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12. Before you sign anything important, pay careful_____ to all conditions. A. notice B. attention C. regards D. reference 【解析】选B。句意：在给重要的东西签名之前，你应该仔细注意所有的条件。pay attention to注意。 13．—Excuse me, can you spare me a few minutes? —______? ［2011武汉高二检测］ A. What’s it B. What’s more C. What’s on D. What’s up 【解析】选D。考查情景交际。句意：——能打扰你几分钟吗？——怎么了？What’s up？“怎么了，发生了什么事？”What’s more“而且，除此之外”；What’s on“在演出什么”。 14. The chairman____ from his chair and came forward to greet her. ［2011南宁高二检测］ A. risen B. aroused C. rose D. raised 【解析】选C。rise此处意为“起立，站起来”。arouse“激起，唤醒”；raise“举起，提高，抚养”。 15. She is_____ a friend than a landlady. A. more B. most C. rather D. other 【解析】选A。句意：与其说她是个房东，倒不如说她是个朋友。more. . . than. . . “与其说……倒不如说……”，符合句意。 (A) It’s interesting that the arrival of snow has a different effect on people in different countries. For some countries it is an important happening to celebrate each year, while for others it is a catastrophe(灾难) or even a wonder. There are countries between these two extremes that normally expect snow some time over the winter months, but never receive snow regularly or in the same quantities every year. Britain is one such country, for which the arrival of snow quite simply creates problems. Within hours of the first snowfall, however, lights, roads are blocked, trains and buses stop in the middle of traffic. Normal communications are affected as well, telephone calls become difficult and the post immediately takes more time than usual. Almost within hours, there are also certain shortages—bread, vegetables and other things—not because all these things can no longer be produced or sent to shops, but mainly because people are frightened, and go out to store up these commodities, just for fear that something bad s