12．Your article must be sent by e-mail _______ it can meet the deadline．

　　　 A．or else 　　　　　　 B．for fear that 　　 C．in case　 　　　　 D．so that

11．Darkness _________, so we had to stop our journey and stayed on a farm for the night．

　　　 A．fell　 　　　　　　　　 B．spread　　 　　　 C．broke　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　 D．happened

10．Many Chinese universities provided scholarships for students ________ financial aid．

　　　 A．in favour of　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．in honour of　　　 　　　　　　　　　　

　　　 C．in face of　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D．in need of

9．--- Let’s hurry．Professor Beach is coming．

--- Oh, I was afraid that we ________．

　　　 A．already miss him　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．will miss him

　　　 C．have already missed him 　　 　　　 D．had already missed him

8．Broadly speaking, I would agree with Shirley, though not ________．

　　　 A．widely　　 　　　　 B．entirely　 　　　　 C．extremely　　　 D．eventually

7．______ with her graduation paper, Mary has no time to do a part-time job.

　　　 A．Being occupied　　　　　 　　　　　 B．Having occupied

　　　 C．To be occupied　　　　　　 　　　 D．Having been occupying

6．In our daily life, everyone fails every now and then. It is how you react that makes a ______.

　　　 A．development　 B．difference　　　　 C．progress　　　　　　 D．life

5．--- Jim managed to get into his house without the key．_______？

--- I don't know. He might have asked someone for help．

　　　 A．What for　　　　　 B．So what　　 　 　　 C．Guess how 　 D．Who knows

4．The ______ amount of money was not known though they knew it was large.

　　　 A．real　　　　 　　 B．exact　　　 　　　 C．possible　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．great

3．--- When did you last hear _______ Jay?

--- He phoned me this morning, and we agreed ______ a time and place to meet.

　　　 A．of ; to　　 　　　　 B．about; with　 　 C．from; with　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．from; on