1. There is an obvious ________ between the cultures of the West and East.
　　A. content B. contrast C. contract D. contact

　　2. Nowadays people have to pass various tests for professional ________ so that they can be qualified for a well-paid job.
　　A. certificates B. permission C. admission D. perseverance

　　3. He was a much older tennis player, but he had a(n) ________ over other players in experience.
　　A. profit B. power C. advantage D. benefit

　　4. There are some ________ when you have to change your mind just before doing it.
　　A. situations B. occasions C. circumstance D. conditions

　　5. I must have been a great ______ to my parents in those hard days, for I never failed to live up to their expectations.
　　A. achievement B. comfort C. disappointment D. support

　　6. A trip to the forest park is a wonderful _______ of my happy childhood, when I had no end of fun with my playmates.
　　A. adventure B. celebration C. reminder D. attraction

　　7. He had a wide _______ of interests, which made him a popular person that all of us like to make friends with.
　　A. world B. variety C. society D. difference

　　8. The school dinning room _______ as a meeting place for teachers and students.
　　A. treats B. admits C. functions D. uses

　　9. Most parks in our city are free. They don’t charge money for ________.
　　A. agreement B. admission C. allowance D. permission

　　10. The managing director of this department took the ____ for the accident, although it was not really his fault.
　　A. guilt B. response C. blame D. accusation

　　解析

　　1. B。句意为“东西方文化之间存在着明显的差异”。content容量, 含量;contrast对比，差异;contract契约, 合同;contact接触，联系;B符合题意。

　　2. A。certificate证书, 执照, 文凭;permission许可, 准许;admission准许进入，入场费，承认;perseverance坚持不懈，不屈不挠。根据后半句的be qualified for“有…的资格;鉴定合格适于…”可以判定A项正确。

　　3. C。句意为“他是名相当老的网球运动员，但他在经验上的优势超过其他运动员”。profit 利润;power力量;advantage 优势;benefit 利益，好处。C符合题意。

　　4. C。situation“形势，情况，位置”侧重情形;occasion“时候，时机，特殊场合”侧重场合;circumstance“环境，境遇”侧重环境和氛围;condition“条件，地位，状况”侧重条件和状况;根据句意推断，你不得不改变主意一定是出于某种特殊情况，故B项最恰当。

　　5. B。根据后一个分句“我从来就没有辜负父母的期望”的补充说明可知，这对于父母来说是多么大的“安慰”。“成就，失望，支持”等词均不合题意。

　　6. C。adventure冒险，冒险活动;celebration庆祝;reminder令人回忆的东西，提醒者[物];attraction吸引，吸引力，诱惑力。根据后面的定语从句“我和一起玩耍的小伙伴们有无限的乐趣(的童年时代)”可知，这是令人难忘的事情，故答案选C。

　　7. B。a variety of是固定词组“各种各样的，种种”，据题意应选B。

　　8. C。function为不及物动词，functions as“担任，(兼)起…作用”;这里表示“餐厅起着会场的作用”，若用use则需用被动语态is used。

　　9. B。句意为“我市绝大部分公园是免费的，入园不收费”。agreement协定, 协议;admission许可入场，准许进入;allowance津贴, 补助, 零用钱;permission允许, 许可, 准许。

　  10.C。guilt有罪，对罪行有责任，使人内疚的责任;response回答，响应;blame责任，责备;accusation指责，指控。据让步从句“尽管这并不是他的过失”可推知，作为部门常务董事对这场事故还是负有责任的。