13. I woke up with     bad headache, yet by evening the pain had gone.

A. the; the      B.  the; an

C. a; the       D.  a; an

12.    is widely acknowledged that    there is life, there is hope.

A. It; whether     B.  As; whether

C. As; where       D.  It; where

11. ―Are these seats available?

―Sorry, sir. The seats .

A, have reserved    B.  are reserved

C.  reserved   D. are reserving

10. They could have attended the awarding ceremony,

but their flight     due to the bad weather.

A. was delayed       B. had been delayed

C.  has delayed     D.  was delaying

9. Hardly       when the flood peak arrived.

A.    they had left their village

B.    they left their village

C.    did they leave their village

D.    had they left their village

8.      the exact departure time, he missed his train.

A. Being not told           B.   Having not been told

C. Not having told        D.   Not having been told

7. —Well,   I have to fetch my son in the kindergarten. 

—Of course. Thank you very much for helping us.

A.    may I excuse myself now?

B.    let me go first. 

C.    I'm sorry.

D.    see you later.

6. ―What on earth are the police busy with?

―They have been looking into how the plane

crash       •

A. came out    B. came up

C. came down     D. came about

5. ―How can we get to the airport, Jane? It's too far and too expensive to take a taxi.

— Don't worry. There is a    bus service to the airport.

A. general      B. regular

C. normal       D. usual

4. [2014 •湖北卷]When Richard said, "You are much more agreeable and prettier now，  Joan's face turned red at the unexpected      .

A. command      B. comparison

C. compliment     D. contribution