13．He is not ______ to be the kind of man who could have done such a rude thing to a lady．You must have been mistaken．

　　　 A．likely　　 　　　　　 B．possible　 　　　 C．probable　 　　 D．maybe

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