13. Their company is said to be _______ and is to ______ protective measures must be taken to prevent our investment from going to waste.

　　 A. in heavy debt; cut down　　　　　　 　　　B. heavily in debt; close down

　 C. heavily debted; put down　　　　　　 　　　D. heavy in debt; get down

12. When reading, you needn’t have to ______ every time you meet an unknown word. Which of the following is NOT OK?

　　 A. look up a dictionary　 　　　　　　　　　B. refer to a dictionary　

C. consult a dictionary　 　　　　　　　　　　D. turn to a dictionary

11. In order to win back the customers, the owner of the restaurant decided to sell his food _______.

　　 A. in a discount　 　　B. with discount　 　　　C. at a discount　 　　　D. for a discount

10. Don’t take a chance to do violence to the law. If you did, you could never ________it.

　 A. get away from 　　　B. break away from　 　C. do away with　 　　　D. get away with

9. Remember never to lie to others; if you did, you would have to ______ more lies to cover the lies you have______ .

　　 A. discover; told　 　　B. invent; told　 　　　C. make up; said　 　　D. find out; spoken

8.　 Health experts have already clarified what green vegetables are fit _______ and what are not.

A. to be eaten in raw　 B. to eat raw　 　　　　C. to be eaten raw　 　　D. to eat rawly

7.　 Driven by _______ what was kept in the box, the boy broke it with an ax when his father was not at home.

A. anxiety about　 　　B. curiosity about　 　C. doubt of　 　　　　　D. eagerness of

6.　 ________　 is what most fat girls dream about.

　 A. Lose weight and stay slim　　　　　　　 　B. Losing weight and staying slim　

C. Losing weight as well as staying slim　　　 　D. To lose weight together with to stay slim

5.　 Fried foods are said to be junk foods but _______, many people, especially young children enjoy eating them a lot.

　　 A. strange enough　 　B. strangely enough　 　C. enough strangely　 　D. enough strange

4.　 You boys really _______ on the seats that were reserved for the old and the pregnant when you took the bus here.

　　 A. not ought to have sat　 　　　　　　　　　B. ought to have not sat　

C. ought not to have sat　 　　　　　　　　　D. ought not to sit