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

A．scene

B．signal

C．sign

D．sight

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

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

3 . Since everybody is clear, there is no _____ in discussing the question any further.

A．point

B．possibility

C．wonder

D．doubt

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

A．atmosphere

B．world

C．climate

D．condition

5 . 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

6 . In the end I lost my and shouted at her.

A．character

B．manner

C．benefit

D．patience

7 . A large sum of money has been raised for the________of the poorly­educated children in the mountainous districts.

A．profit	B．favour
C．advantage	D．benefit

8 . 26. People generally think that smoking is a bad ______ .

A．custom

B．habit

C．behavior

D．Action

9 . The village is far away from here indeed. It’s _________ walk.

A．a four hour	B．a four hour’s
C．a four-hours	D．a four hours’