15. The family ___ at the lunch table when someone came to tell them what had happened at ___.

A. were sitting; Mr Brown　 B. were sitting; Mr Brown’s

C. was sitting; Mr Brown　 D. was sitting; Mr Brown’s

14. -I called you just now, but you weren’t in.　

-Sorry, I ______ the reading room.

A. was in　 B. have gone to　 C. studied　 D. had been to

13. I will give ______ students ______ minutes for them to finish their exercise

A. the other; other five　 B. the other; another five　 C. other; five more　 D. other; more five

12. Every morning, WE are asked ______ taken our temperatures.

A. if we have　 B. if have we　 C. if we had　 D. if had we

11. She ______ his number in the phone book to make sure that she had got it right.

A. looked for　 B. looked up　 C. looked after　 D. looked like

10. “Are you 　　　from America?” “No, neither of us.”

A. each　　 B. both　　 C. all　　 D. neither

9. I haven’t got a chair ______. Will you make room for me?

A. to sit　 B. to sit in　 C. for sitting　 D. sitting on

8. We don’t allow ______ in this room.

A. smoking　 B. to smoke　 C. people smoking　 D. people to smoking

7. Shirley ______ a book about China last year but I don’t know whether she has finished it.

A. has written　 B. wrote　 C. had written　 D. was writing

6. -______ the sports meeting might be put off.　 　-Yes, it all depends on the weather.

A. I’ve been told　 B. I’ve told　 C. I’m told　 D. I told