12．-Does Bill do his new job well?

　- ________ his old job. I’m afraid there’s no hope for him.

　 A. Not better than　B. No better than　 C. Not so well as　 D. Not as well as

11．-I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have been so rude to you.

　 -You ________ your temper but that’s OK.

　A. have lost　　　B. had lost　　　　 C. did lose　　　D. were losing

10.　By no means ______to her parents.

　 A. this is the first time has she lied　　

　B. this is the first time does she tell a lie

　 C. is this the first time she has lied　　　

D. is this the first time she was lying

9. Either you or the headmaster ______ the prize to these gifted students at the meeting.

　 A. is handing out　　 B. are to hand out　C. are handing out　 D. is to hand out

8. There will be 21,880 persons for the torch relay of the 2009 Olympic Games, ____it the biggest in the Games' history.

　 A. making　　　　　　 B. make　　　　　　 C. to make　　　　　 D. made

7．Before Tom left home, his mother kept telling him to ______ his manners at the party.

　A. mind　　　　　 B. notice　　　 C. watch　　　　 D. care

6．________, the idea of having to work under a woman defeated him.

　A. Wanting the job very much　　　　　　 B. Although wanting the job badly

　C. Though he wanted the job very much　　 D. He wanted the job badly

5.　Everyone in the hospital hoped that he ______ after a few day’s treatment.

　 A. took up　　　　　 B. gave up　　　　　 C. made up　　　　　 D. picked up

4．Dad is used to smoking and drinking. There’s no chance _____ I'm able to talk him into_____.

　 A. whether; giving it up　　　　　　　　 B. of whether; giving them up

　 C. that; getting rid of them　　　　　　 D. which; stopping it

3．- Thank you for your help.

　 - ________.

　 A. Sometimes　　 B. Sometime　　　　 C. Anytime　　　　　 D. Every time