1 . The ancient city, ______ was once the center of an empire, ______ by archaeologists and historians for over a decade and has yielded many significant findings.

A．which; was studied	B．where; was studied
C．which; has been studied	D．where; had been studied

2 . The woman was last seen ________ the fallen clean worker because of sunstroke and passers-by praised her a lot.

A．tending

B．to tend

C．to have tended

D．tended

3 . The girl couldn’t ________ her excitement and sense of pride when our national flag rose slowly.

A．figure

B．reflect

C．contain

D．entrust

4 . Thanks to the medicine and healthy diet every day, the old woman’s blood pressure is well within the normal ________.

A．edition

B．percentage

C．range

D．district

5 . You’d better ________ the chance of studying abroad to enrich yourself.

A．run out of	B．take the place of
C．take good care of	D．take advantage of

6 . It was in this important competition ________ I got second place ________ I realized my hard work indeed changed my career path.

A．when; that	B．where; that
C．where; when	D．that; where

7 . My teacher introduced me to a new ______ to learning English, which focused on real-world communication.

A．reply

B．treatment

C．reaction

D．approach

8 . ______ the long hours and hard work, she never complained and always kept a positive attitude.

A．In addition to

B．In spite of

C．In charge of

D．Except for

9 . The winner of the competition to be held on Sunday ______a prize package including a trip to Europe and a cash prize.

A．is rewarded

B．will be awarded

C．was awarded

D．has been rewarded

10 . It is the first time that I ______ in a marathon, and the experience is truly rewarding and ______.

A．have participated, exciting	B．had participated, exciting
C．participated, exciting	D．participate, excited