13. The TV sets made by our factory sell best, but 10 years ago no one could have guessed the place in the markets that they _______.

　　 A. were having　　　　　　　　　 B. had had

C. were to have　　　　　　　　 D. had

12. I’m afraid that it is you, ________ Bernard, _______ to blame.

　　 A. more than; who is　　　　　　　　 B. rather; that are

　　 C. other than; that is　　　　　　　 D. less than; which are

11. Much to our surprise, the first performance was well _______.

　　 A. accepted　　　　　　　　　　 B. received

C. accepting　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. receiving

10. They kept trying, and their efforts finally _______.

　　 A. make it　　　　　　　　　　　 B. paid off

C. are made it　　　　　　　　　　　 D. are paid off

9. She ______ behind the door in order not to be found. Two minutes later she was safe again.

　　 A. hold her breath　　　　　　　　　 B. catch her breath

C. held her breath　　　　　　　　　 D. lost her breath

8. Here are some toys. You can _______ one for your little son as a birthday gift.

　　 A. rule out　　　　　　　　　　 B. pick out

C. take out　　　　　　　　　　 D. carry out

7. We all ______ Yang Liwei as an example of a man who managed to live hid dream.

　　 A. look forward to　　　　　　　　　 B. look back

C. look up to　　　　　　　　　　　 D. look over

6. Let’s put off the picnic until next week, _____ the weather may be better.

　　 A. then　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. if

C. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. when

5. Living in a city can’t ______ living in the country.

　　 A. be compared to　　　　　　　　　 B. compare between

　　 C. compare with　　　　　　 　　 D. compare to

4. ―They decide to take _____ sail around the island.

　 ―When will the ship set _____ sail?

　　 A. a; /　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. /; a

C. a; the　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the; /