10.The company going from bad to worse, the employees ______ hardly enough to make a living.　

　 A. are paid　　 　　 B. are paying　　　　 C. have paid　　　　　 D. get pay

9. She was so annoyed that she ______ him out of the door, but she finally calmed herself down.

　 A. liked throwing　 B. would like throwing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. felt like throwing　 D. felt like to throw

8. ---Failure after failure I have suffered. It seems that I’ll never achieve my ambition!

　 --- ______Things are coming on well.

　 A. All the best.　　　 B. Cheer up! 　　　　　 C. Doesn’t matter　　　 D. Never mind

7. ---What was ______ made disabled Marty keep on trying repeatedly?

　 ---His desire to make a difference.

　 A. that it　　　　　　　　 B. it　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. it that

6. A large quantity of students subscribe quite a bit of money to charities, ______ the fact that they themselves don’t have that much money.

　 A. thanks to　　　　　 B. in spite of　　　　　　 C. as well as　　　　　　　 D. due to

5. People ______ one another in their potential to sort out problems.

　 A. diverse from　　　 B. vary from　　　　　　 C. vary with　　　　　　　　 D. vary in

4. He was ______ manager of the firm after the former director resigned from the post.

　 A. approved　　　　 B. adopted　　　　　　 C. appointed　　　　　　 D. conducted

3. ______ the shark drawing closer to her, the clumsy swimmer was ______ almost to death.

　 A. Seeing; scared B. Seeing; scary　　　 C. Seen; scare　　　　　　 D. To see; scared

2. The scientific study shows that once ______ cigarettes, one will find it hard to get out of it.

　 A. lost to　　　　　　　　 B. concentrated on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. impressed on D. addicted to

1． By learning ______ psychology, you’ll know better on how to behave yourself in ______ society and get along fine with others.

A. the; the　　　　　　 B. /; the　　　　　　　　　　 C. /; /　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the; /