11. -How _________ will you be able to finish the painting?

　　-In a couple of hours.

　　A. soon

　　B. often

　　C. long

　　D. fast

　　12. ______ any friends in the city, he felt quite lonely and helpless.

　　A. No to have

　　B. No having

　　C. Not to have

　　D. Not having

　　13. Dr. White was away to the South last month, so he didn’t attend the meeting _______ in Beijing.

　　A. having held

　　B. to hold

　　C. to be held

　　D. held

　　14. _______ at his paper over the weekend, Neil didn’t finish it.

　　A. As he worked hard

　　B. Hard as he worked

　　C. How he worked hard

　　D. How hard he worked

　　15. -Are you satisfied with her work, sir?

　　-Not at all. It couldn’t be any _______.

　　A. better

　　B. best

　　C. worse

　　D. worst

　　16. That was _______ matter that I had no choice but to talk it over with my parents.

　　A. a such serious

　　B. a so serious

　　C. such serious a

　　D. so serious a

　　17. This disease is second only _______ heart attack as a cause of death all over the world.

　　A. to

　　B. of

　　C. with

　　D. from

　　18. The word is new to us. You’d better ______ in the dictionary.

　　A. look at it

　　B. look for it

　　C. look it up

　　D. look it out

　　19. If there is no one _______ him with the preparation, he will have to put off the meeting.

　　A. help

　　B. to help

　　C. helps

　　D. helped

　　20. As soon as she _______ open the letter, Mrs. White will find out what has happened to her husband.

　　A. tears

　　B. is tearing

　　C. will tear

　　D. has torn