13.I thought him nice and honest ______ I met him.

A.the first time　 B.first time　 C.for the first time　 D.by the first time

12.That passanger was very impolite to the conductor,______ ,of cource,made things even worse.

A.who　　 B.which　　 C.what　　 D.that

11.With the price of oil ______ ,the economy of that country is slowing down.

A.bringing　 up　 B.rising　 up　　 C.going　 up　 D.turning　 up

10.The manager spoke highly of such ______ as loyalty,courage and truthfalness shown by his employees.

A.features　　　　 B.characteristics　 C.aspect　　　 D.virtues

9._____ as he is, he has turned ______ professional writer.

A.A teenager, a　　 B.Teenager, ×　　 C.Teenager, a　　 D.A teenager, ×

8.My money _______.I must go to the bank to draw out my savings.

A.is running out　　　　 　　　B.has run out of

C.is being run out of　　　　　 D.has been run out

7.You are lying.The manager _____ in his office now,because he is talking with me in my home at the moment.

A.may not be working　　　　 B.mustn’t be working

not be working　　　　　 not have worked

6.You should have the flowers ______ once in a while.

A.watering B.watered　 C.to be watered　 D.being watered

5.They were surprised that a child should work out the proplem _____ they themselves couldn’t.

A.when　　 B.where　　 C.until　　　 D.while

4.She is brilliant,No one can _____ her in tennis.

A.fit　　　 B.match　　 C.fight　　　 D.win