people have always been curious ______ how living things on the earth exactly began.
| A．in | B．at | C．of | D．about |
第二部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分40分)
第一节多项选择(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
At the school opening ceremony, our headmaster required us students to raise our competitive_______in modern society.
A.spirit B.intention C.awareness D.ambition
If _______, he will have to admit that he knows about the affair.
| A．persuaded | B．impressed | C．pressed | D．inspired |
In order to lose weight, the young lady prefers to ______regularly rather than take expensive weight-losing pills.
| A．hang out | B．work out | C．turn up | D．figure up |
Believe it or not! If you travel by jet plane, Tokyo and Shanghai are ________ neighbors.
| A．actually | B．obviously | C．exactly | D．originally |
Small businesses are finding it hard to survive in the present economic ________.
| A．atmosphere | B．world | C．climate | D．condition |