1 . Reading books is a good way ________ the world.

A．know

B．knows

C．to know

D．knowing

2 . Mary likes bananas, ________ she doesn’t like pears.

A．and

B．but

C．so

D．or

3 . —Who do you think was ________ student in our school talent show this year?
—Peter was, I think.

A．popular

B．more popular

C．the most popular

D．most popular

4 . Daniel has tried to lose ________ by eating less lately, but two kilos has been put on instead.

A．weight

B．weights

C．weigh

D．weighs

5 . —Who’s ________ man in a blue T-shirt?
—He’s my chemistry teacher, Mr. Brown.

A．a

B．the

C．an

D．/

6 . Learning English is quite like walking in a long journey _________ sweat, diligence and hard work are needed.

A．which

B．that

C．where

D．whose

7 . With the ________ of sea water becoming increasingly high, scientists feel obliged to do a full-length analysis about the reason.

A．registration

B．concentration

C．impression

D．revision

8 . _________ in the storm made him rather anxious, as he seldom encountered such a situation.

A．Being caught

B．Caught

C．Catching

D．To catch

9 . She just stared at me, ________ a beautiful smile, which made me strangely _______.

A．flashed, pleased	B．flashing, pleasing
C．flashing, pleased	D．flashed, pleasing

10 . Many old people hold a mistaken belief that the snake is ________, but it turns out that it tends to be dangerous.

A．frightening

B．awkward

C．harmless

D．curious