12. He just stared at me and there was an expression in his eyes I couldn’t ______.

A. say　　　　　 　　 B. sense　　　　　 　 C. read　　　　　 　 D. notice

11. ---So you missed the meeting.

　 --- __________. I got there ten minutes before it finished.

A. Not exactly　 　　 B. Not really　　 　　 C. So what?　　　 D. How come?　

10. Failure left me at the edge of desperation, but, ______. I managed to go out of the shadow through years of efforts.

A. He laughs best who laughs last　　　 B. Failure is the mother of success

C. There is no royal road to learning　 　D. Time heals all wounds

9. The girl is seriously ill, otherwise she _______ working instead of staying in bed all day long.

A. is still　　　 　　　 B. will still be　　 　　 C. would still be 　D. has still been

8. How can you expect to learn anything _________ you never listen in class?

A. when　　　　 　　 B. as　　　　　 　　　 C. unless　　　　 　　 D. because

7. _________ is expected, according to the online survey, is that prices of houses won’t go up any more.

A. As　　　　　　 B. It　　　　　 　　 C. What　　　　　 　 D. Which

6. ---It is said that Johnson is the first young teacher _________ to professor in your university this year.

　 ---Exactly. ________ of his own competence is an important factor in his success.

A. promoted; convincing　　　　 　　　 B. to have been promoted; convincing

C. promoted; being convinced　　 　　　 D. to have been promoted; being convinced

5. ---How is your mother?

　 ---She, ___________ to the hospital without delay, is out of danger.

A. rushed　　　　 B. rushing　　　 　　 C. having rushed　 　 D. to rush

4. ---You should have discouraged him from giving up registering for this year’s university entrance examination.

　 --- __________, but he didn’t listen.

A. So did I　 　　　 B. I did　　　　　 　 C. So should I　　 　 D. I had done

3. It’s quite _________ of beginners to forget to use an article before a noun.

A. ordinary　　　 　 B. usual　　　　 　　 C. regular　　　 　　　　　　　 D. typical