"reading between the lines"．

　　A．make mistakes B．draw conclusions

　　C．make a decision D．draw a comparison

　　解析：选B　句意：你经常可以对文章中并未清楚说明的事情做出推断，这就是所谓的"读出言外之意"。make mistakes"犯错误"；draw conclusions"得出结论"；make a decision"做出决定"；draw a comparison"做比较"。

　　12．Many approaches have been ________ to control the spread of disease.

　　A．adapted B．employed

　　C．negotiated D．accessed

　　解析：选B　句意：许多方法已被使用来控制疾病的传播。根据句意，应选B项。

　　13．Today we have chat rooms, text messages and email, but we seem ________ the art of communicating face­to­face.

　　A．losing B．to be losing

　　C．to be lost D．having lost

　　解析：选B　句意：今天我们有聊天室、短信和电子邮件，但是我们似乎正在失去面对面交流的艺术。seem to be doing sth."似乎正在做某事"，符合语境，故B项正确。

　　14．Most of us like the ________ of using credit cards to buy things, but we may spend more before we know it.

　　A．convenience B．civilization

　　C．campaign D．competition

　　解析：选A　句意：我们中的大多数喜欢使用信用卡买东西的便利，但是在我们知道之前我们可能花费得更多。convenience"便利，方便"；civilization"文明"；campaign"运动"；competition"竞争，比赛"。根据语境并结合四个选项的含义可知应选A项。

　　15．In a room above the store, where a party ________， some workers were busily setting the table.

　　A．was to be held B．has been held

　　C．will be held D．is being held

　　解析：选A　句意：在商店上面的房间里将举办一场晚会，一些工人正在忙着摆放餐桌。根据主句用的是过去进行时可知，晚会还未举办，是将要举办，所以用过去将来时。故选A项。

　　第二节：完形填空(共 20 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 20 分)

　　阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

My classmates called me "the alien"， and they avoided me like the plague (瘟疫). As a