12. - What do you think of the new English teacher?

　 - _______ she is an elegant lady, she can be extremely difficult to work with.

　　　 A. Even if　　　　　 B. When　　　　　　 C. While　　　　　　 D. Once

11. I know you are not fond of painting, but interest can be _________ anyway.

　 A. found　　　　 B. added　　　　　 C. developed　　　　　 D. improved

10. --It’s burning hot and still, isn’t it?　 --Yes, ________yesterday.

A. so was it　　　　 B. so it was　　　 C. so it is　　　　 D. so is it

9. _________ giving a general introduction to computers, the course also provides practical experience.

　 　A. For the sake of　　 B. Except for　　　　 C. In addition to　　　 D. In spite of

8. --How do you find your partner?

　 --As a matter of fact, I couldn't have found______.

　 　A. a good one　　　 B. the best one　　　　 C. a second one　　　 D. a better one

7. ______ very nice, the flowers _______ very well.

A. Smelt; sell　　 B. Smelt; are sold　　 C. Smelling; sell　　　 D. Smelling; are sold

6. A forest is usually found _______ heavy rainfall is frequent.

A. there　　　　 B. which　　　 C. because　　　　 D. where

5. In face of ________ failure, it’s important for us to keep ________ good state of mind.

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

4. --These days I can only sleep for four or five hours at night as I’m too busy with my research work..

--If you keep going on like that, you are sure to _______ sooner or later.

　 　A. break down　　　 B. get down　　　 C. calm down　　　 D. put down

3. I'm very tired. I _______ 　on the night shift for several weeks.

　 A. worked　　 B. had worked　　　 C. have been working　　　 D. have worked