1 . 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

2 . 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

3 . This plant can cause ________ reactions in some children. If they touch it they will become ill.

A．allergic

B．alternative

C．adequate

D．authentic

4 . 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

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 . 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 . 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

10 . Unlike other activities, China’s first space lesson is even more ________ and more easily enjoyed by the students and teachers with enthusiasm of exploring the unknown fields.

A．unconscious

B．accessible

C．energetic

D．abstract