2 . Since our children are ________ at this school, we don’t really want to move to other places.

A．settled

B．sought

C．tended

D．hired

3 . Although we didn’t do well enough in the first half of the game, our coach got us to ________ and ready to give our best shot in the second half.

A．cheer up

B．set up

C．break up

D．dress up

4 . The ______ of spicy, salty, sweet and sour flavours makes Gong Bao Chicken hard to resist.

A．decoration

B．illustration

C．operation

D．combination

5 . He was ________ for the job vacancy(空缺) because he couldn’t be on time even for the interview.

A．objected

B．infected

C．injected

D．rejected

6 . Children’s over-dependence on cellphones has become one of the top ________ of modern parents.

A．benefits

B．concerns

C．memory

D．reactions

7 . He never complains about the difficulties he has in life. ________, he always has ways to overcome them.

A．However

B．Moreover

C．Instead

D．Therefore

8 . Popular band Westlife held their first virtual concert on Friday night, which was ________ on WeChat and attracted more than 20 million Chinese fans.

A．claimed

B．located

C．conquered

D．awarded