．being a threat

4 . If you ________ about all the different ________ brochures, just turn to me.

A．are confused; confusing	B．confuse; confusing
C．are confusing; confused	D．are confused; confused

5 . We will start at the point ________ we left off last time.

A．when

B．where

C．why

D．that

6 . This is the architect ________ the speaker referred in his lecture yesterday.

A．to which

B．with which

C．to whom

D．with whom

7 . “When you ________ tough times, you meet others online who are facing similar challenges,” Jan said.

A．go against

B．go over

C．go through

D．go on

9 . For me, ________ is the biggest problem — there are just SO MANY new words.

A．speaking

B．writing

C．grammar

D．vocabulary

10 . In Sri Lanka, 1,600 km west of the quake centre, the number of ________ was 2498.

A．death

B．deaths

C．dead

D．dying