12. He _______ an extra hundred dollars a month from his new job.

11. _______ the room, a flower pot was seen by side of the window.

10. Children under six are not _______ to school except those of extraordinary intelligence.

9. I might fail, but _______ I insist on doing it. I don’t mind it.

8. _______ her hair getting gray, she decided to have it dyed.

7. _______ by the beauty of nature, the girl from London decided to spend another two days on the farm.

6. In the end, after four years of civil war, slavery was ____.

　 A. come to an end　　 B. put to an end　　　　 C. ended over　　　　 D. bring to an end

5. They are trying to discover a land abundant ____ minerals, that is, a land having minerals ____ abundance.

A. in, in　 　　　　　　B. to, in 　　　　　　C. in; to 　　　　　　D. to, to　

4. I haven’t done anything wrong-I’ve got a good _______.

3. The news reports hurried to the airport, only _______ the film stars had left.