11. To obtain a satisfactory result，one must apply two ______of paint on a clean surface.
A.coats
B. levels
C.times
D. courses
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 tosleep.
A. sounding
B. ringing
C. ticking
D. humming
16. Under this ______ pressure some of the rocks even became liquid.
A. intensive
B.weighty
C.intense
D.bulky