12. China Today is _____ a quality magazine. It helps foreigners greatly to improve their Chinese.

　　 A. less than　　 　　　 B. not less than　　　 C. more than　 　　 D. no more than

11. The air quality in a city affects that of the regions nearby _____ most pollutants (污染物) can travel through the atmosphere.

　　 A. unless　　　 　　　 B. though　　　　 　　　 C. because　　 　　　 D. so that

10. — Rose, I’m very pleased to _____ you that your application has been accepted.

　　 — Really? It’s great!

　　 A. provide　　　 　 B. approve　　　 　 C. inform　　 　　 D. earn

9. Do you still remember the scientist and his theory _____ we learnt in our physics class yesterday?

　　 A. which　　　 　　 B. who　　　　 　 C. that　　　　　 D. what

8. Your parents often arrange everything for you, but since you’re no longer a child, you should learn to be _____ them.

　　 A. grateful to　 　　　　　　　 B. independent of　 C. different from　 　　　 D. satisfied with

7. Jiangsu is a province _____ rice production reaches nearly 15 percent of China’s total output.

　　 A. that　　　　 　　　 B. whom　　　 　　 C. which　　　 　 D. whose

6. Summer is the best season for fridge makers, when lots of brands are on the market, but the _____ is fierce.

　　 A. preparation　 　　　 B. competition　 　 C. composition　 D. satisfaction

5. — Why are you in such a hurry, Tina?

　　 — Don’t you remember that we _____ be at the club by 7 p.m.?

　　 A. can　　　　　 　 B. may　　　　 　　 C. must　　　　 D. would

4. To draw the young into cinemas, the director _____ super stars for leading roles in the film.

　　 A. selected　　　 　　 B. respected　 　　　 C. organized　 　　　 D. exchanged

3. _____ arriving in Shanghai, known as China’s Paris, I fell in love with this modern and charming city.

　　 A. By　　　　　 　　 B. On　　　　 　　 C. For　　　　　 D. With