9. Teachers all ________   the student to enter the competition.

A. cheered                                                        B. animated    

C. encouraged                                                   D. heartened

10. The ship continued to ________   a northern course.

A. chase                                                           B. trail    

C. proceed                                                        D. pursue

11.   ________   of a newspaper nor the number of pages in an edition has ever been standardized.

A. The page size is neither                                  B. The page size, neither

C. Neither is the page size                                  D. Neither the page size

12. This substance reacts ________ as fast as the other one.

A. one-tenths                                                    B. first-ten