1 . One mistake will probably lead to another one. This is called a chain ______.

A．creature

B．solution

C．reaction

D．advance

2 . ________ a person’s good qualities, we value honesty and generosity most.

A．In honour of

B．In terms of

C．In case of

D．In favour of

3 . ________ earlier online survey showed that ________ majority of Chinese believe Yuan Longping deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for his contribution to fighting against world hunger.

A．The; the

B．The; a

C．An; /

D．An; the

4 . I’d like to ______ a seat on the next plane to Atlanta.

A．preserve

B．stay

C．maintain

D．reserve

5 . Generally speaking, the speaker would make (an) ______ self-introduction before beginning his topic.

A．accurate

B．original

C．actual

D．brief

6 . Everyone was full of praise and ______ for the people who worked so hard to make this trip so memorable.

A．adoption

B．admission

C．adaptation

D．admiration

7 . My friend told me he was in ______ need of money because his mom was in hospital, waiting for the operation.

A．brief

B．urgent

C．remote

D．cruel

8 . China is playing an increasingly important role in UN peacekeeping and it has trained 8,000 troops who are kept ______ standby for UN missions.

A．on

B．in

C．with

D．to

9 . As humans, we tend to be easily influenced when it comes to liking or disliking something, and we are delighted to have our existing opinions ______.

A．being voiced

B．voicing

C．voiced

D．to voice

10 . We need to take the interest of all sides ______ account when carrying out the policy.

A．of

B．to

C．into

D．in