2 . —How do you find Apple?
—I’m a little worried. It ________ its share in Chinese mobile market with our domestic brands such as Huawei speeding up their development.

A．is losing

B．was losing

C．would lose

D．had lost

4 . The British romantic poet William Wordsworth grew up in the Lake District,which was a great ________ of inspiration for his poems.

A．discovery

B．form

C．source

D．symbol

5 . The bottle is quite difficult to open; the _________ is to pour hot water on it first.

A．focus

B．target

C．function

D．trick

6 . We _________bother with details, for our teammates will do everything in their power to help us.

A．mustn’t

B．daren’t

C．needn’t

D．can’t

7 . In January 2023, a new year film, Full River Red, ________ in Song dynasty, was released and made a hit immediately.

A．set

B．setting

C．having set

D．to set

8 . Athletes should make _________ preparation, both physical and psychological, before entering a big race.

A．adequate

B．slight

C．identical

D．rough

9 . ________a small amount of money each month is widely recognized as a good habit for personal finance management.

A．Picking out	B．Putting aside
C．Giving away	D．Getting back

10 . I ________ a new alarm clock the other day at Taylor’s when I heard someone singing a familiar song.

A．bought

B．was buying

C．has bought

D．would buy