11. Most students make a study plan ________ the beginning of the new term.

　　A. on B. in

　　C. from D. at

　　12. The family found it hard to ________ from the traditions of their own country and adapt to the new environment.

　　A. break away B. break down

　　C. break out D. break up

　　13. Three years ________ a long time to be cut off from contact with your friends.

　　A. are B. were

　　C. is D. be

　　14. I wonder why Alice ________ to us recently. We should have heard from her by now.

　　A. hasn’t written B. hadn’t written

　　C. didn’t write D. doesn’t write

　　15. No fund has been provided to build a system ________ reading fingerprints more efficiently.

　　A. good at B. keen on

　　C. concerned for D. capable of

　　16. Drying is the oldest type of food storage. Drying fruit sometimes ________ a completely new product.

　　A. turns into B. results in

　　C. turns from D. results from

　　17. The police with a group of experts arrived at the ________ of the accident in ten minutes.

　　A. sight B. point

　　C. scene D. space

　　18. The governor spoke to the earthquake victims, ________them that everything would be done to help them rebuild their homes.

　　A. providing B. assuring

　　C. comforting D. advising

　　19. In many countries, there aren’t sufficient water resources ________ for future development.

　　A. offered B. provided

　　C. existent D. available

　　20. The flight has been delayed for four hours ________ the foggy weather.

　　A. for fear of B. owing to

　　C. for the sake of D. according to