14. I won’t believe that the five-year-old boy can read five thousand words ______ I have tested him myself.
A. after B. when C. if D. until
13. Tom failed in the exam again _______ he wanted to pass it very much.
A. if B. so C. though D. as
12. We didn’t catch the train _______ we left late.
A. so B. because C. but D. though
11. ---Will the foreigners have any problems talking with Chinese in 2008?
---I don’t think so. Now ______ the young ______ the old can speak some English.
A. either…or B. not only… but also
C. neither…nor D. both…or
10. Japan lies ______ the east of China.
A. to B. in C. about D. at
9. ---You’d better not go out now. It’s raining.
---It doesn’t matter. My new coat can keep ______ rain.
A. in B. of C. with D. off
8. Hong Kong is ______ the south of China, and Macao is ______ the west of Hong Kong.
A. in; to B. to; to C. to; in D. in; in
7. ______ the help of my teacher, I caught up with the other students.
A. Under B. In C. With D. On
6. English is widely used ______ travellers and business people all over the world.
A. to B. for C. as D. by
5. ---What is a writing brush, do you know?
---It’s _______ writing and drawing.
A. with B. to C. for D. by