1 . —It has been freezing cold recently and I have caught a bad cold. I ______ now.
—Sorry to hear that. Take care of yourself!

A．ring the bell	B．have a frog in my throat
C．pull up my socks	D．have butterflies in my stomach

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

A．that

B．whom

C．who

D．whose

4 . China will allow all couples to have three children, ________, in my opinion, is helpful to cope with the increasingly aging society.

A．that

B．which

C．what

D．who

5 . You have my word ________ I won the lottery one day, I would buy you a new car.

A．if

B．that

C．if that

D．that if

6 . Wash your hands ________ with hot soapy water before handling any food.

A．thoroughly

B．purely

C．immensely

D．permanently

7 . _____ 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

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 . 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