2 . The heavy snowstorm        all people in the south going out at the beginning of last year;they had to stay at home waiting for help.

A．avoided	B．forbad
C．kept	D．prevented

3 . —What measures should we take to control the disease?
—In my opinion, what matters most is to          it from spreading.

A．prevent	B．avoid
C．protect	D．benefit

4 . If you like your job, but don’t _________ the lack of advancement, consider staying in your industry but finding another group of people to work with who are a better fit for you.

A．appreciate

B．abandon

C．avoid

D．absorb

5 . —Ms Griffin, what should we do__________stupid mistakes in the coming exams?
—Be more careful.

A．avoid make	B．avoiding making
C．avoid making	D．to avoid making

6 . We often ______ ourselves by playing cards while we are on the train.

A．accomplish

B．attach

C．avoid

D．amuse

7 . Don't ________ my words out of context.

A．quote

B．interrupt

C．avoid

D．disturb

8 . When communicating with westerners, don't avoid ________ eye contact all the time, or they might think you are rude.

A．to make

B．to have made

C．making

D．having made

9 . He devoted himself ________ ________. Ultimately, the reality failed him and he was sentenced to lifelong prison.

A．to avoid, punished;	B．to avoiding, being punished
C．to avoid, to punish	D．to avoiding, to punish

10 . It seems to have_______ him that I was the one who introduced him to the professor, with whose help he is a now famous physician.

A．avoided

B．rejected

C．escaped

D．removed