12．-What do you think of the music teacher?

　　　 - ____ she is an elegant lady, she can be extremely difficult to work with．

　　　 A．Even if　　　 　　　 B．As　　　 　　　　　　　 C．Because　　　 　　　 D．While

11．More and more rich people have promised to ____ their wealth after death to help the poor and the disabled.

　　　 A．give away　 　　　　　 B．give up　　 　　　　　 C．give out　 　　　　　 D．give off

10．If you want to book tickets for the 2012 Olympic Games, just call 00952012．It ___ be simpler．

　　　 A．mustn't　　　 　　　 B．won't　　 　　　　　　 C．needn't　　　　 　　 D．couldn't

9．The six old experts were ____ about Professor Lee's academic findings and reported him to the authority．

　　　 A．skeptical　　　 　　　 B．curious　 　　　　　　　　 C．capable　　　　 　　 D．aware

8．She is a strong-willed woman and not once ___ in to any difficulty in her life．

　　　 A．she has given　　　　　 B．did she give　　　 　 C．she gave　　　 　　 D．has she given

7．____ and the housing problems for low-income families in this area could be settled．

　　　 A．If we double our efforts　　　　　　 　　　 B．Unless we make every effort

　　　 C．Make more efforts　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D．Making greater efforts

6．A strong earthquake ____ widespread destruction in the city center hit New Zealand South Island city of Christchurch．

　　　 A．caused　　　　 　　　 B．to cause　　　 　　　 C．causing　　　　 　　 D．to have caused

5．-Shi Changxu was awarded a special state prize for his scientific research．

　　　 -He certainly ____ that honor, for he has devoted so much to the country．

　　　 A．expects　 　　　　　　　 B．deserves　　　 　　　 C．observes　　　 　　 D．respects

4．We should spend more time doing outdoor exercise in our daily life ____ sitting before the computer, surfing some web sites or playing games．

　　　 A．as　　　　 　　　　　 B．than　　　 　　　　　　 C．when　　　　　 　　 D．if

3．People all believe that ____ to free trade destroy wealth, benefiting no one in the long run．

　　　 A．administrations　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．attempts　　　　　　

　　　 C．processes　　　 　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．barriers