1 . He was dropped from the committee because he wasn’t _______.

A．pulling his own weight	B．on the edge of his seat
C．letting off steam	D．ticking all the right boxes

2 . Which of the following statements is true according to the content in the textbook?

A．The four great inventions in Ancient China include papermaking, printing, the steam engine and the compass.

B．Tuyouyou discovered a novel therapy against malaria and is honored as the founder of modern nursing.

C．Berlin is famous for the Louvre Museum, one of the largest museums in the world dating back to the 15th century.

D．Han Gan is a painter in Tang Dynasty, whose artistic talent was discovered by accident.

3 . Though the pretty girl got what she had listed on the paper, she looked at the shop window with ________ eyes.

A．crucial

B．fierce

C．uncomplicated

D．greedy

4 . Experts agree that innovative farming practices are needed to support the need for more food at affordable costs, both to the farmer and to the consumer, but the best ideas ________ come.

A．tend to

B．have yet to

C．used to

D．cease to

5 . The goats which aren’t native to the park are spreading disease and multiplying rapidly. Now it might be the best time to reduce the animals before there are too many to ________.

A．put to an end

B．set in motion

C．bring under control

D．bring to life

6 . Following his late father’s will, he gave up going abroad for further study to ________ all businesses as a chief executive officer.

A．turn over

B．turn in

C．take off

D．take over

7 . ________, we must believe in ourselves and efforts must pay off one day.

A．However life is difficult	B．However is life difficult
C．However difficult life is	D．However difficult is life

8 . There were about 10,000 vehicles and 100,000 visitors coming our way ________ in the first three days since the Duku Highway opened again.

A．on a daily basis

B．day in, day out

C．by trial and error

D．out of reach

9 . This letter is really ________ to me because it’s the last one that Pete ever wrote.

A．precise

B．previous

C．precious

D．present

10 . To resolve the conflict between data and theory, a scientist often has to ________ and approach the problem from different angles.

A．bark up the wrong tree	B．think outside the box
C．break new ground	D．shun the spotlight