12. The reason _______ he didn’t have breakfast this morning was _______ he got up too late.

A. for which; because　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. which; that　 　

C. why; that　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. why; because

11. -Mum, it is nice weather. I want to skate this afternoon.

-Don’t you think the ice on the lake is too thin to _______ your weight?　

A． stand　　　　 B． bear　　　　　　　 C． catch　　　　　　　　　　 D． take

10. Our new house is very _______ for me as I can get to the office in five minutes.

A. convenient　 B. comfortable　　　　　　　 C. natural 　　　　　　　　　 D. helpful

9. -I’m going to change my present job.

-But _________ you fail?

A. What about　 　　　 B. So what　　 　　 C. What if　　 　　 D. What for

8. Limited natural resources should be made full use of _______ the _______ need of energy.

A. meeting; increasing　　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. to meet; increased

C. meeting; increased　　　　　　　 　　　　 D. to meet; increasing

7. _______ the lecturer more clearly, I arrived early and chose a front seat.

A. Hear　　　　　　 B. Hearing　　　　　　　　　　 C. Heard　　　　　　　 D. To hear

6. The teacher felt helpless when he found his student had _______ love stories for long.

A. addicted to　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. addicted　 　　　　　　　

C. addicted himself　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. been addicted to

5. -Can you persuade him out of the foolish idea?

-_______ no point in doing so-he’ll never change his mind.

A. It is　　　　　　 B. It has　　　　 　　　　　　　 C. There is　　 　　　　　 D. There has

4. I don’t think the mountain-climbing weekend is suitable for me-the art class is my _______.

A. taste　　　 　　　 B. style　　　　 　　　　　 C. preference　　 　　　　 D. manner

3. -How about going for a picnic?

-Great! But finding a date that _______ us all is very difficult.

A. matches　　　　　　　 B. suits　　　　　　　　　 C. fits　　　　　　　　　 D. satisfies