13. The weather turned out to be fine yesterday. I 　_______ the trouble to carry my umbrella with me.

A. should have taken　 　B. could have taken　

C. needn’t have taken　　 D. mustn’t have taken

12. My father may have to go into hospital,　 _______ he won’t be going on holiday.

A. in that case　 　　　　B. in which case　

C. in case　　 　　　　　D. in the case

11. _______ to the Chinese revolutionary cause, Dr. Bethune was widely respected by the Chinese people.

A. Devoting　　　 　　　 　B. Devoted　　 　　

C. To devote　　 　 　　　D. Devote

10. -Wait until we get a satisfactory reply,will you?

-I couldn’t agree　 _______ .The idea sounds great to me.

A. much　　　　　 B. worse　　

C. more　　　　　 D. at all

9. Smoking does great harm to our health. _______ is smoking allowed in public places.

A. At no time　　　 　B. In no time　

C. At all times　　 　D. All the time

8. -How did you learn to speak English so well?

-By practising English 　_______　 I had a chance.

A. whatever　　　 B. however　　

C. whenever　　　 D. whoever

7. Mr Li made up his mind to devote all he could 　_______ his oral English before going abroad.

A. improve　　　　 B. to improve　　

C. improving　　　 D. to improving

6. Teenagers who discover they were 　_______　 often search for their biological parents when they are old enough.

A. adapted　　　　　　　　 B. adopted　

C. brought up　　　　　　 D. looked after

5. Mr Smith,　 _______ of the _______　 speech, started to read a novel.

A. tired;boring　　　 B. tiring; bored　　　

C. tired; bored　　　 D. tiring; boring

4. I couldn’t　 _______ .The line was busy.

A. go by　　　 　B. go through　　

C. get in　　　 　D. get through