11. ____ the help from the doctor, the little boy ____ his wife.

　 A. Apart from; should have lost　　 B. Without; could lose

　 C. But for; would have lost　　　　 D. Except for; would have lost

10. It was not until the boat was out of sight_____ their hands.

　 A. that they stopped waving　　　　　 B. did they stop waving

　 C. they don’t stop waving　　　　　　 D. had they stopped waving

9. After 15 years in the USA, he was finally decided to _____ American citizenship.

　 A. concentrate on　　 B. apply for　　 C. look out for　　 D. appeal to

8. _____, his idea was accepted by all the people at the meeting.

　 A. Strange as might it sound　　 　B. As it might sound strange

　 C. As strange it might sound　　　 D. Strange as it might sound

7. When we believed that Alice was sad for _____ on the broken window, Tom stood　

up to say that he himself is the one_____.　

　 A. blaming; blamed　　　　　　　 B. being blamed; to blame

　 C. being blamed; blamed　　　　　 D. blaming; to blame

6. Animals have died _____ coming into contact with this chemical.

　 A. as a consequence of　　　　　　 B. in return for

　 C. in the name of　　　　　　　　 D. in spite of

5. She was told to wear flat shoes, ______ her back problems.

　 A. on no account　　　　　　　　 B. on all account

　 C. on account of　　　　　　　　 D. by all accounts

4. ____at her success, her parents took her on expensive restaurant to celebrate.

　 A. To delight　　 B. To be delighted　 C. Delighted　 D. Delighting

3. The new secretary is____ and therefore the manager is satisfied with her work.

　 A. effective　　 B. efficient　　　 C. specific　　 D. sufficient

2. Julia is not only into ____ classic music, but also has acquired _____ good knowledge of　

American country music.

　 A. The; /　　　 B. /; /　　　　　　 C. The; a　　　 D. /; a