12．--What's the TV news ________?

--The Chinese Team won five gold medals at World Table Tennis Championships．

A．at　　　　　　　 　 B．across　　　　　 　 C．above　　　　　 　 D．about

11．--Is that your best friend Simon?

--No，it ________ be him．He flew to Hong Kong yesterday．

A．mustn't　　　　　 B．may not　　　　 　 C．can't　　　　　 　　 D．needn't

10．--Is Linda's home ________ away from school than Millie's?

--Yes，it is．Linda lives two miles away but Millie lives nearby．

A．farther　　　　　 　 B．farthest　　　　 　 C．further　　　　　 　　　 D．furthest

9．--How do western people celebrate ________?

--They usually make special pumpkin lanterns．

A．Christmas　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Thanksgiving Day

C．Halloween　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．New Year's Day

8．--Will his new novel ________ in September this year?

--Yes，we are all looking forward to it．

A．come over　　　 　　 B．come back　　　 　 C．come out　　　　 　　　 D．come from

7．On the 40th Earth Day，Dr Wang gave us a talk on the importance of ________ the earth．

A．practicing　　　 　 B．preventing　　　 　 C．polluting　　　　 　 D．protecting

6．--Hi，Tom，why so unhappy?

--I missed the exciting match ________ the bad traffic．

A．in order to　　　 　　 B．since then　　　 　 C．as a result　　　　 D．because of

5．Timmy tells me that you have read ________ on the Internet．

A．something amazing　　　　　　　　　　 　 B．anything amazing

C．amazed something　　　　　　　　　 　　 D．amazed anything

4．--Look，________ dirty the water is!

--Yes，we should really take some actions to deal with it．

A．what a　　　 　　　　 B．what　　　　　 　 C．how　　　　　　 　　　 D．how a

3．--I hear your pen friend is visiting Lianyungang again．Is it the ________ time for him?

--Yes，and he will come for a third time next spring．

A．first　　　　　 　　 B．second　　　　 　　 C．third　　　　　 　　 D．fourth