12. He _______ the aim of injuring others only _____ by ruining himself.

A. started with, ending up　　　　　　　 B. started with, to end up　

C. began with, ending up　　　　　　　 D. began, to end in

11. The key ______ the problem is to meet the demand ________ by the customers.

A. to solving, which made　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　 B. to solving, which was made

C. to solve, which made　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　 D. to solve, which was made

10. In the _______ of the editor, Xiao Li will be ______.

A. absence, in charge　 B. absence, in the charge　 C. absent, in charge　 D. absent, in the charge

9. Kate ______ as a top student in painting.

A. looks out　　　　　　　 B. stands out　　　　　 C. works out　　　　　　　　 D. finds out

8. Your letter _____ the days when we worked together on the farm 20 years ago.

A. called on　　　　 B. called up　　　　　　 C. called in　　　　　　 　 D. called for

7. He has never liked meat，and has always had a(n) ____ for vegetables and fruit.

　 A. perspiration　 　　　　B. feeling　 　　　　　C. idea　　 　　　D. preference

6. The Suez Canal would soon _____________ mud if not regularly cleared.

　 A. die out　　　　　 B. use up　　 　　　C. fill up with　　　　　　 D. die away

5. The set of stamps, once_____, will be very popular with stamp-collectors. 　 A. to be printed 　　　　　　B. printing 　　　　　C. to print 　　　　D. printed

4. --- Why don’t you build a new road that goes round the town? 　 --- Since the streets of Birmington were never _____ for heavy traffic. 　 A. decided 　　　　　　B. designed　 　　　　　C. passed 　　　　　D. considered

1. _____ you have bought! 　 A. What a fine piece of furniture 　　　　　　　　　　B. How fine furniture 　 C. what a fine furniture　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. How beautiful a furniture 2. --- Why don’t you give up smoking, Mr. Wang? 　 --- Oh, well, smoking is to me _____ working is to you. 　 A. what 　　　　　　　B. that 　　　　　　　　C. as 　　　　　　　D. like 3. We have waited so long. We can’t stand_________________. 　 A. kept waiting 　　B. being kept waiting 　　C. being kept to wait 　　D. to be waiting