1 . The city of Petra, ______ carvings were intricately carved into red sandstone cliffs, was once the capital of the Nabataean Kingdom.

A．where

B．when

C．that

D．what

2 . The Acropolis in Athens, ______ was built during the 5th century BC, is an iconic symbol of ancient Greek civilization.

A．when

B．that

C．which

D．whose

3 . A: Did you hear that three people died in a fire last night?
B: What a terrible         ! How did it happen?

A．accident

B．incident

C．occasion

4 . A: Have you treated any real emergencies in your first-aid course at the Red Cross?
B: Well, they let us ride along with some paramedics. Once, we gave first aid to a          of a traffic accident before rushing him to the hospital.

A．victim

B．patient

C．sufferer

5 . The United States rose to global power on the strength of its technology, and the lifeblood of that technology has long been electricity. ________________

A．力量，力气

B．实力

C．优点；长处

6 . It’s better to leave your listeners wishing for more than shifting restlessly in their seats waiting for your speech finally to end.

A．（意见、政策等）稍作改变

B．移动

C．改变（观点、态度等）

7 . But the more time I spent hidden away, the more my comfort zone shrank.

A．退缩，畏缩

B．缩小

C．下降

8 . As a result, these writers never get in the habit of crossing out chunks (大块) of their draft and writing revisions in the blank space. ________________

A．无表情的，木然的

B．空白的，无字迹的

C．没有声音或图像的

9 . Once, when trying a certain trick on the beam (横杆), I fell onto the stones, damaging a nerve in my hand, and Toby came over, helping me up: Safe, man. Safe.

A．意志力

B．神经

C．鲁莽

10 . I now understand why my brother favours the quiet.

A．支持，赞同

B．偏爱

C．有助于，有利于