13.　 The police were _______ what the boy had confessed because _______ he couldn’t have committed the crime all by himself.

　　 A. doubtful about; as he was strong　　　　　　　　　 B. in doubt of; strong though he was

　　 C. curious about; though he was young　　　　　　　 D. skeptical of; young as he was

12.　 Experiment after experiment, they tried to acquire the _____evidence and ______ data needed to solve the technical problem.

A. concise; accurate　 B. precise; concise　 C. adequate; accurate　 D. enough; concrete

11.　 I once worked in the English Department in the university but I got laid off because I _____ the courses required for further education. Meanwhile my colleagues were still there, ______ easy money.

　　 A. hadn’t taken; making　　 B. didn’t take; making　 C. hadn’t taken; made　 D. didn’t take; made

10.　 If you want to start your own photographing company, you’d employ someone who knows _______, which can contribute to the success of your business.

　　 A. the tricks of the trade　　 B. the trades of the trick　 C. the tricks of trade D. tricks of the trade

9.　 The idea of your article is quite original but the language needs _______ a little.

　　 A. being polished　　 B. to be rewritten　　 C. rewriting　 D. to be polished

8.　 Reporters are _______ to get all facts straight, present their stories fairly and never give opinions that are objective.

　　 A. believed　　 B. supposed　　 C. thought　 D. considered

7.　 In the murder case, the suspect ______ all the charges against him, so the police had to collect new evidence and ______ new strategies to prove that he was guilty of the crime.

A. refused; employ　 B. rejected; apply　 C. denied; employ　 D. turned down ; use

6.　 _______ avoid possible embarrassment, Tom ______ignores her former girlfriend whenever he sees her.

A. In order to; deliberately　 B. As to; intentionally　 C. So as to; purposely　 D. So that to; on purpose

5.　 Once a reporter receives his assignment from the chief-editor, he has to ______ on his work and tries his best to work on it until the chief-editor ______ it.　

A. fix his attention; approves 　B. focus; proves of　 C. concentrate; approves of　 D. get down; approves

4.　 Everybody around the neighborhood believes the pretty little girl will _____ a good professional actress.

A. turn　　 B. make　　 C. acquire　 D. grow up