12. I couldn’t get through to her. It 　　　　 that her phone was out of order.

A. turned out  B. was turned out   C. had been turned out   D. had turned out

11. The tourists will visit 　　　　 people call a “town of history” tomorrow.

A. where    B. what    C. why    D. that

10. ― What a pity! Leo missed the football match.

― 　　　　. He was busy with his schoolwork.

A. Neither he did    B. So he did    C. Neither did he    D. So did he

9. How kind of my neighbors 　　　　 me to attend their party!

A. inviting    B. to invite    C. invited    D. having invited

8. They continued to explore for oil, 　　　　 hardships and dangers.

A. were facing with        B. facing with

C. were faced with         D. faced with

7. That man was 　　　　 to become an engineer, but he chose to work as a lawyer.

A. considered  B. supposed      C. wished       D. regarded

6. I felt tired and was about to leave 　　　　 pleasant music caught my attention.

A. since      B. until          C. when        D. while

5. ― I guess you know your way around that city well.

― Not really. I 　　　　 for only a few days last time.

A. stayed     B. have stayed    C. was staying    D. would stay

4. As is known to all, 　　　　 is as refreshing as ice water on a hot day.

A. everything     B. something     C. anything       D. nothing

3. What a wonderful collection of stories! I’ve never read 　　　　.

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