11. ________ with a difficult situation, Arnold decided to ask his boss for advice.

　A. Faced　　　 　　　　 　B. Having faced　　　　 C. To face　　　 D. Facing

10. He told me how he had given me shelter and protection, without which I ______of hunger.

　A. would be died　 　　 B. would have died　　 C. would die　　　 　 D. will die

9. They swear they will push ahead with the experiment whatever _____they might meet with.

　A. disadvantages 　B. shortcomings　 　　　 C. troubles 　　　 　　D. hardships

8. At assembly, our monitor made a speech, swearing to try our best to study well______　　　　　　 us students.

　A. in memory of　　　　 B. on behalf of　　　　　　 　 C. in honor of　　　　　 D. in favor of

7. When he was young, he used to ________ hard at his lessons.

A. devote to working　　　　　　　　 B. devote himself to work

C. be devoted to work　　　　　　　 D. be devoted to working

6. After he retired from office, Rogers _______ painting for a while, but soon lost interest.

A. saved up　　　　 B. kept up　　　　　　 C. took up　　　　 D. drew up

5. _______ today, he would get there by Saturday.

　A. If he leaves　　　 B. Was he leaving　　　 C. Would he leave 　　 D. Were he to leave

4. ________ the Internet is bridging the distance between people, it may also be breaking some homes or will cause other family problems.

　A. When　　　　　　 B. If　　　　　　　　 C. While　　　　 D. As

3. If I hadn’t stood under the ladder to catch you when you fell, you_______ now.

　A. wouldn’t be smiling　 B. couldn’t have smiled　 C. didn’t smile　　 D. won’t smile

2. At times, worrying is a normal________ to a difficult event or situation-a loved one being_______ in an accident, for example.

　A. response; injured　 B. reaction; wounded　 C. reply; hurt　　　 D. reflection; died