13. They want to build a botanical garden on an island _____ the west coast of the ocean.

　 A. along　　　　 B. on　　　　　　 C. off　 　　　　D. from

12. _____ he lost the game was _____ we hadn’t expected.

　 A. That; which　　　　　　　　 B. That;what

　 C. Whether; that　　　　　　　　 D. Why; that

11. Those governments agreed to hold six-party talks, _____ their concern with peace.

　 A. reflecting 　　B. to reflect　　　 C. reflected　　　　 D. having reflected

10. Some people believe _____ is easier for small countries to become strong and rich than for larger _____.

　 A. it; one　　　　 B. that; country　　 C. it; ones 　　　　D. that; countries

9. Because of its _____ for low temperatures, it is an ideal plant for the garden pool.

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

8. He planned to do _____ experiment _____ sixth time though he had failed the last five times.

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

7. Fred is very _____, -if he says he’ll do something, he’ll do it.

　 A. talented　　　 B. strict　　　　 C. reliable 　　　　D. critical

6. I will do it myself ____ ask him to do it.

　 A. other than　　 B. instead of　　　 C. in place of　　　 D. rather than

5. Was it nine o’clock last night _____ he came back home from work?

　 A. that　　　　 B. which　　　　 C. while　　　　　 D. when

4. Professor True _____ all his students with his great knowledge of history.

　 A. pressed　　　 B. stirred　　　　 C. impressed　 　　　D. touched