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 . Brazil, ________ first in the world, was beaten by Croatia at the 2022 World Cup, ________ the football fans all over the world.

A．ranking; astonishing	B．ranks; astonished
C．ranked; to astonish	D．to rank; astonishing

3 . 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

4 . _______ the severe air pollution, it’s time we _______ measures to arouse people’s awareness of environmental protection.

A．On account of; take	B．Despite; should take
C．Account for; should take	D．Due to; took

5 . My experience tells me that it’s not _______ you are given but how you make use of it _______determines who you are.

A．which; what

B．what; that

C．that; which

D．what; which

6 . Nowadays, a great many Chinese move to Spain and the number is simply too big to ______ notice.

A．draw

B．escape

C．give

D．ignore

7 . Look! I’m currently in the Louvre. What ______ to you is Mona Lisa by Da Vinci.

A．is presented	B．has presented
C．is being presented	D．has been presenter

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

A．urgently

B．vitally

C．objectively

D．apparently

9 . 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

10 . While ________ the daily routines in the staff office, we could hear at least three languages ________ at the tables around us.

A．discussing; being spoken	B．we were discussing; speaking
C．discussed; being spoken	D．discussing; speaking