1 . The most famous part of the city is mainly in the centre of the town, with several old universities and many well-known museums _______ famous paintings and sculptures as well as interesting architecture.

A．including

B．appreciating

C．overlooking

D．containing

2 . Richard became quite angry by the time Hilda turned up. He _______ in the rain for half an hour waiting for her.

A．stopped	B．has expected
C．has been sitting	D．had stood

3 . They’re very angry. They _______ to see you for the last two or three hours.

A．are managing	B．will promise
C．had made up their minds	D．have been trying

5 . No country can _______ the challenges on their own in the 21st century and that is why we should cooperate with each other.

A．rise

B．meet

C．accept

D．stand up

8 . I _______ much money and time on this project and it almost _______ me my life, so I cannot afford to lose.

A．took;spent

B．spent;took

C．cost;took

D．spent;cost

9 . The Chinese saying toutong yitou, jiaotong yijiao, or “treating only the head for headache and only the feet for a foot sore,” is a criticism of any approach that fails to ________ the root cause of a problem and is thus fundamentally unable to solve it.

A．acknowledge

B．identify

C．recognize

D．search

10 . If you often ______ others, you may do everything successfully; if you stick stubbornly to your own view, you will get into trouble everywhere.

A．admire

B．affect

C．consult

D．combine