11. ____ the sight of the police officers, the men ran off.

A. In

B. At

C. On

D. With

12. ____ the wall, we decided that we should need three tins of paint.

A. Making up

B. Doing up

C. Putting up

D. Sizing up

13. ____ the whole, early American city planning was excellent.

A. In

B. From

C. On

D. Above

14. ____ we are having these days!

A. What a lovely weather

B. What lovely weathers

C. What lovely weather

D. What lovely a weather

15. ____, a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly than a man whose command of language is poor.

A. Other things being equal

B. Were other things equal

C. To be equal to other things

D. Other things to be equal