() 1. Julia is really smart. In fact, I wonder if anyone in the class has ______ IQ.
A.a high
B.the higher
C.a higher
D.the highest

() 2. Dogs have a good ______ of smell and often help search for people in earthquakes.
A.method
B.view
C.idea
D.sense

() 3. It seems that there's no need to work on the plan as most members are ______ it.
A.through
B.towards
C.onto
D.against

() 4. Brushing your teeth properly can help you ______ the risk of having tooth problems.
A.add
B.reduce
C.stop
D.face

() 5. People should be ______ that there's no ending to learning. Learning is a lifelong journey.
A.curious
B.crazy
C.aware
D.hopeful

() 6. — Where does John come from? — He comes from Suzhou, if I remember ______.
A.correctly
B.easily
C.slowly
D.carefully

() 7. Eye - loving Day is set up to help more people ______ their eye health.
A.believe in
B.have a go at
C.pay attention to
D.look forward to

() 8. — I couldn't follow you. Did you say you wanted to book two single rooms?
— Sorry, I didn't make ______ clear. I want to book a single room for two nights.

A.myself
B.ourselves
C.yourself
D.itself

() 9. — I think reading is more important than speaking in our English study.
— I don't agree. Speaking is ______ reading.

A.not as important as
B.so important as
C.less important than
D.as important as

() 10. — Lily went to The State of Qatar to watch the World Table Tennis Championships 2025.
— ______! Everyone here knows she is crazy about table tennis.

A.No surprise to me
B.That's all right
C.Wish her success
D.You have a point

二、完形填空(10 分)
During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was an officer called Qi Huangyang living in the State of Jin. One day, the king asked him who could be the right person to be the county magistrate (县令) of Nanyang. Qi Huangyang 1 for a while and recommended Xie Hu.
The king was very 2 at this answer. He knew that Xie Hu was Qi Huangyang's enemy (对手). He didn't like Qi Huangyang at all. The king didn't 3 why Qi Huangyang recommended Xie Hu. So he asked Qi Huangyang, “Isn't Xie Hu your enemy? Why did you recommend him?”
Qi Huangyang said, “You only asked me who would be the right person to be the county magistrate. It doesn't matter 4 Xie Hu is my enemy.” The king thought Xie was 5. So the king took Qi's advice and sent Xie Hu to be the county magistrate. Xie did a good job there.
When Confucius (孔子) heard about this, he highly praised (称赞) Qi Huangyang. He thought Qi cared about the big picture 6 personal grudges (私人恩怨). When he recommended a person for a job, he only thought about that person's 7. Even if the person was his enemy, he would still 8 that person's ability (能).
This is the story behind the Chinese idiom “Dagong - wusi”. Now we use it to describe (形容) a person who is perfectly fair (公正的). And as a selfless (无私的) man, he will always care more about others than 9. In fact, 10 people can act like this. Our society needs more such kind of people.
( ) 1. A. stood
B. waited
C. thought
D. enjoyed
( ) 2. A. cheerful
B. excited
C. relaxed
D. surprised
( ) 3. A. understand
B. think
C. wonder
D. believe
( ) 4. A. when
B. if
C. how
D. why
( ) 5. A. active
B. trustworthy
C. curious
D. funny
( ) 6. A. but also
B. less than
C. as well as
D. rather than
( ) 7. A. quality
B. look
C. sense
D. feeling
( ) 8. A. set apart
B. take care of
C. pay attention to
D. look forward to
( ) 9. A. themselves
B. ourselves
C. himself
D. yourself
( ) 10. A. more
B. few
C. a few
D. a little bit