1 . There are several ______ in this novel that are different in ______.

A．character; character	B．characters; characters
C．character; characters	D．characters; character

2 . —She got her first science fiction published. It turned out to be________.
—When was that?
—It was in 2008________ she was still in college.

A．a success; when

B．success; that

C．success; when

D．a success; that

3 . I would line up my __________ on this windowsill(窗台) and play.

A．toives

B．toyes

C．toies

D．toys

4 . Since 1949, the people’s living standard ____, causing a big ____ in population.

A．has been raised; rise	B．has been risen; raise
C．has raised; rise	D．has raised; rose

5 . It is bad _______ to talk with your finger ______ at the other person.

A．manners, points

B．manner, to point

C．manners, pointing

D．manner, pointed

6 . I expected to see her and was surprised by her ________.

A．existence

B．absence

C．entrance

D．acceptance

7 . Olympic athletes bring joy to people across the world with their____________ to push the boundaries of human achievement.

A．intelligence

B．influences

C．impression

D．attempts

8 . Goods bought _____can be cheaper.

A．in quality	B．in large quantities
C．large numbers	D．a large amount

9 . ‘’There is            among Chinese people that no country or individual can can protect itself without intellectual property（知识产权）protection’’ Liu Xin said.

A．commitment

B．criterion

C．consensus

D．competence

10 . European ________ with Nigeria dated back to the 15^th century, when Portuguese merchants ________ the ancient city of Benin.

A．exchange… called for	B．contact… called at
C．convey… called off	D．communication… called on