1 . The public strongly appealed to the local government to punish the________ officials.

A．commercial

B．innocent

C．poisonous

D．corrupt

2 . You’d better wash the coat in a proper way, for the material ________ easily.

A．is fading

B．has faded

C．is faded

D．fades

3 . She told me that she had mailed part of the products and that the rest ______ in a few days.

A．has followed

B．have followed

C．was following

D．were following

4 . The boy has learnt to be independent because his mother always ______ herself with much office work.

A．occupies

B．helps

C．attaches

D．devotes

5 . Being Life’s ______ only black photographer put him in ______ unusual position when Parks set out to cover the civil rights movement.

A．the; an

B．/; the

C．the; the

D．/; an

6 . Nowadays, employers not only pay attention to graduates’ academic qualifications but also their ________.

A．statuses

B．bonuses

C．vacancies

D．virtues

7 . Discrimination is a problem that’s been troubling America’s social ________ for years.

A．construction

B．conscience

C．awareness

D．framework

8 . On April 8, 2014 Microsoft stopped patching newly found security holes in Windows XP code that hackers could use to ________ computers.

A．check into

B．run into

C．cut into

D．slip into

9 . —When you assign tasks to the students, ________ Daniel, for he’s just recovered from a knee injury.
—Oh, I see.

A．have pity on

B．catch up on

C．put up with

D．make allowance for

10 . With several rounds of talks, the union leaders successfully ________ an agreement for a shorter working week.

A．deserved

B．negotiated

C．persuaded

D．demanded