12. The revolutionaries sacrifices themselves ________ our country during the past years.

A. to　 　　　　　B. of 　　　　　　　C. for 　　　　　　　　　D. in

11. –What did you say to each other at the school gate?

　 -We ___________ each other good luck in the English contest.

A. hoped　　　　 B. wished　　　　　 C. experienced　　　　　 D. wanted

10. Being abroad, ___________ the new condition, the easier your new life will be.

A. the sooner you adjusted to　　　 B. the sooner you are adjusted

C. the more you are adjusted　　　　 D. the sooner you are adjusted to

9. When a pencil is partly in a glass of water, it looks as if it _____________.

A. breaks　　　　 B. had been broken　　　 C. were broken　　　 D. was broken

8. He helps his neighbors, and _______ he gets much help from people around.

　 A. by turns　　　 B. on one hand　　　　 C. in turn　　　 D. for one thing

7. Young people are longing to have opportunities of _______ the social activities.

A. participation　 B. participating　　　 C. participants　 D. participating in

6. _________ with such a failure, Arnold has no courage to live on the earth.

A. Facing　　 B. Faced　　 C. To face　　　 　D. Having faced

5. When the old man _______ to walk back to his house, the sun _______ itself behind the mountain.

A. had started; was hiding　　　　　　 B. had started; had already hidden

C. started; had already hidden　　　　 D. was starting; hid

4. The problem of _________ become a serious one.

A. dealing with waste plastics have　　 B. deal with waste plastics have

C. dealing with waste plastics has　　　 D. to deal with waste plastics has

3. My friend Martine was very sick with a strange fever; ______, he could neither eat nor sleep.

　 A. with the result that 　B. after all　 　C. in turn　　 D. as a result