12. The small mountain village was ______ by the snow for more than one month.
A. cut back B. cut out
C. cut off D. cut away
13. Miss Green was ______ $100 for driving after drinking.
A. fined B. charged C. punished D. posed
14. Modern ______ perhaps causes more problems than it solves.
A. technique B. technology
C. tactics D. tendency
15. Mary tiptoed over and took the clock away because she hated to hear it ______ when she was trying to go to sleep.
A. sounding B. ringing C. ticking D. humming
C. fallen through D. knocked out
19. The beach is in an ideal ______ to draw tourists.
A. condition B. situation C. state D. publicity
20. Our ______ sensitivity decreases with age. By age 60, most people have lost 40 percent of their ability to smell and 50 percent of their taste buds.
A. sensible B. senseless
C. sensitive D. sensory来源：www.examda.com
21. The eldest child is thoroughly ______ because they always give him whatever he wants.
A. wasted B. spoiled
C. destroyed D. uneducated
22. If a substance is dissolved in water or heated, it may ______ a gas.
A. give into B. give over
C. give off D. give away
