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实验中学2012-2013学年度第学期高英语命题：. —Why is Mr. Li so happy this morning? —Because he was honoured with a(n)______ for excellence in teaching. A. present B. gift C. award D. reward 2. —Your mother becomes more and more forgetful. —Yes. She searched for her cellphone for a whole day last Sunday but it ______ in her coat pocket the next day. A. turned out B. turned on C. turned over D. turned up 3. I’m sorry, but I didn’t mean to keep you waiting here for a long time. Can you______ me? A. forgive B. satisfy C. apologize D. gain 4. Being a teacher for many years, he has learned a ______ to remember students’ names. A. idea B. thought C. trick D. mean 5. —Have you heard the story of “The Merchant of Venice”? —No. When and where does the story ______ ? A. take up B. take on C. take place D. take off 6. My father read through my composition and _____ quite a few spelling mistakes in it. A. sought B. issued C. spotted D. consulted 7. To be honest, if it is a _____ Michelangelo drawing, it will sell for millions of pounds. A. genuine B. novel C. rude D. fake 8. Instead of _____ the dictionary, I always try to guess the meanings of those new words in the passage. A. accounting for B. turning to C. bringing up D. doing with 9. —Didn’t you find the film exciting? —_____, I nearly fell asleep half way through it! A. As a result B. In other words C. On the contrary D. After all 10. The children are full of ______. They have been playing all day long without resting. A. force B. power C. energy D. strength 11. She became fatter and fatter, so the doctor advised her ______. A. losing weight B. to lose weight C. to keep weight D. to gain weight 12. ---Did you visit the famous museum? ---No, we _____, but we spent too much time shopping. A. could have visited B. must have visited C. can t have visited D. shouldnt have visited 13. We must do whatever