1 . 当我到达美国后，我发现自己生活在一个完全陌生的文化中。
After I arrived in America, I ________ a completely strange culture.

2 . The two farmers ________ what appeared to be small guns forced the enemy officer to hand in his map.

A．carried

B．were carrying

C．carrying

D．had carried

3 . Kylian Mbappé has scored 8 goals in FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, ________ millions of teenagers to play football.

A．inspired

B．inspiring

C．to inspire

D．being inspired

4 . Stories say the Colosseum was built to a practical design, with its 80 arched entrances ________ (allow)easy access to 55,000 audiences, who were seated according to rank.（所给词的适当形式填空）

5 . When the kite was in the air, people would cut off the stringy let the paper kite float away, ________(symbolize) the flying away of diseases.（所给词的适当形式填空）

6 . After the dinner, three of us got desserts and I noticed that my friend, Dan, was hesitating a bit, seemingly not ________(want) to go as if he wanted, or needed, our company. (所给词的适当形式填空)

7 . Malaindrano is a giant baobab tree that is hollowed out for the storage of water, ________ (exist) in the village of Ampotaka in Madagascar. (所给词的适当形式填空)

8 . ___________(assess) different means of repairing the pagoda for months, a panel of specialists got down to the repair work. (所给词的适当形式填空)

9 . （2022·山东·模拟预测） ________ (aim) to recall tradition, the design team applied the patterns, colors, and techniques of Yi’s culture to their contemporary fashion design, including T-shirts, jackets, shirts and other essentials. (所给词的适当形式填空)

10 . He's a good watch repairer and can get the clock ________ again.

A．going

B．to go

C．to be going

D．gone