16. -- Do you think our pitchers played very well yesterday?　 -- _________.

　　 A. They were not nervous at all　　　　　　　　　 B. They were still young

　　 C. They played naturally　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. They couldn’t have done better

15. Word comes that some free souvenirs will be given to _______ comes first.

　　 A. no matter whom　　 B. whomever　　　　 C. no matter who　　　 D. whoever

14. ________ seen my niece for ages, I couldn’t recognize her at the moment.

　　 A. Having not　　　　　　　 B. Having never　　 C. Not having　　　　　　　 D. Never having

13. -- Did the book give the information you needed?　 -- Yes, but ________ you have to read it entirely.

　　 A. for finding it 　　　　　 B. to find it　　　　　 C. finding it　 　　　　　　 D. by finding it

12. China is to have more giant pandas, _____ 13 female pandas are expecting babies this year.

　　 A. so　　　 　　　　　　　　 B. if　　 　　　　　　 C. though　 　　　　　　　　 D. as

11. As we all know, apples are sold by ______ weight, and socks are sold by _______ dozen.

　　 A. the; a　　 　　　　　　　　 B. /; a　　 　　　　　　 C. /; the　 　　　　　　　　　 D. the; the

10.At the end of 2004, there were around 6,000 foreign printing companies in China, _____ up around 4 percent of national total.　　　 A. made　　　　　　　　　　 B. to make　　　　　　 C. making　　　 　 D. having made

9.---I ____ to your birthday party last Sunday.---Unfortunately, you were out on business.

A. had come　　 　　 B. came　　　 C. would come　　 　　 D. would have come

8. My grandfather is as ________ as a young man and hates sitting around doing nothing all day.

　　 A. desperate　　　　 B. energetic　　 C. exceptional　　　　 D. effective

7．-Have you persuaded him?-Yes .After some hours of discussion, I ____to reason him in accepting the new plan.

　　　 A．had managed 　 　B．would manage　　 C．have managed　 　　　　 D．managed