根据句意可知选D。

　　7．It's reported that Steve Jobs passed away on Wednesday Oct. 5, 2011. What's your ________ of the loss that his death has brought about to Apple?

　　A．association B．assumption

　　C．assessment D．appointment

　　解析：选C。考查名词辨析。句意：据报道，史蒂夫·乔布斯在2011年10月5日星期三去世。你对他的去世给苹果公司造成的损失有何评价？association"联系"；assumption"猜想"；assessment"评价"；appointment"任命，约会"。根据句意可知选C。

　　8．You'd better have your shoes ________.

　　A．mending B．to mend

　　C．mend D．mended

　　解析：选D。句意：你最好让人修补你的鞋。have sth. done表示"让别人做某事"，sth.与do之间是被动关系。此处your shoes和mend之间是被动关系，故选D。

　　9．The first mobile phones were heavy and ________ to use, but nowadays they are much easier to handle.

　　A．casual B．clumsy

　　C．cosy D．curious

　　解析：选B。考查形容词词义辨析。句意：最初的手机又重又笨，但现在的手机很好用。casual"随意的，随便的"；clumsy"笨拙的，笨重的"；cosy"舒适的"；curious"好奇的"。根据句意可知选B。

　　10．Tom is very young. But ________ working ability, he's much more experienced than others.

　　A．in honour of B．in face of

　　C．in need of D．in terms of

　　解析：选D。句意：汤姆很年轻。但是在工作能力方面，他要比其他人有更多经验。in honour of"为纪念......"；in face of"面对"；in need of"需要"；in terms of"在......方面，就......而言"，根据句意选D。

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