12. __________ you are familiar with the author’s ideas, try reading all the sections as quickly as possible.

A. Now　　　 B. Ever since 　　　C. So that　　 D. As long as

11. A short, thin man, __________ past middle age, visited the manager and applied for the job.

A. much　　　 B. well　　　 C. too　　　 D. highly

10. As we all know, _________ medical examination will help us find out health problems as early as possible.

A. normal　　 B. general　　　 C. common　　　 D. regular

9. The next day, the group of villagers had not gone very far ________ they entered a very narrow passage between two mountains.

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

8. Alone in a deserted house, he was so busy with his writing that he felt ________ lonely.

A. nothing but　　 B. anything but　　 C. all but　　 D. everything but

7. The editor-in-chief asked me to write another article for them, ________ about how to prevent bird flu.

A. that　　　 B. one　　　 C. it　　　 D. what

6. Though it’s a challenging job, he did it ________ it took me.

A. one-third a time　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. one-third time

C. the one-third time　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. one-third the time

5. –It’s getting dark earlier than before, isn’t it?

　 --Yes, I think so. I see _________ is on already.

A. the street’s light　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the light of the street

C. the street’s light　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the street light

4. The chairman felt very angry because no notice was __________ of what he said at the meeting.

A. made　　　 B. taken　　 C. done　　　 D. brought

3. Would you like __________ knife and fork, or would you rather use __________ chopsticks, sir?

A. the; the　　 B. a; /　　　 C. /; the　　　　 D. /; /