2012年公共英語一級(jí)考試模擬試題（8）

　　9. It was until last year hat he ________.
　　A.left his home town for a new start
　　B. came to realize the importance of learning English
　　C. worked as an English teacher at a middle school
　　D. set out to build a new house of his own
　　10. A telephone call ______ him hurrying to his home town 。
　　A. made　B. force C. sent D. let
　　11. ----- Did you have ______ difficulty talking to the foreigner ?
　　----- No. I only could not follow him when he spoke too fast 。
　　A. any　B. a C. some　D. much
　　12. The old lady has never ________ the house since she moved in.
　　A. been away　B. left C. lived　D. stayed at
　　13. ----- We‘re sure of winning the match.
　　----- _______.　We’ll meet our match.
　　A. Don‘t be so sure　B. So are we C. It’s out of question　D. I think so
　　14. I have no one ______ me ， for I can deal with it all by myself 。
　　A. help B. to help　C. helped D. to have helped
　　15. I‘d ________ them to stay at home the whole day.
　　A. rather　B. better C. prefer　D. agree
　　答案：CCDBAAC