3. The lord is very easygoing and we live at his home        . (ease)

房東非常隨和，我們住在他家感到安逸自在。

公司正在進行一個又一個試驗，嘗試著找到提高生產(chǎn)量的辦法。

(   ) 10. Our teacher told us that beauty is a universal        in folktales from around the

world.

A. issue    B. theme C. subject    D. account

(   ) 9. Nancy, an American girl who took a trip to China last year just out of        ，is

now fascinated by the Chinese culture.

A. pleasure    B. determination C. imagination    D. curiosity

(   ) 8. Age is nowadays a           factor affecting the chances of employment.

A. raw B. major C. vast  D. rude

(   ) 7. Maria came        down the stairs like a bird when she heard her mother back home.

A. dashing B. seeking C. chatting D. diving

(   ) 6. Don, t be too        about things you are not supposed to know.

A. direct B. bored C. curious D. modest

(   ) 4. In industrialization it is important to prevent pollution.        important is to take

measures to check the rise in price.

A. Equally    B. Generally C. Similarly    D. Namely

(   ) 5. Although the host had to sleep in the open instead of in the bedroom，which had been given up to a visiting couple, it         unexpectedly beautiful.

A. turned up B. turned out C. turned down D. turned around