1 . He received a medal in reward for his ________ (brave). (所给词的适当形式填空)

2 . ________ (brief) speaking,he was diagnosed with a slight injury in his brain. （所给词的适当形式填空）

3 . You can’t   ______ (预算) for looking good, you just need a blank check and a fashion consultant. （根据汉语意思填空）

4 . Jack      part in the exam because of his cheating in the last exam.

A．is banned to take	B．is banned from taking
C．banned from taking	D．banned to take

5 . Someone called me up in the middle of the night, but they hang up ________ I could answer the phone.

A．as

B．since

C．before

D．until

6 . The company has an absolute _______ over others in the industry, for it has the most advanced technology.

A．profit	B．benefit
C．advantage	D．effect

7 . Some students often listen to music ___ classes to refresh themselves.

A．between	B．among
C．over	D．during

8 . 1 think we'd better keep to the subject,       we'11 waste our time．

A．and

B．or

C．but

D．so

9 . They sold their house for only 12,000 dollars, so the buyer got a wonderful .

A．cost

B．bargain

C．view

D．value

10 . His wife, who is good at ________ , does most of the shopping.

A．bargaining

B．arguing

C．explaining

D．debating