13. - The concert was wonderful yesterday. Didn’t you go to it?

- _______. I _______, but I had to look after my sick baby at home.

A. No; would love to have　 　B. No; would love to

C. Yes; would love to 　 　　D. Yes; would love to have

12. The discovery of these tombs is _______ for scholars’ studying the history of the Tang Dynasty.

A. of very important　　　　 　B. great importance

C. of great significance　　 　D. great significant

11. Life ____ be much happier if we ____ only be born at the age of 80 and gradually approach 18.

A. will, can　　 　B. will, could　 　　C. would, can　　 D. would, could

10. After floods had destroyed crops and houses, the farmers in the village were _____ food and shelter.

A. for lack of　　 　B. for short of　 　C. in want of　　 D. in the need of

9. Never lose _____ heart. There is always a chance of _____ weak defeating _____ strong.

A. ×; the; the　　 B. the; the; the　　 C. ×; ×; ×　　 　D. a ; the; the

8. Everyone can borrow from this public library only two books _____ and they must be returned within a month.

A. at one time　　　 B. at times　　　 C. at the time　　　 D. at a time

7. - I’m sorry that I can’t go to your party tonight.

- ________? Haven’t we agreed on it?

A. What is it　　　　　　 　 B. Why don’t you

C. What do you think　　　 D. How is it

6. _____ anxious and _____ relaxed the learner, _____ their language acquisition.

A. The less；much；the better　　 B. Less；more；better

C. The more；less；the worse　　 D. More；less；worse

5. The boy’s uncle gave him a large toy train _______.

A. with which to play　　　 B. which to play with

C. with which he can play　　 D. which he could play

4. Susan’s face turned red when she found the teacher’s eyes _____ her.

A. stared at　　 B. staring at　　 C. fixed on　　 D. fixing upon