13. The fire-fighters _______the forest fire for 10 days _______ they could get it under control.

A．had been fighting; before　　　　　　　　　 B．have been fighting; when

C．had fought; until　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．fought; as

12. We won't give up ________ we should fail ten times.

A. even if　　　　　　　　　　 B. since

C. whether 　　　　　　　 D. until

11. Valentine’s Day is a day named ______ Valentine who was a priest in the third century Rome

A. of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　　　　 C. after　　　　　　　　　　　 D. by

10. I have no choice, ______you see, but only to wish that I_ _____my daughter to that sort of man

A. which; shouldn’t marry　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. as; shouldn’t have married

C. which; mustn’t have married　　　　　　　 D. as; hadn’t married

9. For holidays many people visit the Greet Barrier Reef ____________the northeast coast of Australia,____________ has more than 600 islands.

A. on; which　　　　　　　 B. off; which　 　　　　 C. from; that　 　　　　 D. at; that

8. Is this ________ you reward your parents ________ offering you everything you need?

A. how; for　　　　　　　　　 B. what; for 　　　　　　 C. how; with　 　　　　 D. what; with

7. When she first arrived in China, she wondered what the future might have_______ for her, but now all her worries are gone

A. in need　　　　　　　　　　 B. in time　 　　　　　　　 C. in preparation　 　　　　 D. in store

6. The picture looks very beautiful ____the light wall

A. in　 　　　　　　　　　 B. of 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. over　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. against

5. Chinese differs greatly _____ Japanese ______ pronunciation

　 A. from…in　 　　　　　 B. with…at 　　　　　　 C. from…on 　　　　　　　 D. in…from

4._________ money, they had to give up the research

A. Lacking 　　　　　　　　　 B. Lacking for 　　　　　 C. Lack of 　　　　　　　　　 D. Lacking of