12．Will you please ______ with this suitcase? It’s much too heavy for me.

A. make a living　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. leave a message

C. lend a hand　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. make a contribution

11．I asked him to ______ me a few minutes so that we could go over all the problems.

A. spend　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. save

C. share　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. spare

10．He could make metal, and that would have been of ______ high status in ______ eyes of local people.

A. a; the　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the; the

C. /; /　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. /; the

9．Just to satisfy my ______， how much did you pay for your car?

A. need　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. surprise

C. curiosity　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. curious

8．After two years, they arrived at ______ is called Philippine now.

A. where　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. what

C. that　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. which

7．The young ______ for growing independence while the elder want their son or daughter to listen to them.

A. tended to ask　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. tends asking

C. tend to ask　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. tend toward asking

6．He ______ his collar to stop the cold wind. How he wished he were sitting in a warm room!

A. put up　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. picked up

C. pulled up　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. set up

5．The book has been well received, but ______ actual sales, it hasn’t been very successful.

A. in terms of　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in case of

C. in place of　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in addition to

4．-What do you think of the student?

-Oh, he is one of ______ intelligence.

A. usual　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. common

C. average　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. ordinary

3．As a result of destroying the forests, a large ______ of desert ______ covered the land.

A. number; has　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. quantity; has

C. number; have　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. quantity; have