12. The old woman stood ________ for a moment when she saw a beggar appear before her suddenly.

　A. surprising　 B. to surprise　 C. surprised　 D. having surprised

11. ------ Are you feeling any better today, Rose?

　 　------ No, I’m still _____________ a headache.

　A. getting　　 B. got　　 C. suffering from　　 D. suffered from

10. The language _______ for speaking on the telephone is similar to _______ of ordinary conversation.

　A. used; that　 B. is used; that　 C. is using; which　 D. used; which

9. The ____________ house is a school for the disabled children.

　A. new-built　 B. newly-building　 C. newly-built　 D. new-building

8. Miss Debbie is __________ a teacher and she treats us her friends.

　A. only　　 B. not more than　　 C. more than　　 D. less than

6. Reporters should report an event truthfully __________ it’s difficult for people to accept some stories.

　A. even though　　 B. because　　 C. as if　　 D. if

. This site __________ and will be back online in the not-too-distant future.

　 A. had updated　　　　 B. is being updated

　C. will be updated　　　　 D. updated

5. ------ The boys are not doing a good job at all, are they?

　 ------ __________________.

　 A. I guess not so.　　　　 B. I don’t guess.

　 C. I don’t guess so.　　　　 D. I guess not.

4. We ________ him our team leader by a show of hands.

　 A. selected　　 B. chose　　 C. picked out　　　 D. elected

3. Our teacher, ___________, is kind and full of knowledge.

　 A. looking about　 B. looked about　 C. looking after　 D. looked up to

2.　　 I thought her nice and honest _________ I met her.

A. first time　　　　　 B. for the first time

C. the first time　　　 D. by the first time