16．(广东卷)23. I thought she was famous, but none of my friends have 　　　　　　heard of her.

　　 A. even　　　　 B. ever　　　　　　 C. just　　　　　 D. never

15．(江苏卷)26. The committee is discussing the problem right now. It will _______ have been solved by the end of next week.

　 A. eagerly　 　　 B. hopefully　　 　　 C. immediately　 　 D. gradually

14．(江苏卷)25. --- Are you going to have a holiday this year?

　　　　　　　 --- I’d love to. I can’t wait to leave this place _______.

　 A. off　 　　　 　B. out　 　 C. behind　　 　　 D. over

13．(湖南卷)29.Although she did not know Boston well, she made her way________ to the Home Circle Building.

A. easy enough　　 B. enough easy　　　 C. easily enough　　　　 D. enough easily

12．(湖北卷)30. I'm certain David's told you his business troubles. ______, it's no secret that he owes a lot of money to the bank.

　 A. However　　　 B. Anyway　　 　 C. Therefore　　　 　 D. Though

11．(江西卷)30．Attention，coffee lovers! We have for you，the best coffee machine _________ invented．

　　 A. ever　　 B．already　　 C. even　　 U．nowadays

10．(江西卷)25．The hurricane damaged many houses and business buildings；_________，it caused 20 deaths.

A．or else　　 B．therefore　　 C．after all　　 D．besides

9．(上海春)44.　 The performer was waving his stick in the street and it ___ missed the child standing nearby.

A. narrowly 　　　　 B. nearly 　　　　　 C. hardly 　　　 D. closely

8．(辽宁卷)23.I hear 　　　　　　boys in your school like playing football in their spare time, though others prefer basketball.　 (短语)

A. quite a lot　　　　　 B. quite a few　　　 C. quite a bit　 D. quite a little

7．(安徽省)22．Of the two sisters, Betty is 　　　　one, and she is also the one who loves to be quiet．

A．a younger　　 B．a youngest　 C．the younger　　 D．the youngest