12.　　 Property insurance helps you to ______ against natural disasters, in front of which humans appear too small.

A. prevent　　 　　　　　　 B. defend　 　 C. protect　 　 D. shelter

11.　　 You really shouldn’t have _____ to his comment on your work so violently. ______ he meant no harm to you.

A. reacted; After all　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. responded; At all　

C. acted; After all　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. done; In all

10.　　 People, with the young ________, love to surf the Internet for entertainment.

A. in general　　 B. in detail　 　　 C. in particular　 D. in brief

9.　　　　 With gas, water and electricity ______, the village is suffering a humanity disaster.

A. cut down　 　　 B. cut up　 　　　　　 C. cut in　 　　　　　 D. cut off

8.　　　　 About 80 percent of the students in our school_____ been working on the program and about two-thirds of the work _____been finished.　

A. have; has 　 　　 B. has; have,　 　 C. have; have　　 D. has; has　

7.　　　　 Some people feel easy and comfortable to be served by others but when they are asked to serve others ______, they are unwilling or even hate to do so.

A. in turn　　 B. in their turns　 　 C. in their turn　 D. by their turn

6.　　　　 A story goes ______ Elizabeth I of England liked nothing more than being surrounded by clever and qualified noblemen at court.

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

5.　　　　 ______what many people thought, the graduate came here not to ______ fame or money but the true value of life.

A.　　　 On the contrary with; look for

B.　　 To the contrary of; hunt for

C. 　 Opposite to; search

D. 　 Contrary to; seek

4.　　　　 Sarah hopes to become a friend of ______ shares her interests.　

A. anyone　　　　　　　 B. whomever　　　　　　　　 C. whoever　　　　　　 D. no matter who

3.　　　　 Once one’s desire ______ reason, trouble is sure to follow.

A. overcomes　 　　 B. is overcome by　 　　　 C. gets rid of D. is rid of