1 . It is a pity that none of the ______ stopped ______ the poor man lying there, begging.

A．passer-bys; to help	B．passers-by; helping
C．passer-bys; helping	D．passers-by; to help

2 . Niagara Fall is a great tourist ________, drawing millions of visitors every year.

A．attention

B．attraction

C．appointment

D．arrangement

3 . The poem is hard to understand. Can you make ___ of it?

A．idea

B．knowledge

C．sense

D．understanding

4 . — Mum, hurry up. We’ll be late.
— I will be through in a minute. Have a little ________.

A．time

B．patience

C．custom

D．presence

5 . ---I know this is the latest type but it’s second hand. $40 ----that’s my last offer.
--- OK. It’s a(an) _________.

A．business

B．trade

C．agreement

D．deal

6 . Premier Wen Jiabao has many important ______ of state to deal with.

A．affairs

B．matter

C．business

D．thing

7 . It can’t be a(n) _______that four jewelry stores were robbed in one night.

A．coincidence	B．accident
C．incident	D．chance

8 . _________, what you did is right. So don’t be worried about it any more.

A．General speaking	B．Generally speaking
C．General spoken	D．Generally to speak

9 . The managing director of this department took the ______ for the accident, although it was not really his fault.

A．guilt

B．response

C．blame

D．accusation

10 . _______ refers to books and stories about imaginary people and events, rather than books about real people and events.

A．Cartoon

B．Fiction

C．Picture

D．Poem