12. I rained heavily in the south, _______ serious flooding in several provinces.

A. caused　　　　 　　B. having caused　　 C. causing　　 　　D. to cause

11. Joining the firm as a clerk, he got rapid promotion, and _______ as a manager.

A. ended up　　　 　　B. dropped out　　 　　C. came back　　　 D. started off

10. Traditional folk arts of Tianjin like paper cutting _______ at the culture show of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo.

A. are exhibiting　 　　B. is exhibiting　　 　C. are being exhibited D. is being exhibited

9. Mark _______ have hurried. After driving at top speed, he arrived half an hour early.

A. needn’t　　　　 　　B. wouldn’t　　　 　　C. mustn’t　　　　 D. couldn’t

8.-Can you believe I had to pay 30 dollars for a haircut?

-You should try the barber’s ______ I go. It’s only 15.

A. as　　　 　　　　　B. which　　　 　　　C. where　　　　 D. that

7.-Professor Johoson, I’m afraid I can’t finish the report within this week.

-______. How about next week?

A. Good for you　　　 B. It won’t bother me　 　C. Not at all　　　 D. That’s OK

6._______ in my life impressed me so deeply as my first visit to the Palace Museum.

A. Anything　　 　　　B. Nothing　　 　　　　C. Everything　　 D. Something

5. People have always ______ about exactly how life on earth began.

A. curious　　　　 　　B. excited　　　 　　　C. anxious　　　　 D. careful

4. We _______ on this project for four hours. Let’s have a rest.

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

3. James took the magazines off the little table to make _______ for the television.

A. room　　　　 　　B. area　　　　　 　　C. field　　　　 　　D. position