11. An unhappy childhood may have some negative effects on a person’s characters however, they are not always_________,

　　A. practical B. avoidable C. permanent D. beneficial

　　12. The school office is required to make its accounts as_________ as possible for its staff to monitor the use of money.

　　A. transparent B. reasonable C. securer D. format

　　13. Recently a survey _______ prices of the same goods in two different shoppingmalls has caused heated debate among citizens.

　　A.compared B.comparing C.compares D.being compared

　　14. It sounds like something is wrong with the car’s tyre. , we’d better take it to the garage immediately.

　　A. Otherwise B. If not C. But for that D. If so

　　15. On receiving a phone call from his daughter _____ she had a fall, Mr. Gold immediately rushed home from his office.

　　A. says B. said C. saying D. to say

　　16. The election results will be on Friday morning.

　　A. put down B. put off C. put up D. put away

　　17. In that school, English is compulsory for all students, but French and Russian are _________.

　　A.special B.regional C.optional D.original

　　18. I'm gonna beat you as soon as I finish what I

　　A. was doing B. am doing C. have done D. had been doing

　　19. With more than 17000 islands, ______ only 6000 are inhabited, Indonesia is the world’s largest archipelago(島國(guó)).

　　A. on which B. for which C. of which D. along which

　　Would you like bread or cake?

　　- , thank you. I'm full.

　　A. Either B. Both C. Any D. Neither