1 . Recently, TikTok’s parent ByteDance has published an update to its corporate structure, mapping out an organization that seems to conflict with Congress’s ________ of how the company operates.

A．pursuit

B．ambition

C．transformation

D．interpretation

2 . Indeed, last year, Google showed off a pair of smart glasses that can translate foreign languages in real time by displaying the ________ text over the lenses.

A．controversial

B．corresponding

C．characteristic

D．subsequent

3 . Legends, myths, gods, and religions ________ for the first time with the Cognitive Revolution so that humans can talk about different kinds of entities never ________.

A．appeared; seen or touched

B．have appeared; seen or touched

C．appeared; to be seen or touched

D．have appeared; being seen or touched

4 . The magnificence of the Sistine Chapel ceiling is ________ it took my breath away.

A．such that

B．so that

C．much that

D．as if

5 . Not until Amy took a gap year in Africa after she finished university________get off the beaten track and develop responsible tourism.

A．she was determined to	B．that she was determined to
C．was she determined to	D．determined she was to

6 . Due to the huge amount of construction and operational experience________over the past few years, China’s energy producers can grab a larger share of the global clean energy market.

A．having accumulated	B．being accumulated
C．accumulated	D．has been accumulated

7 . His heart was filled with joy _________of arriving home in a couple of days.

A．having thought

B．when he thought

C．when thinking

D．to think

8 . There are a wide variety of pieces of music _________children can dance for me to _________.

A．to which; choose from	B．with which; choose
C．with which; choose from	D．to which; choose

9 . Nowhere else along the coast ________ such shallow water so far from land.

A．is there

B．there is

C．it is

D．is it

10 . They certainly need a ________of the fundamentals of playing their instruments, but learning to collaborate requires understanding how these roles work together.

A．stability

B．grasp

C．acknowledgement

D．manner