7. The food ______ awful. Throw it away before the children eat it.

A. smells                                                                   B. is smelling

C. smelt                                                                    D. has smelt

8. He ______ to escape but his conscience prevented him from doing that.

A. had intended                                                       B. has intended

C. had been intending                                             D. has been intending

9. Look at these black clouds-there______ a storm.

A. will be                                                                  B. is going to be

C. is being                                                                D. is to be  

10. They paid ______ money for the machine than I expected.

A. little                                                                     B. less

C. much                                                                    D. fewer

11. This will please ______.

A. the eyes                                                                B. eyes

C. the eye                                                                 D. people’s eyes

12. Hainan Province has ______ .

A. too many summers                                             B. too much summer

C. long summer