1 . Jack has made great achievements in his work, and the harder he works, the _________ he becomes.

A．religious

B．energetic

C．curious

D．independent

2 . Government should adopt laws that would ban advertising and other types of _____ of tobacco products.

A．delivery

B．spread

C．promotion

D．discount

3 . A small car has the great _____ of being cheaper to run.

A．interest

B．benefit

C．usefulness

D．advantage

4 . Will you take my previous experience into              when you fix my salary?

A．mind

B．thought

C．reference

D．account

5 . Though having been told to pay attention to his behavior, he performed bad ____ at the party.

A．manner

B．way

C．politeness

D．manners

6 . Until the start of the Industrial Revolution, mankind was poor, hungry, and constantly at the _______ of disease and natural disasters.

A．power

B．limit

C．control

D．mercy

7 . The door and the windows were all closed and there was no ______ of forced entry.

A．scene

B．signal

C．sign

D．sight

8 . Being hard-working is of the highest __________ to becoming successful.

A．important	B．to be important
C．importance	D．being importance

9 . Small businesses are finding it hard to survive in the present economic______.

A．atmosphere

B．world

C．climate

D．condition

10 . The traffic slowed down because of the heavy snow in Yushu county, presenting a new __________ to the recovery from the earthquake.

A．suffering

B．disaster

C．challenge

D．damage