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

A．deserved

B．negotiated

C．persuaded

D．demanded

2 . When the disease was spreading across the continent, it caused panic among people.
What added to the panic is that doctors find it hard to establish the ________ nature of the virus causing the disease.

A．precise

B．fragile

C．delicate

D．ambiguous

3 . In China people believe in the saying “out of debt, out of pressure”; however in the west, it is just the ________—when you are in debt, you are trustworthy and financially capable.

A．objective

B．opposite

C．contrary

D．contradictory

4 . David Beckham has reportedly ________ investing in his friend Gordon Ramsay’s latest restaurant, just weeks before it opens, because they both want different things.

A．pulled out of

B．kept up with

C．got down to

D．come up with

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

A．construction

B．conscience

C．awareness

D．framework

6 . Most of them choose to keep their present jobs, which might not be well-paid, but are stable ________.

A．eventually

B．regardless

C．instead

D．therefore

7 . Tom works with videos. To him, it ________ to have the most up-to-date version of the video-editing software.

A．makes sense

B．pays off

C．takes effect

D．gets round

8 . Something or someone that is ________ is able to change easily and adjust to different conditions and circumstances as they occur.

A．controversial

B．flexible

C．artificial

D．delicate

9 . — Do you think Chinese elements in “Gravity” were included just to ________ an increasingly influential Chinese viewing audience?
— I don’t know, but the director denied the storyline was just to ________ the booming market.

A．appeal to; win over

B．cater to; take over

C．adjust to; turn over

D．adapt to; get over

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

A．statuses

B．bonuses

C．vacancies

D．virtues