1 . If you can ______ reading, it can give you endless hours of enjoyment.

A．have a say on	B．step away from
C．develop an appetite for	D．crash into

2 . I find it no use ________ about it now. I really regret ________ the exam.

A．to argue; to fail

B．arguing; to fail

C．to argue; failing

D．arguing; failing

3 . The boy _________ when he ran across the busy road in front of the bus.

A．pulled his weight	B．had a frog in his throat
C．had a narrow escape	D．braved the elements

4 . There are actual things that can ________ in every one of us, as to lead us to some sort of suddenly-found identity.

A．make ends meet

B．strike a chord

C．fall into ruin

D．make a getaway

5 . _____ Xi Jinping said on the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, it was essential that we _____ better tell China’s stories and make China’s voice heard.

A．As; must

B．What; may

C．As; should

D．What; can

6 . Lincoln gave them a new vision of ________ the United States of America should be, ________ on the ideals ________ down by its Founding Fathers 87 years before.

A．which; based; setting	B．where; basing; set
C．what; based; set	D．where; basing; setting

7 . With the number of confirmed cases rising, ________ the risks of infection remain high.

A．urgently

B．vitally

C．objectively

D．apparently

8 . The Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2022 which ended on Friday was closely watched by business runners and scholars worldwide as the global economy __________ needs impetus (推进力) and certainty.

A．intellectually

B．identically

C．barely

D．desperately

9 . __________ the slow growth of China’s consumer price index, the official stated that more easing measures were __________ in China.

A．Facing; on the horizon	B．Facing; on the frontier
C．Faced; on the horizon	D．Faced; on the frontier

10 . It was ________ I came across my best friend ________ I realized I had left the book at home that we had attempted to finish together today.

A．when; that

B．that; when

C．that; that

D．when;when