1 . Whatever we do, we will make it. As long as we take the ________ we should have to achieve our goal.

A．sympathy

B．technique

C．passion

D．patience

2 . Many scientists have believed that there may be a ______ of life on the Mars.

A．signal

B．sign

C．mark

D．sigh

3 . As all the readers can see, the painting presents the children’s mood before the trip and after the trip in a sharp ____.

A．opposite

B．contrast

C．comparison

D．contrary

4 . You’ll find this map of great ________ in helping you to get around in London.

A．value

B．effect

C．concern

D．vision

5 . Children should not see the films full of violent (暴力的) .

A．sights

B．views

C．signs

D．scenes

6 . If you feel any_____ in your neck, put a towel under your head for support when sleeping.

A．tension

B．abortion

C．submission

D．dimension

7 . The self-driving smart bus is already operating in 10 cities across China, with the latest_______ in Shanghai in August.

A．exploration

B．exclusion

C．expansion

D．explosion

8 . While many Brits like nothing better than spending their Sunday cutting the grass, some are happy just to sit under the _____ of the trees and enjoy the beauty of the world.

A．atmosphere

B．branches

C．campus

D．strength

9 . New _____ continue to use ancient methods of agriculture to maintain the terraces.

A．characters

B．generations

C．insects

D．tourists

10 . “We trust that today’s talks will help create _________ on the Belt and Road Initiative as part of the efforts to build a global community of a shared future,” said Zhou Shuchun.

A．consensus

B．consequence

C．compromise

D．competence