11. (　 ) In recent weeks you have been late every day. Please ____yourself.

　　　 A. express　　 B. excuse　 C. explain　　 D. say

10. (　 ) Our teacher often tells us to make it easy when we _____an exam.

　　　 A. hold　 B. join　　 C .take　　 D. give

9. (　 ) He didn’t explain ____why he was late , which made us unhappy.

　　　 A. of us　　 B. us　　　 C. for us　　 D. to us

8. (　 ) I do every single bit of housework ______my husband Bob just does the dishes now and then.

　　　　 A. since　　 B. while　　 C. when　　 D. as

7. (　 ) There are a great many people on the playground . Some are standing still ___others are walking about.

　 　　A. where　　 B. when　　 C. while　　 D. but

6. (　 ) _____ the houses were knocked down in the earthquake.

　　　 A. A great many　　　　 B. The number of　

C. A great many of　　　 D. A great deal of

5. (　 ) My deskmate has some trouble ____spelling some of the words in American English while I have some difficulty _____pronunciation.

　　　 A. with ; with　　 B. in ; with　　 C. in; in　　 D. with;　 in

4. (　 ) Shanghai has _____ more US dollars this year than last year.

　　　 A. brought down　 B. brought up　 C. brought in　 D. brought out

3. (　 ) --- I am sorry for keeping you waiting .

　　　 ----Never mind . I ____ here only a few minutes.

　　　 A. came　 B. come　 C. was　　 D. have been

2. (　 ) Can you tell me how the accident _____? .I am still in the dark.

　　　 A. came on　　 B. came about　　 C. came out　　 D. came in