13. Have you heard of it? Firefighters rushed into a burning house, three of them unfortunately ______ in and ______ their lives.

A. caught; losing　　　　　 B. catching; lost 　　　　　 C. caught; lost 　　　 D. catching; losing

12. Can you imagine how late I went to bed last night? It was nearly 1 a.m. ______ I finished my article.

　 　　 A. that　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. when　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. before　　　　　　　 D. as

11. － I hear Tom ______ playing games recently.　 － ______ no wonder he is easy to feel sleepy in class.

A. is addicted to; There is　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. addicts; There is

C. addicts; It is　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. is addicted to; It is

10. The comments the expert made ___ stock-market bothered him greatly, ______ him not fall asleep all night.

　　 A. concerning, making　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. be concerned, which made

C. concerned, making　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to be concerning, made

9. --- Will it snow any more?

　 --- _____________, We have had enough this year.

　　 A. I hope so　　　　 　　 B. I hope not　　　 　　　 C. I think so　　 　　　　 D. I think not

8. I feel uncomfortable each time I remember the situation ____ Mary didn't agree with me ____ the matter

A. that: at　　　　 　　 B. in which; over　　 　 C. which; about　　 　　 D. where; to

7. ___________ on the MSN, some people often use '88' for 'good-bye'.

A. When chat　　　 　　 B. When chatting　　 　 C. When chatted　　 　 D. When to chat

6. On Saturday evenings guests are entertained in the garden, weather_________.

A. permits　　　　 　　 B. permit　　　　　 　 C. permitting　　　　 　 D. permitted

5. --- Have you got the results of the final exam?

　 --- Not yet. It will be a few days _________ we know the full results,

A. before　　　　 　　　 B. after　　　　　　 　 C. until　　　　　　 　 D. when

4. Chances are high__________ China and Russia will make an agreement to build an oil pipeline.

A. when　　　　　　 　 B. where　　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　 　 D. which