(    A    ) 12. When an earthquake happens，and you are

outdoors, you should go to an open area as

_as    possible.

A. quickly    B.    quietly

C. loudly    D.    slowly

( C    ) 11. Tina is so shy that she is afraid of_

in front of a group.

A. to speak    B.    speak

C. speaking    D.    spoke

( B ) 10. —There is no need to raise some_，I

know what you are saying.

—That’s OK.

A. sound    B.    voice

C. noise    D.    tune

(C    ) 9. —My _ sank when I found I failed

again.

—You will surely be successful as long as    you don’t give up practicing.

A. thoughts    B.    minds

C. spirits    D.    brain

(B ) 8. —What would you do if you were in my  ?

—Maybe I would give it up.

A. place    B.    position ,

C. point    D.    situation

(C )7. —A new subway station will be built there.

—I hear all the people nearby received the

_to move away.

A. note    B.    message

C. notice    D.    news

(C    )6. —What do you think of their decision?

—In my_,they can’t be too right..

A. thought    B. idea

C. opinion    D. expression

(A )5. —Why did Jobs drop out after a semester?

—Maybe his parents couldn’t _ his

education.

A. afford    B. offer

C. buy    D. pay

(    B    )4. The headmaster has gone abroad on business.

So we have to make the decision in his .

A. absent    B. absence

C. present    D. presence

( C ) 3. —Internet has its own advantage even though it can make teens lost in it.

—Right, each_has two sides.

A. bill    B. note

C. coin    D. check