12．Quite ________ the fact that he has no qualifications，Mr.Berry is not a suitable person to work here.

C．aside from D．instead of

答案　C

解析　句意为：即使不考虑他没有资格证书的事实，贝里先生也不是在这儿工作的合适人选。aside from＝apart from，既可表达but，except的意思，也可表达besides的意思。

13．-What about having a drink?

-________.

A．Good idea B．Help yourself

C．Go ahead，please D．Me，too

答案　A

解析　What about doing...？是征求对方意见的日常用语，同意这种做法，可以用Good idea.来回答。

14．The sign reads "In case of ________ fire，break the glass and push ________ red button"．

A．/；a B．/；the C．the；the D．a；a

答案　B

解析　fire作"火灾"讲时一般不加冠词；表示某个或某些特定的人或物的名词，前面需加定冠词，red button为说话人心目中所特指的，要加定冠词the。

15．The pleasant weather ________ our pleasure.We had a wonderful time in Europe.

A．added to B．added in

C．added up to D．added up

答案　A

解析　句意为：宜人的天气增加了我们的快乐。我们在欧洲玩得很开心。add to增加；add in把......加进去，包括；add up to总计为；add up加起来。

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　　He met her at a party.She was so outstanding that many boys were chasing after her，while he was so normal，and nobody paid any __1__ to him.After the party，he invited her for coffee.She was surprised.In order not to __2__ rude，she went along.

　　__3__ they sat in a nice coffee shop，he was too __4__ to say anything.Suddenly，he asked the waiter，"Could you please __5__ me some salt? I'd like to put it in my coffee."

The girl stared at him.He turned red，but when the salt came，he put it in his coffee and drank.__6__，she asked，"Why salt with coffee？"he __7__，"When I was a little boy，I lived near the sea.I liked playing in the sea...I could __8__ its taste salty，like salty coffee.Now every time I