11. When people become unemployed， it is ________ which is often worse than lack of wages.

A) laziness B) poverty C) idleness D) inability

12. ________ his sister， Jack is quiet and does not easily make friends with others.

A) Dislike B) Unlike C) Alike D) Liking

13. ________ you are leaving tomorrow， we can eat dinner together tonight.

A) For B) Since C) Before D) While

14. Some people would like to do shopping on Sundays since they expect to pick up wonderful ________ in the market.

A) batteries B) bargains C) baskets D) barrels

15. In previous times， then fresh meat was in short ________， pigeons were kept by many households as a source of food.

A) store B) provision C) reserve D) supply

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