13. ____ work has been done to improve the people’s living standard.

　　 A. Many　　　　　　 B. A great many　　 C. A great deal of　　　 D. A number of

12. The Browns have spent a large ____ of money on their new car.

　　 A. deal　　　　　　 B. amount　　　　　 C. number　　　　　 D. size

11. A number of soldiers ____ at the camp gate.

　　 A. have gathered　　　　 B. has gathered　　 C. is　　　　　 D. was

10. My family raise a lot of ____, including two ____.

　　 A. cattle, cows　　　　 B. cows, cattle　　　　 C. cattles, cowsD. cow, cattles

9. We know ____ travels not so fast as light.

　　 A. sound　　　　　　　　 B. sounds　　　　　　　 C. the sounds　 D. a sound

8. ____ wonderful space they saw on the room!

　　 A. How　　　　　　　 B. How a　　　　　　　　 C. What　　　　　　 D. What a

7. It was ____ hot weather that many of us went swimming.

　　 A. so　　　　　　　 B. such　　　　　　 C. so as　　　　　　　　 D. such a

6. He doesn’t like ____ for supper.　　　　　　

A. chick　　　　 B. chicken　 C. chickens D. chicks

5. The ant has two ____.　　　　

A. stomaches　　　　 B. stomacks　　 C. stomach　　　 D. stomachs

4. They are ____ of different presses(出版社). Now they are having a meeting in one of the ____ office.

　　 A. editor-in-chiefs, editors-in-chief’s　　

B. editors-in-chief, editor-in-chief’s

　　 C. editors-in-chiefs, editor’s-in-chief’s　　　　

D. editors-in-chief, editors-in-chief’s