12.　 I admired my classmate Lisa very much. ____ her prettiness, she was smart and helpful.

A. Except for　 B. But for　 C. Apart from　 D. In spite of

11.　 ---I didn't go to work yesterday because my car broke down.

　 ---You ____ mine. I wasn't using it then.

A. might borrow B. could have borrowed

C. must have borrowed　　 D. ought to borrow

10.　 The employee must have been dismissed by the employer last month, ____ he?

A. haven't　　 B. hasn't　 C. didn't　　 D. wasn't

9.　　　 ____has been said before, it is not easy to learn a foreign language.

A. As　 B. It　　 C. What　　 D. As it

8.　　　 Tim Bemers-Lee is generally considered ____ the World Wide Web, on which all the information is shared by all.

A.to have founded B.having foundedC. founding D. to found

7.　　　 Was it in this very room ____ he made up his mind ____ he should break away from his family?

A. that; which　 B. which; that C. which; which D. that; that

6.　　　 Later they discovered, ____ was news to him, that Pamela was the headmaster’s daughter.

A. that　　 B. which　 C. what　 D. who

5.　　　 I shall always ____ your friendship greatly for friendship is more important than money.

A. value B. pay high respect C. respect　 D. store

4.　　　 The first textbooks written for teaching English as a foreign language ____ in the 16th century.

A. came about　 B. came out C. came along　 D. came up

3.　　　 Readers can __quite well without knowing the exact meaning of each word.

A. get along B. get over C. get in　 D. get through