13. We should keep trying, and I think our efforts will finally _________.

A. pay off　　 B. pay back　　 C. pay for　　 D. pay out

12. You may give this money to _____ you think needs it.

　 A. no matter who　 B. whomever　 C. whose　 D. whoever

11._______ the book _______ last week, that one is more interesting.

A. Comparing to; bought　　　　　　　 B. Compared with; bought

C. Compared with; which bought　　　　 D. Compared to; buying　　

10._______ reading the letter, he was pleased ______ me that he would leave for Japan next day.

A. With; telling　 B. With; to tell　 C. On; telling　　 D. On; to tell

9. --- I’m sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final.

--- I think so. He ___________ for it for months.

A. is preparing　 B. was preparing　　 C. had been preparing　　 D. has been preparing

8. In the dark forests ________, some large enough to hold several English towns.

　　　 A．stand many lakes　 B．lie many lakes　 C．many lakes lie　 D．many lakes stand

7. You’d better have some candles in the house _____ the electricity is off.

A. in that case 　　　　　　 B. as long as 　　　　 C. in case　　　　　　　　　　 D. so that

6. Some students don’t realize the good use ______ the time.

A. Jack makes of　　 B. which Jack makes　　 C. for Jack to make　　 D. Jack makes

5. There used to be no deer ______ in the forest, but now they are very ______ in it.

A. live; common　　 B. living; usual　　　 C. live; ordinary　 D. living; common

4.----Don’t you feel surprised to see Bruce at the meeting?

　 -----Yes. I really didn’t think _______ here.

A. he has been　　 B. he had been　　 C. he would be　　 D. he would have