12.　　　　 , the fire was put out in time before it became too serious.

　　　 A. Honestly　　 　 B. Naturally　 　　　 C. Sadly　　　　　 　　 D. Fortunately

11.　　　　 the sad news, he rushed out of the house, crying loudly.

　　　 A. On hearing　　　 　　 B. When heard　　　　

　　　 C. To hear　　　　　　　　　 D. Heard

10. - You put forward a good suggestion at the meeting yesterday.

　　　 - Yes, but now I regret　　　　 that.

　　　 A. to do　　　 　 B. doing　　 　　　 C. having done　　 　　 D. to have done

9. If translated word by word, as we all know, the passage will be difficult　　　　 .

　 　　 A. to understand　 　　　　　　　 B. understanding

　　　 C. being understood 　　　　　　 D. understood

8. - I can’t catch what you said.

　 -　　　　 I’ll translate my words into what I really mean.

　 　　 A. Look at the time!　　　　　 　 B. Give me a moment.

　 　　 C. It’s your turn.　　　　 　　　　　 D. I’m stuck.

7.　　　　 from him for a long time, I decided to write to him again.

　 　　 A. Not hearing　　 　　　　　 B. Hearing not　

　　　 C. Not having heard　 D. Having not heard

6. “I told you,” Tom said angrily, “not to play with my hat. Look, you’ve knocked it out of　　　　 .”

　　　 A. date　　　　　 　　　 B. order　　　　　 C. shape　　　　 D. style

5. Be careful not to　　　　 any words when taking notes in the meeting.

　　　 A. find out　　　 　　　 B. leave out　　　 C. hold out　　　 　　　 D. make out

4. Buses in this city are inconvenient and uncomfortable;　　　 , they never run on time.

　　　 A. in any case　　 B. in turn　　　　 C. in return　　　 　　　 D. in addition

3. I don’t think being poor is anything to be　　　　 , as it might force one to work hard to succeed.

　 　　 A. ashamed of　　 　　　 B. proud of　　　 C. fond of　　　 　　　 D. sick of