1 . Is there someone on the radio ________voice is as soft as a honey bee’s flutter?

A．that

B．whom

C．who

D．whose

2 . 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

3 . 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

4 . __________ 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

5 . Afraid of making mistakes, students in this school are always slow in answering teachers’ questions, _____ is often the case in many other schools.

A．as

B．it

C．that

D．such

6 . 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

7 . I hope my teacher will take into ________ the fact that I was ill just before the exams when she ________ my paper.

A．account; marks

B．count; marks

C．account; marked

D．count; marked

8 . As a ________ who has left college for over half a year, Marry finds it challenging to get a good job after her ________.

A．graduate; graduating	B．graduation; graduating
C．graduation; graduate       .	D．graduate; graduation

9 . ________ out of work for a few months, the couple had to take up the job of peddling.

A．To be

B．Being

C．Having been

D．Having