1 . Adults, ________overly concerned with fame and fortune, sometimes fail to see the joy in simple things ________ children do not.

A．unless … but	B．although … and
C．when … where	D．even if … unless

2 . Feeling fearful is healthy ________ it helps you slow down and evaluate risks properly.

A．because

B．until

C．before

D．although

3 . I hope to set up our company in        will be a promising land, a place        is full of opportunities.

A．where, where

B．where, that

C．what, where

D．what, that

4 . Mary became a baker at age 14, because her grandfather paid the local baker ________ her all the skills.

A．to have taught

B．to teach

C．teaching

D．having taught

5 . Motorists________to the radio or their familiar tunes on CDs may have a new way to entertain themselves, after engineers in Japan developed a musical road surface.

A．used to listening	B．who used to listen
C．who used to listening	D．who are used to listen

6 . So far, the coach as well as all the players ________ their confidence.

A．has lost

B．have lost

C．lost

D．is losing

7 . Yuan Longping devoted his life to the research and development of high－yielding rice, making outstanding contributions to China’s food ________.

A．lack

B．cuisine

C．security

D．purchase

8 . — 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

9 . I ________ a new alarm clock the other day at Taylor’s when I heard someone singing a familiar song.

A．bought

B．was buying

C．has bought

D．would buy

10 . Self-discipline is all ________ takes to make yourself a better person.

A．what

B．that

C．it

D．which