10. At first, the light was red, but after a while, it _______ blue.

A. turned to　　　　　 B. turned into

C. turned over　　　　 D. turned down

[解析]选B。turn into“变成”，起初灯光是红的，但过了一会儿，变成了蓝色。

9. He has a strong_______ . He never gives up to whatever difficulty he meets.

A. temper　　　 B. appearance

C. talent　 D. character

[解析]选D。句意：他性格坚强，无论遇到什么困难，他从不屈服。temper脾气；appearance外表；talent才能；character性格。

8. The president said the report did not ______ his own views.

A. balance　　　 B. update

C. reflect D. locate

[解析]选C。句意：总统说这篇报告没有反映他自己的观点。reflect“反映”；balance “平衡”；update “更新”；locate“设立，找出……场所。”

7. English differs from Spanish in _______ it is not pronounced as it is written.

A. what　 B. which

C. this　　　　　　 D. that

[解析]选D。句意：英语和西班牙语不同，因为它的发音和书写不一样。in that “因为，由于。”

6. Several strong winds may_______ into a hurricane when the suitable temperature is met.

A. combine　　　　　　 B. unite

C. mix　　 　　　　　　　 D. connect

[解析]选A。“combine into”指连接成为一体。句意：……几股强风构成飓风。unite “团结，连接起来”，mix “混为一体，”connect “连接”，不和into连用。

5. _______ the direction of Zhang Yimou, the opening ceremony of Beijing Olympic Games was very successful.

A. In　　　　　　　　　　 B. With

C. Under　　　　 D. Below

[解析]选C。under the direction of sb. 在某人的指导下。句意：在张艺谋的指导下，北京奥运会的开幕式很成功。

4. Dr. Zhong was chosen to _______ our hospital at the international meeting.

A. represent　　　　　 B. stand for

C. instead of　　　　　 D. take the place of

[解析]选A。句意：钟大夫被选出来代表我们医院出席这次国际会议。instead of意为“代替”，是介词短语，无论词义还是词性都不符合题意；take the place of也是“替代”之意，不符合题意；stand for和represent，作“表示，象征”讲时通用，而代表某人或某单位(某国家)时只能用represent。

3. Human beings differ ______ all the other animals ______ their ability to make tools.

A. with; about　　　　 B. from; in

C. about; from　　　　　　　 D. from; on

[解析]选B。differ from. . . in. . . “在……方面与……不同”。而differ with sb. on sth. “在……上与某人意见不同”。句意：人类与其他动物在制造工具的能力上不同。

2. In our daily life, money is very important in a way, but it isn’t______ .

A. everything　　　　 B. something

C. anything　　　　　　 D. nothing

[解析]选A。not. . . everything表示部分否定，由but可知部分否定形式合乎题意。该题易误选C。not. . . anything=nothing表示全部否定。