1 . E-commerce companies are helping small businesses in financial trouble________ loans that they otherwise would have struggled to raise.

A．attain

B．integrate

C．obtain

D．sustain

2 . With fossil fuels such as coal and oil running out quickly, we have to find more________ energy sources.

A．alternative

B．abnormal

C．limited

D．apparent

3 . Jack’s fellow workers often turn to him for help when trapped in trouble because he is a________ of ideas.

A．fountain

B．representative

C．witness

D．critic

4 . Being equipped with a global ________   and the spirit of innovation is crucial to China’s younger generation.

A．budget

B．vision

C．scene

D．competence

5 . We need to get to the________ of the problem before we can solve it.

A．instance

B．sense

C．resource

D．root

6 . We had our tablets________ to find out whether we were getting the real drug or not.

A．employed

B．analyzed

C．promoted

D．detected

7 . The fact that Herbert didn’t speak a foreign language put him at a________ disadvantage.

A．dangerous

B．consistent

C．constant

D．distinct

8 . Queen Rania of Jordan, a woman________ to making the world a better place for women and children, is truly changing the world.

A．related

B．committed

C．addicted

D．opposed

10 . Flexibility training helps________ your muscles and improve your body’s range of movement.

A．extend

B．stretch

C．expand

D．spread