13.　　 Hiking by oneself can be fun and good for health. It may also be good for ______ building.

A. respect　　　 B. friendship　　　　 C. reputation　　　　 D. character

12.　　 The head office of the bank is in Beijing, but it has _________ all over the country.

A．companies　　　　 B．branches　 C．organizations　　 D．businesses

11.　　 Always read the __ on tile bottle carefully and take the right amount of medicine.

A. explanations　　 B. instructions　 C. descriptions　　 D. introductions

10.　　 The practice of hanging clothes across the street is a common ______ in many parts of the city.

A. look　　　　　　 B. sign　　　　　　　 C. sight　　　　　　　 　　 D. appearance

9.　　　　 One thousand dollars a month is not a fortune but would help cover my living _______.

A. bills　　　　　　　　　　 B. expenses　　　　　 C. prices　　　　　　　　　　 D. charges

8.　　　　 The top leaders of the two countries are holding talks in a friendly________.

A. atmosphere 　 B. state 　 C. situation　 D. phenomenon

7.　　　　 Dogs have a very good ______ of smell and are often used to search for survivors in an earthquake.

A. sense　　　 B. view　　　 C. means　　　 D. idea

6.　　　　 To save some of the human languages before they are forgotten, the students in our school started a discussion “Save Our　 ________”

A. Sky　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Life　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Arts　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Voices

5.　　　　 In a time of social reform, people’s state of mind tends to keep _______ with the rapid changes of society.

A. terms　　　　　　　 B. pace　　　　　　　 C. progress　　　　　　 D. touch

4.　　　　 Mr. Barren doesn’t think that all bad language should be allowed. In his opinion, there are ___________ that should be kept up.

A. degrees　　　　　　　　　　 B. levels　　　　　　　　　　　 C. limits　　　　　　　　　　　 D. standards