C．While comparing D．It compared

答案　A　[原句为：When it is compared with the size of the whole earth，the highest mountain doesn't seem high at all.因此可以保留连接词when，然后省去相同的主语，用过去分词表被动。]

13．-I hear it may get windy this afternoon.

　　-I don't care ________it doesn't rain again.

　　A．even though B．as far as

　　C．in case D．so long as

答案　D　[句意：--我听说今天下午有风。 --只要天不再下雨我就不在乎。so long as只要；even though即使；as far as就......，尽......；in case以免，万一。]

12．I'm sorry that I can't attend your party，because I have had another important____.

　　A．appointment B．complaint

　　C．acquaintance D．exhibition

答案　A　[句意：对不起，我不能参加你的宴会了，因为我有另一个重要的约会。appointment约会；complaint抱怨，不满；acquaintance熟人；exhibition展览。故A项符合句意。]

15．-My teacher says she's canceling the class play.I just can't understand.

　　-________.You were looking forward to it.

　　A．It doesn't matter B．It's very unwise of her

　　C．Don't worry about it D．You must be disappointed

答案　D　[句意：--我老师说她要取消课堂剧。我就是不明白。 --你肯定非常失望。你一直盼着呢。It doesn't matter.没关系，不要紧；It's very unwise of her.她很不明智；Don't worry about it.别担心；You must be disappointed.你肯定非常失望。由语境You were looking forward to it."你一直盼着呢"而老师却要取消它可知选择D项"你肯定非常失望"。]

Ⅱ.阅读理解

We may have hosted some difficult house guests once or on even more occasions. Are you still worrying about how to deal with them? Here below are some tips on how to deal with those difficult house guests.

You've been waiting an hour to eat breakfast but your guests are still sleeping.

"Unless you adjusted a time for breakfast the evening before, let your guests sleep in and enjoy your breakfast without them. If possible, keep their breakfast warm. Or better yet, when entertaining it's always a good idea to have cold breakfast (as well as lunch, dinner and snack ) food on­hand. "