1 . Every generation has the duty to _____ heritage of knowledge from the past.

A．let down

B．pass down

C．fall down

D．cut down

2 . When he lost his job because of carelessness, he felt he had _____ his family.

A．fell

B．featured

C．failed

D．figured

3 . He loves _____ the flowers and evergreens that he has planted in the garden.

A．treating

B．tearing

C．transforming

D．tending

4 . As the great day ____, she grew more and more nervous.

A．alarmed

B．admitted

C．approached

D．appealed

5 . Many children become _____ to some inanimate object, such as a soft blanket or lovely toy.

A．adapted

B．absorbed

C．attached

D．applied

6 . The man is bad-tempered and tends to _____ at any moment over the least thing.

A．explore

B．expose

C．expand

D．explode

7 . Mary didn’t know who could _____ the care of her elderly parents while she was abroad for further study.

A．assess

B．assist

C．assume

D．access

8 . As parents, we must ask________: Are we listening? Are we patient enough?

A．us

B．ourselves

C．me

D．myself

9 . I remembered meeting him before, but his name _____ me.

A．slipped

B．escaped

C．forgot

D．hit

10 . It is _____ of Jim to lock away his toys and never share them with his little brother.

A．mean

B．ignorant

C．tricky

D．shortsighted