3 . I immediately made a(n) ______ to the officer to be permitted to go home for her funeral, which he turned down.

A．pleasure

B．evaluation

C．request

D．involvement

4 . The government has granted approval for five types of COVID-19 antigen (抗原) ________, which can effectively screen out those with a higher viral ________ and infectiousness.

A．spits, load

B．kits; load

C．spits; bend

D．kits; bend

5 . While most of us are only too ready to ________ others the cold wind of ________, we are somehow reluctant to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise.

A．respond to...conflict	B．apply to ...criticism
C．react to...threat	D．reply to...superiority

7 . Will it suit your _________ that we meet at 7.00 o'clock this evening?

A．satisfaction

B．appointment

C．delight

D．convenience

9 . Working on this paper is my first step towards becoming a journalist, so this has been ________ for me.

A．a success

B．succeed

C．success

D．is successful

10 . Tom’s parents’ behavior, as well as their words ________ a key effect on him during the past twenty years.

A．have

B．have had

C．has had

D．has