11. __________ we don’t want to spend too much money if we can avoid it.

　　　 A. Obvious　　　　　 B. Obviously　　　　　　　 C. Being obvious　　　 D. To be obvious

10. Readers were pleased _______ that a scientist could write about his research in a way ___________ ordinary people could understand.

　　　 A. to find/that　　　　　　 B. finding/as　　　　　　　 C. to find/which　 D. finding/that

9. Many crimes _________ unreported, which made the police very worried.

　　　 A. went　　　　　　　 B. got　　　　　　　　　 C. came　　　　　　　 D. became

8. The hotel has improved facilities for _____________. There are new lifts and wheelchair ramps(轮椅用的坡道).

　　　 A. a disable　　　　 B. disables　　　　　 C. the disable　　　　　　 D. the disabled

7. The writer moved to London, hoping to meet some of the best _____ of her time.

　　　 A. tops　　　　　　　　 B. heads　　　　　　　　　　 C. minds　　　　　　　　　　 D. friends

6. If knowledge is power, ________ Sir Francis Bacon wrote in 1579, _______ perhaps creativity can be described the ability to use that power.

　　　 A. what/and　　　　 B. as/then　　　　　　　　　 C. which/and　　　　　　　 D. that/then

5. What’s the _________ of phoning her again? She won’t agree.

　　　 A. cause　　　　　　　　　　 B. point　　　　　　　 C. interest　　　　　　 D. use

4. The weather looks so ____________; we’re looking forward to a picnic.

　　　 A. to promise　　　　　　 B. promised　　　　 C. promising　　　　 D. promise

3. It _________ talent and devotion (热爱、投入)to become a top dancer.

　　　 A. takes　　　　　　　 B. undertakes　　　　　　 C. costs　　　　　　　 D. spends

2. Peter’s forecast ________ to be quite wrong. The prices of the computer are much lower than 　　　 he predicted.

　　　 A. broke out　　　　 B. called out　　　　 C. turned out　　　　　　　 D. went out