13. According to the tradition, many adults often ____ some money for the time when they are old.

A. put up with　 B. put on　　 C. put aside　　 D. put down

12. There was no goal posts on the playground but the two trees ____ as well.

A. made　　　 B. served　　　 C. dealt with　　 D. regarded

11. The new car, as is said have a more advanced engineer, can ran faster, ____ more expensive.

A. thus　　　 B. anyhow　　 C. yet　　　 D. still

10. I still remember the house I used to live 15 years ago, in front of which ______ a small bush.

A. it lies　　 B. there lies 　　C. lies there　 D. it there lies

9. The important conference is to start at 2:00 ____. We have to hurry up.

A. exact　　 B. accurate　　 C. sharp　　 D. right

8. Yesterday when shopping, I happened to buy a shirt which have a ____ price of $20, but the ____ is $35.

A. especial; regular　 B. special; normal　 C. particular; ordinary　 D. usual; previous

7. ---Do you have the English-English dictionaries for sale?

---Yes, but there’s only an expensive one. Do you want to have ___?

A. some　　　 B. them　　　 C. it　　　 D. one

6. At ____ dark, the travelers reached a place, with _____ distance of 50 kilometers.

A. the; a　　　 B. /; the　　　 C. the; the　　　 D. /; a

5. A star or a singer will always have to face a fierce _____ from younger and perhaps better ones, waiting to take the place.

A. contest　　　 B. decision　 C. defeat　　 D. debate

4. ---Go fishing this weekend?

---______. I love fishing in this kind of weather.

A. I’m afraid not　 B. I believe it　 C. I don’t think so　 D. I couldn’t agree more