1 . Recently, TikTok’s parent ByteDance has published an update to its corporate structure, mapping out an organization that seems to conflict with Congress’s ________ of how the company operates.

A．pursuit

B．ambition

C．transformation

D．interpretation

2 . Indeed, last year, Google showed off a pair of smart glasses that can translate foreign languages in real time by displaying the ________ text over the lenses.

A．controversial

B．corresponding

C．characteristic

D．subsequent

3 . Sociology seems to be saying that those who have wealth and do well do so _________ the poor unfortunate.

A．on top of

B．with regard to

C．at the expense of

D．on account of

4 . A police spokesman said if the man had gone much further in opening the letter, he _________ killed.

A．may be

B．could have been

C．would be

D．should have been

5 . I didn’t truly understand the meaning of “Ahorita Time” until I set foot on Mexico again. (强调句)
________ I truly understood the meaning of “Ahorita Time”.

6 . I entered the university. Then I began to wear glasses. （同义句转换）
I ________ glasses ever since I entered the university.

7 . He hung up the phone. He was then satisfied and had a smile on his face. （同义句转换）
________ on his face, he hung up the phone.

8 . The brook kept murmuring all the year round. It seemed that it was telling a never-ending story of sorrows. （同义句转换）
The brook kept murmuring all the year round, ________ a never-ending story of sorrows.

9 . The criminal found a shelter. Very soon he was caught by the policemen. （同义句转换）
________ found a shelter than he was caught by the policemen.

10 . 当地政府不努力改进国际形象，固执于各种不切实际的念头，无疑会阻碍旅游业发展的脚步。(effort, stick) （汉译英）