12．Make even greater effort, and you will ______ a successful man.

A. form　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. make

C. get　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. grow

11．______ from his past performances at school, he is not likely to do very well in his exams.

A. Judge　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Judged

C. Judging　 　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. Being Judged

10．After supper she would sit down by the fire, sometimes for ______ an hour, thinking of her young and happy days.

A. as long as　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. as soon as

C. as much as　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. as many as

9．-What are your favourite subjects?

-I’m fond of three subjects, ______， English, maths and history.

A. generally　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. or rather

C. namely　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. including

8．Last month, part of Southeast Asia was struck by floods, from ______ effects the people are still suffering.

A. that　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. whose

C. those　 　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. what

7．The agreement the two countries have ______ is highly praised by the international society.

A. taken　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. came to

C. arrived　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. reached

6．-Why did you hesitate to accept the job offered by the company? If I were you, I would take it immediately.

-But for me, it was ______ death and life.

A. the matter of　 　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. a matter of

C. a matter with　 　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. the matter with

5．-I think Mary can hardly realize her dream.

-______. She will succeed as long as she works harder.

A. It isn’t the same　 　　　　 　　　 B. It can’t true

C. I don’t think so　 　　　　　 　　　 D. I’d rather not

4．-Does it matter much ______ they will not come tomorrow?

-No, it doesn’t.

A. that　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. whether

C. when　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. where

3．I hope you weren’t ______ by anything that your brother said. You should act on your own judgment.

A. influenced　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. promoted

C. changed　 　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. approved