13.We liked the oil painting better____we looked at it.

A.as　　　　　　　 B.while　　　　　　　　 C.the moment　　 D.the more

12.flight BA123 to Vienna is now boarding at____.

A.Gate21　　　　　 B.21st Gate　　　　　　 C.the Gate 21　 D.21 Gate

11.----Come in,please.make yourself at home.

----______.

-----I’m glad you like it.

A.Thanks.You have a nice place here.　　 B.Oh,this picture is so beautiful.

C.Thanks.What nice food you’ve prepared! D.Ok.Let me look around your new house.

10.As is known to all,____attention you pay to your spelling,____mistakes you will make.

A.the more; the less　　　　　　　 　　　B.the less;the fewer　

C.the less ;the more 　　　　　　　　　　D.the more;the more

9.----Haven’t seen you for ages!Do you still work in Fuzhou?

-----______.It’s two years since I worked there.

A.Yes.I have　 　　　B.Yes,I do　 　　　　C.No,I haven’t　 D.No, I　 don’t.

8.By the time he leaves university, he ______work experience so long as he takes a part-time job.

A.will have gained　 B.has gained　　　 C.may have gained D.will gain

7.The man had expected to see all his relatives when he was in hospital, but ____came to see him while many of his neighbours offered their help.

A.none　　　　　　　 B.no one　　　　　 C.someone　　　　 D.not anyone

6.______he took part in the competition, he won a second prize.

A.The first time　　 B.For the first time C.At a time　 D.At one time

5.You can hardly imagine the difficulty the woman had____her children.

A.brought up　　　　 B.to bring up　　 C.bringing up　　 D.to have brought

4._____ that we all had to stay at home.

A.So terrible was the weather　　　　 B.So the weather was terrible

C.The weather so terrible was　　　　 D.So was the terrible weather