1 . In the midst of the __________, characterized by job losses and market volatility, it’s not uncommon for businesses to lose __________ of their operational objectives as they focus on survival in the chaotic economic landscape.

A．depression ... track	B．recession … touch
C．possession ... trace	D．progression … pursuit

2 . The success of Full River Red (Man Jiang Hong), a 2023 historical suspense comedy film directed by Zhang Yimou, is such________ even some western celebrities have started to read Chinese history.

A．as

B．like

C．that

D．making

3 . — What’s your plan for the holidays?
— Well, while you are enjoying yourself on the beach, I ________ on my couch, watching Young Sheldon.

A．am sitting

B．will be sitting

C．will have sat

D．would sit

4 . Nowadays, many governments have adopted an attitude _________ is good for the people is good for the nation.

A．that what

B．what that

C．that which

D．what

5 . Which of the following sentences is COMPLETELY CORRECT?

A．Those writers who beg a chance to get published can't even make sure to use proper spelling and grammar in writing.

B．The night before the concert, the young pianist lay awake in the bed, staring at the ceiling and playing the tunes in his head.

C．Shooting the movie Leap was in honor of the Chinese women's volleyball team and its legendary leader Lang Ping nicknamed "The Iron Hammer".

D．It turned out for the painter's bold and imaginative uses of colors to result from her childhood experiences.

6 . We hope the trend continues, until such aural excursions become a regular happening rather than a rare________.

A．career

B．relief

C．treat

D．hustle

7 . Man may disappear________ other creatures who became too specialized to survive their environment.

A．as

B．just as

C．as if

D．as have

9 . The barriers to unity presented by European geography and very limited technology made it hard for a would-be conqueror to create a vast empire, eliminating competitors and ________his will over vast areas.

A．committing

B．corresponding

C．transforming

D．imposing

10 . Plato believed that talent and intelligence _________genetically and thus _________in children born to all classes, although his proposed system of selective public education for an educated minority of the population does not really follow a democratic model.

A．is not distributed, is to be found	B．are not distributed, are to be found
C．is not distributed, has been found	D．are not distributed, have been found