13. — Hi, Simon. Welcome back! How long ______ there?

　　 — Nearly two weeks.

　　 A. did you stay　 B. would you stay 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. will you stay 　　　 D. are you staying

12. Today, it’s hard for many children to become independent, as their parents are always ______ — they try to arrange everything for the younger generation.

　　 A. in need　 　　 B. in silence　　 　 C. in charge 　　　 D. in preparation

11. Sun Yang is the only one of the Chinese male swimmers who ______ a winner of two Olympic gold medals.

　　 A. is　　　 　　 B. are　　　 　　　 C. were　　　　 　 D. have been

10. — Darling, what’s on your mind?

　　 — Well, I’m considering ______ I am going to place our new furniture.

　　 A. who　　　 B. what　　　 　　　 C. which　　　 　 D. where

9. When travelling abroad, some people like to visit the ancient buildings while ______ prefer to explore the natural wonders.

　　 A. other　　　 B. the other　　 　　 C. others 　　　　　 D. the others

8. It can be a(n) ______ for many people to say “no”, because they hate to disappoint (使失望) others and make themselves feel uncomfortable.

　　 A. experience 　 B. struggle　　 　　 C. purpose 　　　　 D. habit

7. — I think the watch is quite suitable for you and it’s not expensive. You can’t miss it!

　　 — OK, I ______ it.

　　 A. had taken　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. took　　　 　　 C. will take 　　　 D. have taken

6. No one can tell the exact number of the ships and sailors ______ were lost in the terrible storm.

　　 A. who　　 　　　 B. which　　　 　 C. whom　 　　　　 D. that

5. From watering to other details, ______ keeping a plant seems to be a bit challenging for me.

　　 A. fluently　 　 B. naturally　 　　 C. successfully　　 D. academically

4.— How’s your new cook?

　　 — We couldn’t find ______ one. All our customers like his Chinese dishes very much.

　　 A. better　　 　　 B. a better　　 　　 C. the best 　　　　 D. the better