12. President Andrew Jackson was a controversial figure in his own day and _____ ever since.

A. is one　　 　　 B. was 　　　 　　C. has been one　 　　 D. had been one

11. ---- Is your grandpa still with you?

　 　---- No. He still prefers to live in the small mountain village ______ all its disadvantages.

A. for　　　 　　　 B. except　　　 　　 C. with　　　　 　　 D. to

10. ---- What about having a drink?

　 　----　 _____.

A. Good idea.　　 B. Help yourself. 　C. Go ahead , please 　　D. Me, too.

9. Some people who are very clever and successful in their fields find __C__ difficult to succeed in language learning.

A. them　　　　 　 B. themselves　 　 C. it 　　 D. itself

8. What a pity! I missed to meet my boss at the airport because my car was ______ in the traffic jam.

A. broken up　 　B. kept back　 C. held up　 D. kept up

7. Did you leave the doors and windows firmly ______? You know there are many burglars these days.

A. to fasten　　 　B. to be fastened　 C. fastened　 D. fastening

6. I don't think I'll need any money but I'll bring some _______.

A. at last　　 　　B.　 in case　 　　C. once again　　 D. in time

5. The harder you study, the more questions you will think of _____.

A. asking 　　　　B. to ask 　　　C. being asked 　　D. to be asked

4. ----You could have asked Mr. Johnson for help. He is kind-hearted.

　 ----I _____ that. A whole day _____.

A. forget; wastes 　　　　　　　　　　B. forgot; was wasted

　　 C. forgot; had wasted 　　　　　　　　D. forget; was wasted

3. We each took _____ tea after having _____ wonderful supper at my uncle's yesterday.

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