8. A. and　　　　　　　 B. this　　　　　　　　　 C. who　　　　　　　　　 D. which

7.A. said　　　　　　　 B. saying　　　　　　　 C. spoken　　　　　　　　　　 D. speaking

6. A. through　　　　 B. by　　　　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　　　　 D. in

5. A. arrived　　　　　 B. sat on　　　　　　　　 C. reached　　　　　　 D. left

4. A. seating　　　　　 B. seated　　　　　　　 C. seat　　　　　　　　　 D. sat

3. A. wanted　　　　　 B. found　　　　　　　　 C. thought　　　　　　 D. hoped

2. A. on　　　　　　　　 B. nearly　　　　　　　 C. beside　　　　　　　 D. far from

1. A. air　　　　　　　　 B. water　　　　　　　　 C. train　　　　　　　　 D. bus

15．D。the number of表示“……的数目”，而a number of表示“许多……”。

100

　　　 Mr. Robinson had to travel somewhere on business, and as he was in a hurry, he decided to go by __1__ . He liked sitting __2__ a window when he was flying, so he got onto the plane, he looked for a window seat. He __3__ all of them taken except one. There was a young man __4__ beside it, and Robinson was surprised that he had not taken the one by the window. Anyhow, he went towards it.

　　　 When he __5__ it, however, he saw that there was a notice on it, written __6__ large letters, __7__ “This seat is kept for proper balance. Thank you.” Mr. Robinson had never seen such a notice before, but he thought the plane must be carrying something particularly heavy in its room __8__ made it necessary to have the passengers properly balance. So he walked on and found __9__ empty seat, not beside the window __10__ .

　　　 Two or three other people __11__ to sit in the window seat next to the young man, but they also read the notice and went on. Then when the plane was nearly 　12__ a very beautiful girl __13__ into the plane. The young man, who was watching the passengers coming in, 　14__ took the notice __15__ the seat beside him, and by this means succeeded in having a pretty companion during the whole trip.

14．A。change one’s mind意为“改变主意”。