1 . Cosplay, short for costume play, is a ________ of costume creation and role-playing, and it’s a big part of the________at Comic-Con, the annual pop culture exposition in San Diego.

A．mix…scene

B．mix…scenery

C．confusion…scene

D．confusion…scenery

2 . Friends can be divided into many________. Some are say-hello friends who I call acquaintances. Some are profit-related friends; some are true friends.

A．portions

B．qualities

C．varieties

D．ranges

3 . The very essence of literature is the war between emotion and intellect, when literature becomes too intellectual-when it begins to________ the passions-it becomes sterile, silly, and actually without substance.

A．fade

B．maintain

C．tempt

D．ignore

4 . Genes are tiny sets of chemical instructions that________ how each living creature looks and behaves.

A．determine

B．assign

C．signal

D．reflect

5 . The bright eyes turned dull and________, quickly becoming uninterested because I could not properly answer any of their questions.

A．embarrassed

B．irrelevant

C．troubled

D．blank

6 . His curious words left me ________ about his real purpose. I don’t think I should take them________.

A．wonder …seriously	B．wondering…literally
C．to be wondering…for granted	D．wondered…as usual

7 . Bill________ to retire at 60, but his colleagues persuaded him to stay on for a few more years.

A．would expect

B．has expected

C．expected

D．had expected

8 . The sky was then overcast with black clouds. There ________ be a storm.

A．was to

B．was going to

C．was about to

D．was due to

9 . Don’t________. It won’t be ________ the symptoms from jetlag disappear automatically.

A．panic…before long	B．be panic…before long
C．panic…long before	D．be panic…long before

10 . I prefer capital cities to natural scenery ________the former boast more shopping centres and dining options.

A．now that

B．in that

C．in case

D．despite the fact that