13. ― Mum, are we about to have dinner?

― Yes. It ________ in the dining-room.

A. is serving    B. serves       C. has served   D. is being served

12. The teacher didn’t believe his reason for his being late __ his bike broke down on the way.

A. because     B. for          C. that        D. what

11. I was speaking to my mother on the phone when suddenly we were ________.

A. hung up     B. hung back    C. cut down    D. cut off

10. ― Thank you for the lovely present.

― ________.

A. No, only a small present    B. It’s all right

C. I couldn’t agree more      D. I’m glad you like it

9. If the project ________ by the end of this year is delayed, the company will suffer a lot.

A. is completed  B. to be completed  C. being completed  D. completed

8. She decided to work on the project after work because she didn’t want her colleagues

know what she ________.

A. has done     B. had done        C. was doing       D. is doing

7. Shawn returned to Iowa after the 2008 Games, ________, as is known to us, she had been

brought up and trained to be a gold medalist of gymnastics.

A. when      B. that         C. there        D. where

6. I’d like to go to Paris with Cathy, but we can’t ________ it.

A. permit     B. imagine       C. afford      D. receive

5. ― I’m afraid I can’t accomplish the task before Wednesday.

― ________.

A. Please go ahead  B. That’s all right    C. Not at all    D. Take your time

4. You can depend on ________ that all these letters will be sent to the post before twelve.

A. that      B. one       C. which        D. it