2 . Life, like a musical symphony with its highs and lows, brings students bittersweet moments, like ________ a major exam, giving a presentation, or first-time boarding.

A．reciting

B．observing

C．sitting

D．putting

3 . It is widely acknowledged that volunteer work is an important factor in ______ students’ attitudes towards social life.

A．adopting

B．shaping

C．claiming

D．attaining

4 . Old people often ________ their children to look after them in their old age.

A．care about

B．rely on

C．search for

D．stick to

5 . The fast-growing generative AI technology will be increasingly          to a greater variety of sectors next year to upgrade traditional industries.

A．exploded

B．applied

C．used

D．taken

6 . John was such a naughty boy that his mother had to tell him to ____ himself again and again before taking him to a party.

A．behave

B．enjoy

C．conduct

D．entertain

7 . Black cats are still __________ as Halloween cats, creatures of bad luck, more appropriate on a witch’s broomstick than curled up on your pillow.

A．paralysed

B．stereotyped

C．optimized

D．diagnosed

8 . As senior high students, time ______ a lot, for we need to fully develop ourselves in the period.

A．ignores

B．matters

C．sighs

D．observes

9 . — Johnson, you need to take a break from all this hard work. Remember nothing can       for the loss of your health.
— OK, I will.

A．facilitate	B．complicate
C．compensate	D．conserve