12.　 His parents died, ______him nothing ____ a small house.

A. left; with　　 B. leaving; except　 C. leaving; only　 D. to leave; but

11.　 ______is the population of Xi’an?

A. How many　　 B. How much　 C. What　　　　 D. How big

10.　 The boss had to give in and _______John.

A. say “Hi” to　 B. say “Hello” to　 C. say sorry to　 D. say good-bye to

9.　　　 ------Happy New Year!　　　 ------_________.

A.　　　 That’s very kind of you 　B. Yes　 C. The same to you　 　D. That’s all right

8.　　　 The doctor will be with you_____ a few minutes.

A.　　　 After　 　　B. in 　　　　C. on　 　　　D. by

7.　　　 When it was quiet, we could hear the river______.

A.　　　 flow　 　　B. to flow　 　C. flowing　 　D. flows

6.　　　 He crossed the river _______boat.

A.　　　 in　 　　　B. by a　 　　　C. on a　 　　D. in a

5.　　　 I’d like to send this letter to England _______air.

A.　　　 in　 　　　B. by 　　　　C. on　 　　D. for

4.　　　 Cloth is made _______cotton, wool, silk and other materials.

A.　　　 from　 　　B. up of　 　　C. of　 　　D. into

3.　　　 They were playing cards ______ suddenly it began to rain.

A. since　　　 B. while 　　　C. as　　　　　　 　D. when