12. There was no goal posts on the playground but the two trees ____ as well.

A. made　　　 B. served　　　 C. dealt with　　 D. regarded

11. The new car, as is said have a more advanced engineer, can ran faster, ____ more expensive.

A. thus　　　 B. anyhow　　 C. yet　　　 D. still

10. I still remember the house I used to live 15 years ago, in front of which ______ a small bush.

A. it lies　　 B. there lies 　　C. lies there　 D. it there lies

9. The important conference is to start at 2:00 ____. We have to hurry up.

A. exact　　 B. accurate　　 C. sharp　　 D. right

8. Yesterday when shopping, I happened to buy a shirt which have a ____ price of $20, but the ____ is $35.

A. especial; regular　 B. special; normal　 C. particular; ordinary　 D. usual; previous

7. ---Do you have the English-English dictionaries for sale?

---Yes, but there’s only an expensive one. Do you want to have ___?

A. some　　　 B. them　　　 C. it　　　 D. one

6. At ____ dark, the travelers reached a place, with _____ distance of 50 kilometers.

A. the; a　　　 B. /; the　　　 C. the; the　　　 D. /; a

5. A star or a singer will always have to face a fierce _____ from younger and perhaps better ones, waiting to take the place.

A. contest　　　 B. decision　 C. defeat　　 D. debate

4. ---Go fishing this weekend?

---______. I love fishing in this kind of weather.

A. I’m afraid not　 B. I believe it　 C. I don’t think so　 D. I couldn’t agree more

3. It was ____ information on the net that Tom gave to explain why he was late for the meeting.

A. having searched　 B. in search of　　 C. searching　　　 D. to search