12. To ______ their homes from the forest fire, the owners sprayed their roofs with water. A. defend B. perform C. predict ...

11. The two men were not only （rivals）for the same job but also for the same girl. A. enemies B. fighters C. contestants D. competitors ...

10. If children （perform）their jobs around the house, they A. complain about doing the work. B. do the work they should. C. don’t do the work they should. ...

10. When the husband dismissed her problems, she （perceived）such response as belittling and unsupportive. A. imagined B. thought of C. expected D. felt ...

9. To deal with ______, you may find it helpful to exercise. A long walk can make you feel less worried and less nervous: A. tension B. fact C. agreement ...

7. The opposite of （distant）is: A. neat B. messy C. close ...

7. If you （resolve）to get more exercise, you A. do not need to get more exercise. B. do not want to get more exercise. C. decide that you are really going to exercise more often. ...

6. I （predicted）that both my roommates would move out by the end of the year. In other words, I said A. what I thought they would do in the future. B. what I wished they would do. C. that I was angry about what they planned to do. ...

5. He was promised to have an income of （approximately）a hundred thousand dollars a year if he agreed to accept the offer. A. some B. appropriate C. near D. close ...

4. Someone who has a （sample）of a new kind of ice cream A. has a taste of the ice cream. B. dislikes the ice cream. C. has a big box of the ice cream. ...