14. People often want to know what my job is. Often I ____ that question.

A. ask　　 B. am asking　　 C. get asked　　 D. get asking

13. The professor gave orders that the experiment ___ before 6.

A. was finished　　 B. will finish　　 C. be finished　　 D. shall be finished

12. Don’t come this morning. I would rather you ____ the day after tomorrow.

A. come　　 B. came　　 C. are to come　　 D. will come

11. She is tired, ___ she will make another test.

A. still but　　 B. and yet　　 C. but also　　 D. but still

10. You must have read about Mark Twain long ago, ____?

A. didn’t you　　 B. haven’t you　　 C. mustn’t you　　 D. needn’t you

9. Historically, ___ main material for making tables has been wood, but ___ metal and stone have also been used.

A. the, the　　 B. the, /　　 C. /, the　　 D. /, /

8. The great use of the school education is not so much to teach you things ___ to teach the art of learning.　　

A. rather than　　 B. than　　 C. as　　 D. nor

7. It is to observe the earth ___ satellites carry television far into space.

A. when　　 B. where　　 C. which　　 D. that

6. My study of biology has ___ much of my spare time, but it has given me a great deal of enjoyment.　 A. taken off　　 B. taken down　　 C. taken up　　 D. taken away

5. Cut the apple into halves so that the twins may each get ___ half.

A. every　　 B. each　　 C. either　　 D. any