13. The relations between Israel and Pakistan are rather          , for conflicts keep rising.

A. tense            B. friendly          C. stormy                   D. admiring

12. An expedition searching for a rare Yangtze River dolphin ended without a single sighting, which means the white dolphin is          .

A. dying out    B. dying away        C. dying down            D. dying off

11. It’s hard to           being unemployed, but we cannot escape reality.

A. catch up with                       B. keep up with

C. come to terms with                    D. play a trick on

10. ―She’s always very           to the kids.

―No doubt that she is popular with them.

A. generous         B. mean        C. cheerful                 D. dull

9. The boy threatened           away from home while quarrelling with his parents.

A. ran        B. run               C. to run                 D. running

8. The boss was about to close the door           a customer walked into the shop.

A. when              B. after              C. before                 D. until

7. Mr Green, together with his wife and children,          to the party and they had a pleasant time.

A. invited                B. was invited        C. were invited         D. has been invited

6. ―Let’s go and have a good drink tonight.

―          Have you got the first prize in the competition?

A. What for?      B. Thanks a lot   C. Yes, I’d like to      D. Why not?

5. Boys and girls, you should spend more time studying, as the examinations are          .

A. in store       B. at the corner   C. by hand      D. around the corner

4. ―I don’t regret           the film The Banquet this morning.

―Yes? I regret           you China’s hottest actress Zhang Ziyi has been here.

A. missing; telling                     B. to miss; to tell

C. missing; to tell                      D. to miss; telling