1 . It’s ________ me why Alice gave up her job and got married.

A．under

B．above

C．over

D．beyond

2 . Don’t let the child who is ________ go to school.

A．so young as to

B．not old enough to

C．not old enough

D．too young to

3 . They work well together — her steadiness acts as a(n) ____ to his clever but often impractical ideas.

A．award

B．belief

C．balance

D．contrary

4 . The tanker, which was full of petrol, ____ and gave off heavy and dark flames the moment a truck knocked into it.

A．blew up

B．put up

C．turned up

D．brought up

5 . -What are these housewives talking about?
-They are discussing whether men are actually _____ to housework or just too lazy.

A．relevant

B．allergic

C．native

D．accessible

6 . The article discusses the ____ of this theory to actual economic practice.

A．application

B．attraction

C．association

D．assumption

7 . I always ______ the smell of those flowers with my childhood, which I treasure most.

A．associate

B．equip

C．mix

D．charge

8 . How are you ________ your research project? You are to report your progress to the manager tomorrow.

A．carrying on with

B．getting on with

C．going through

D．getting through

9 . Language experts argue that the usage of full stops is being “revised in a really ________ way” in social media communication as they are interpreted as a ________ of anger by teens.

A．violent; mark

B．fundamental; sign

C．violent; signal

D．fundamental; symbol

10 . A sleep study published in the journal Sleep Health suggests that those who walk ________ more will experience better quality and duration of sleep.

A．approximately

B．unbelievably

C．slightly

D．weightlessly