1 . By analyzing changes in animal behavior and other unusual phenomena, scientists have shown increasing success in predicting when and where an earthquake ________.

A．will strike

B．will be stricken

C．would be stricken

D．stuck

2 . Later I started going over the details in my head and it suddenly _____ me that he promised to pick me up on the other side of the motorway.

A．struck

B．confused

C．impressed

D．shamed

3 . “What ________ me is how important migration is as a cause and effect in the great world events.” Mark Miller, a professor of political science at the University of Delaware, told me recently.

A．strikes

B．suffers

C．reminds

D．protests

4 . The incident of men attacking women at a restaurant in Tangshan has become one of the top________hashtags on Weibo, unleashing a flood of anger on social media and_________a debate over the treatment of women.

A．overwhelming…staging	B．trending… renewing
C．appealing… sealing	D．challenging… striking

6 . One day, an idea ________ Waters that maybe her cooking could help her make some money.

A．struck

B．beat

C．occurred

D．recalled

7 . In November, Johnsy was ______ down by pneumonia, a serious health-threatening disease.

A．pressed

B．struck

C．motioned

D．observed

8 . Knowing the milk delivery service was suspended without notice, I did not ________ to call the courier for a check, because I trusted him and it ________ me that he might be under quarantine.

A．feel like; hit	B．prompt; occurred
C．request; dawned	D．bother; struck

9 . E-sports enthusiasts are taking steps to ________ old notions about video games and some even ________ this activity as a potential career.

A．strike; recognize	B．shatter; perceive
C．discard; admit	D．bury; predict

10 . Hanoi declared that it ________by fast-spreading   H1N1, which ________other countries nearby.

A．was being struck, had hit	B．has been struck, had hit
C．has been struck, has hit	D．will be struck, has hit