11、The hostess,dressed in her finest costume,together with the guest of honor,______ comfortably in the living room.（1分）A、was seatedB、were seatedC、sittingD、seating12、His book was much better than similar books ______ before him.（1分）A、being writtenB、having writtenC、writtenD、writing13、A man ______ the accident said that the bus was going at over 80mph when it crashed.（1分）A、observedB、noticedC、discoveredD、witnessed14、______ you take a taxi,youˊll still miss the train.（1分）A、But forB、Except forC、Even ifD、If only15、I saw a lot of children playing in the garden,most of them ______ girls.（1分）A、areB、wereC、beingD、have been16、I was on ______ last week and didn’t receive your letter.（1分）A、vacationB、VocationC、actionD、venture17、When ______ this machine,you must read the instructions first.（1分）A、useB、usingC、to useD、having used18、The kind of books an author writes ＿＿＿＿＿on the kind of person that he is．（1分）A、was dependedB、dependsC、dependD、were depended19、A bottle weighs more after air is put in.______ proves that air has weight.（1分）A、WeB、ItC、WhichD、What20、So little ______ about physics that the lecture was completely beyond me.（1分）A、I knewB、did I knowC、I have knownD、have I known21、______＿ his help,I would not have finished the work so quickly.（1分）A、But forB、Except forC、ProvidedD、With22、The child didnˊt let go of her motherˊs hand and was ______ to leave her mother.（1分）A、willingB、reluctantC、inclinedD、declined23、The computer games entertain ______ educate the learners.（1分）A、butB、alsoC、as good asD、as well as24、He prefers driving ______ cycling.（1分）A、thanB、thatC、forD、to25、The West Lake is so beautiful that it is really ______.（1分）A、worthy visitingB、worth being visitedC、worth visitD、worth visiting26、As well as being very ______ about the horsesˊ condition,the old horseman was equally concerned about their appearance when picking horses.（1分）A、particularB、worriedC、fearedD、delightful27、Judging from the report,we can ______ that more than 500 deaths are caused by drunken driving in England every year.（1分）A、declaimB、declineC、assumeD、imagine28、The criminal ______ from prison after serving his sentence.（1分）A、releasedB、was releasedC、will releaseD、is to release29、Be careful,because that knife is very ______.（1分）A、sharpB、fastC、hardD、quick30、______ with the French,the British eat far less fish（1分）A、In contrastB、In comparisonC、In conclusionD、In addition