13．At the conference，political leaders from many countries promised to work together to defend the world ________ terrorism and other threats.

A．for　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．without

C．beyond　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．against

12．In such a fierce competition，a person has to make every effort if he________.

A．has succeeded　 　　　　　　 B．is to succeed

C．would succeed　 　　　　　　 D．will succeed

11．She must be looking forward as much to his return as he himself is to________her.

A．see　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．have seen

C．seeing　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．be seeing

10．________with what the students had done，the teacher praised them highly.

A．Delight　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Delighting

C．Delighted　 　　　　　　　　　 D．Being delighting

9．At last the boy had no choice but ________ the bread from the supermarket.

A．admit to have stolen

B．admit having stolen

C．to admit to have stolen

D．to admit having stolen

8．There is so much noise in the yard that I can’t ________ my attention on my work.

A．attract　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．pay

C．absorb　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．concentrate

7．Of course，we must work hard.________，we should learn to take good care of ourselves.

A．Therefore　 　　　　　　　　　 B．In a word

C．As a result　 　　　　　　　　　 D．Meanwhile

6．If we become more________in predicting earthquakes，we’ll reduce loss.

A．exactly　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B．correct

C．accurate　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．conscious

5．With the________of making a fortune，many people went to Australia in the 19th century to wash sand for gold.

A．task　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．intention

C．trade　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．appointment

4．I think Tom，________you，is to blame for the broken window.

A．other than　 　　　　　　　　　 B．rather than

C．more than　 　　　　　　　　　 D．except for