12．He is considering ______ himself to ______ these children of the poor mountain village.

A. to devote; educating 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　B. devoting; educating

C. to devote; educate　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　D. devoting; educate

11．-We have already found a way to prevent the harmful gas from spreading.

-Good! ______

A. I can’t agree with you more　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. I quite agree with

C. You may be careless, though　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. You can’t be too careful, though

10．The company is starting a new advertising campaign to ______ new customers to its stores.

A. join　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. attract

C. stick　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. transfer

9．Xu Haifeng is the first athlete ______ gold for China at the Olympic Games.

A. has won　 　　　　　　　　 B. to win

C. having won　 　　　　　 D. of wining

8．Although our life is ______， there is no limit to ______ the people.

A. limited; serving　 　　 B. limited; to serve

C. limiting; serving　 　　 D. limiting; to serve

7．______ the test papers before handing them in and many mistakes can be avoided.

A. Get through　 　　　　　 B. Read out

C. Look into　 　　　　　　　 D. Go through

6．When asked why he was absent from yesterday’s meeting, he said he had been ______ coming by the storm.

A. stopped from　 　　　　 B. prevented

C. kept　 　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. stopped

5．-Where is Jack?

-I saw him walking hurriedly ______ the direction of the station just now.

A. to　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. towards

C. from　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. in

4．It’s too late, besides, it’s raining hard outside. He is ______ to come.

A. unlike　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. unlikely

C. like　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. liking

3．The policeman ______ the children from the fire at the risk of his own life.

A. saved　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. drove

C. stopped　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. prevents